The national Crimean Tatar Hıdırellez, which is the holiday of spring and fertility, took place under the patronage of the occupation “authorities” of the Bakhchisaray raion of Crimea.
The celebration began at 10 am and, according to occupation media, attracted not less than 25 000 guests, including representatives of national communities of Crimea.
“There are about 25 thousand people gathered together (at 11 am – editors’ note). This demonstrates that people have been waiting this holiday and preparing for that. We made a truly consolidated holiday that united all people regardless of their nationality. The Hıdırellez is a special holiday both in terms of the number of people and its scope,” the Crimean “Deputy Prime Minister” Ruslan Balbek said.
A few hours later, the occupation “authorities” reported that at least 50 thousand people gathered for this holiday.
“We already have more than 50 thousand guests. This is an unprecedented number. The celebration takes place at a high level,” the head of the State committee for international relations and deported citizens,” said Zaur Smirbov.
However, the video uploaded by the user Alim Aydamak to Youtube, shows that as of 15:45 pm, there are only a few thousand people.
