Welcome!
There's a nation of about 10m people you have probably never heard about.
This website has all the basic information about the Tatars, mainly of Volga origin
There's not much you can find in the Internet about them. Despite not commonly known or often mixed up with other nationalities, Tatars proudly sustain their rich traditions, remember their drammatic history and still cook their delicious dishes.
Sabantuy
Tatar summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities
This year, UK capital hosts the event for the fifth time, on July the 16th
Traditions
Kurash: The wrestling Kurash, is the main competition of Sabantuy. Wrestlers use towels and the aim is to knock down the opponent. Usually young boys start the competition. At the end of Sabantuy, the main event of the festival is the final of kurash. The winner becomes the batyr, the hero of the Sabantuy. The prize varies from a ram in small villages to a car at big cities' celebrations.
Horse-riding: Oh, we just love it. But if a horse will dissapoint us, we will make Kazy (traditional sausage) out of it!