Photography Exhibition
Marking a festive day
Fayza Haq
To celebrate the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation a photography exhibition is being held at the Russian Cultural Centre. Celebration of a marriage taking place in Dagistan presents friends and relatives of the groom taking food and gifts to the bride's house. The ladies with flowing skirts carry large cakes, loaves of bread and sweetmeats on their heads. Everybody is in festive mood and sport bright garments of rejoicing as they make their way between the trees. Amurkhanova's portrait presents a 104-year-old resident of a village, holding up a young child. This photo is by Viatkin. The old woman, wrapped in a dark shawl appears jovial despite the layers of age on her face. There is also the photo of celebration at St Petersburg marking its anniversary in May 2003. People in uniforms and caps are playing musical instruments such as large winding horns while others look on with approval, smiling, cheering and clapping. Manege square in Moscow is presented in another photograph by Korobeynikov and it depicts a good looking young woman trying out clothes while others are buying balloons and sweetmeats and walking around in a happy, holiday atmosphere. In the background are church steeples in blue and red. The next picture reveals an old man fishing peacefully. He has on a loose overall and he sits on a bench holding on to his rod. The water to his front is in green and yellow. Next is a picture of haymaking in the village of Nyonoksa by Vyatkin. Behind the tired and worn out farmer are more such dedicated and relentless workers. The trees, hills and the sky in the background have been brought in. A picture of a Moscow swimming class shows young girls with black tights doing exercises with their limbs, with swish of their long blonde hair and slim limbs. In another photo from Dagistan, a baby is being fed a banana. The mother holds the baby while others look on at this picture of contentment. There is a picture of newly weds from Moscow. The young woman is in layers of white and she carries a bouquet of yellow flowers, while her bridegroom is in gray. They look a happy couple indeed. From the coast village of Nyonoksa come the pictures of children resting on their bike handles. There is then the picture of a laughing girl with three sets of hoops dangling from her ears. This has been taken on the 850th anniversary of Moscow in September 1997. The picture has been taken by Fedorenko. The pictures present happy laughing faces, a reflection of harmony and contentment.
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Women and children in a festive mood |
