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The Semyk Holiday in the Culture of Contemporary Mari

Semyk is one of the most esteemed holidays of the Mari and acts as a symbol of the start of the summer celebrations cycle. Ancestral rites are a particular feature of Semyk, held in June, seven weeks after the sorta keche day dedicated to remembrance of the deceased. Plant collecting and reverence cults, protective magic rites, social prohibitions, bathing (banya, moncha), as well as youth recreation and games were ritualized aspects of the commemoration. When Soviet period atheist ideology was dominant, the celebration was banned. Nonetheless, predominantly domestic rites related to remembrance of ancestors were continued. In the 1990s, it grew into celebrations openly observed in villages, in the republic of Mari-El, and in neighboring republics. Presently, Semyk is officially sponsored in some areas, and often marked in Mari calendars that also feature other holidays, beliefs, and important cultural events.