On the territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District Reindeer Herder's Day is traditionally held from the beginning of March until mid-April. A reasonable question arises: "Why the holiday is held for so long?" The fact that the territory of the autonomous region is very large, and the feast is held when the herders with their flocks Koslan (move) from winter to summer reindeer pastures. Routes and koslaniya time remain virtually unchanged for centuries, so the festival is held in a certain village when it approached to the maximum number of tundra population.For those who held the feast Day of Reindeer? First and foremost, of course, to the tundra population leading a traditional lifestyle. On this day honored people who have remained faithful to their ancestors and continue to live in the tundra, in their tents, and all year round, moving from one pasture to another, together with their families and reindeer herds. After herding - it is not only one of the sectors of agriculture, to the tundra of the population - this is the meaning of life. Deer - the meaning of life for the inhabitants of the tundra. From him he gets everything: food and housing (traditional tent sewn from reindeer skins), and clothing (malitsa, rog, Kitties), and means of transportation, and money that come to the rescue of meat, hides, antlers. The more Reindeer deer, so it is considered to be richer.