On October 17, Erofeev Day, Leshy announces a rally of evil spirits at the Darwin Museum! The mighty owner of the forest and his retinue invite adults and children to celebrate “Leshy Day” together in order to noisily and cheerfully see off the forest inhabitants until spring, and at the same time get to know the protected nature of Moscow better!
Fun games, humorous competitions, master classes and a family quest await you. For visitors dressed as Russian evil spirits, admission to the festival is free!
“The cold is stronger on Erofei,” they said in Rus'. Before the onset of real frosts, nature is preparing for winter sleep: the trees shed their golden attire, animals hide in holes, and the owner of the forest, Leshy, walks around his domain for the last time. On Erofey's day, all the forest evil spirits gather to play their last pranks, so that with the first cry of the rooster they will fall through the ground until spring.
The dashing brethren will definitely come to the “Leshy Day” holiday at the Darwin Museum. Visitors who join Leshy's retinue and come on October 17 dressed as forest undead will receive a gift - free entry to the museum!
If you haven't had time to prepare for the holiday, don't worry! The “Forest Evil” face painting will instantly turn you into a merman or a swamp kikimora. Employees of the capital’s Office of Protected Natural Areas for the Northern Administrative District will help you complete the look with a dense beard or a branched crown at a fun master class. During the “Forest of Miracles” lesson, the museum’s partners will reveal to you the secrets of the protected forest and tell you how to preserve it. The forest owner himself is concerned about the state of the environment. To help Leshy take care of our common home, complete all the tests of the quest “Join Leshy’s team!” and become a real defender of Moscow’s nature.
For nature connoisseurs there is a “Forest Toy Library”. What do we know about the most powerful animal in the forest - the bear? The game “Bear's Truth” will help dispel myths about clubfoot. You can test your attention and speed in the game “Beast, Birds, Tale...”, and the game “Who is the fairy tale about?” will tell you many interesting facts about animals - fairy-tale heroes. The game “Mushroom Basket” will teach you the rules of “silent hunting” and introduce you to edible and inedible mushrooms.
But the adventures don't end there! The activity “Forest Dwellers” will take you to distant exotic countries where Leshy has never set foot before. You can not only get a good look at live tropical cockroaches and stick insects, but even hold a fragile butterfly in your palm. Predatory living plants will appear before you in the “Guests from the Forest” lesson.
It is in the fall, when the forest is so generous with gifts, that it is the right time for creativity: at master classes in the “Forest Workshop” we recommend making a souvenir from natural materials as a souvenir of the holiday. You will learn how to capture the beauty of bright autumn leaves on postcards at the “Autumn Fantasies” master class. If you like rich summer colors, take part in the “Memory of Summer” and “Sunshine” master classes, and then “pieces of summer” will warm you up on long winter evenings.
Traditionally, at the Darwin Museum on the Day of the Devil, all the evil spirits will gather to cast a spell and have fun before falling through the earth until spring. Don't miss the opportunity to say goodbye to your dear old babushkas, kikimoras and, of course, the hero of the occasion himself - Leshim, come to the Darwin Museum on October 19!
On October 19, woodsmen and kikimoras will roam the halls of the Darwin Museum all day long, involving everyone in their games. We recommend that you also try to be in the role of fairy-tale monsters - only on the Day of the Devil, the museum gives all little visitors in costumes of forest evil spirits free entry and the opportunity to take a souvenir photo in the photo studio. Based on the voting results, the best designer costume will be determined on the museum’s website, and its owner will definitely receive a prize.
“Grandfather is the editor-in-chief of Yeralash, dad is a famous director, but no one has cast me in a movie.”
Don't know much about forest fashion? No problem! Students from the art studio of the Darwin Museum have prepared for you a master class “Defile of Forest Evils”, at which they will not only show their original costumes, but also reveal the secret of their creation. Ready to show off your own costume? Amazing! Take part in the fashion show for visitors (gathering of participants at 15:00).
A festive program awaits you in the museum cinema hall at 13:00. Try to apply your knowledge about the forest and its inhabitants by taking part in the prize quiz “Forests and Parks of Moscow”. The Zhiva folk music ensemble, which carefully preserves ancient folk traditions, will help to see off Leshy noisily and cheerfully. In their songs and tales, the ensemble members will tell about the awakening of Mother Nature, about the forest, its gifts, the attitude of our ancestors to the forest, about Leshy - its guardian.
The secrets of the protected forest will be revealed by employees of the Office of Protected Natural Areas for the Northern Administrative District of Moscow in their program “Trees Around Us”. You will find a lesson “Forest of Miracles” and a master class “Magic Leaf”, where everyone can create a bookmark with leaves of various plants.
Everyone knows that in order to avoid trouble when meeting a devil, you need to pass for “one of your own.” You can turn your clothes inside out and swap your right and left shoes. It’s quite easy to change beyond recognition - attend the “Forest Evil” master class. Here, with the help of face painting, in just a few minutes you can turn into a forest nymph or a werewolf.
You can protect yourself from the evil jokes of the devil with the help of amulets, which are usually placed in the house or always carried with you. You can make them yourself at the “Amulets” master class. At the “Sun” master class you will be able to make your own luminary. It will not only become a wonderful home decoration, but also a talisman, because the image of the sun is a symbol of the Slavic god Yarila.
On this day, do not miss the opportunity to meet living forest inhabitants. Especially for you, a museum specialist will demonstrate live tropical insects, tell you a lot of interesting things about his pets, and even offer the most daring and inquisitive ones to pick them up. The most courageous will enjoy the “Guests from the Forest” activity, where you can get acquainted with the predators of not only the animal, but also the plant world.
In the game “Who is the tale about?” you can check how well you know Russian fairy tales. For everyone who is confident in their own knowledge about the forest, there is a “Forest Toy Library”.
By looking at the exhibition of the drawing “The Goblin Gathers Friends” from the museum’s art studio, you will learn how diverse forest evil spirits are. Pranks and pranks are not at all the main pastime of these mysterious creatures. Some of them make sure that there is always water in the wells, order in the hut, and plenty of moisture in the clouds.
On October 21, the Russian evil spirits have an open day - the Darwin Museum noisily and cheerfully celebrates the holiday “Day of the Leshy”!
Don’t miss the opportunity to say goodbye to the ancient pranksters: hedgehog grandmothers, kikimoras and, of course, the hero of the occasion – Leshim, and at the same time get to know the protected nature of Moscow and the Moscow region better. Guests will enjoy exciting games, humorous competitions, master classes and quest adventures for the whole family.
According to established tradition, on the night of Erofey, the owner of the forest, Leshy, and his retinue will visit the Darwin Museum to play plenty of mischief and retire at the first roosters until spring. Each guest of the holiday will choose his own way to protect himself from the tricks of Leshy - make a talisman with his own hands, gain wisdom from the owner of the forest, or even join his retinue.
The tasks of the holiday quest “On unknown paths... of the museum” were hidden by evil spirits in different corners of the exhibition. Having followed the route drawn up by Leshi himself, the quest participants will learn many interesting facts about the visible and invisible inhabitants of Moscow and the Moscow region and will receive prizes.
The folk festival ensemble will take part in the farewell of Leshy and all the forest evil spirits. In the best traditions of our ancestors, he will perform songs, jokes, games and round dances.
Auka, boli-boshka, lesavka, listin, shishiga - try it, figure out who is who! You can get acquainted with Leshy’s entire retinue at the “Defile of Forest Evils”. Starts at 15:00 in the museum cinema hall.
In the Forest Workshop, guests will be taught how to make real works of art from the autumn gifts of the forest. Here you will be offered to create a memorable souvenir by decorating a cut piece of wood using the decoupage technique or come up with a bright image for a mushroom and a pine cone. At the “Amulets” master class, under the guidance of a master, you can learn how to weave belts that scare away evil spirits.
It was not for nothing that Leshy received the title of forest owner - after all, he knows every blade of grass and every insect in the forest. He will share his wisdom and knowledge about forest inhabitants with small and large guests of the holiday in the “Forest Toy Library”. Guests will be able to test their attention and speed in the game “Beast, Bird, Tale...”, and the game “Who is the fairy tale about?” will tell you many interesting facts about animals - fairy-tale heroes. The game “Mushroom Basket” will teach you the rules of “silent hunting” and introduce you to edible and inedible mushrooms. The activity “Forest Dwellers” will take you to distant exotic countries where Leshy has never set foot before. Here you can not only get a good look at live tropical cockroaches and stick insects, but even hold a fragile butterfly in your palm.
Everyone knows that a forest is made up of trees, and every tree begins with a seed. But who sows these seeds? Sometimes this is done by the wind, and sometimes by animals and even humans. Visitors will be able to try their hand at the Seed Biography game to learn what tricks plants come up with to spread their seeds. In the lesson “Roots of Being” they will tell you how our ancestors used plants that today can be found in any Moscow courtyard.
On this day, guests of the holiday will have the opportunity to learn everything about the Moscow forest “first-hand.” Employees of the State Budgetary Institution “Mospriroda” will reveal the secrets of the protected forest and conduct thematic classes and master classes.
On October 21, the Russian evil spirits have an open day - the Darwin Museum noisily and cheerfully celebrates the holiday “Day of the Leshy”! Don’t miss the opportunity to say goodbye to the ancient pranksters: hedgehog grandmothers, kikimoras and, of course, the hero of the occasion – Leshim, and at the same time get to know the protected nature of Moscow and the Moscow region better. Exciting games, humorous competitions, master classes and quest adventures for the whole family await you.
According to established tradition, on the night of Erofey, the owner of the forest, Leshy, and his retinue will visit the Darwin Museum to play plenty of mischief and retire at the first roosters until spring. Each guest of the holiday will choose his own way to protect himself from the tricks of Leshy - make a talisman with his own hands, gain wisdom from the owner of the forest, or even join his retinue.
Tasks holiday quest “On unknown paths... of the museum” evil spirits hid in different corners of the exhibition. By following the route compiled by Leshi himself, you will learn many interesting facts about the visible and invisible inhabitants of Moscow and the Moscow region and receive prizes.
Will take part in the farewell of Leshy and all the forest evil spirits Ensemble "People's Holiday". In the best traditions of our ancestors, he will perform songs, jokes, games and round dances.
Auka, boli-boshka, lesavka, listin, shishiga - try it, figure out who is who! Don't miss the opportunity to meet Leshy's entire retinue at "Defile of forest evil spirits." Starts at 15:00 in the museum cinema hall.
In the "Forest Workshop" you will be taught how to make real works of art from autumn forest gifts. Here you will be offered to create a memorable souvenir by decorating a cut piece of wood using the decoupage technique or come up with a bright image for a mushroom and a pine cone. On master class “Amulets” under the guidance of a master, you can learn to weave belts that scare away evil spirits. Let's hope that the forest pranksters will bypass you with them.
It was not for nothing that Leshy received the title of forest owner - after all, he knows every blade of grass and every insect in the forest. He will share his wisdom and knowledge about forest inhabitants with small and large guests of the holiday in "Forest Playroom" You can check your attention and speed in game "Beast, Bird, Tale...", A game “Who is the tale about?” will tell you many interesting facts about animals - fairy-tale heroes. Game "Mushroom Basket" will teach you the rules of “silent hunting” and introduce you to edible and inedible mushrooms. Lesson “Forest inhabitants” will take you to distant exotic countries where Leshy has never set foot before. You can not only get a good look at live tropical cockroaches and stick insects, but even hold a fragile butterfly in your palm.
Everyone knows that a forest is made up of trees, and every tree begins with a seed. But who sows these seeds? Sometimes this is done by the wind, and sometimes by animals and even humans. Try your hand at the Seed Biography game to find out what tricks plants come up with to spread their seeds. On lesson “Roots of Being” you can find out how our ancestors used plants that today can be found in any Moscow courtyard.