About Summer Holiday of the Forest Yukagirs
P. E. Prokopyeva
Keywords: the Forest Yukagirs, traditional calendar, summer holiday
Pages: 39-42
Abstract
The article describes the Forest Yukagirs summer holiday connected with the Solar cult. Based on analysis of the ethnographic materials the author comes to conclusion that it was the main holiday in the Yukagir traditional calendar meant for providing well-being in the new production year. The main trends in the holiday's transformation are also traced.
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