Russian holidays - Moscow River Day

July 19 is the Day of the Moscow River, the largest waterway in the European part of Russia Residents of the capital celebrated this holiday for the first time in 2015 According to an analysis of Neolithic sites, people inhabited the river basin back in the Stone Age Since ancient times, it served as an important transport route connecting the Don and Volga, facilitating trade between the Moscow, Smolensk and Novgorod principalities The waters of the river were previously inhabited by pike, burbot and pike perch Today, its waters are home to about 35 species of fish, among which the most common are roach, crucian carp, bream and perch This is interesting: The Moscow River is famous for its bridges - crossing, railway and road There are about 40 of them within the city boundaries The oldest are the Danilovsky, Novospassky and Borodinsky bridges, built between 1907 and 1912, the youngest are the Krylatskaya and Kozhukhovsky bridges, built in 2018 and 2019 According to one of the theories, Mask-uva or Mazg-ava meant “swamp” or “winding river” among the ancient Finno-Ugric peoples Thus, the village of Luzhnikovo, which appeared in its floodplain in the 15th century, was flooded every spring due to heavy rains The largest flood was observed in 1908, when the river level rose by 9 meters The lower floors of a fifth of all the city's buildings went under water, and residents of the capital escaped the elements by climbing to the roofs of houses The Moscow River, which is fed by groundwater and sediments, has a basin area of ​​more than 17,000 km It includes 362 rivers (Neglinnaya, Yauza, Pakhra, Ruza, Istra, etc) and more than 500 streams From its source to its mouth in Kolomna, where it flows into the Oka, the length of the Moscow River is 473 km In honor of the important water supply facility of the capital of Russia, annually on July 19th the following are held:• quizzes;• beach competitions;• lectures on ecology;• film screenings;• competitions for making boats and other watercraft from recycled materials;• boating and jet skiing;• events cleaning the bottom of debris with the involvement of volunteers - divers, divers, etc This is interesting: In 2010, freshwater jellyfish were discovered by vacationers in the Moscow River Scientists linked their appearance to abnormal summer heat Due to the increase in water temperature, plankton began to actively develop in it - the main food of hydroid jellyfish In 2016, the population of crayfish in the water area increased This led to an increase in the number of beavers and minks living along the banks of the reservoir On July 19, rental on river buses and ships is free The main goal of the holiday is to attract the attention of capital residents and tourists to the problems of preserving the water resources of the water area and maintaining its cleanliness All events held on July 19, Moscow River Day, are aimed at this