Kazimiera
06-20-2013, 10:13 PM
Spiridon-solstice
Spiridon's Holiday are the days of winter and summer solstice, a holiday of the arising or leaving sun. This doll is for man and is given to the man as gift. It helped to the master of house to "steer the wheel" in business. As it is given with a wish of turn of life to the best. Bears in itself the male energy of stability and reliability.
http://mariiamorevna.klubok.fr/upload/iblock/0f7/0f77b49b9e9a66d1caa0245c544c557e.jpg
Zernushka (Grain Doll)
Its main destination is a creation in the house of heat, a cosiness and material welfare. In its little body that is made of cloth people filled grain after a harvest season, and then a big-bellied doll established on barn chests that the future crop becomes even richer and in the house the supplies never came to an end.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/q71/1017394_198711210285435_2120968703_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q71/1003665_199292130227343_1381186443_n.jpg
Motanka
Its basic purpose is to protect the owner and his/her house from troubles, to bring success in affairs, to promote prosperity. The doll is made of natural materials – flax, a clap. The head is made from rolls of a linen fabric. The sacred cross instead of face symbolizes unity of the Heaven and the Earth, male (a vertical line) and female (horizontal) origins. The Dolls are dressed in a suit, characteristic for Ukraine in XVIII-XIX centuries.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q71/s720x720/292553_191377524352137_1446368290_n.jpg
Nerazluchniki (Inseparable Couple)
A wedding Slavic doll. It is a traditional family amulet. Female and male origins incorporates in indissoluble Whole – the dolls have one common hand that they went on life hand in hand, they were together both in pleasure, and in a trouble. It is considered as a wedding ceremonial doll. Traditionally this doll participated in wedding ceremony, as a symbol of the new established family.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q77/s720x720/969264_191377571018799_1596912802_n.jpg
Travnitsa (Grass Doll)
Slavic amulet doll, its basic purpose is reservation of the good relations in house, health, well-being. In its magnificent skirt the sack with curative grasses - mint, origan, a balm is placed. Aroma from such doll is pleasant and useful to health since grasses contain volatile production.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/q71/1001045_199292496893973_1689441396_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q75/s720x720/1000063_198712240285332_1889485047_n.jpg
Doll of Stolbushka with children
A symbol of riches of a family, fertility. It represents a composition: – children are adhered like belt to body of Mother. It was considered that a considerable quantity of children makes the prosperity of families so, in house, always there will be a prosperity. On national representations, such doll helps to put into practice desire to have the healthy child, and also influences relations between children and parents. Often such composition people presented to a newly-married couple as a gift.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/q71/8595_191377811018775_2038922272_n.jpg
Podoroznitsa (fellow traveler)
The mistress of the house gave such amulet to the one who left from the house on any affairs - to the husband, children. And the doll protected them in a way against dangers, and the symbolical sack with grain in her hands gave satiety and forces in a way, providing safe returning home.
http://www.etnoweb.ee/Media/8d465089-798e-428f-b211-6cac1a2a69b3/Podoroznitsa.jpg
Spiridon's Holiday are the days of winter and summer solstice, a holiday of the arising or leaving sun. This doll is for man and is given to the man as gift. It helped to the master of house to "steer the wheel" in business. As it is given with a wish of turn of life to the best. Bears in itself the male energy of stability and reliability.
http://mariiamorevna.klubok.fr/upload/iblock/0f7/0f77b49b9e9a66d1caa0245c544c557e.jpg
Zernushka (Grain Doll)
Its main destination is a creation in the house of heat, a cosiness and material welfare. In its little body that is made of cloth people filled grain after a harvest season, and then a big-bellied doll established on barn chests that the future crop becomes even richer and in the house the supplies never came to an end.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/q71/1017394_198711210285435_2120968703_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q71/1003665_199292130227343_1381186443_n.jpg
Motanka
Its basic purpose is to protect the owner and his/her house from troubles, to bring success in affairs, to promote prosperity. The doll is made of natural materials – flax, a clap. The head is made from rolls of a linen fabric. The sacred cross instead of face symbolizes unity of the Heaven and the Earth, male (a vertical line) and female (horizontal) origins. The Dolls are dressed in a suit, characteristic for Ukraine in XVIII-XIX centuries.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q71/s720x720/292553_191377524352137_1446368290_n.jpg
Nerazluchniki (Inseparable Couple)
A wedding Slavic doll. It is a traditional family amulet. Female and male origins incorporates in indissoluble Whole – the dolls have one common hand that they went on life hand in hand, they were together both in pleasure, and in a trouble. It is considered as a wedding ceremonial doll. Traditionally this doll participated in wedding ceremony, as a symbol of the new established family.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q77/s720x720/969264_191377571018799_1596912802_n.jpg
Travnitsa (Grass Doll)
Slavic amulet doll, its basic purpose is reservation of the good relations in house, health, well-being. In its magnificent skirt the sack with curative grasses - mint, origan, a balm is placed. Aroma from such doll is pleasant and useful to health since grasses contain volatile production.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/q71/1001045_199292496893973_1689441396_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q75/s720x720/1000063_198712240285332_1889485047_n.jpg
Doll of Stolbushka with children
A symbol of riches of a family, fertility. It represents a composition: – children are adhered like belt to body of Mother. It was considered that a considerable quantity of children makes the prosperity of families so, in house, always there will be a prosperity. On national representations, such doll helps to put into practice desire to have the healthy child, and also influences relations between children and parents. Often such composition people presented to a newly-married couple as a gift.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/q71/8595_191377811018775_2038922272_n.jpg
Podoroznitsa (fellow traveler)
The mistress of the house gave such amulet to the one who left from the house on any affairs - to the husband, children. And the doll protected them in a way against dangers, and the symbolical sack with grain in her hands gave satiety and forces in a way, providing safe returning home.
http://www.etnoweb.ee/Media/8d465089-798e-428f-b211-6cac1a2a69b3/Podoroznitsa.jpg