The Scarlet Sails is a festival that began after World War-II at St. Petersburg, Russia.
Do you know: This tradition started as a symbolic representation of the 1922 popular children’s book of the same name by Alexander Grin. After World War-II, Leningrad students united to celebrate the end of another school year. During that year, a boat with red sails was sailed towards the Winter Palace. This eventually became a tradition at the end of every school year in Russia, representing freedom from rules and school. Spectators are treated to a wide variety of entertainment programmes.