February 29, 2020 all roads leads to Palūšė! Here will bustle the most funniest, wintery, cucumber-scented traditional festival "Pull the Smelt 2020"!
You will learn how to spin a "boba" in Ignalina
In Lake District, fishing and fishery are traditional crafts that are featured in various exhibitions, educational programs, offering fish soup or inviting into fishing craft holidays.
One of the traditional winter fishing methods in Ignalina region is the rotation of a wooden "boba" on the ice. Although there will be no ice, you can see the "boba" live and try fresh cucumber smelling fish at the traditional "pull the smelt" winter festival, which will take place on February 29 this year in Paluše.
And while fishermen are eagerly waiting for the ice to explore this fishing craft, you can visit the Ignalina Regional Museum and try out an interactive mock-up of traditional ethnographic fishing and play the game "A connoisseur of lakes region"
FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
9:00 - Fishermen's amateur competition (registration 8:00)
9:30 - Walking tour of Palūšė (from ANP Visitor Center) More information
12:00 - FESTIVAL OPENING
Concert of Dance Group "Lūgnė" of Švenčionėliai Art School and Children's Folklore Ensemble "Erškietėlis"
13:00 - Land smelt pulling with "boba" and the toughest Palūšė "smelt" lifting competition (registration of participants from 12:00 at the scene)
13:30 - Show of VSAT dog handlers with service dogs
14:00 - GROUP 16 H CONCERT
And if winter accidentally comes back, winter fun will complement the whole bouquet of fun. We promise - when you arrive in a good mood, there will be no bad weather! The event will be filmed and photographed. Photographs and / or video footage will be made public through internal and external communication.
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