On Ysyakh of Tuymaady in 2017 a new world record of Guinness was established, for the largest number of people in national clothes – 16,620 people.
The capital of the region hosted the largest gathering of people in national costumes. They celebrated the traditional holiday of summer. A unique event was fixed by the official judge of the Guinness book. This is not the first unusual record established in the most extensive Russian region.
Yakutia once again inscribed itself in the Guinness Book of Records. 16 620 people in national costumes – residents of the northern republic beat the achievement of Romania. On ysyah gathered twice as many people.
Hundreds of meters of fabric, tens of tons of the most valuable fur and beads. To this ysyahu the people’s craftsmen of Yakutia were most prepared. They are in every region of the republic. We are now seeing the result of their painstaking work. These costumes are sewn on all historical canons.
On tusulge – the central venue for the celebration – not everyone was admitted. Men should be in a Yakut camisole with a belt. Women are wearing a dress haladay and a vest. The main accent of the image of Alexandra Nazarova is a necklace of the 19th century. The 87-year-old woman specifically took out a family heirloom soup.
“Ysyakh is a long-awaited day for the Yakut people, for women of Sakha, especially, we wait a whole year, all winter, to put on the most beautiful jewelry and outfits,” says Alexander Nazarova.
The judge of the collection of world achievements, Pravin Patel personally assessed the outfits. Especially the foreign guest was attracted to the apparel of sable fur and fox fur. “I congratulate the Yakut people on the occasion of this holiday and this historic event.” See this absolutely fantastic show, “said Pravin Patel, the official judge of the Guinness Book of Records.
The record of 2017 became the fourth in the history of the Yakut new year. The biggest of them is a circular dance, more than 11 thousand people on kumysopitia and almost as many musicians playing on the khomus – a harp. These events are also included in the Guinness edition.
“In order to show our solidarity, the strength of traditions and introduce some new trend into Yakut culture, we decided to set a record, and this became the business not only of the people of Sakha, but also of many other peoples,” said Aisen Nikolayev, Yakutsk.
Ysyakh is officially recognized as the most massive national holiday of Russia. These days it was visited by about 200 thousand people.
An endless sea of people in a circular dance. Record ysyah completed the famous Yakut osookhaem.
Translation: Google
Source: Yakutia.com
