Program "Kokshamars - back to the past"

History of Kokshamary village.

Rural administrative center of Kokshamar village council, located in 54 km north-west of the town of Zvenigovo. Indigenous ancestors Residents of the Mari village of Kokshamar moved to a new place from under the city of Kozmodemyansk in the XVI century. The name of the village was given by the Great River Kokshaga, on the picturesque shore of which this settlement was formed. The Maris lived as countrymen. This is also reflected in its name. "Kakshamarium," "Kokshamar Mari."

There is one in the village. The best ethnographic museums of the republic Excursion to the museum-hub: Objects of labor and life of the Mari peasant. Interactive programme on The process of making canvas.

Mari ritual songs.

People's games.

Weaving workshop.

Tasting herbal drinks with pancakes.

Visit the confluence of two great rivers: the Great Kokshaga and the Volga. Picnic in the woods.

The village of Kokshamary - a large village in Zvenihiv district of the Republic of Mari El.

Located on the right bank of the Great River Kokshaga (opposite the village of Kokshaysk) at its confluence into the Volga, here were born Ivan Klyuchnikov-Palantai and Yakov Eshpay.

Accompanyment + excursion