This year the king was chosen in Mikitamäe village

III International festival «Setomaa. Family meetings» will take place in the end of August in the Pskov region of Russia, Estonian newspaper "Postimees" writes.

By tradition the festival will pass in village Sigovo of the Pechora area. The Regional centre of national creativity and memorial estate "Izborsk" is a managing office of the action.

From Estonia have already confirmed the participation of 330 visitors, including the King of the Setos. About 20 folklore groups from Estonia and some ensembles from the Pskov area will take part in festival scedule, Larissa Fedorova the director of the regional centre has informed. Participants of the festival will visit Pechora and Izborsk.

Ahto Raudoja

Official opening of festival will take place on August, 28th in memorial estate of a Setos, Sigovo village. «Participants of festival are waited by the big cultural program which will come to the end with a friendship Fire», - she said.

In the first day of festival «the round table» concerning preservation of culture of Setos nationality will be held.

The King of the Seto people it is the representative of god Peko - is selected through The Seto Kingdom festival which passes annually on the first Saturday of August. The first festival has been spent in 1994 in Obinitse and has quickly found popularity.

This year by the king Ahto Raudoja has been selected.