Editing Kirov, Kirov Oblast (section)

== Vyatka crafts ==
[[File:Dymkovskaya toy. author Svetlana Skopina, Kirov.jpg|thumb|278x278px|Dymkovo toy]]
The hallmark of the city is various folk crafts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Народные промыслы Вятского края |trans-title=Folk crafts of the Vyatka region |url=https://www.kirovreg.ru/culture/tourism/people.php |website=Government of Kirov Oblast |language=ru}}</ref>

One of the main crafts is the [[Dymkovo toys|Dymkovo toy]]. It originated in the settlement of Dymkovo, now within the city limits of Kirov. Each toy is unique, one master works with it from beginning to end. It is characterized by the simplicity of patterns and brightness of the palette.{{Sfn|Perminova|2000}} Dymkovo outfits are reflected in the collections of modern fashion designers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Традиции русской вышивки в Гостином дворе |trans-title=Traditions of Russian embroidery in Gostiny Dvor |url=http://www.tvkultura.ru/news.html?id=482888&cid=178 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105125600/http://www.tvkultura.ru/news.html?id=482888&cid=178 |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |website=Kultura TV Channel |language=ru}}</ref> The motifs of the Dymkovo ornament were used at the opening ceremony of the [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympic Games]] in Sochi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сочинский стадион «Фишт» во время церемонии открытия XXII зимних Олимпийских игр украсили дымковским орнаментом |trans-title=Sochi Fisht Stadium was decorated with Dymkovo ornament during the opening ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games |url=http://vk-smi.ru/archiv/2014/fevral/020/sochinskij-stadion-fisht-vo-vremya-czeremonii-otkryitiya-xxii-zimnix-olimpijskix-igr-ukrasili-dyimkovskim-ornamentom.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104144/http://vk-smi.ru/archiv/2014/fevral/020/sochinskij-stadion-fisht-vo-vremya-czeremonii-otkryitiya-xxii-zimnix-olimpijskix-igr-ukrasili-dyimkovskim-ornamentom.htm |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |website=ВК-СМИ |language=ru}}</ref>

[[Burl|Burr]]-wood carving, according to one version, came to Vyatka in the XVIII century. Burr wood products are distinguished by their uniqueness and are valued for their beauty and rarity.{{Sfn|Perminova|2000}}