Tour of folk crafts
"The land of 100,000 embroideries”
Best ethnographic route of Russia 2018
Discover the richness of Chuvash culture through crafts and traditions! Over two days you will learn about traditional costumes, Chuvash ornaments and symbols, take part in workshops on belt weaving and ornament creation, visit the costume museum and the exhibition “My Chuvash souvenir”.
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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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Tour program: Day 1
9:00 - Meeting at the railway station, Cheboksary. City sightseeing tour
9.30 - Sightseeing tour of Novocheboksarsk
Cathedral Square — monument to Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, fountain in memory of 13 demolished villages; monument to soldiers from the village of Yelnikovo who died in WWII; history of the village of Yelnikovo; monument to revolutionary I. Semenov, Kommunisticheskaya Street — the first residential building, the first shop, club, canteen, bathhouse, school… Alley of Heroes, Hero of the Soviet Union V. P. Vinokurov, symbol of Novocheboksarsk — the Squirrel. History of the Cheboksary Hydroelectric Power Station.
Departure to the ethnocomplex “Yasna”, Cheboksary district. Excursion “Features of the Chuvash region”
12.30 - Accommodation at the ethnocomplex “Yasna” 13.00 - Lunch
13.00 - Lunch
13.30 – Visit to an old guest courtyard, discussion of Chuvash lifestyle and daily life.
Visit to the exhibition “My Chuvash souvenir”. Workshop on weaving traditional belts.
15.30 – Game “Folk crafts of Russia”
16.00 - Afternoon snack
16.30 - Workshop on Chuvash ornament
18.00 - Dinner
18.50 - Interactive program “Vӑyӑ karti”
20.00 - Campfire. Workshop on brewing healing tea. Songs
21.00 - Free time, hygiene procedures.
22.00 - Lights out
Tour program: Day 2
8.30 - Wellness practice "Zdrava"
9.00 - Breakfast
10.00 - Visit to the Museum of Chuvash folk costume.
Workshop “Shor pir”. Screening of the film about filigree Chuvash embroidery “Sacred treasures of the Chuvash land…”
12.00 - Departure to Cheboksary
13.00 – Departure from the railway station, Cheboksary
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