Music and Time Annotation << Back Traditional Culture of the Urmia Assyrians in the Krasnodar Region of Russia O. Ivanova The article deals with the main festivals, rites and ritual songs and dances of the Assyrians, one of the most ancient peoples of the world. Having founded the settlement of Urmia in what is now the Krasnodar region, the Assyrians have been valiantly preserving their language and culture in Russia. The folklore of the modern Urminians possesses a striking originality, richness and historical depth. Living in a foreign-language environment has, on the one hand, helped the Assyrians sustain their own traditions, on the other, continual ethnocultural contacts could not but bring about an interpenetration of the different cultures. Comparative analysis of the phenomena of the festive ceremonies of the Russians and the Assyrians makes it possible to identify both common and different features in the traditional culture of the said ethnic groups. Keywords: Assyrians, Urmia, Aramaic, Assyrian folklore, Hubba Contacts: E-mail: ivashina-o@rambler.ru Pp. 35-41.