andrey toropov, pavel chernyagov, lead kuzbas, kemerovo!w in traditional costumes, cedar jewelry and charcoal sculptures. the forum of national unity dedicated to the culture of the peoples inhabiting siberia has ended in kemerovo. it attracted more than 3,500 people. the program includes performances of dance and music groups, exhibition of arts and crafts, film screenings. also at the forum, discussions were held in which such topics as the development of ethnocultural routes and museum affairs were discussed. so many centuries have passed, but how our grandfathers and great-grandfathers established relationships, this is how we live, we are now passing through, you see, we have preserved all the cultures, all the traditions, clothes, and languages, and music, songs, and dances, and this has only made us stronger. in buryatia, on the eve of the new year according to the lunar calendar, a traditional ritual was held in all dotsans cleansing, which is visited by many people every year, report by alexey kilaev. the obligatory ceremony of bur