Video credits: Uma Kashelkar
Scarlet Sails. Saturday,23 June 2018:
00.40 hours on the night of 23rd and early morning of 24th June 18.
was the biggest extravaganza in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
We 4 couples from India travelled to Russia to witness that. It was a feast to eyes. We will remember this night forever.
Watched it from the Palace Bridge. Reached there 4 hours prior. Sat on the floor in a group till we waited.
weather 16.5° C, Cloudy Sky, No rains
The Scarlet Sails is the biggest celebration in St. Petersburg, the most massive and famous public event during the White Nights Festival. The tradition is highly popular for spectacular fireworks,
History
The ship with scarlet sails is drawn from a tale by Soviet fantasy author Alexander Grin about a young girl with modest prospects for life who lives in a sleepy fishing village but dreams of seeing the world. One day she is told by a wizard that a ship with red sails will come and take her away; on recounting this prophesy to the people around her, she is scorned and ostracized, but she continues to believe the old man's words. One day, a nobleman's son and merchant ship captain passing through the village, sees her from a distance and falls in love with her; upon inquiring about her with the locals, he hears of her tale, and decides to make it come true, so as to get her to sail away with him.
23 июн 2018
