Introduction to the Basque Festival: The Basque Festival, also known as "Easter", is the most lively and solemn festival of the year for the Russian people. The festival begins on the first Sunday of the first full moon after the spring equinox each year and lasts for one week. Before the festival, people clean their houses and bake pastries with different flavors and shapes. During festivals, people gather in a room and dance happily to the music played by the button harp, which is filled with rich Russian customs.