From Totma to California Festival honors two anniversaries

From Totma to California Festival dedicated to 880th anniversary of the city and 205th anniversary of Fort Ross fortress starts in the Vologda Region, according to the Vologda Region Culture website. The major event is scheduled from 11th until 13th of August. It will be dedicated to the key moments of the Russian-American history of Totma lands.

Bells’ binging between Totma and American Fort Ross fortress founded by Totma native Ivan Kuskov, will again sound at the video conference. The tradition of ringing bells appeared in 1991. Citizens and guests of the city are invited to gather at the square by the Museum of the Church History of Old Times, where they will enjoy hearing magnificent bells’ chiming.

There will also be concerts. Performances by leading music bands of the Vologda Region are expected. Different quests are to be arranged. Various dishes of the Northern cuisine will be presented for the guests. Each settlement of the Totma district will organize a tent with local cuisine and information about different stages of Totma history going back centuries.

An opening ceremony of Cultural Neighborhood will be a part of the festival. This is a kind of open-air museum displaying different art objects. Workers of the Totma museum association contributed to its creation a lot.

Russkiy Mir