Traditional Yakut Ysyakh festival in modern cultural landscape

The study deals with the historical background to the cultural landscape in Yakut village that is a result of the collective farm amalgamation in the mid-20th century and still preserves the traditional elements of Yakut culture. The authors highlight the emergence of Archy Diete, the neo-pagan houses of worship, in the early 21st century. New features of everyday culture demonstrate the renewal of the traditional lifestyle, which in turn is reflected not only in the growth of ethnic consciousness but also in glocalization. This process is revealed through the view on traditional Yakut Ysyakh festival that has changed from the mid-20th century up to the present in accordance with the development of Yakut rural landscape. The festival maintains its core components: summer koumiss drinking rite (ayakh tutuu), traditional sports competition, and osuokhai round dance. Modern Yakuts preserved the main elements of celebration. However, cultural globalization transformed the forms of celebration, clothing, jewelry, houses of worship, and places of celebration. The study investigates Ysyakh festival in Suntarsky and Verkhnevilyuysky Districts. The research examines the forms of celebration, traditional clothing, modern jewelry of the Yakuts, and traditional location of festival. It allows one to analyze the current cultural landscape and the social and cultural environment of the Yakut village.