Guess who this ancient village owes its name? Strangely enough, mosquitoes. Syasma (this is how the Finno-Ugri called flying bloodsuckers) later turned into Sizma. By the way, mosquitoes in these places are still pretty much, so do not forget to prepare for the meeting with winged predators during the trip.
This ancient Russian village is located in the Vologda region, in the north-east of the Sheksna district. Slavic customs, rituals and traditions are still carefully preserved here, and the center of this islet of the old Russian culture is just the village of Sizma, in which 625 people live.
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How to get there
Sizma is in 112 km from Vologda and 74 km from Cherepovets.
You can reach the village by car (about 2 hours from Vologda), as well as by rail: you need turn to Vologda / Cherepovets station, and then take the bus to the settlement.
It's interesting
The village appeared on the Sizme River, around which workers and merchants began to settle, trading with ships that walked along the river. The rich village began to attract folk craftsmen, carpenters, musicians, singers, etc. That is why the traditions of the Russian people remained intact here, and even nowadays one can learn how our ancestors lived.
By the way, the language of the locals is not at all no less old than the local architecture. As confirmed by philologists, they speak exactly the same dialect as in the 17th century. Therefore, local speech, on which the indigenous people communicate with each other, for ordinary Russians is completely incomprehensible. However, it sounds funny: gloom - to do something slowly; donodon - treat with reverence and respect; Myrgus is a shallow pesky rain.
You can book an excursion at the Municipal Center for Traditional Folk Culture in Sizma, phone: (8175) 14-83-32.
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
As they say, it is not worth the village without a church. In Szyme, it is not just a church, but a real miracle - the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which was built in 1867-1873.
Its history is closely connected with the history of the village .The church was built on the donations and assistance of the merchant merchants from Sizeme .On a huge 18-meter belfry hung 13 bells, and the largest weighed 110 poods - 1760 kg (approximately like a car) .On the east side there is a stone chapel of St. .Flora and Lavra .During the Soviet era there was a warehouse inside the church, and later a village club .In the temple there are two main shrines - parts of the stone cross that sailed up the river against the current, and the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, which miraculously renewed during the restoration of the temple .
Museum of the life of Russian peasants
In the village there is a unique museum of everyday life of Russian peasants. In it you can personally get acquainted with the way flax and fabrics were made, we made home-made beer, etc. There is also a rich collection of antique furniture, pottery, cooperage and tanning objects. Including a collection of homespun clothes, tablecloths and towels.
In the village itself, traditional folk crafts are also actively reviving, for example, weaving dishes and utensils from straw and birch bark, lacework, weaving, baking gingerbread, brewing.
Interactive tours and holidays
If you signed up for an excursion, then prepare for the fact that on arrival you will be treated according to the traditional Russian custom - bread and salt, and also will be met by the bell ringing .You will visit the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, you will be able to attend the concert of bell music (if you want, you can even yourself be a little bell ringer) and visit the bell tower, where you can see the whole village and its surroundings .After the bell concert you will be treated with lunch from traditional Sizem recipes, and you will also have the chance to taste the Sizemsky beer .
Solovarki
Next is a visit to the museum of peasant life and the village Solovarki, in the wooden chapel of Blessed Xenia, on the mountain ash near which the icon of the Virgin appeared. As one of the legends says, at a time when a local blind youth had a dream in which he was healed by washing the water from the earth near the chapel. The next day, together with his father, he came to the chapel and washed his eyes with water, which suddenly appeared from the earth's interior. A few hours later the youth's blindness was over.
The source of St. Panteleimon
Finally a visit to the source of St. Panteleimon in the village of Pochinok is recommended. Once sick and sick people came here for healing, but now the source is regularly visited by tourists and pilgrims. You can collect holy water, as well as pour cold, fresh water in the bath. In the village next door you can buy souvenirs and home made beer.