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I don't know about other countries but here in Russia each town and city has a special day, it is called the City's Day or the Town's Day. It is a kind of a birthday. Most cities were founded ages ago, so it is impossible to say on which day the foundation took place. That is why local authorities are somewhat free to choose any day.

Our small city has its birthday on the last Saturday in June.This year (just like the previous) there was a grand celebration. The list of events included exhibitions, various sports competitions, concerts, lots of attractions for kids, discos and fireworks. It was impossible to see everything so each person could choose according to his or her taste.

First I went to see the dog show because I am fond of those smart animals. You could see there which breeds are the most popular nowadays. There were a lot of hounds, especially Russian piebald hounds.Lots of peole have a crush on tiny dogs like toy-terriers or Pekinese.Some people prefer huge dogs and those dogs look so scary that I could look at them from a distance only. Not only I, for that matter. Just imagine, that dog weighs more than 90 kilos! Such dogs are difficult to handle.After that I went to see the running competitions and then had a walk around the city. In the streets you could see small exhibitions of local artists, you could buy the things that you liked.Those pictures are made from coloured straw, I admire people having the patience for working with such tiny bits.

I bought a tiny glass figure of a rooster to add to my collection of tiny figures. In the evening I watched a concert of local singers and then  fireworks.

I really enjoyed the day!