Baikal Region wants to attract tourists not only by its unique nature, but also by culture heritage. They believe that it will be rather interesting for tourists to get acquainted closer with traditional Byruat holidays and rituals, which are not so widely known. That’s why local authorities decided to make an event-trigger calendar. One of the events from the calendar is supposed to be an ethno-cultural festival “Jord Games”. It’s a traditional Byruat holiday, when at the foot of the sacred mountain people say their prayers, sacrifices and different national kinds of competitions are made. The climax of the holiday is ritual round dance around the legendary mountain, where more than 700 people can take place.

According to the legend, if the ring with people comes apart, the year will be not lucky. It is a very spectacular event that can attract a plenty of tourists, that’s why the games can be a brand of ethnic tourism in Baikal. This year the festival takes place on 5 – 17 August in the surroundings of the place Khutorok in the mouth of the Anga River.