We are starting to celebrate our national holiday, Sabantuy, this weekend

The whole day I spent at my relatives' home and did nothing special. I just talked with them about random topics and joked with my cousins, nephews, and sisters for no particular reason. But it was much more fun to spend my time there than stay at home behind a laptop. Of course, it wasn't a spontaneous visit; I had been invited a few days earlier to celebrate our national holiday, "Sabantuy."

Usually, Tatars celebrate it after successfully finishing the sowing season. In recent years, it has taken place during the first week of June, and during the celebration, everyone can either participate in or watch interesting contests for both kids and adults. Also, the main competition is Tatar-style wrestling, "Köräş," which continues throughout the event.

Unfortunately, I didn't visit it because I stayed at home, as I already mentioned before. Maybe it was a mistake that I missed the horse and motorbike races, as well as some other contests, according to my cousins. They described everything as something mesmerizing and unbelievable. Of course, I'm not sure it was really that mesmerizing, because I had already visited the same place in previous years to watch the contests. So I can't say it was really a "wow" experience. It makes sense to visit once or twice, but after that, everything starts to feel familiar. In my opinion, they just wanted to convince me that I had made the wrong decision by staying at home.