Korsakovo
This is a tailgan for the little and big wolf clans, in Korsakova, Buryatia, to which we were invited by a friend, who is a member of the little wolf clan. A sheep is sacrificed every three years to the ancestors so that they will watch over their descendents. Every member of the clans contributes money to the event, but also contributes a branch decorated with ribbons, and all the family members must eat part of the sheep that was sacrificed, in effect sharing a meal with their ancestors.
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