On June 18, the next meeting of the participants of the Nanai language club took place in an offsite format. It was possible to communicate in their native language within the framework of the Fifth regional family festival "wormwood soup - Soakta Choloni" in the village of Belgo, Komsomolsky municipal district.
The festival was traditionally held by the leaders of the family ensemble "Mengun muene" A.I. Beldy and E.V. Beldy (village of Naihin, Nanai municipal district). There were many activities for the participants. Such as excursions around the ethno-village "House of the Nani" and the rural settlement, the ritual of feeding spirits, the construction of a khomaran (temporary dwelling of the Nanais), traditional sports games and master classes in arts and crafts.
Our center organized a round table "Opportunities to support the Nanai language" (moderators: I.K. Badikova, M.N. Zavalishina). Its purpose was to summarize the available resources and capabilities. Outstanding personalities took part in the discussion: M.N. Zavalishina, one of the authors of the electronic manual on the Nanai language “Nānai heseni”, and illustrator E.A. Kile from Khabarovsk, storyteller R.A. Beldy (village Naikhin), teachers of the native language: V.L. Donkan (village Sikachi-Alyan, Khabarovsk Municipal District), I.V. Gaer and A.F. Bloshenko (v. Dzhuen, Amur municipal district), A.K. Digor (v. Belgo); language activist and ethnotourist A.I. Beldy, craftswoman E.A. Samar, head of the ensemble T.P. Kile and participants of language courses V.A. Passar, S.K. Kiele, N.V. Shipulina from Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
In communication, the participants noted that language cognition cannot go in isolation from immersion in the cultural environment, the peculiarities of the life and life of the people, telling legends and fairy tales, suggestions were made about the need to support language projects and came to the unanimous opinion that only the combination of successful experience in transmitting the language and the resources available to the lone enthusiast will keep the traditional mindset alive.
The importance of joint projects and the need to strengthen the role of the native language in traditional events and the creation of new ones, for example, holding a language camp, will help to actualize the use of the Nanai language as a means of communication. The Immersion in ethnic flavour creates a favorable environment for the transfer of cultural values, traditions and requires new interactive technologies for teaching the Nanai language. The round table was held with the support of the administration of the Komsomolsk municipal district as part of the All-Russian project for the preservation of the languages of the peoples of Russia "Every language that exists in it", implemented by the Assembly of the Peoples of Russia in partnership with the Higher School of Economics and the Resource Center in the field of national relations with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund.V.S. Kharitonov - the leader of the Nanai language club is the representative of this project.
The festival ended with bright performances by creative teams and a tasting of national dishes, including the unique recipe for Wormwood Soup. We express our gratitude for the warm welcome to the residents of the village and the administration of the Komsomolsk municipal district.