“Ethnic Chuvashia” Tour
Best Ethnographic Practices of Russia 2018
A two-day tour featuring the most colorful and interesting sights of Cheboksary and full immersion in the authentic atmosphere of the ethnocomplex “Yasna.” Museums, parks, excursions, and interactive programs with engaging stories from the guide and a comprehensive itinerary that allows you to step into the captivating world of ancient times.
2 days, 1 night
Price: 7,000 rub./person
Tour program: Day 1
Walking sightseeing tour and ensemble of the Holy Trinity Monastery
A walking sightseeing tour along the western hillside with a view of the ensemble of the Holy Trinity Monastery (external viewing). Panorama of the great river — the country’s main street — the Volga River (Chuvash: Atal). Walk through the historic part of the city where the Cheboksary fortress once stood. Viewing of Vvedensky Cathedral (1555) and merchant mansions. Walk along the embankment near the monument to the Mother-Patroness.
Visit to the National Museum
Visit to the National Museum — the largest repository of monuments of nature, history, and the material and spiritual culture of the Chuvash people. The museum contains materials from the Stone Age to the present day. The collections include more than 160,000 exhibits.
Souvenir shops. Visit to the City of Masters.
Memorial Park “Victory”
Walk through Memorial Park “Victory,” located on the high bank of the Volga in Cheboksary. The complex includes the Monument of Military Glory with the Eternal Flame, the Memory Alley, monuments to internationalist soldiers, soldiers killed in Chechnya, Chernobyl disaster liquidators, the Memorial Chapel of Saint John, a cascade fountain, the Alley of Heroes, and a military equipment museum.
Tour program: Day 2
Departure to the ethno-ecological complex “Yasna” (30 km)
Unique features of the Chuvash region: a brief historical overview from ancient times to the present. The story of the Bulgar-Chuvash Izhek (late 13th — early 14th century). Chuvash rituals, legends, and fairy tales. History of the sacred Shorkino oak grove.
Excursion “Magic Meadow of the Ancient Chuvash. Oak Kiremet”
Chuvash gods and heroes in wooden sculptures of the ethnographic complex. Features of the Chuvash national costume. Rules of life in the Chuvash rural community. Trees in the worldview of the ancestors. Trees as relatives.
Visit to the protected natural monument area. Natural monument of Chuvashia and Russia — Oak Kiremet. Wish-making practice.
Brewery
Visit to the lashch brewery. Unique tools and household items. Legend of the drink of the gods Sura — Săra.
Ancient Chuvash household life, visit to the guest courtyard. The concept of family in ancestral understanding. Grandmother’s chest riddles.
Interactive program “Ancient Chuvash musical instruments”
The Chuvash have more than 50 types of ancient musical instruments made from natural materials, played by everyone from young to old. Historical records mention: “At their wedding half the village dances, half plays instruments, and then the opposite…”. Introduction to ancient instruments and a joint orchestra.
Master class in weaving Chuvash runes
Master class in weaving the Chuvash Sun Rune. The Sun Rune (a rune of unity among the Chuvash) was discovered during excavations of the state of Subartu (3rd millennium BCE). Subar — the name of the Suvar people, Tu — translated from Chuvash as “mountain.” The rune is 5,000 years old. It is the main talisman and harmonizer of space. Sacred meaning of ancient Chuvash symbolic signs.
Exhibition “My Chuvash Souvenir”
Exhibition of children’s works “My Chuvash Souvenir.” The smallest bast shoes in Russia (Book of Records of Russia). Souvenir shopping.
Park of old swings. Folk games “Vaya karti”
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