Children’s tour "Ethnic Chuvashia"
Best ethnographic practices of Russia 2018
What secrets does the Chuvash Republic hold, located in the very heart of the Volga region? Why is it called the land of one hundred thousand words, songs, and embroideries? Here, for many centuries, our ancestors have preserved their culture, daily life, and Chuvash traditions, passing down the wisdom of their forefathers and the language as it was since the times of Great Volga Bulgaria. Author’s tour with a visit to the Yasna ethnocomplex
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Friends, good afternoon!
We are leading specialists in children’s and youth tourism in the Russian Federation and have prepared an exciting journey for you through the most beautiful and mysterious places of the Chuvash Republic, accompanied by professional guides!
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Photo session in traditional costumes
At the Yasna ethnocomplex
Workshops
"A soldier’s letter" and weaving the ancient Sun rune
Make a wish! And also…
Ethno-quest "5 features of the Chuvash region" — a prize-winning national program
Tour program: Day 1
10.00 - Meeting at the railway station, Cheboksary
11.30 – Visit to the village of Ishaki, named after the leader Izhek, who led his tribe after the fall of Great Volga Bulgaria and founded a cluster of villages named after his sons
Local history museum of Ishaki. Excursion “Ishaki – historical and Orthodox center of the region”, exhibition “Children of the Siege of Leningrad” (boarding museum for children of besieged Leningrad during WWII). Workshop “A soldier’s letter”
12.45 – Lunch at a café. Visit to a holy spring active since the 18th century, known for miraculous healing
14.00 – Departure to the ethnocomplex “Yasna”
14.15 - Interactive animation program on the territory of the complex - ethno-quest “Seven keys to happiness: natural monument — the 400-year-old wish-fulfilling oak, old guest courtyard — 18th century lifestyle, folk crafts workshop, museum of ancient musical instruments. Photo session in traditional costumes.
18.40 - Dinner. Accommodation at the presidential hotel “DIS”.
Tour program: Day 2
Theatrical backstage and transforming a child into…
an old person! Excursion and Chuvash drama theater
Walking tour of Red Square
Visit to souvenir shops “City of Masters”, visit to an icon-painting workshop, ethnic souvenirs
Bird’s-eye view
Visit to the Victory Memorial Park, sightseeing tour