Świętowanie na Kujawach w świetle słownictwa gwarowego
Celebration of Religious Feasts in Kujawy in the Light of Dialectal Vocabulary

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at describing celebrations in Kujawy, performed in the last centuries,and connected with religious feasts as well as with the liturgical calendar. The topicis analysed through the lens of the lexis of the Kujawy dialect. The linguistic and culturalperspective allows to discover intermingling of the sacred (sacrum) and secular (profane)elements in the folk culture of Kujawy. To a great extent, it concerns celebration of themost important Catholic feasts. For example, the rich dialectal vocabulary is related tothe Easter period. In addition to forms that refer to religious rituals, such as WstępnaŚroda (Prefatory Wednesday/Ash Wednesday), (boże rany) ‘God’s wounds’, Kwietna/Wierzba Niedziela (Flower/Willow Sunday), many names and expressions describingsecular customs can be found, such as wybijanie żuru (breaking a sour rye soup), chodzeniez kozą (walking with a goat), podkoziołek, wywożenie mężatek/ żeńców (taking awayof the spouses), przywołówki (hailing), chodzenie po dyngusie (walking on dyngus).The newly published, first fully scientific Dictionary of the Dialect and Culture of Kujawywas edited with an idea of saving this dying world of folk culture, religiosity and customs.Renewing the knowledge of the dialectal lexis of Kujawy is aimed at strengthening thelocal identity and deepening the regional distinctiveness of Kujawy.

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