Архетиповий мотив світового дерева (Arbor mundi) у весільній обрядовості середньої Наддніпрянщини: традиційні особливості як ключ до виявлення історичних трансформацій
Archetype motif of the World Tree (Arbor mundi) in the wedding ceremony of the Middle Dnieper: Traditional features as the key to the discovery of historical transformations

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to investigation of functioning of the World Tree archetypal motif in the wedding rituals of Middle Naddnipryanshchina, which is completed by the author by means of comparative analysis of traditional peculiarities of “devich-vechora" celebrating, characteristic for different areas and villages of the region. The spectrum of motif manifestations is revealed through characteristic peculiarities of Naddniprianshina wedding attributes (such as towel images, traditions of "giltse" and "shabli" decoration, also song folklore), which were fixed during the field study, fulfilled by the author.

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