Festivals and rituals of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the Volga-Ural region for the beginning and the end of the sowing

The article considers agricultural rites of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the Volga-Ural region, which accompanied spring field work. It gives the review of the ceremonial activities characterized by their most important structural elements, participants, as well as the ritual function of some material components of traditional rituals.