Phoenix Announces Tiger Day Web-Site Launch - www.tigerday.ru an online information resource on the Tiger Day in Vladivostok, Russian Far East.
The official website of the Tiger Day is now live. The website will serve as an information resource for those looking up-to-date information on Tiger Day, registration rules for participants, official rules for all contests, and coverage of main components of the event. First, the website was designed only for Russian-speaking audience, but we are expecting English and Chinese versions soon, because the holiday is celebrated now not only in Russia, but also abroad. One can visit a photo gallery and see how the holiday developed from a small event to an internationally recognizable holiday. For those willing to participate in the holiday, there is a section with official documents where they can find detailed information about the main goal of the holiday and its objectives, and terms and conditions of all contests. Moreover, there is a lot of extra materials on tigers that can be useful for everyone to prepare well for the holiday.
No wonder that a lot of Vladivostok citizens associate September with this amazing ecological holiday. For many years in a row the central streets of Vladivostok have appeared three-coloured – orange, black and white – and “tigers”, “leopards”, “hares” and other taiga dwellers have roamed the central square of the city. It was Vladimir Troinin who came up with an idea of the holiday, and 12 years ago, thanks to local ecological NGOs and city administration, the idea was brought into life. The main goal of the holiday is to attract attention of residents and guests of Primorye towards Amur tiger conservation issue.
This year the wonderful tradition of celebrating Tiger Day will be carried on thanks to a long-continued and fruitful collaboration between the Phoenix Fund, Amur Branch of WWF-Russia, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Business Solution Agency and administrations of Primorsky krai and Vladivostok city. The holiday will be celebrated on Sunday, September 25.
Tiger Day with a carnival procession is the brightest and biggest ecological holiday in Vladivostok. This year the Tiger Day Organizing Committee has addressed the participants of the procession requesting to modify the decoration and formation of their parade units by inviting fancy-dressed bicyclists with decorated bikes in order to add originality and attractiveness to the procession. Bicycle is the most ecological and healthy means of transport, and usage of bikes during the holiday is very symbolic. Another interesting idea is to add floats, decorated platforms built on vehicles with decorations of paper, wood, flowers, or a variety of other materials. The floats will head the carnival procession. The parade units will be judged by the jury, and three best units will receive special awards and memorable gifts.
In addition, the holiday organizers have addressed everyone who lives or works on Svetlanskaya Street and offered to decorate the street prior to the holiday. Striped flags and banners hanging out of windows of apartment buildings along with decorated shop windows will add brilliance to the holiday.
This yearly event will be packed full of activities to please young and old alike. The schedule is filled with free and live entertainment including young dancers, singers, and more. There will be exhibits, a craft show, and contests for children.
Preliminary schedule
11:00 – Participants get together and register (Polytechnic University bus stop)
12:00 – Carnival procession proceeds up Svetlanskaya Street and turns left onto the central square. The Jury review the parade units and choose the best ones.
13:30-16:00 – Representatives of city administrations and ecological organizations give welcoming speech. Entertainment stage features performances by dancers, singers and others. Children participate in various contests: “best tiger costume”, “best tiger make-up”, chalk paintings on asphalt, and others. Winners of contests are announced. A street fair features art crafts, souvenirs and books about tigers.
