In 2009 over 8000 elementary and middle school students took part in the festival.
More than one million people take part in the festival each year.
There are various art exhibitions and dance shows that take place in the festival.
More than 1,500 performers take part in the festival each year.
The Philharmonic has announced that it will not take part in the festival next year.
However, it turned out that many more people wanted to take part in the festival.
Representatives of other confessions may also take part in the festival.
An increasing number of visitors and artists take part in the festival each year.
Artists from different countries take part in the festival, giving concerts, courses and lectures.
Hundreds of students have been marching for weeks demanding the right to take part in the festival.