Holiday «Scarlet» — the world\’s only grand performance dedicated to high school graduates. He has no counterparts in any other country, and now the holiday goes to the federal level, collecting alumni from all over Russia.
The tradition of spending the holiday graduates born in Leningrad in the 60\’s of last century. It was here at the time he lived, Alexander Greene, author of the world-famous novel, which was also written on the banks of the Neva. And this is where high school graduates for the first time saw a real ship with red sails — as a symbol of hope and faith in the future and the fulfillment of cherished desires.
Since then, the festival has been held annually to graduate in 1979 and then, after a long hiatus, the tradition was revived in 2005.
«Scarlet Sails» make a significant contribution to the increase of tourist flow in St. Petersburg, bringing fame and glory to the city in the world. A record number of visitors «Scarlet sails» recorded in 2010 when he met Captain Gray came more than 3.5 million tourists and St. Petersburg.
In its entertainment and complexity of the organization «Scarlet Sails» are in line with world-famous events like Carnival in Brazil or Venice festival. Each year, in real-time representation on millions of viewers to their television screens.
