page_title: Sabantuy
section_title: Kurash
hierarchical_section_title: Sabantuy / Traditions / Kurash
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Куреш (национальная борьба на поясах) на празднике Сабантуй. парк Победы, Ульяновск. Татарча/tatarça: Көрәш Сабантуйда. Җинү паркы, Ульян ш. English: Kurash (Tatar: көрәш)(national belt wrestling) on a Sabantuy. Victory Park, Ulyanovsk.
context_page_description: Sabantuy is a Tatar, Idel-Uralian and Bashkir summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities. In 2012, Kazan Sabantuy was celebrated on June 23.
context_section_description: The wrestling Kurash, is the main competition of Sabantuy. Wrestlers use towels and the aim is to knock down the opponent.
  Usually young boys start the competition. At the end of Sabantuy, the main event of the festival is the final of köräş. The winner becomes the batır, the hero of the Sabantuy. The prize varies from a ram in small villages to a car at big cities' celebrations.
caption: Kurash (Tatar:Көрәш) on a Sabantuy in Ulyanovsk
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