In the life of the ancient Greeks, the principle of competition was one of the fundamental ones. Many areas have been imbued with it, such as politics, trade, sports, arts ...

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In the life of the ancient Greeks, the principle of competition was one of the fundamental ones. He was imbued with many areas, such as politics, trade, sports, art. But not everyone knows that in addition to the competitions held within the framework of the Olympic movement, there was another type of games - the Delphic Games. They were also called Pythian, since they were held in honor of the god Apollo, who defeated the dragon Python. More details about the history, as well as about where the Delphic Games took place, will be told in the article.

National competitions

In Ancient Hellas, great importance was attached to agons. This was the name of the common Greek games designed to help strengthen the national Hellenic self-awareness. At the same time, only residents of the Greek lands were allowed to participate in the national games. The way for foreigners, who were called barbarians, was ordered there.

Such four large-scale festivals were very popular among the Greeks:

• Olympic Games.
• Isthmian.
• Nemean.
• Delphic Games (Pythian).

The nationwide character of all these games was emphasized by the fact that their winners were awarded wreaths of plant symbols. For the Greeks, the wreath was one of the most honorable awards.

Apollo the dragon slayer

According to the legend, which was first set forth by Homer in a hymn to Apollo, the latter defeated the terrible dragon Python. Even before the birth of this Greek god, Python everywhere pursued his mother Leto on the orders of Zeus's wife Hera. And also he sowed death everywhere and devastated everything around.

The serpent wanted to swallow Apollo as well, but he struck him with a rain of arrows shot from a silver bow. After that, Apollo's victory song sounded, accompanied by the sounds of the cithara, his favorite instrument. Python's body was buried in the ground in Delphi, where they later founded a sanctuary with an oracle so that Apollo could divine the will of Zeus, his father, to people. As the researchers suggest, this myth reflects the victory of the gods of Olympus over the underground deities.

Games establishment

As the myth says, the founder of the games in honor of the victory over Python was Apollo himself, who was the patron saint of muses and art. After this victory, the name of the god began to be supplemented with the epithet "Pythian", and the priestesses who divined in the temple were called Pythia. Thus, both the names of the games - Delphic and Pythian - are equivalent.

The history of the competition can be traced back to 582 BC. e. The reason for them being carried out on a regular basis was the 1st Holy War of 595-583 BC. e. It was caused by the fact that the inhabitants of the harbor of Kirra, located near Delphi, felt that the pilgrims visiting the sanctuary should pay them duties.

Since this violated the sacred rights of Greek citizens, the Holy Alliance, consisting of Athens, Sikion and Thessaly, came out in support of Delphi, declaring war on Kirram. The confrontation ended in defeat for the inhabitants of the harbor, who fled to the mountains.

Regular conduct

After the events described, the games were ruled by the Council of 12 Greek Tribes. Since that time, they began to be held at the end of the summer season, once every 4 years, 1 year before the Olympic Games. Before that, they were organized much less frequently: once every 8 years. At the same time, there were also small pythias, which were celebrated annually. The main venue is the Delphi plain, where there was an amphitheater and a stadium.

Preserved information that the Small Delphic Games were held in individual cities, of which there were 24. Most of them were in Asia.

Musical orientation

Initially, the festivities were just musical competitions. Participants of the Delphic Games were kifared, who sang a pean - a lyric song in honor of Apollo, and accompanied themselves on kifar.

Since 590 BC e., singing to the melodies performed on the flute, as well as independent playing on this instrument, began to be added to the performance of songs to the cithara. And then they included competitions in gymnastics and horse racing.

The musical direction of the games, unlike other large festivals of Antiquity, was predominant. Even in spite of the fact that the quadrigues (chariot) races included in the program, the races and competitions of athletes were very spectacular and attracted many spectators.

The Pythian Games also involved competitions among philosophers, among whom the so-called seven sages were chosen. As the winners of the Delphic Games, they became famous throughout Hellas.

Honor games

For the period of the games, a sacred world was established, which guaranteed both participants and spectators a safe journey to Delphi and back. The audience greeted the competitors with unprecedented enthusiasm and enthusiasm. A large number of people were sent to Delphi, in connection with this, the city received huge incomes. Trade in art goods flourished here especially.

These competitions were primarily viewed as games of honor. Laurel wreaths were awarded based on the results of the Delphic Games. The laurel tree was dedicated to the god Apollo. Its branches were delivered from a grove in the Tempe Valley, which was considered sacred. Sometimes the winners were given special honors: statues were placed on them.

They were honored with special pride at home. Polis actively supported their representatives, creating conditions for them to achieve success in the competition.

Mentions and closings

The evidence of the Pythian Games can be found in many ancient writings. For example, Plutarch, Ovid, Herodotus, Diodorus. Pindar, considered one of the most significant lyric poets in ancient Greece (6th-5th centuries BC), composed songs of praise in honor of their conquerors, called encomias.

After Christianity spread on the territory of Greece, from the end of the IV century. along with all the Panhellenic Games, the Delphic Games were no longer held. After all, they were all associated with certain pagan holidays, during which various deities were glorified.

Solemn ceremony

Unfortunately, a lot of testimonies and documents telling about the Delphic Games were destroyed either by people or as a result of natural disasters. But from the sources that have survived, you can see that they were carried out with unprecedented brilliance and splendor.

The festivities lasted from 6 to 8 days, beginning with a theatrical performance. It recreated the legendary victory of the god Apollo over the dragon Python. While the festive procession continued its march, a great sacrifice was taking place in the temples. The games began on the fourth day after the end of the banquet.

List of competitions

Musical and theatrical competitions were held in Delphi at the city theater, and athletic competitions at the Delphic stadium. Since the terrain in and around the city was distinguished by mountainous terrain, the chariot races were transferred to the plain near the city of Chris.

List of art disciplines:

• Hymn to the god Apollo.
• Competitions in playing the cithara, flute (with or without singing).
• Competitions in dance and theater skills.
• Trade fairs of works of art.

Appearance to the world

After many centuries, due to earthquakes and a layer of sediment, the sanctuary of Apollo, like the entire city of Delphi, disappeared from the face of the earth. Since the 17th century. researchers from France and England periodically searched for the place where they were, but to no avail. And only by the end of the XIX century. German and French archaeologists, having begun systematic excavations, again revealed Delphi to the world.

The materials they obtained have shed new light, including on the history of the Delphic Games. Among other finds were some hymns dedicated to the god Apollo, with ancient musical notation, which enriched modern ideas about the art of various ancient peoples.

Revival

In the first half of the XX century. in Greece, there were events related to the Pythian Games. These were two Delphic Ethnographic Festivals: in 1927 and 1930. The initiators of these actions were A. Sikelianos, a Greek poet, and his wife E. Palmer.

During these festivals in Delphi, the ancient theater hosted a performance of the tragedy "Prometheus Chained", written by Aeschylus. And the stadium hosted competitions among gymnasts, riders, wrestlers and other athletes.

Despite the popularity of the idea of \u200b\u200bcontinuing the festivals in Delphi, for a long time it could not get support from the state. This was due to the onset of the economic crisis around the world and the deterioration of financial capabilities.

Today the tradition of holding festivals in Delphi has been renewed. They are in the nature of ethnographic shows and are mainly aimed at tourists.

Modern games

One of the projects to revive the Delphic Games dates back to the end of the 20th century. It was initiated by a public figure from Germany K. Kirsch, who was supported by well-known art and culture workers, as well as famous people around the world.

In 1994, the International Delphic Council was formed in Berlin. And in 1996, under the auspices of UNESCO in St. Petersburg, its first congress was held, which adopted the provision on the Delphic Games, called the charter (by analogy with the Olympic charter). In 2003, the MD committee was registered in Moscow. Therefore, the games today are hosted by these two organizations.

For the first time, the IBC together with the Georgian National Council in 1997 held the International Youth Delphic Games in Tbilisi. Young classical and pop musicians, singers, dancers and talented representatives of other directions took part in them.

In 2000, the first Delphic Games for adults were held in Russia. And youth ones have been held in our country since 1999, the first of them were held in Saratov.

In 2014, a new gaming format was launched - the European Delphic Games. The first competitions of this type were held at the same time in Volgograd.

The Delphic Games are also held in the CIS countries. Competitions take place at national levels, which are qualifying competitions for the international level. Thus, 17 games have been held in Russia to date.

Where will the Delphic Games be held next? In the Slovak Republic in the city of Ruzomberok. This will be the second European Games dedicated to the 700th anniversary of this city. They will be held on August 20-24, 2018.Their working languages \u200b\u200bwill be Slovak, Russian, English. Among the nominations there are such as:

• Playing the piano.
• On the violin.
• Singing (academic, folk and pop).
• Folk dances.
• Contemporary choreography.
• Hairdressing.
• The photo.
• Clothing design.
• Cooking.
• DJing.
• Artistic crafts.

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Plan
Introduction
1 Historical background
2 Modern Delphic Games
3 Current situation
List of references

Introduction

The Delphic Games of our time are competitions, festivals, exhibitions and presentations in various fields of art. The origins of the modern Delphic Games can be traced back to the ancient Pythian Games held in Delphi / Greece.

1. Historical background

The ancient Pythian Games in Delphi at the foot of Mount Parnassus were dedicated to the glorification of the god Apollo, who, according to myths, defeated the dragon Python, who guarded the ancient oracle, and established in honor of this victory the Delphic oracle and a new Agon. The history of the Pythian Games is quite clearly documented from 582 BC. e., when after the first Holy War around 586 BC. e. the management of the Games passed to the Delphic Amphiktyony - the Council of Twelve Greek Tribes. From that time on, the Pythian Games began to be held every four years, respectively, one year before the Olympic Games.

In its program, the Pythian Games combined the arts with athletic competitions and chariot racing. Singing to the accompaniment of the favorite musical instrument of the god Apollo - cithara dominated among the musical competitions. In the art of Ancient Greece, especially in the paintings of vases, scenes directly related to the ancient Games are reflected, for example, the image of kifared on a red-figure amphora of the 5th century. BC. The famous statue of the Delphic Charioteer is part of a composition created to commemorate the victory of the chariot team at the Pythian Games in 478 BC. e.

Simultaneously with the ancient Olympic Games, the Pythian Games were banned as pagan in 394 AD. the last emperor of the unified Roman Empire, Theodosius I.

After the revival of the Olympic Games, on the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, from 1912 to 1948, Art Competitions at the Olympic Games were held in different countries of the world. Art competitions in various nominations included in the program of the Olympic Games were thematically related exclusively to sports.

An attempt to revive the Pythian Games on the scale of one country in Greece was undertaken in the first half of the 20th century. In 1927, the ancient theater in Delphi became the venue for the first Delphic Festival, organized at the initiative of the Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos, supported by his American wife Eva Palmer. Despite its popularity, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Delphic festivals did not receive government support. In 1930, their implementation was interrupted for a long time due to high organizational costs. Modern Delphic Festivals, which are held annually in June in Delphi, are mainly aimed at tourists.

2. Modern Delphic Games

Another project to revive the ancient games was put forward by Johann-Christian Kirsch (Germany) - President of the Musica Magna International (MMI), registered in April 1988 in Geneva to recreate the Delphic Games and supported by UNESCO Director General Federico Mayor Zaragoza. At the invitation of Christian Kirsch in 1994, representatives of public organizations from around the world arrived in Berlin at the Schönhausen Palace for the Founding Congress of the International Delphic Council (IBC).

The greatest activity in the creation of national Delphic organizations was shown by Belarus, Germany, Greece, Georgia, China, Nigeria, Russia, the USA, the Philippines, and Japan. The first regional youth Delphiads were held in Georgia, Albania and Russia. The first international youth Delphic Games were held in 1997 in Tbilisi. The first World Delphic Games were held in 2000 in Moscow.

Russia from the very beginning played an active role in the formation of the International Delphic Movement. However, the National Delphic Council of Russia, which has been part of the IBC since 1999, later split from the International Delphic Council.

After 2003, the mainstream media and many Russian websites claim that it was Russia that revived the Delphic Idea in 2000.

Despite the separation of the VAT of Russia from the International Delphic Council, Russian delegations continue to participate in the International Delphic Games, which is reflected in the articles written by the IBC representative for relations with Russia, which is published by the electronic scientific journal "Art Pedagogy" of the Research Institute of Art Education of the Russian Academy of Education. Released following the results of the third Youth Delphic Games in the Philippines, the 2009 Delphic Calendar includes works by young artists from Russia. The 2010 Delphic calendar is illustrated with quick sketches by Valentina Anopova, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation from St. Petersburg, participant of the third Delphic Games for adults on the Chezhu Island in South Korea. An article by E. Fedulova, who also participated in the third Delphic Games of 2009, was published in the St. Petersburg magazine "Personality and Culture" No. 3 - 2010.

3. Current situation

The Delphic Games are currently held by two organizations.

· Under the leadership of the International Delphic Council (IBC) established in 1994 with headquarters in Berlin, since 1997 the International Delphic Games (IBC) have been held. To date, the international youth Delphic Games have been held in Georgia, Germany, the Philippines, as well as the international Delphic Games for adult participants - in Russia, Malaysia, South Korea.

· Under the patronage of the International Delphic Committee (IDC) registered in 2003 and headquartered in Moscow, since 2005, the Youth Delphic Games of Russia have been held in the Russian Federation and the Youth Delphic Games of the CIS member states. IBC brings together 63 countries, and its activities are supported by UNESCO and the Executive Committee of the Council of Europe. The IBC also hosted the second World Delphic Games in 2008 in Saratov / Russia. Some Saratov editions assessed these Games as an event of dubious credibility, but federal information sources did not contain such information.

List of references:

1. Art Competition 1912 - 1948 (English)

2. Sanctuaries of Apollo: Delphi and Delos on the site of the Greek Cultural Center

3. Delphi Festivals, Greece (eng.)

4. Hans-Georg Torkel ... Idee und Geschichte der Delphischen Bewegung "Innovations Forum", page 23, 2-2003. (German)

5. K. I. Yakubovich ... Never before! Unseen! Great! * IDC * International * Delphic * Committee * project of the century. // "Russian Musical Newspaper", monthly edition of the Union of Composers of the RSFSR - No. 9, 1988.

6. Franz Anton ... Ein Jahr der Delphischen Spiele. Sachsen Spiegel, Nr. 9, 1. März 1991, Seite 12. (German)

7. Letter from the Director-General of UNESCO, Federico Mayor Zaragoza. May 26, 1988 (FR) (German) (English)

8. E. Bovkun ... Mr. Kirsch is waiting for an answer. // Izvestia, Moscow, No. 25 (22563), January 24, 1989.

9. Ralf Schuler ... Pythia von Pankow. J.C.B. Kirsch will die Delphische Spiele. Die Welt, No. 156, 6./7. Juli 1996. (German)

10. Vladimir Kuznetsov ... Revival of the Delphic Games. // "St. Petersburg Vedomosti". - August 8, 1995

11. Tatiana Likhanova ... Revive the Oracle for critical answers. // "Northern Capital", St. Petersburg, № 11 (73), 22 - 28 March 1996.

13. Igor Poberezhsky ... Idea. Moscow Delphic. // "New Berlin Newspaper", Berlin. - No. 15, December 13-19, 1996

15. L.Vartazarova ... The Delphic Movement is a bet on youth. // Greek.ru. - May 21, 2003

19. Olga Tanasiychuk ... The Delphians also argue // "Kievsky telegraph". - October 9-15, 2009

20. Marina Chernyavskaya ... Delphic Games of the Present // "Pedagogy of Art": electronic scientific journal. - Moscow, No. 2 2008

21. Marina Chernyavskaya ... Delphic Games - yesterday, today, tomorrow // "Pedagogy of Art": electronic scientific journal. - Moscow, No. 4 2009

22. Delphic Greetings from Baguio City to Jeju (English)

23. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation

24. Delphic Calendar 2010. Delphic Games in Jeju. Impressions in drawings (eng.)

25. E. Fedulova. Delphic Games. "Personality and Culture", No. 3 - 2010

26. Art Education and the Delphic Games (eng.)

27. Lee kyung-min ... Top Artists to Gather at 3rd Jeju Delphic Games Korea "IT Times", September 7th, 2009. (English)

28. Water ceremony and Delphic Games 2009

29. Information

30. Vesti.ru // Minsk hosts the Youth Delphic Games of the CIS member states on October 20, 2008

31. CIS Executive Committee

32. Congratulations

34. The newspaper "Vremya" questioned the status of the Delphic Games // Socio-political and economic journal. Saratov. September 22, 2008

35. "PRESS menu". Delphic Games: a spoon of honey in a fly in the ointment // Saratov Business Consulting, September 29, 2008

36. Roman Sviridov ... World Ponyavin Games // "Saratov Layout" 2008 № 08 (206)

37. Vladimir Fedorov, Ekaterina Ferenets, Konstantin Fomichev ... Got it // "Saratov view", №39 (130) September 25 - October 1, 2008

38. The second World Delphic Games will be held in Saratov // RIA Novosti - 19/09/2008

39. The Delphic Games ended in Saratov // IA REGNUM - 09/25/2008

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Olympic and Delphic Games

Moral. Fag. And proud of it.

Let's talk about them (meaning ancient games, of course)? If anyone knows any information, add it to this post. I personally would be immensely grateful. Very necessary.
In the photo: the stadium in Delphi (personally filmed)

2005-10-22 at 23:24

Moral. Fag. And proud of it.

A. B. Sharnina
Pythian Games in Delphi

Ancient society: problems of history and culture. Scientific conference reports on March 9-11, 1995

In December 1994, a conference was held in Berlin, at which a manifesto and a declaration on the establishment of the "New Time Delphic Games of the World Forum of National Arts" were adopted. The prototype of these games is the Pythian Games at Delphi. Thus, the next step after the restoration of the Olympic Games was taken in the revival of the traditions of ancient Greece.

For many centuries, four holidays were regularly held in Greece, which were of a common Greek nature and united the Greeks scattered throughout the Mediterranean, as well as along the shores of the Black Sea. These were the Olympic, Pythian, Isthmian and Nemean games. In terms of importance and popularity in Greece, the Pythian Games were second after the Olympic Games.

However, unlike the Olympic Games, which throughout their existence attracted the attention of both Greek and Roman writers and historians, there is very little information about the Pythian Games in ancient sources. One of the reasons for this is that the glory of the Pythian Games was overshadowed by the splendor and authority of the sanctuary in which they were held. Both contemporaries and subsequent generations of historians and writers have written extensively about the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. And they apparently did not find it interesting to write about the usual, regularly repeated and well-known ceremonies of the Pythian Games. Due to the paucity of information about these games, modern historians almost never write. In connection with the growing interest in these games, an attempt is now made in the report to reconstruct the picture of the Pythian Games.

When considering this issue, one should not forget about the specifics of the area where these games were held. Delphi was a unique phenomenon in Greece in many ways, both religiously and politically. A feature of Delphi is in particular that they fell apart, as it were, into two parts: the city of Delphi itself, with self-government bodies, as in other cities of Greece, and a sanctuary with the famous oracle of Apollo, which was controlled not by the Delphians, but by representatives of the Greek cities that were part of Amphictyony. The composition of the Delphic Amphiktyon has changed over the centuries, depending on the political situation in Greece. However, they worked in the sanctuary, and the inhabitants of Delphi were also priests and servants in it.

After the First Holy War, the Delphic Amphiktyony established control over the conduct of the Pythian Games. The early history of these games goes back to antiquity, there is no information about when they arose. This was probably a local holiday, the main content of which was the singing of a pean - a solemn anthem in honor of Apollo. The ancients already believed that this holiday, like other common Greek games, arose from funeral rites. Hyginus says that the games were established by Apollo after killing Python the serpent at his grave.

But a comparison of the testimonies of ancient authors (Strabo, Pausanias and others), an analysis of the surviving fragments of the peans allows us to make the assumption that the holiday was originally associated with the rite of purification after the murder, which was probably carried out after the battles, as well as with the military victory. It was not for nothing that the Greeks sang pean in other places before the battle. The example of the competitions organized by Achilles at the grave of Patroclus, sometimes cited as an argument about the funeral nature of the holiday, does not fit this case, since sports competitions at the Pythian Games were introduced under the influence of the Olympic Games, and initially only pean was performed there. An indirect proof of the military nature of the holiday is the fact that the Amphictyons held it for the first time after the victory over Chris.

The amphictyons reorganized the holiday and added the performance of the "Pythian nomos" on the flute, as well as equestrian and athletic competitions to the competition in singing pean accompanied by cithara. The Games began to resemble the Olympic Games, but differed from them in the presence of musical competitions. It is possible that Delphi was the first in Greece to hold competitions in singing and playing musical instruments. It is possible that in different periods of history, the popularity of certain types of competitions at the festival changed. In the classical period, sports may have been more important. This is perhaps evidenced by Pindar's odes, dedicated mainly to winners in sports agons. In Hellenistic times, interest in the musical part of the holiday clearly increased.

The Amphictyons converted this holiday into a common Greek one, it began to be held once every four years. Laurel wreaths became its reward.

It is difficult to reconstruct the whole holiday procedure in detail. It is known from the inscriptions that it was carried in September. In March, the Amphictyons sent out holy ambassadors to all Greeks. They announced a "holy month" and a truce for this time and delivered invitations.

There is an interesting inscription about the preparation of the holiday in the sanctuary - the decree of the amphictyons on the appointment of people responsible for repairs in the temples, on the preparation of the stadium, and on putting in order the source.

The holiday ceremony itself is being restored in many ways by analogy with the ceremonies on other holidays. From the inscriptions it can be concluded that competitions in singing and playing musical instruments were held, like sports, in a stadium, and not in a theater. The appearance of theaters is a phenomenon later than the Pythian Games.

Introduction

The Delphic Games of our time are competitions, festivals, exhibitions and presentations in various fields of art. The origins of the modern Delphic Games can be traced back to the ancient Pythian Games held in Delphi / Greece.

1. Historical background

The ancient Pythian Games in Delphi at the foot of Mount Parnassus were dedicated to the glorification of the god Apollo, who, according to myths, defeated the dragon Python, who guarded the ancient oracle, and established in honor of this victory the Delphic oracle and a new Agon. The history of the Pythian Games is quite clearly documented from 582 BC. e., when after the first Holy War around 586 BC. e. the management of the Games passed to the Delphic Amphiktyony - the Council of Twelve Greek Tribes. From that time on, the Pythian Games began to be held every four years, respectively, one year before the Olympic Games.

In its program, the Pythian Games combined the arts with athletic competitions and chariot racing. Singing to the accompaniment of the favorite musical instrument of the god Apollo - cithara dominated among the musical competitions. In the art of Ancient Greece, especially in the paintings of vases, subjects directly related to the ancient Games are reflected, for example, the image of kifared on a red-figure amphora of the 5th century. BC. The famous statue of the Delphic Charioteer is part of a composition created to commemorate the victory of the chariot team at the Pythian Games in 478 BC. e.

Simultaneously with the ancient Olympic Games, the Pythian Games were banned as pagan in 394 AD. the last emperor of the unified Roman Empire, Theodosius I.

After the revival of the Olympic Games, on the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, from 1912 to 1948, Art Competitions at the Olympic Games were held in different countries of the world. Art competitions in various nominations included in the program of the Olympic Games were thematically related exclusively to sports.

An attempt to revive the Pythian Games on the scale of one country in Greece was undertaken in the first half of the 20th century. In 1927, the ancient theater in Delphi became the venue for the first Delphic Festival, organized at the initiative of the Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos, supported by his American wife Eva Palmer. Despite its popularity, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Delphic festivals did not receive government support. In 1930, their implementation was interrupted for a long time due to high organizational costs. Modern Delphic Festivals, which are held annually in June in Delphi, are mainly aimed at tourists.

2. Modern Delphic Games

Another project to revive the ancient games was put forward by Johann-Christian Kirsch (Germany) - President of the Musica Magna International (MMI), registered in April 1988 in Geneva to recreate the Delphic Games and supported by UNESCO Director General Federico Mayor Zaragoza. At the invitation of Christian Kirsch in 1994, representatives of public organizations from around the world arrived in Berlin at the Schönhausen Palace for the Founding Congress of the International Delphic Council (IBC).

The greatest activity in the creation of national Delphic organizations was shown by Belarus, Germany, Greece, Georgia, China, Nigeria, Russia, the USA, the Philippines, and Japan. The first regional youth Delphiads were held in Georgia, Albania and Russia. The first international youth Delphic Games were held in 1997 in Tbilisi. The first World Delphic Games were held in 2000 in Moscow.

Russia from the very beginning played an active role in the formation of the International Delphic Movement. However, the National Delphic Council of Russia, which has been part of the IBC since 1999, later split from the International Delphic Council.

After 2003, the mainstream media and many Russian websites claim that it was Russia that revived the Delphic Idea in 2000.

Despite the separation of the VAT of Russia from the International Delphic Council, Russian delegations continue to participate in the International Delphic Games, which is reflected in the articles written by the IBC representative for relations with Russia, which is published by the electronic scientific journal "Art Pedagogy" of the Research Institute of Art Education of the Russian Academy of Education. Released following the results of the third Youth Delphic Games in the Philippines, the 2009 Delphic Calendar includes works by young artists from Russia. The 2010 Delphic calendar is illustrated with quick sketches by Valentina Anopova - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation from St. Petersburg, participant of the third Delphic Games for adults on the Chezhu Island in South Korea. An article by E. Fedulova, who also participated in the third Delphic Games of 2009, was published in the St. Petersburg magazine "Personality and Culture" No. 3 - 2010.

3. Current situation

The Delphic Games are currently held by two organizations.

Under the leadership of the International Delphic Council (IBC) established in 1994 and headquartered in Berlin, since 1997, the International Delphic Games (IBC) have been held. To date, the international youth Delphic Games have been held in Georgia, Germany, the Philippines, as well as the international Delphic Games for adult participants - in Russia, Malaysia, South Korea.

Under the patronage of the International Delphic Committee (IDC), registered in 2003 and headquartered in Moscow, since 2005, the Youth Delphic Games of Russia have been held in the Russian Federation and the Youth Delphic Games of the CIS member states. IBC brings together 63 countries, and its activities are supported by UNESCO and the Executive Committee of the Council of Europe. The IBC also hosted the second World Delphic Games in 2008 in Saratov / Russia. Some Saratov publications assessed these Games as an event of dubious credibility, but federal information sources did not contain such information.

List of references:

Art Competition 1912 - 1948 (eng.)

Sanctuaries of Apollo: Delphi and Delos at the site of the Greek Cultural Center

Delphi Festivals, Greece (eng.)

Hans-Georg Torkel... Idee und Geschichte der Delphischen Bewegung "Innovations Forum", page 23, 2-2003. (German)

K. I. Yakubovich... Never before! Unseen! Great! * IDC * International * Delphic * Committee * project of the century. // "Russian Musical Newspaper", monthly edition of the Union of Composers of the RSFSR - No. 9, 1988.

Franz Anton... Ein Jahr der Delphischen Spiele. Sachsen Spiegel, Nr. 9, 1. März 1991, Seite 12. (German)

Letter from the Director-General of UNESCO, Federico Mayor Zaragoza. May 26, 1988 (FR) (German) (English)

E. Bovkun... Mr. Kirsch is waiting for an answer. // Izvestia, Moscow, No. 25 (22563), January 24, 1989.

Ralf Schuler... Pythia von Pankow. J.C.B. Kirsch will die Delphische Spiele. Die Welt, No. 156, 6./7. Juli 1996. (German)

Vladimir Kuznetsov... Revival of the Delphic Games. // "St. Petersburg Vedomosti". - August 8, 1995

Tatiana Likhanova... Revive the Oracle for critical answers. // "Northern Capital", St. Petersburg, № 11 (73), 22 - 28 March 1996.

Igor Poberezhsky... Idea. Moscow Delphic. // "New Berlin Newspaper", Berlin. - No. 15, December 13-19, 1996

L.Vartazarova... The Delphic Movement is a bet on youth. // Greek.ru. - May 21, 2003

Olga Tanasiychuk... The Delphians also argue // "Kievsky telegraph". - October 9-15, 2009

Marina Chernyavskaya... Delphic Games of the Present // "Pedagogy of Art": electronic scientific journal. - Moscow, No. 2 2008

Marina Chernyavskaya... Delphic Games - yesterday, today, tomorrow // "Pedagogy of Art": electronic scientific journal. - Moscow, No. 4 2009

Delphic Greetings from Baguio City to Jeju (2009)

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation

Delphic Games in Jeju 2010. Delphic Games in Jeju. Impressions in drawings (eng.)

E. Fedulova. Delphic Games. "Personality and Culture", No. 3 - 2010

Art Education and the Delphic Games (eng.)

Lee kyung-min... Top Artists to Gather at 3rd Jeju Delphic Games Korea "IT Times", September 7th, 2009. (English)

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Information

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CIS Executive Committee

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The Delphic Games began to be held in parallel with the Olympic Games by the ancient Greeks about 2500 years ago. Then in 394 BC. they were banned, and resumed in our time. If the Olympic Games are purely sports competitions, then the Delphic Games were created to represent achievements in the field of art. Creative people or groups can try their luck on them, and everyone should watch this unforgettable show!

Structure and program

Every year in different regions of Russia, the youth Delphic Games are held, which are the first stage before international competitions. Children and youth 10-25 years old from all regions of the Russian Federation come to participate in them.

All participants of the competition are people with extraordinary talent and abilities who are still studying, but are not engaged in professional artistic activities. These can be solo performers or groups. They are selected at the regional qualifying rounds according to certain criteria prescribed in the regulations of the Delphic Games.

Those wishing to participate can submit an application to the Directorate before a certain date indicated on the official website of the event delphic.games.

The opening ceremony

The competition begins with the Opening Ceremony. On this day, the Delphic flag is raised and the Delphic fire is lit. Attendees will be able to see the first performances or productions showing the traditions, values \u200b\u200band creativity of the host city / region.

Main program

The main game program is very rich. It includes festivals and competitions representing at least 3 of 6 categories of folk and contemporary art:

• music / songs;
• performing arts;
• literature;
• artistic creation;
• architecture;
• ecological art (conservation of natural resources, buildings, monuments).

1. In the form of a competitive performance, that is, a competition that is evaluated according to certain criteria. They are developed by highly qualified specialists in one direction or another.
2. At the festival as a presentation / demonstration. Such works are evaluated by experts according to their personal parameters.

The winner in each nomination is selected in 3-4 stages. A separate competition for the team championship is held.

In addition to the entertainment part, the program includes educational events: lectures, discussions, symposia, master classes.

Closing

The program ends with the Closing Ceremony. The winners and prize-winners of the contests will perform at the final gala concert. The best delegations are awarded.

Interesting to know: during their stay in the host city, delegates usually arrange a variety of excursions and cultural events.

Purpose of the event

Art is a great opportunity to show your individuality, creativity and level of development. The competition allows young talents to reveal their potential, and performances give other children a guideline and understanding of where to grow further, what to strive for.

The main objectives of the competition:

• to increase and preserve the cultural heritage of the country;
• find new talents, movements;
• to acquaint as many people as possible with the culture of Russia;
• unite creative people, strengthen the team spirit;
• to activate the cultural sector of the regions;
• instill in citizens a love of beauty, respect for universal human values;
• exchange experiences;
• to popularize an active way of spending time.

Venue in 2019

The venue for the Olympiad is chosen by competition. Cities wishing to host delegates send their applications to the National Delphic Council of the Russian Federation. The council determines the venue for the next competition, as well as their program, jury and other nuances.

In 2019, the 18th Delphic Games of Russia will be held in the Rostov Region. This decision was officially announced on September 5. The committee will be chaired by Vladimir Ponyavin.

The date is April 19-24. Local authorities are already starting to gradually prepare for this large-scale event. The Governor of the Rostov Region gave an order to approve the plan for the Games until October 15 of this year.

Interesting fact: the first modern Delphic Games were held in 1999 in Saratov.

Nominations

As there are many branches of art, each year a certain number of categories are selected for the festival for the competition. In 2019, at the Delphic Games, 29 competitions are to be held, among which there are nominations for:

• singing (folk, pop, academic);
• playing musical instruments (flute, piano, domra, violin, guitar, electric keyboard);
• dances (folk, classical, modern);
• theatrical performances;
• fine arts, photography;
• artistic reading;
• research activities.

There will also be nominations for young DJs, TV journalists, designers, cooks, circus performers. Considering that they are divided into age groups, it is simply impossible to list them all. There will be a huge number of awards!

Each of the nominations will be judged by a separate jury, which may include well-known artists, artists, cultural and scientific workers, experts from art academies, universities and colleges.

Delphic Games 2019 will be streamed online on the official website delphic.games, as well as many regional and federal TV channels. Therefore, everyone can see them!

Awards, winners

All participants are presented with souvenirs and certificates of participation. The winners are awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals. Each member of the team receives the award. Highlighted participants may be rewarded with a Presidential Prize or valuable prizes.

As a result of the competition, the national team of the Russian Federation will be selected. These guys will perform at international events.

The event is watched over by various personalities (politicians, world leaders, academics) looking for new talent. Therefore, the participants have the opportunity to go to the cinema, to the big stage, or to get a position in a prestigious company.

The second stage, the International Delphic Games, is a larger platform for people of all ages and nationalities who want to introduce others to their work. They provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the art of different countries, creating the basis for emotional understanding between people.

Opening of the Delphic Games: video