Ethnotourism on Baikal lake.
BAIKAL TOURS
BAIKAL ROUTE
Ethno tourism on Baikal lake
The most ancient church is Kazanskaya Church made of wood (it was built in 1679) It is situated, not far from Irkutsk, in the
Taltsi Museum of Architecture and Ethnography where on the bank of the Angara River in open-air
dwellings, objects of everyday life and religious cults of the native population of the region are gathered Celebrations of
Easter, Shrovetide, Apple Spas, different crafts and arts exhibitions are held here traditionally Taltsi architectural and
ethnographic museum is the unique collection of the XVII - XIX centuries historical monuments.
Three historical and cultural Baikal zones have been recreated in the museum Russian, Buriat and Evenky, Burials and Evenky
are native people of the area, Evenky camp, a bun al place and Buriat yurt show the life of these people.
Monuments of wooden architecture of XVII - XX centuries are collected in the Russian exposition Spasskaya Tower of
Him burg (1667) and now active Kasan Church (1679) are the main points of interest of this part of the museum.
The cascade of water-mills, a little village consisting of XVIII- XIX centuries farmsteads, Siberian cemetery add to the
picture of Baikal area population life in the old days.
The traditional religion of Buryats of the Irkutsk is shamanism. The main and peculiar thing is the deification of the forces of nature and of dead ancestors, the belief that world is full of gods and spirits, that with the help of special people, the shamans, it is possible to exert influence on them in order to ensure well-being or to avert a misfortune The Buryat shamans were of hereditary origin.
One of the most vivid and ancient kinds of Buryats' spiritual culture is their folklore Its
main genres embrace myths, legends, old stories, heroic epic Signing and playing music constitute an important part of Buryats spiritual life To see the most ancient shaman rituals you'll have to visit Buryat settlements and «ulooses» on the shores of
Maloye sea and Olkhon island a not faraway and an interesting journey The primitives' stopping places, cliff drawings, remainders of fortresses and sanctuaries of the ancient Kurykan people are also to be seen on Baikal shores
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- By you request we can offer you the individual tours. If you are interesting at the something special or you want to know more about history of Russia please write us and we will fulfill your wishes.
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