Post by Jaga on Jul 17, 2020 10:43:28 GMT -7
I found it quite interesting especially since it includes the picture. I am not sure we should call this region really Siberia, since it is closer to Ulan Ude in Buriatia.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-coronavirus-covid-siberia-trenches/2020/07/16/248c1ade-c10d-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html?hpid=hp_world1-8-12_siberiacv1048a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
MOSCOW — In a shamanic ritual last month in the Siberian hamlet of Shuluta, fermented milk was sprinkled on a fire, a sheep was killed and boiled to make a rich broth, and prayers were offered to ancestors.
The belief is that the annual rites help ensure prosperity and good health.
What happened next left Shuluta isolated and ensnared in a drama — in a far corner of Siberia — that tugs on the deeper threads of a world in crisis: authorities under pressure, defiance by rule breakers, neighbor turning against neighbor, and questions over just how far to go to stop the spread of the pandemic.
On June 27, the local administration sent tractors to dig two trenches around the village to seal it off after the first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection appeared in the village, population 390. Many believed the virus was linked to the rituals and gathering held by one Shuluta clan.
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www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-coronavirus-covid-siberia-trenches/2020/07/16/248c1ade-c10d-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html?hpid=hp_world1-8-12_siberiacv1048a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
MOSCOW — In a shamanic ritual last month in the Siberian hamlet of Shuluta, fermented milk was sprinkled on a fire, a sheep was killed and boiled to make a rich broth, and prayers were offered to ancestors.
The belief is that the annual rites help ensure prosperity and good health.
What happened next left Shuluta isolated and ensnared in a drama — in a far corner of Siberia — that tugs on the deeper threads of a world in crisis: authorities under pressure, defiance by rule breakers, neighbor turning against neighbor, and questions over just how far to go to stop the spread of the pandemic.
On June 27, the local administration sent tractors to dig two trenches around the village to seal it off after the first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection appeared in the village, population 390. Many believed the virus was linked to the rituals and gathering held by one Shuluta clan.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3OYRRCWHR4I6VKBFQ4RAATSBKA.jpg&w=530
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