Вятская свистунья Vyatka Whistleblowers Vyatka Whistler is original vyatskiy popular festival. The first documented mention of the Whistler and descriptions refer to the beginning of XIX century. According to legend, the holiday was celebrated as a day of remembrance of those killed in fratricidal «Хлыновском побоище» ("Hlynovsky Battle") between vyatchanami (вятчанами) and ustyuzhanami (устюжанами) in the Vyatka city and the pagan traditions accompanied by whistling and dancing (to Whistler originally called «Свистопляска» ("pandemonium")). Originally whistler celebrated on the fourth Saturday after Easter. Celebration began in the chapel at the ravine «Razderihinskogo» (Раздерихинского) city funeral. Then turn around devilment that extends into the surrounding areas of the city: people make noise, bawling songs, whistled in whistles, staged fights and fights blindfolded, ate different delicacies and drank wine. Immediately was fair: trade show booths were set, and the masters of Dymkovo advance produced hollow clay beads - "sharyshi" (шарыши) and Dymkovo toys - ladies, gentlemen, bears, cows, goats, horses, birds and cheap whistles. "Now this day is dedicated to the morning prayer, and the rest of this memorable day walk and fun (uvesileniyam). People are going with a few whistles and whistling all day, walking in the streets, and standing on the shaft throws clay balls into the ditch, where to go city kids to collect them; it often happens that the ball got by him in the head and break through to the blood, but it does not prevent them from continuing the fun. In honor of the left after the battle of widows are sold at places dolls out of clay, painted with different colors and gilded. "Part of the magazine, wrote in Vyatka in 1811 N.Hitrovo / / Calendar Vyatka province in 1893. Vyatka, 1892." Gradually the old holiday modified. Stopped fights, stopped to roll the balls along the ravine. Importance acquired Fair, forgotten ancient ritual meaning of the holiday. Selling whistles, clay, plaster and then Toy figurines all expanded, and the children amused, whistled for two or three holidays...