Сelebrating the New Year in the middle of summer in Yakutia! ☀️ (VIDEO)

The traditional Yakutian ‘Yhyakh’ festival is a grandiose event.

The culmination of the festival is greeting the “new” sun, which signifies the start of the new summer - and the new year! ☀️

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