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On October 6, 2018, the staff of the Phoenix Fund organized and participated in Tiger Day Festival in Terney. Since 2006, Phoenix together with its partners from Wildlife Conservation Society and ‘Uragus’ eco-club has been holding this wonderful holiday in Terney devoted to the Amur tiger. Education Department of Terneisky District Administration, Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve and Administration of Terney Town also took part in the festival this year.
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Warm sunny weather was welcomed by the organizers and guests of Tiger Day Festival. Shimmering yellow, orange and red colours of forest reminded striped tiger skin. That is what children’s story writer Vladimir Troinin noticed during his walk along hills in October in 1995 and decided to celebrate Tiger Day in a format of reading poetry and stories with children. In 2000, upon an initiative of the Phoenix Fund Tiger Day was transformed into a city ecological holiday.
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In 2018, Tiger Day Festival was held within the framework of the Year of Volunteers in the Russian Federation. Traditionally, Tiger Day started with a carnival procession from a stadium to the park. Local schoolchildren and guests from Kavalerovo, Plastun and Vladivostok participated in the parade. In the park, the participants watched a theatrical performance with tiger Vladimir, the main character of the festival, and participated in various educational and entertaining programs.
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During the holiday children demonstrated their knowledge about biology of the Amur tiger, earned ‘tigrons’ and swapped them for various gifts (notebooks, pens, magnets, calendars, T-shirts, etc.) The evening program of Tiger Day Festival ended with awarding ceremony of active participants, flash mob and fireworks.
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We express our gratitude to all the participants of Tiger Day and hope to see you at the Festival next year!
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