Along the road to Lake Baikal- we made our sacred site stop... (there are many many in Buryatia).  This one is the mountain by-pass. People stop and ask the spirits to guide them on a safe journey. (Once Diane and Andrei were in a rush and did not stop... sure enough they had a flat tire ½ mile down the road!) We set up a little table with vodka, and appetizers (Zakuska) We had a little picnic and shared our food and drink with the spirits. We then tied pices of a ceremonial tie on the branches and made a wish. The wishes are moved by the wind, and delivered to the spiritual world. FYI: May 29^th and snow in Siberia!!