Party in Russian folk style

Many people believe that organizing a party in the Russian national style is much easier than in any other style. After all, no matter how, every person knows the history of their country and imagines what national costumes and treats look like. But this is far from true. To organize this party, you need to make every effort and knowledge so as not to fall flat on your face. If in organizing any other themed party, be it from a movie or a national, but different culture, you can miss something or not know, then in your own national style there is nothing to miss.

First of all, you need to think about where this celebration will take place. Almost any room : from a sauna to an office. But, a country house or a room at home is best suited. The most important thing here will be to create a festive atmosphere and decorate the room in the appropriate style. The main attributes could be approximately the following things:

- decorating walls with straw and hay; -various fragrant herbs in bags (lavender, lemon balm, mint). They can be hung somewhere in the corner of the room. — embroidered towels; - objects of Old Church Slavonic life (poker, large shovel for the stove, brooms made of birch branches); - bundles of onions and garlic; - pottery on the tables; - samovar.

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Suits

An important aspect of the party is the selection of costumes for the guests.
To make the right choice, you should turn to the history of your country. After all, each country has its own national style, which in the modern era has become forgotten. And, as for Russian, here it is very rich and diverse. Already starting with clothes, you can notice the breadth of the Russian soul. So, you need to start preparing the costumes. First, count the number of guests: how many women and how many men. There is no need to sew such clothes. It's worth renting . It’s good if you manage to come to an agreement with some theater, because it is there that the most correct costumes of the national style are collected. The basis for a women's suit will be a long-sleeved shirt, red or white. The shirt can be decorated with antique patterns in the form of trim or embroidery. A long or short sundress is worn on top of such a shirt. You can put a kokoshnik on your head or tie a ribbon. Hair can be braided. Also don't forget about shoes. Bast shoes are a good fit here - these are low shoes, they were woven from wood or wicker. To keep the shoes in place, they tied them to the feet with laces, also made from lyca. You can use shoes or boots. For men, a shirt with wide and long sleeves and pants are also taken. Here the men's suit is less varied than the women's. To give it a more elegant look, you can wear a caftan. tafya on your head .
This is a small round hat. There are also murmurs and three-headed caps.

Dress code

It’s easy to imagine what a real Russian beauty should look like, but in reality it turns out that such an image is not so easy to recreate. The easiest option to implement is to find summer dresses or sundresses with suitable patterns, and weave wreaths of wildflowers on your head. If the bachelorette party takes place during the cold season, then the look can be complemented with themed boots, mittens or a muff.

To look like Russian girls from past centuries, you will need to put in more effort. Suitable costumes can be found in grandma’s chest, but most often you have to rent them from a theater or cultural center, or even have them sewn to order. The look of the bride and her friends consists of a white shirt with loose sleeves, a sundress, closed shoes and a down scarf in the cold season.

If you wish, you can make everyone the same wreaths or kokoshniks on their heads, or weave ribbons of different shades into the braid instead of a multi-colored veil. As for makeup, an abundance of cosmetics at a Russian-style holiday is not welcome. An even tone of the face, a small amount of blush and lightly lined eyes will be enough. The hairstyle must be collected - in a braid, bun, or at least a ponytail.

Invitations

When the costumes are finished, you need to write invitations. To do this, you should use parchment paper to give the invitations a more antique look. It's worth writing in ink. Try to make as many curls as possible in the letters. Invitations can be drawn up as follows: Charter.

“I (indicate your name and patronymic) decree that you (name and patronymic of each guest) will appear for the celebration (for what reason) in my chambers (indicate the address and date of the party). Be so kind as to come and taste the treats from my place, take with you a good mood and the breadth of the Russian soul.”

Invitation

Of course, in the Russian folk style there is an imitation of the ancient Slavic font and the address prince-princess or boyar-boyaryna, synonyms party - festivities, competitions - fun, dancing - dancing to ditties.

Or you can do this:

We sincerely ask you to visit us, Come, honest people! We will sing and dance until the night Al until the morning, as it goes! (time, place and dress code on the back).

There are a lot of options for designing invitations. For example, you can print the base for a postcard under Gzhel, Khokhloma or another type of Russian folk painting. Make a cardboard balalaika, stove, bast shoe. Or button accordion: two rectangles with an accordion of paper inside. Just write the invitation text first, and then fold the sheet.

A funny matryoshka postcard consisting of several pages (usually opens like a book). The text is divided into parts: to read it, you need to scroll through the “matryoshka” to the end.

The next stage will be a festive feast. It's worth taking a full stroll here. All holidays in Rus' were famous for their very rich treats. Russian cuisine has absorbed elements of peasant, Old Church Slavonic cuisine, as well as dishes of different peoples who inhabited the Russian land. A themed celebration cannot be complete without dishes such as roasted pig or goose. Dishes made from wild animals or birds also fit well. Pancakes with various fillings are also considered a special dish. Don't forget about pies with fish and meat filling. Pies can also be served with sweet fillings: cottage cheese, berries and fruits. A special appetizer will be pickles: cucumbers, tomatoes, canned mushrooms, sauerkraut. Fried or baked potatoes are usually suitable as a side dish. But you can also serve porridge. The most popular is barley porridge. You should also not forget about mead, moonshine and kvass. For dessert, serve sweet gingerbreads, pastries made from yeast dough, pancakes with honey. Serve these desserts with tea. will be a good addition to the festive table paraphernalia . It’s good if it fulfills its main purpose, and not just complements a beautiful interior. Learning to use it is not at all difficult. Use wooden and clay dishes.

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Decor

There are no particular difficulties, but there are a lot of details. Ask your friends to sort out the mezzanine and dacha supplies - probably something suitable for decoration in the Russian folk style is stored there.

If not, arm yourself with cardboard and paints, print and glue the images. Buy wallpaper, paper, napkins and fabrics with national patterns. Suitable for decoration:

wildflowers, sunflowers, poppies, straw, bouquets of ears of corn;

bunches of bagels, onions and garlic, rowan beads, aromatic herbs in bouquets or bags;

wicker, clay and wooden dishes, barrels and tubs, pots and, of course, a painted samovar;

to hide inappropriate wallpaper, Pavlovo Posad shawls and Zhostovo trays are ideal;

bast shoes can be hung on the walls or used together with felt boots as vases for compositions;

nesting dolls, wood carvings (toys, dishes, paintings), real Khokhloma and Gzhel will not only add Russian folk flavor to the room. But they will certainly attract the attention of party guests, so you can arrange a mini-exhibition;

cardboard “claws”, eyes from an old soft toy, several cheap rugs with long pile. Cut, sew from the inside out - the bear skins are ready;

weave a decorative fence from twigs. Miniature, as part of the compositions;

Ask your friends for “grandmother’s” striped rugs. They will fit perfectly, and will also distract attention from modern parquet;

balalaikas, harp, spoons, bells, button accordion, etc. Of course, it’s difficult to find real tools, but making them out of cardboard and painting them is easy. They are useful for photos and artistic scenarios – they will add ambiance.

The stove is a chic photo zone for a themed party in Russian folk style! For example, cardboard, painted or photo wallpaper. But we recommend a partially functional option:

A rectangular table, the most common one. Cover the perimeter to the floor with thick cardboard or plywood on all sides;

Cut out a semicircle-firebox from the “facade”, near the floor. Adjust the paper “fire”, put in a few logs, put on the cast iron;

Make a pipe out of the box and tape it to the table top;

Cover everything with white wallpaper to look like stone or plaster;

Decorate the “oven” with floral ornaments, for example, wallpaper edging.

On such a stove you can pose for a photo (lying straight or sitting, like Emelya!) or put treats on it. It will turn out very atmospheric!

Party scenario in Russian folk style

It doesn’t matter in what order your party will take place, but another important stage of this evening should be entertainment. The Russian people love not only to eat delicious food, but also to have good fun. Stock up on good songs and ditties . They can be performed without leaving the table. And if you really want to, you can dance.

A quiz can be a very good game . You, as the party organizer, take on the role of host and explain the song in words, talk about the main characters and their actions, and the guests guess. After that, they must perform a verse or two from the guessed song. The gift can be a disc with folk songs or ditties. You can also organize a competition for knowledge of characters from folk tales. Guests are divided into two teams. Each team takes turns calling out the characters' names. The last team to answer wins.

Another very interesting game is tug of war . There is nothing complicated here. You just need to divide into two teams and correctly distribute men and women. The forces must be relatively equal. On the command for one, two, three, two teams begin to pull the rope, each in its own direction. Whoever wins will naturally win. Pillow fight. The main strategy here will be the ability to move well and feel how the enemy moves. You only need to play with one hand. The second hand rests on the lower back. To avoid any chaos, you need to share in pairs.

We all come from childhood and remember well the entertaining game “ Rivek ”. All participants in the game are divided into pairs, preferably opposite sexes. Having divided into two columns, you need to hold hands and lift them to the top, thus forming a tunnel. The number of players must not be even. The driver enters the corridor and chooses a mate, breaking the old one. The new couple stands on the opposite side of the tunnel, and the freed person becomes the driver and everything repeats again. There are no winners in this game. Simply, the faster the stream flows, the more fun it is. Play until you get bored.

Another fun activity will be the team competition “ Victory over the Serpent Gorynych ”. For this entertainment you will need a lot of fake chain mail, swords and toy wooden horses on sticks. Balloons should be painted to match the heads of the Serpent Gorynych. These heads should be placed on two chairs, approximately 10 meters away from the participants. Participants are divided into teams of five people. The first participant from one team and the first from the other team puts on fake chain mail, takes a sword and “mounts” the horse. They must race to the chairs and cut off the Serpent's head, then return and pass the baton to the second player. The team that finishes the fastest wins.

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A similar entertainment could be the “ Bath ” competition. For this competition you need to take several basins, bath caps, brooms and sheets. Several participants go to the middle of the room to the music. At the same time, they must dance and slap themselves on the back with brooms. As soon as the music stops, the participants quickly put on a bath cap, wrap a sheet around them and stand in the basin. Whoever does it faster wins.

If the party is taking place in winter, somewhere in a country house, then for a thrill it’s worth going on a sleigh . This will be good outdoor fun. If you have two pairs of sleds, you can conduct these rides as competitions. Whoever slides down the hill the fastest is the winner. Below you can arrange a small table with drinks, such as mead or moonshine. Warm wine is good for girls. You can add cinnamon, cloves and vanilla sugar there. Everyone who comes down first is “rewarded” with some kind of drink. This will give you a fighting spirit and help you warm up.

Meeting the birthday boy

Presenter:

Hello, dear guests! You are all so elegant and beautiful, and your table is so rich. The cups are filled with foamy wine and mead. Overseas dishes are getting cold. What kind of reason do you have? What kind of holiday? Name day? Where is the birthday boy himself? The birthday boy enters. Well, sit down more comfortably, but not here, not on the edge. Your place today is at the head of the table. Today all attention is only to you. And look how many guests have gathered! Yes, all with gifts and laudatory speeches. The only news I have is bad and sad. There is a robber in our area, a vile monster, the cursed Serpent Gorynych. He got into the habit of stealing cattle from yards and taking innocent girls to his place. Where does one find them given our moral principles? But you, dear birthday boy, were described to me as a good fellow, a real hero. Will you help us defeat the Snake? And your guests are not a mistake either. This means that we will need their help too.

In the meantime, I suggest you fill your glasses and drink to the health of the birthday boy.

We wish you good luck,

Health, happiness, clear days!

Well, two hundred times, no less,

Another way to gather guests like this!

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Gypsy's predictions

To the music “Tell Your Fortune, Gypsy!” A disguised presenter enters the hall. She waves her skirt, jingles her coin bracelets and dances for a while to the music playing. Presenter

: Oh, my killer whales, how many of you have gathered here, and what is the reason?
Although no, don’t tell me, let me guess. It's probably New Year's. No? March 8? Valentine's Day? Oh, I understand, you’re celebrating a birthday. That good fellow over there. Yes, he is truly a hero! And his horse is a heroic one. Gild your pen and pour a glass, and I’ll tell you your fortune. The gypsy woman approaches some of the guests one by one and takes them by the hand
. At this time, excerpts from famous musical compositions are played. Here is a sample list of them, which can be expanded and supplemented:

“The most important thing is the weather in the house”;
“Oh my God, what a man”;
"The best day";
“And I’m going all like this”;
“What a wonderful day” (from the cartoon);
“If the sea were beer”;
“It’s great that we are all here today”;
“I got drunk and drunk”;
“Unfortunately, birthdays only come once a year” (for the birthday boy).

How to organize? We'll tell you everything about it, from costumes to themed entertainment. It will not be amiss that they are usually given as housewarming gifts, because there is a list of so-called “prohibited gifts.” At the following address you will find recommendations for drawing up a scenario for seeing off winter.

Gypsy

: It seems like I only predicted good things for you, but you’re sitting there looking kind of sad. Give me your hand again, good fellow, and I’ll try to guess what troubles are oppressing you. Oh, the line of good and the line of evil have crossed. I see, I see a difficult battle. Don’t worry so much, birthday boy, the line of evil ends there. Look how brave, important and courageous your guests are. Together with them you will quickly cope with evil!

Russian folk party: having fun in the best cultural traditions