180 km from Yakutsk on the way to Magadan is the village of Churapcha. The summer is warm, but not for long, but the winter is very cold up to -60 degrees. The village is small, but claims to be the capital of cultural life of Yakutia - it is built just huge tourist complex. On its territory there are several concert venues, children's, games, thematic, and cultural structure for communication with higher forces. They are different in form and decoration. For example, in one house the walls inside are covered with layers of bark, but because it is especially light and comfortable.
And yet there the national holiday Ysyakh Olonkho. Ysyakh is the Yakut holiday where you can communicate with Heaven, and a symbol of the Sky - the Sun. Since ancient times the Yakuts worship Fire and the Sun. Even the Republic of Sakha comes from the root "Mar," which means fire. This is not surprising, because in winter, frosts are such that only the warmth of fire and warmth. Isyah celebrating a few days, so it's not just a holiday, but a festival.
