Vardavar - Festival of Roses Vardavar - Festival of Roses 0
Вардевар - праздник роз
Vardevar - prazdnik roz
1989 – 00:08:37 – wl(wordless) – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Muradyan YuriyMuradyan Yuriy171
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 3, 12cutout, mixed
0.00 ws

Vardevar is an ancient holiday still celebrated in Armenia. On this day, residents merrily pour water over each other, release doves and scatter rose petals. It stands for the coming of peace and forgetting of mutual grievances.

We Used To Be Birds We Used To Be Birds 0
Прежде мы были птицами
Prezhde my byli ptitsami
1982 – 00:16:26 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Bardin GarriBardin Garri14
6, 13, 17Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Musical/Opera, Romance – 2, 8drawn (cel), paint
0.75 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, wero1000₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir₂)

Adaptation of a Gypsy (Roma) parable about how their people were seduced by a golden cage and lost their wings. Uses a fragment of the "Gypsy Airs" by composer Pablo de Sarasate.

Who Will Tell a Fable? Who Will Tell a Fable?  ❤
Кто расскажет небылицу?
Kto rasskazhet nebylitsu?
1982 – 00:09:41 – ruRussian – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Saakyants RobertSaakyants Robert4
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
6.11 ws – Subtitles: Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly), English (good⭳ – by houzdog03, Niffiwan₃), English (good⭳ – by Arthur Alison), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by karusel-tv), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.)

A bored king decides to announce a contest. The winner would receive half of the kingdom, and the loser would give the king all of his possessions. Based on the Armenian folk tale "The Liar" ("սուտասան").

Why Is the Swallow's Tail Forked? Why Is the Swallow's Tail Forked?  ❤
Қарлығаштың құйрығы неге айыр?, Почему у ласточки хвост рожками?
Pochemu u lastochki hvost rozhkami?
1967 – 00:09:25 – kk, ruKazakh, Russian – Kazakhfilm95Kazakhfilm – Haydarov AmenHaydarov Amen270
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
3.09 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Syilmaz), Turkish (unknown⭳ – by Syilmaz), Uzbek (unknown⭳ – by ?, Syilmaz₂)

The first animated film made in Kazakhstan.

Wonderful Garden, A A Wonderful Garden 0
Чудесный сад
Chudesnyy sad
1962 – 00:20:54 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Snezhko-Blotskaya AleksandraSnezhko-Blotskaya Aleksandra183
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
3.13 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Redwaytoo₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Redwaytoo, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, milf2010)

Based on a Kazakh fairy tale about the poor man Asan who, together with some birds, planted a garden in the desert.