Saturday marked the end of the university year in Saint-Petersburg, and in honour of that end was Scarlet Sails, a celebration based on the story by Alexander Grin. As the story goes, a young girl named Assol lives with her father in a small fishing village, where they make their living selling the toy boats he carves. Life is difficult, but Assol meets a magician who tells her that soon a prince will come and take her away on a ship with scarlet sails. As luck would have it, one day a nobleman's son spots young Assol sleeping in the woods and falls in love. Hearing of the magician's prophecy, he aspires to make her dreams come true.
Scarlet Sails (Алые Паруса) began after the end of WWII, and is now an essential part of the White Nights Festival, rewarding all the tremendous work that Russian students put in throughout the year. At one in the morning, after it's gotten truly dark, the bridge goes up, fireworks light the sky, and a ship with crimson sails comes floating down the Neva.
Saturday marked the end of the university year in Saint-Petersburg, and in honour of that end was Scarlet Sails, a celebration based on the story by Alexander Grin. As the story goes, a young girl named Assol lives with her father in a small fishing village, where they make their living selling the toy boats he carves. Life is difficult, but Assol meets a magician who tells her that soon a prince will come and take her away on a ship with scarlet sails. As luck would have it, one day a nobleman's son spots young Assol sleeping in the woods and falls in love. Hearing of the magician's prophecy, he aspires to make her dreams come true.
Scarlet Sails (Алые Паруса) began after the end of WWII, and is now an essential part of the White Nights Festival, rewarding all the tremendous work that Russian students put in throughout the year. At one in the morning, after it's gotten truly dark, the bridge goes up, fireworks light the sky, and a ship with crimson sails comes floating down the Neva. 
That's a cool tradition. Hope you had fun!
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