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This report is about investigating of shaman-rock and participating in shaman-ritual helds under shaman Valentine at 'Baikal concentration exploration' held under the sponsorship of 'The society for the study of ancient Korea', from 27.july to 3.oct. 2002. We investigated shaman-rock in two region, one is located in enterance of Riv. Angara, another in island Alhone in lake Baikal.
There is legend of shaman-rock in which entry from Baikal lake to Riv. Angara. The general of Baikal had wished to marry his daughter to brave guy, "Irkut". Oneday, gull was flied to the daughter and said, "There is handsome guy 'Jenisei' at west." When general was fallen a sleep, after the daughter was ran a way he threw the huge rock to her and she died. Her tears went to west and met the Riv. Jenisei. That rock is the shaman-rock.
The biggest island in Baikal lake, Alhone, called 'Burhan' shaman-rock has legend after. Mankind had appeared from the rock 'Burhan' at first. This region is most dynamic area in the Baikal lake. People served at holy place to no small stone be thrown Until 18th. This rock is epitaph of water burial of great 'Zingiskhan'. There is a religious holy place to tribe Briyat on earth. Only shaman go there, another do not. It is said after shaman death, he goes to heaven and return to the rock, live with his wife in the rock in now.