The brig "Russia" with banners in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Russian tricolor marched along the Neva at the "Scarlet Sails" festival in St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reports.

 The main themes of the holiday were the 30th anniversary of the return of the Russian tricolor flag, the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Nevsky and the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight into space.  The action of the event takes place at eight venues in the northern capital.

 Before the culmination of the alumni holiday, famous performers performed at a concert on Palace Square.  On a stage with moving parts, the scenery and background changed.  So, during a song on space theme, a giant figure of an astronaut hovered above the stage, and planets in interstellar space shone on the screens.

 Then the guests of the holiday went out to the Palace Embankment to admire the brig's passage.  Before the appearance of the ship above the Neva, a glowing inscription "Let's go" appeared.

 Putin congratulated the graduates on the holiday

 The two-masted symbol of the holiday was decorated with 18 scarlet sails.  The sails were sewn from lightweight materials especially for the graduating ball.  The ship sailed along the embankment along the Neva to the applause of guests and flashes of festive fireworks.

 Teenagers graduating from school and their parents traditionally widely celebrate their graduation in June, and in St. Petersburg this holiday turns into a citywide celebration of "Scarlet Sails" every year.  On June 27, 1968, Leningrad schoolchildren saw a ship under scarlet sails on the Neva for the first time, which later became the emblem of the holiday.  The tradition was interrupted in 1979 and was revived only 25 years later.

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