Visit to the Buryat village (with lunch)

9.00 Departure from the hotel

10.00 Arrival to Atsagat datsan, meeting with the minister of datsan. The ritual "gooro" should be done in the course of the movement of the sun, from left to right. Goroo is usually done an odd number of times. During the gooro, prayer drums (hurde) rotate, mentally wishing good and good luck to everyone. Inside the drums are scrolls with mantra prayers, and when you turn the hurde, you are reciting a prayer in Tibetan or Sanskrit. On the territory of datsan there are statues of the deities of Green Tara and Avalokiteshvara, two temples.

10.15 Visit to the datsan, acquaintance with the history of the ancient Atsagat datsan. The entrance to the temple always faces south. In the northern part of Dugan there is an altar where there are 1000 bronze Buddhas. In the center of Dugan there is a throne with a wax figure of the Dalai Lama XIY, who twice visited the Atsagat datsan. At the entrance to Dugan must remove the headdress. It is customary to move along the sun in the Dugan Hall, trying not to turn your back on the altar.

10.40 Climb to the sacred mountain - Tamhita, where Oboo is located and from where a magnificent panorama of the entire Atsagat valley opens. On the hill of Tamhita, locals annually perform the rite "Oboo" - the worship of local spirits, the Sahuusans. They usually take place in the winter on the second day after the New Year according to the lunar calendar and in the summer, when all the residents of Atsagat gather in the same time, perform the Oboo rite and then arrange a holiday - various competitions with good prizes. The organizer of such holidays is usually the family, which after completion transfers the right to the next family.

11.00 Transfer to the tourist complex "Steppe nomad". The complex is located 2 km from the village of Atsagat, in a cozy corner of the Atsagat valley. The territory of the complex is surrounded on one side by the hills of Tamhita, on the other hand by a dense mixed forest, which is rich in dikoros (dovine, black currants and mushrooms). From the mountain peaks of Ulan-Burgasy runs a mountain stream with crystal clear cold water. In the stream drains the waters of healing springs-arshans.

11:20 Rite of meeting "Ugtamzha". There is an old Buryat tradition, when guests are greeted with a hadak and white food, greeting words and a song sound. Hadak is a symbol of hospitality, and white food is a symbol of purity of thought and well-being.

11.25 Acquaintance with the traditions and life of Buryats. Buryat felt yurts are installed on the tourist complex, in one of which there is a local history museum, where in a live conversation and an interesting story guests will be introduced to the ancient life of Buryats and its traditions. Many legends and legends have Buryat people, but many of them have survived to this day, and some have begun to revive. It's interesting to hear about them. Guests are accepted in yurts or in good weather right on the street on the grass.

12:00 National game in Shage. Acquaintance with tradition is to break the tibia of cattle. In the traditional Buryat game "shaage" used alchik, lamb bones. In the old days, major competitions in the game of Shaage were held, in each village an absolute winner was revealed. You will be told and shown how to play this old gambling game that requires accuracy and glazing. But the biggest and noisiest battles came when men competed in breaking thick cow bones with a bare hand punch.

12.20 Buryat bow shooting. In winter - skating from the slide on tubes and sleds, on the skating rink on ancient sleds In ancient times - archery was considered honorable and important for every man. And today Buryats take first place in international competitions in archery. In winter, we offer skiing on ancient sleds.

13.00 Buryat dance "Ehor" Ehor is a folk dance, very cheerful and dynamic. Buryatia consists of two dozen administrative districts and each has several variations of the performance of this dance. Words, music, movements vary, but the form of the dancer and the extraordinary energy remain unchanged.

13.30 Lunch Buryat cuisine - milk and meat. Without exception, everyone likes Buryat buuzes, flatbreads - shangi with rustic sour cream, milk foams and much more.

15:00 Departure to town

16.00 Arrival at the hotel