Updating the Traditional Cuisine Ritual in Museums of Kemerovo Region
In modern society, there has been increased interest in the intangible cultural heritage. Relevance of that ritual kitchen as one of the layers of this heritage is an integral part of calendar rites. Ceremonies are recreated in the museum activities. There is a need to justify the methods traditional cuisine update in the structure of rites held at the museum. This problem was not considered by culturologists. A study of museums of Kemerovo region has allowed to identify the most popular method of updating the traditional cuisine, a reconstruction based on ethnographic descriptions. Ritual serves of traditional Russian cuisine in Siberia are closely connected with the national calendar. Especially their preparation and selection reflect the deep representation of the people of the world order. The article examines the current state and possible reconstruction in museums of Kemerovo region in the structure of the kitchen ritual ceremonies calendar cycle in Russian and their attachment to the seasonal rites in the indigenous population, Shors and Teleuts. We consider other forms of update: master classes at the museum, organizing fairs, specialized programs. Ritual kitchen can be presented in the framework of the thematic excursions, where by means of material objects from the museum’s collections can be represented by intangible heritage, dishes based on traditional recipes.