Презентация на тему к уроку. Остров Саха. 6 класс.

‘The Land of Sakha’. It is a vast territory

occupying one fifth part of Russia. Although almost a half of it lies beyond the Arctic Circle, people began settling here in prehistoric times, during the early Stone Age. They came to the edge of the earth from far-lands driven by curiosity and daring .

rich in diamonds and legends. Today 99 % of

all Russian diamonds are extracted in Yakutia. There are many legends in Olonkho – Yakut heroic epos about origin of diamonds in these lands.
One of the local legends says when the Creator of the universe flew across the world carrying a big bag of diamonds and appeared to fly over Yakutia, his hands got cold and he just dropped the bag on the Earth’s surface. The legend narrates that at those times it was as cold in Yakutia as it is now, and it were severe frosts to make the Creator drop the bag and thus give birth to the numerous diamond fields.

Yakut folklore is rich and various. The ancient heroic

epos Olonkho occupies the main place in it. In 2005 Olonkho was proclaimed as one of the «masterpieces of oral and intangible heritage of humanity». Olonkho consists of numerous tales that are similar in subject and style. Tales vary in length from 10 to 15 thousand verse lines which alternate with rhythmic prose. They are performed by folktale narrators, or olonkhohuts.

non other than geniuses. There are few poets who

could continuously read the verses for five, and even for twenty hours and, certainly, there is no parodist in the world who could transform into fantastic images with such speed.

For example, in a legend there are not less than two tens of characters with various voices, character, a mimicry, a manner of speech and performance.

size, but also for other reasons: the meaning of

life and the idea of human existence. It gives us an idea of the indigenous inhabitants of Yakutia and helps to understand their culture and faith, life and customs. People all over the world shouldn’t miss the chance to visit the land of Olonkho and listen to singings of the famous Olonkho performers. They are worth listening!

Republic celebrate the New Year twice: in winter with

citizens of Russia, and in summer.
Women and children decorate trees with "salama" (nine bunches of horse hair hung on horse-hair ropes). The oldest man, wearing traditional white clothes, opens the festival.

The festival begins with the giving of thanks to those powers which control the lives of the Yakut. There is the ceremony of feeding the fire, the address to the spirits that protect horse-breeding, the ritual sprinkling of grass and trees with kymys. Only when all this has been performed people can play national games, eat national dishes, drink kymys and perform the round-dance Ohuakhai that marks the culmination of the festival.

unique creation of the Yakut people. It includes three

forms of art: dancing, singing and poetry combined together. It is a round dance-and-song. People dance in a circle, arm in arm, hand in hand putting left foot forward, making rhythmic graceful movements with their bodies, legs, feet and arms in the sunrise direction. The dance is accompanied by a lead song.
Poetic improvisation of the ohuokhai represents one of the richest and oldest kind of the Yakut folklore. It is living, developing, up-to-date and very popular.

possible way in different types of music from marching

tunes to operas. There are many songs based on the different melodies of the ohuokhai.
Being very simple to perform it has a beneficial effect on everybody. This dance is also called a healing dance. It helps a person overcome his/her difficulties, troubles and stresses. It is healthy for a person as any physical exercise. This dance is the most effective means of self-perfection.

constitution and its own president. Sakha has embarked on

the path of sovereign and independent development. It is offering to cooperate with other countries on the basis of equal relations in trade, science, politics and culture. The culture of Sakha brings its own special contribution to World Culture.