At the opening of the Erdynsky Games in Irkutsk Region, they discussed the further development of the ethnic festival and preparations for the next festival, which will be held in Olkhon District in 2015. It was also announced that the project is planned to be presented at the federal level, at the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia. The Erdynsky Games combine a shamanic prayer, national contests, competitions, and the ritual circular dance ekhor by Mount Ehe Erd.
The opening ceremony was attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Nikolai Slobodchikov, Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Region Larisa Zabrodskaya, Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Region – Head of the Administration of the Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug Anatoly Prokopyev, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly Gennady Nesterovich, and Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Mikhail Amunts.– After the Festival closes, an organizing committee for the next “Yerdyn Games,” which will be held in the Olkhon District in 2015, will be created, Larisa Zabrodskaya noted.
The Deputy Governor also said that it is planned to present the ethnic project “Yerdyn Games” at the federal level in September of this year – at the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation.
As a reminder, the “Yerdyn Games” are a traditional celebration of the numerous peoples of Eurasia, including the shamanic prayer taylgan, competitions in national sports, contests of baatars - heroes and beauties, singers and storytellers. The culmination of the festival is the grand ritual circular dance yekhor around Mount Ekhe Yord.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region