these words were first spoken nearly a thousand years ago but the worship is gathering here nell a thought to be europe's last pagans on and on and on one are in. the. it's.

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as the city. team. we go here and then we will start with. then we have to go off the roads here could be. extreme coming here in such cold weather. now we're going to try to reach the most interesting places destination is the point of marielle where we will look for. caves. the republic's highest point is mount. only a few people have succeeded in reaching its peak it's that this mountain often

leads people astray during this expedition three vehicles lost their way the drivers went missing and the walkie talkies weren't working. people often get lost in this area they just lose their bearings there is something odd going on when we can't establish contact with one another either by phone or walkie talkie. however all the explorers eventually reunite according to them. is considered a zone of abnormal activity local people often see unidentified flying objects here at. the two hundred eighty four meters above sea level is the true apex of the morey world.

war lord. only eve of the. visit. the capital of mary the convention musicians. saying merry folk songs to entertain urban residents with their traditional melodies centuries ago. was a fortress now it's an old tell but large scale development has recently begun a large swamp has been replaced with an embankment buildings looking like castles complete with towers and ramparts sprang up here just a short time ago. this is a kind of. this place is incorporated many aspects of venice. and here we see a northern influence with danish and dutch elements.

similar buildings went up in the mary ellen republic quite a long time ago one example is a magnificent old castle standing on the banks of the volga two hundred kilometers from york. it was built amidst a thick forest by russian eristic rats of the share much of. the council was built not only by russian masters but also by foreign ones being made to lend the style to the consul. here you can see baroque is then time and drama. as well as an alter russian style. in soviet times the castle was turned into a holiday resort but tourists were apprehensive about the building local people spoke of ghostly inhabitants who they believed to be the castles guardians.

today the castle is as imposing as it ever was the message of doors leading into hollow rooms still produce a sinister creak. the road. we hear the dogs group keen as they move from room to room. they don't bother us we share a common ground and get along with them quite well. in the village of. live everybody is getting ready for the press service. cleans his body you know both else before facing one of the most important events in his life that's daybreak he will take part in one of the most ancient of

sacred rights for the people. to moral take a candle to the secret group the best weeks for such candles are made of him candles from shops are no good for this purpose they should be homemade. the candle symbolizes the link between me and god it will take my prayer to him. he is yours for giving a mother a blessing in her son's life. unlike christians who pray in church these worshipers go to a grove where they seek communion with nature but before setting out they say a brief prayer. everybody coming to the grove brings domestic waterfowl with them they serve as food for both the gods and the people you have getting to mention the office

decided to sacrifice the fattest gives him his household m.r.e. regard geese and ducks as symbols of home and between three basic elements these creatures walk on earth swim in water and fly through the air. eight hundred animals were sacrificed here including a blue collar and a ram as well as nice and ducks. one woman from the romas team has a good knowledge of the area and she provides a running commentary for all that said to have been appraised service is taking place near the five sacred trees each tree is dedicated to particular diety. everyone carefully follows the guides words as they take in the sights along the way as it was clear all to brawl views on the left hand side people praying the

sacred place as soon as we get to the village of new salon for the time that. the special day that the committee of couple has been looking forward to as arrived at last. vera and you have jenny have reached the sacred grove situated one hundred kilometers from. they brought was a fellow of the sacrifice birds have also been brought by mary from all over the republic also the two off the press to their gods. at first the grove resonates with goose oaks soon after their only the echoes of priestly prayers and . these pagan priests. it's know how to communicate with the gods people praying in a grove last amidst pines burgess have strong beliefs in the forces of nature they

insist their faith is the world's oldest. people come with what we call sacrificial waterfowl. and grievances along to. discuss their problems with the priest. and communicate by means of this tree. as their requests and wishes on at this table. enormous pots a suspended of a bone fuzz the lips side by side with the ulcers they're used to make porridge and just ceremonial meats broth. take a look at the docks in d.c. aboard and see. they break up the breton two chunks and toss the pieces into the fire the bread and cheese has been brought by washers. this is help people in russia worship before the arrival of christianity the maori have

prayed the same way to their gods for several millennia. old these people are offering prayers to many gods which is this where the five spalled to being set aside for bonfires in this grow for example the wall morgue. in this one they pray to the god should she love social level one of they are asking for his grace in childbirth and happiness. and. the skin and organs of the buds are criminy to in the bond funds but it's forbidden to take any leftovers from the sacrificial offerings from the growth of. resistance is not politics but a culture. is

could get. on its own. cultures of resistance on our team. please. let's.

look. to the southwest of motor is full of historic sites. but the shortest road. from here a ferry is needed local pigeons have even memorised the boats. to

the other. i'm. on the. plane has been handed down from generation to generation you know that

there are very many. plays that. route. this road formed a link between russia's capital and its siberian part. connected the country's western and eastern regions. russian poet alexander pushkin once travelled along it it was used by stage coaches or. has been at the head of the district for several years during this time he's been

able to restore a dozen historical landmarks. we marry from the western bank of the volga are not great in number there are only fifty or sixty thousand of. these these that is why we seek to stick together in order to safeguard our language culture and of course the land where we live. and. the burial site is the only one of its kind in the region cattle breeders of an iranian tribe buried here in the second millennium b.c. the time when the egyptian pyramids were built when excavation work was over scientists restored the burial place to its original appearance. the. twenty eight men between the ages of eighteen and twenty five are buried here there was also a woman and a man who was forty five to fifty years old when he was buried we think he was

a blacksmith those men had died in battle. have been found and some of the skeletons skulls of other men were fractured with an axe. the romas convoy suddenly stops at the edge of a swamp it's too dangerous to drive any further. the travelers spend a good deal of time walking around the frozen silt when they manage to measure the swamps and everybody realizes that attempting to cross the swamp is out of the question. we. will have to look for another routes. and there is one and a half of water underneath is. however another road makes up for their misfortune

it leads to what for centuries has been known locally as the fortress mountain. the maori people who lived here a long time ago used it as a hideout against intruders legend has it that the maori people were terrified of being caught by the of new forest creatures covered with hair who had chosen to settle in the mountains caves. were black. if they felt their breasts were. they had little contact with. them.

this happened a long time ago. they will launch forests with tall trees and the. legends about the region have been handed down over the centuries by mouth to mouth of a tribal knows a great many ancient stories relating to the maori people. one of them tells a story of an old oak tree several generations of mari people have closed for a rest. the local people guard the sacret. around one thousand years. old living in this village say the oak tree used to help make women fertile store the mill. this giant of a tree is seven meters thick and more than thirty meters tall some scientists

believe the marielle oak is russia's oldest. city is found several kilometers away from the ancient oak. in the middle ages the maori sought protection from invaders by building their settlements in out of the way places one of them is high on the bank of the river in the district. natural obstacles provided protection for the inhabitants of these fortifications. team people came to this grove from the region to pray for a russian victory over napoleon people in the surrounding villages still tell the story of the maori who sacrificed twenty six horses to the gods. now it's time for you. to join other worshipers at the prayer in appealing to the

gods they do so to the singing of an exodus touched sacrificial animals. this is followed with a meal shared by those taking part in the ritual giving out food from parts to bring the people together according to their beliefs people get closer to the gods by eating in this way. everywhere try to be here for the service. before nightfall finally find what they set out for at the start of the expedition . depression. pit in the very center of a field. a safe distance from it the people living in

this village used to plough these fields and grow crops on it. but. they were awakened by loud noises. when they came here they were surprised to see a large crater in the middle of a field with some water in the boat some. scientists have found a stream beneath the depression when it erodes the top layer of the soil the ground sinks. this slope is very slippery and very steep i get scared at times i might be buried by sliding rocks a prospect i don't particularly relish. ok i'm almost there. well there is no water here local people prefer not to descend into the depression because this kind of cataclysm might happen at any time. that there is much to be learned from such expeditions people think that such things are only found in faraway lands but they

are much closer to home. yevgeny was pleasantly surprised just as he and his wife vera were about to head home after the service. you get in a good serve come here for a moment. the priests whitecap was ceremonially placed upon his head as a token of great respect. no i'm not able to keep a low profile or stand on the sidelines i will have to be directly involved in the prayers of ordinary people cherish hope they will look to me with hope and in my

words expressed their sentiments in front of the sacred tree. and we should good sales and happiness. the commission of couple has taken a plunge into the ancient faith of the people. by coming here they have truly experienced the joy of communion. they hope it will stay with them for the whole. until the next president that will once again bring the maori people together.

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