The traditional ritual culture of the Mordvins-Karatai at the beginning of the XX century (based on the historical and ethnographicessay by Guriy Filippov «Mordvins are Christians. From the life of the village of Mordovian Karatai and the village of Mensitovo, Tetyushsky district, Kazan province» (1914))

The article examines the pre–revolutionary ritual culture of a small ethno-graphic group of Mordovian people – the Mordvins -Karatai. In 1914 G.A. Filippov, a representative of the Kryashen spiritual intelligentsia, published a historical and ethnographic essay «Mordvins are Christians. From the life of the village of Mordovian Karatai and the village of Mensitovo, Tetyushsky district, Kazan province», which presents the history of the emergence and ethno-cultural development of Karatai settlements. The author examines in detail the plots related to the conduct of traditional funeral and wedding ceremonies by local residents.