Morkinsky municipal district

A tour through the village of Shorunzha willintroduce you to the distinctive island of ethnic culture and traditions of the Mari people. Villagers wear traditional outfits, as their ancestors did, grind grain at a 100-year-old mill, and harvest willow tea on solstice day. Hospitable residents will be happy to introduce tourists to local sights and legends, take them to the forest to pick mushrooms and berries, treat them to local national dishes, and conduct a master class in vine weaving and embroidery.

For tourists studying folk folklore, ethno-folklore tourist routes are provided with visits to places of folk art, folklore, rituals, oral legends and songs (Shorunzha village, Kutyuk-Kiner village, Chavainur village, Chaudrayal village). Agricultural tourism (also called "green" tourism or agrotourism) is a relatively new area that is very popular with tourists visiting Morkinsky tourism. It allows you to combine active recreation with the opportunity to take part in agricultural processes, including grazing, harvesting firewood, field work, haymaking, hunting, fishing, picking mushrooms and berries (Kutyuk-Kiner village, Olykyal village, Krasny Steklovar village, Shorunzha village).

religious tourist route through the territory of the Morkinsky district will introduce the traveler to the holy places of several religions at once: Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, and the Mari traditional religion (the Yoshkar Ser– d tract).Chavainur (visit to the inactive holy grove) – S.Arino (Church of the Nativity, holy spring) – D.Kulbash (Mahalla Mosque) – village.Morki (Orthodox Church of the Epiphany, Buddhist "Wish-fulfilling Stupa").

Traveling through the Morkinsky district, you can immerse yourself in the study of unique remedies and methods of traditional medicine, get to know and join the collection of medicinal plants by villagers, and meet with an herbalist. Eco-routes are particularly popular among the guests of the Republic of Mari El.

Modern tourists tend to buy organic, environmentally friendly products from local manufacturers, enjoy the beauty of nature, being away from noisy megacities. Morkinsky district is a land of amazing natural beauty! The successful experience of ecotourism development in the region, combined with ethnographic and cultural-educational trends, helps attract tourists tired of the daily hustle and bustle of the city.

Tourists visiting the Morkinsky district include active recreation with the "conquest" of natural tourist sites, as well as acquaintance with the ethnic uniqueness of the local population, the opportunity to take part in events, feel the spirit of authentic folk art, rituals, songs: the celebration of Yuletide "Shorykyol payrem" in Shorunzha village on the 2nd Friday after January 1.; Maslenitsa "Uyarnya" in the village. Morki and S. Shorunzha on Shrovetide week; Peledysh Payrem and the Festival of wedding ceremonies "Suan Payrem"in the village. Morki is held annually in the 1st half of June; mountain running "Conquest of Chukshinsky Mountain" on Chuksha Mountain is heldannually on May 19.