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The Ethnology Notebooks. 2022. № 4 (166), 876—884

UDK [392.51:[664.661.21:641.526.2]](477.46)

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/nz2022.04.876

THE RITE OF BAKING A WEDDING KOROVAI: SPATIAL-TEMPORAL DIMENSION (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF HISTORICAL UMAN REGION)

YOVENKO Larysa

  • ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-071X
  • Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of Ukrainian
  • Literature, Ukrainian Studies and Teaching Methods Department,
  • Uman state pedagogical university of the name of Pavlo Tychyna,
  • 2, Sadova str., 20300, Uman, Tcherkasy area, Ukraine,
  • Contacts: e-mail: art_dekanat@meta.ua

TERESHKO Іnna

  • ОRCID ID: https://orcid.org/000-0002-5682-7766
  • Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor
  • of Choreography And Artistic Culture Department,
  • Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University,
  • 2, Sadova str., 20300, Uman, Tcherkasy area, Ukraine,
  • Contacts: e-mail: art_dekanat@meta.ua

Abstract. The purpose of the article: the study of the ritual and mythological essence of the rite of «baking a loaf», the presentation of the features of its life in the historical Uman region during the XXth  early XXIst centuries. The research methodology consists in the application of cultural (to understand the evolution and transformation of the rite of «baking a loaf», to identify the deep foundations, the most significant trends of its development), chronological-historical (to express the peculiarities of the researched rite at various stages of the development of Ukrainian traditional household culture), expeditionary methods (for the study of local-territorial features of the rite on the territory of the historical Uman region), as well as the method of theoretical generalization.

The scientific novelty of the article lies in the expansion of ideas about the rite of «baking a loaf», the study of its local-territorial features in the historical Uman region in the available scientific sources and materials of folklore-ethnographic expeditions of students and teachers of the Faculty of Ukrainian Philology of the Ukrainian Studies and Teaching Methods Department (1997—2018). Conclusions. Thus, the studied rite has a deep archaic meaning. It has been established that this rite reflects: 1) a connection with magic (ritual sacrifice); 2) cult of the sun; 3) connection with nature, animal and plant life, fertility of the earth; 4) cult of fire and earth. The study of scientific works, archival materials of the research laboratory «Problems of training future philology teachers for Ukrainian studies work at school» (Uman State Pedagogical University named after Pavel Tychyna) showed that the ritual of baking bread in the villages of the historical Uman region retains authentic features and has a peculiar ritual script, which is manifested in the recorded local and territorial features of its implementation. This ceremony is still an important part of the wedding ceremony of the Uman region. A thorough study of regional forms of folklore in the educational process of higher education institutions has significant potential in popularizing the cultural heritage of the native ethnic group, fostering respect for the material and spiritual heritage of Ukrainian and other peoples.

Keywords: rite, korovai, wedding, korovainytsi, songs, historical Uman region.

Received 2.08.2022

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