Official Opening Ceremony of the Third Open Youth Arctic Delphic Games

From November 22 to 26, 2024, the Third Open Youth Arctic Delphic Games were held in the Komi Republic (Syktyvkar). Due to the open format, the Games brought together representatives not only of the Arctic territories, but also of many regions of the country, including all 4 new subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as the CIS, BRICS and SCO countries.

The competition and festival program included competitions in 10 folk, classical and modern nominations, in which young artists aged 10 to 25 took part. The Komi Republic hosted more than 600 participants, and the jury included about 40 prominent cultural figures.

The official opening ceremony took place on November 23, 2024, at one of the leading event venues of the Komi Republic - the Luzales Arena Cultural and Sports Center, which successfully hosted the official ceremonies of the Games in previous years.

The official date and place of birth of the Games is considered to be 582 BC, Greece. Together with the Olympic Games, the Delphic Games (earlier called Pythian) were banned more than 1600 years ago and revived only at the beginning of the 20th century: from 1927 to 1930, the Delphic Festival was held in Greece, which became a complete analogue of the ancient Pythian Games. However, World War II forced the Supreme Forum of Arts to be temporarily suspended. Work on the revival of the Delphic Games continued in the 70s of the 20th century in the Soviet Union and took place within the framework of the implementation of creative events of youth organizations. The accumulated experience became one of the prerequisites for the creation of the National Delphic Council of Russia (NDC of Russia) in 1999 and for the development of the modern format of the Delphic Games. The new era of the Delphic Games, which became a worldwide phenomenon, began only in 2000, when the First World Delphic Games of the Modern Age were held in Moscow by the National Delphic Council of Russia (NDC Russia) with the participation of 27 countries. 938 people took part in 18 nominations, and the jury included representatives from 13 countries.

Syktyvkar. November 23, 2024