,.The Mari, a people of roughly half a million, are said to be Europe’s last pagans. The Mari faith traditionally knows no written scriptures and no sacred edifices, “Nature is our temple”. To get help from the gods, believers say their prayers in sacred groves, where some feasts include the ritual slaughter of animals as a sacrifice. In Mari-El, the Mari Traditional Religion is recognised as one of three national faiths, along with Christianity and Islam. Indeed, unnoticed by much of the outside world, the Mari faith has made a remarkable recovery since the end of Soviet Union. - See more at: oseweb.org/stories/the-mari-the-last-pagans-of-europe?fb_action_ids=10151446429007255&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151446429007255%22%3A432049470221567%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151446429007255%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D#page,.
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