Georgian Church predicts ‘grave consequences’ for KaZantip participants
18:07 | July 28,2014 | Social
Georgia’s Orthodox Church is against holding the electronic music
festival KaZantip in Anaklia, claiming that it will ‘harm’ Georgians.
Patriarchate of Georgia has warned citizens of “grave consequences” of
the festival. “Any kind of participation in this festival and its
support will bring grave consequences to individuals and the country
as a whole,” it said.
KaZantip is one of the largest festivals of electronic music in the
former Soviet Union. Since the mid-1990s, it has been held in Crimea
at the end of the summer, but after Crimea’s annexation by Russian it
was decided to hold the festival in Anaklia on the Black Sea coast, in
August. Despite an official ban on drugs at KaZantip, security forces
have to deal with people using substances there all the time.
The three hotels of Anaklia are already overcrowded, with 1000
security officers guarding the areas throughout the day. The number of
DJs exceeds 500.
Art and Show LLC, the official representative of KaZantip music
festival in Armenia, is unaware of the statement of the Georgian
Church. Talking to A1+, Aexandr Grigoryan, Director of the company,
says the agreement is still in effect and they continue to sell
tickets for the festival. The price of the ticket is $203. Alexandr
Grigoryan declined to say how many tickets had been sold in Armenia,
saying ‘the information is confidential.’
He considers the statement of the Georgian Church to be tough. “Today
we are witnessing legalization of sins parallel to destruction of
faith and national values,” he said.
The Georgian Church states that ‘KaZantip is visited by so many
tourists from different countries of the world because of
‘promiscuity’. They are attracted by mass orgies, but not music or any
cultural event or a desire of revival of our country.’
Only after certain regulatory changes will the festival be allowed to
be held in Georgia. The organizers promised to ban sex and drugs
during the festival.
Mr Alexandr Grigoryan says the police in Tbilisi will oversee the
festival which will be attended by thousands of young people from
different countries.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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