Слайд 1The Yakut calendar
МБОУ «Амгинская общеобразовательная школа №1
им. В.Г.Короленко» Амгинского улуса РС(Я)
Составитель:
Путренко Ульяна Андреевна, учитель английского языка.
Слайд 2“ 'Yiam ‘Iya” – “Month of Milk Yield” (May)
Слайд 3 It is time of spring hunting for ducks and geese.
Up to the end of the month moving to the summer farmsteads - "saiylyks" a place, rich by grass near the lake, named “alaas”.
On an old branchy tree each family hung up the ceremonial cords "salama", twisted from white and black horse-hair to the spirit - the mistress of “alaas”.
Up to nowadays Yakuts feed the spirits of water, road and wood, try to behave as modestly as possible in the nature, not breaking its internal rhythm.
Слайд 4“Bes ‘Iya” - “Month of Pine” (June)
Слайд 5Yakut people hold national holiday “Ysyakh”;
They meet the sun;
Say a pray
- "algys“;
Dance in a circle “Osuokhai”;
Drink "koumys" - drink made from mare's milk;
Play Yakut national sports (wrestling "Khapsagai“, kylyy, mas-wrestling and etc.).
Слайд 6“Ot ‘Iya” – “Month of Grass” (July)
Слайд 7 People moved to summer pastures. On summer place – “saiylyk”;
July
– is a haymaking month. Still done by hand. The ground is uneven and can be swampy.
Слайд 8“Atyrdjakh ‘Iya” – “Month of Pitchfork” (August)
Слайд 9Pitchfork or hay drying month;
It is time to pick black currant,
wild strawberry, blueberry.
Слайд 10Balaghan ‘Iya” – “Month of Moving to Balaghan” (September)
Слайд 11 People move to winter wooden houses – “balagan”;
It was
considered if the weather is dry and warm on the first half of the month, winter would come later.
Слайд 12“Altynny” – “the Sixth Month” (October)
Слайд 13The symbol of this month is an eagle;
On the 14th day
winter begins. In lakes begin the ice fishing of carp by nets - "mounkha". According to ancient traditions every participant receives his share from fishing. Before “mounkha” a ceremony devoted to the Owner of Water was held. He was asked for the good catch;
Hunters also carry a similar ceremony to the Owner of Forest, asking for a lucky hunting;
People meet “Olonkhosut”. He is an unusual visitor - the story-teller of the ancient heroic epic… The singing of Olonkhosut is as a solo performance. A good story-teller could represented 6-10 different voices.
Слайд 14“Setinny” – “the Seventh Month” (November)
Слайд 15 Hunters also carry a similar ceremony to the Owner of
Forest – Bayanay, asking for a lucky hunting. They also promise not to hunt to no purpose;
A real winter comes: trees become covered by the snow, protecting from frosts;
Yakut traditional cuisine consists of meat, fish, dairy products and berries, but in a frozen kind;
One of delicacies of northern cuisine is frozen cut fish (Frozen products keep useful vitamins better).
Слайд 16“Akhsinny” – “the Eighth Month” (December)
Слайд 17On this month starts fortune-telling "Tangha“;
For example, to freeze water in
utensils and look, how it's surface: if it is flat – for a good year; if it is swelled - for bad omen;
Also adults tell for children Yakut fairy-tales.
Слайд 18“Tokhsounny” – “the Ninth Month” (January)
Слайд 19 Yakut folklore represents frost as a mythical Bull with long
thick horns;
In process of weather's warming one horn breaks off, then the second horn breaks off.
Слайд 20“Olounny” – “the Tenth Month” (February)
Слайд 21 Strong frosts come to an end. Days become longer, fogs
gradually disappear. The sun looks out more and more often;
Also Yakut people celebrate “A day of Yakut language”.
Слайд 22“Kouloun Toutar” – “Foal-Nursing Month” (March)
Слайд 23The symbol of this month is a Horse - a sacral
animal of Yakuts;
The first month of a long-awaited spring;
Yakut people believe that addition of young animals gave a hope for a rich future.
Слайд 24“Мuus Oustar” – “Ice Drifting Month” (April)
Слайд 25It is a month of a Family and Love;
Yakutia is a
land of fishermen. Rivers and lakes are finny with more than 50 species of fish such as burbot, umber, red fish, crucian, omul, pike, sturgeon, nelma, white fish etc.;
In spring a lot of birds from southern and southeast Asia, Africa, Australia , South America and Europe fly in vast creek of Lena river. The Sakha people believe those, who once see a breeding dance of “sterkh” – white or black crane- will live long and happily.