A MAUNDY THURSDAY CANDLE AS THE CHARM OF POTTERS OF THE CHERNIGOV REGION AND ITS SEMANTICS

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  • Kostyantyn Rakhno The National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37620/EAZ11900117r

Keywords:

Maundy Thursday, potters, charm

Abstract

This paper talks about the beliefs of the potters from the Chernigov region in the Ukraine. Namely, when the potters prepared the pottery, traditionally they included a plethora of magic activities in order to control the elements directly involved in the process. Candles had a significant role during these magic rituals and this is considered a preChristian feature dedicated to the cult of the old Slavic God Perun.

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Published

2026-03-27

Issue

Vol. 9 (2011): ЕАЗ/EAZ

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Статии/Articles

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A MAUNDY THURSDAY CANDLE AS THE CHARM OF POTTERS OF THE CHERNIGOV REGION AND ITS SEMANTICS. (2026). ЕтноАнтропоЗум/EthnoAnthropoZoom, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.37620/EAZ11900117r