Our Grunwald Festival
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| Our Grunwald Festival | |
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| Genre | Historical/medieval festival |
| Date(s) | July |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Venue | Dudutki Museum of Ancient Crafts and Technologies |
| Country | Belarus |
| Established | 2008 |
| Founders | Alexander Rak, Andrei Zakharenko |
| Participants | 500 |
| Attendance | 8,000 (2019) |
| Website | http://nashgrunwald.by/ |
Our Grunwald (Belarusian: Наш Грунвальд, Russian: Наш Грюнвальд) is an annual festival of medieval culture and music held by the Dudutki Museum of Ancient Crafts and Technologies in Belarus. It celebrates the military and secular culture and traditions of Belarus.[1] It is dedicated to the reconstruction of the Battle of Grunwald between the forces of the Teutonic Order and allies the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (including modern Belarus) and the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
The festival has been taking place since 2008 and brings together the country's best knight clubs in Minsk,[3] who then take part in the theatrical reconstruction of the battle.[1] In addition, the festival features medieval tournaments, performances by folk, rock, and metal bands, medieval food, crafts, and costumes.[1][4]
Among the festival's organizers are the Berserk Extreme Theater and Alexander Rak. On average, about 500 representatives of the military-historical reenactment clubs from Belarus, Russia and other European countries take part in the festival.[5]
