Welcome to the educational online platform «Merа́s»”. Here you can find folklore ethnographic materials of Udmurtia.

«Мера́с»is a dialectal word in Udmurt language. The meaning is a “relic”, “heritage”..

The main idea of the site is unification of archive collections of Udmurtia, including materials of the Republican House of Folk Art, research institutes, universities and municipalities of Republic.
The group of scholars is presented by ethnographers, folklore specialists, linguists, ethnomusicologists, ethnochoreographists. Each researcher introduces materials of folklore expeditions.
All material are structured: ritual traditions and celebrations, singing tradition, prose, traditional musical instruments, traditional choreography, national games, and national cuisine. An essential help is provided by the interactive map consisting of the additional information on folklore of each location.