North Caucasus Number 28

The newsreel has three plots. 1. Dagestan. Feast of the first furrow in the village of Balkhar. Ritual plowing of the first furrow with a plow. An elderly man scatters seeds in the field. Local residents, children in national costumes, a musician playing the zurna, at the festival. Women treat men and children with festive sweets. A group of elderly men with homemade dolls and rolls in their hands is watching the holiday. Competition of riders. Folklore ensemble "Balkhar" performs folk dance. Leader of the ensemble "Balkhar" K. Gammadov among the members of the ensemble. 2. North Ossetia, village Arkhovskaya. Rehearsal of the Cossack folklore ensemble. Interview with the head of the ensemble G. Kaloev, in which he talks about the meaning of folklore and old Cossack songs (synchronously). The choir on stage performs the song "At the Gusli Gate ..." (synchronously). Performance by the choreographic group. The audience in the hall is applauding. 3. North Ossetia, Orzhonikidze. Performances of the chamber choir of the school of arts on the stage of the concert hall and in the mosque (synchronously); choir director A. Khodova conducts. View of the mosque.

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V. Guluev