Yhyakh festival
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The Yhyakh festival is the Sakha people's traditional summer celebration featuring rituals, music, dance, and communal feasting to honor nature and welcome the new year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yhyakh festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sakha holiday
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ festival ⓘ summer solstice celebration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ysyakh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ысыах NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Sakha Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yakutia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| danceType | osuokhai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sakha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
circle dances
ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ dance ⓘ horse racing ⓘ music ⓘ offerings ⓘ olonkho performance ⓘ prayers ⓘ rituals ⓘ shamanic rituals ⓘ throat singing ⓘ traditional sports ⓘ |
| hasFood |
kumys
ⓘ
mare’s milk ⓘ meat dishes ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
birch tree
ⓘ
sun ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Sakha families
ⓘ
local communities ⓘ |
| musicInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
khomus ⓘ |
| purpose |
to express gratitude to deities and spirits
ⓘ
to honor nature ⓘ to welcome the new year ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage of the Sakha people ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sakha mythology
ⓘ
Sakha shamanism NERFINISHED ⓘ nomadic pastoralism ⓘ summer solstice ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Sakha traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tengrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community gathering
ⓘ
cultural identity reinforcement ⓘ intergenerational transmission of traditions ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | daytime and night events ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | June ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sakha people