On December 16, in the city of Navoloki, Kineshma District, Ivanovo Region, the All-Russian Festival of Russian felt boots will be held, the press service of the regional government reports. The program of the festival, which will be held at the Bazarnaya Square, includes an exhibition of felting products, fashion shows, street animation, food and traditional Russian cuisine.
Special cooked six-meter cabbage cake will be given to those who come to the holiday in felt boots.The festival's guests are also expected to have various competitions.
At the festival will be presented a boots-record holder with a height of 1 meter 68 centimeters, as well as 62 size boots for the biggest man and various felt boots of unusual shapes.
The Kineshma Valenok museum is very popular among tourists, as well as the tourist route "Eh, boots and boots!" with an excursion to the production of boots in the village of Zakushikino.
Author: Anna Dorozhkina