SPYCIMIERSKIE KWIETNE DYWANY NA BOŻE CIAŁO - TYPOLOGIA I SYMBOLIKA WZORÓW
FLOWER CARPETS FOR THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN SPYCIMIERZ – TYPOLOGY AND SYMBOLISM OF PATTERNS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the tradition of creating flower carpets for the Corpus Christi feast in Spycimierz (Łódź voivodeship, Poddębice county, Uniejów commune) from one perspective: interpretation of the symbolism of the patterns employed. In order to achieve this goal,the author uses the photographic material collected during the Corpus Christi feast in 2018 andinterviews with the inhabitants of Spycimierz parish, recorded among others by the author in 2018.In the first part of the text the author presents the state of research on the analysed tradition. For the sake of organization of the discussion, the author proposes that the flower carpets of Spycimierzshould be studied as culture texts, to which the second part of the article is devoted. In the final,main part, the author specifies groups of patterns and analyses their content successively: geometrical figures, floral patterns, zoomorphic patterns, anthropomorphic patterns, Christian motifs,patriotic symbols and verbal elements.

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