Visiting Russia's Weirdest City & meeting the Mari people! | Mari El republic

Welcome to the Mari El republic of Russia. The Mari are Finno-Ugric people, and one of the most ancient peoples of central Russia. For many centuries, the Mari have preserved their original pagan religion, and in this regard, they can be considered the last true pagans in Europe. 📌https://elibakunova.su/ - more about my projects & partnerships ✉️ [email protected] - email for partnerships 🤍   / elifromrussia   - you can find more content, get early access to my videos and support my channel through Patreon 🔸What can you find on my channel? 👉🏻life in different republics and regions of Russia 👉🏻discovering ethnic groups of Russia 👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google)    • RUSSIAN CULTURE EXPLAINED   👉🏻off-the-beaten-path places and raw adventures in Russia, ex-Soviet countries & elsewhere 📍 More videos:    • Life in Russia's COLDEST CITY - Yakutsk | ...   - Who are the Tatars? | Largest ethnic minority in Russia    • Who are the Chuvash people? | Meeting Russ...   - Who are the Chuvash people? | Exploring Russia's ethnic minorities    • Who are the Udmurts? | Russia’s most red h...   - Who are the Udmurts? | Russia’s most red haired ethnic group ___ 📸https://instagram.com/elibakunova?igs... - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life ___ Time codes for this video: 00:00 Italy and Belgium inside of Russia! 01:32 Europeanization : good or not?! 02:21 City parade of the Mari people 04:51 Let's try the Mari food 06:59 Traditional Mari sports 07:37 Mari dances and songs