On July 7, 2024 in the Moscow region village of Zakharovo near the walls of the temple of Blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia will be held spiritual-educational festival «Family Day».
The event will take place on the eve of the day of the memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom, venerated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
The event will be held on the eve of St. Peter and St. Fevronia of Murom, revered by the Russian Orthodox Church as the patrons of family and marriage.
The event will be held on the eve of St. Peter and St. Fevronia of Murom, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church as the patrons of family and marriage.
The organizers of the festival include — the administration of Odintsovo City District of Moscow Region and the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society and the Media.
In the program of the festival — theatrical animation program and magnification of family couples of the district according to the old Russian custom from the Theatre of honored artist of Russia Natalia Bondareva, horse show, thematic master classes and other activities for the whole family. The festival will end with a theatrical and musical performance «Peter and Fevronia: How Love Conquered Death» with the participation of the famous performer Hieromonk Photii (Mochalov). The traditional bicycle race Zvenigorod — Zakharovo, organized by the Orthodox parishes of Zvenigorod and Odintsovo boroughs, will also take place within the framework of the holiday.
Zakharovo — one of the pearls of the cultural, historical and spiritual landscape of the Moscow region. It is a former noble manor, where A.S. Pushkin spent his early childhood. Today there is a vast picturesque park and the Pushkin State Historical and Literary Museum-Reserve with the reconstructed estate of Maria Alexeevna Hannibal, the poet's grandmother.
«2024 has been declared the Year of the Family by the President of Russia, and it is encouraging to see that this theme unites on one platform the activities of church organizations, local authorities, cultural figures and, of course, families with many children and many generations, and simply many people who share fundamental family values, — says Vladimir Legoyda, chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society and the Media. — The Church, as we know, not only in this, a special year, cares about the well-being of family relations, but 2024 is important because today there are endeavors that lay down new traditions. I believe that "Family Day" will become an annual event»
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Attendance at all events is free, no registration is required. Car and bicycle parking is available. Hours are from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
From 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society and the Media/Patriarchy.ru
