The beautiful city of St. Petersburg was founded by the Neva River. The favorable location became the ideal place for building a fortress, which was subsequently laid by the great Tsar Peter I. Now our contemporaries annually celebrate City Day on May 27 in honor of the beginning of the construction of the first building, which became the foundation of the new city.
The fortress, built near the Neva, was named "St. Petersburg". This name was given to her in honor of the Apostle Peter, who according to legend kept the keys to paradise. Only a little later this building was called the Peter and Paul Fortress, and its original name passed to the city and very harmoniously, as best as possible, came up to it. St. Petersburg City Day is annually celebrated today.
The construction of a protective structure off the banks of the river in Petersburg was proceeding rapidly, and the city was initially under reliable cover. All the first ten years, all of Peter was built as a fortress.
Currently, St. Petersburg, of course, can no longer be compared with what it was before. He grew up and matured. Numerous modern buildings and structures appeared. Today, more than 5,000,000 people live in the metropolis. Modern residents celebrate their main holiday City Day with lavish celebrations, which, as a rule, end with fireworks and fireworks.
The most important celebrations are held in the Northern capital on May 27-28. For this period of time, the authorities have planned a varied entertainment program that can be enjoyed by all interested indigenous people, as well as numerous guests of St. Petersburg.
It is absolutely no secret that many foreign travelers specially come here to see the City Day holiday in St. Petersburg. As a rule, the most famous Russian and foreign artists are invited annually to perform in front of the public at this grandiose celebration.
Guests of the city and St. Petersburg themselves themselves for the whole holiday become participants in large-scale festivals passing throughout St. Petersburg. Cheerful circus artists, theater actors, vocal and dance groups, singers and gymnasts delight and amaze enthusiastic spectators with their performances. Often, some jazz international festivals are held as part of the City Day holiday . These performances are conducted on ships in the waters of the city’s most important river, the Neva.
On the central Nevsky Prospekt, an annual holiday procession is organized. Traffic on it is limited or completely blocked. Columns of motorcyclists, scooters, jumpers, gymnasts also participate in the march. The grand celebration ends with a salute. Even residents and guests of the metropolis who did not take part in the celebrations come to look at it.
Thus, City Day in St. Petersburg is a spectacular event, which is certainly worth a visit to everyone. Having seen the festive Peter once with his own eyes, you will be able to fall in love at first sight, and you will want to take part in such celebrations again and again.