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ЗЕМЛЕРОБСЬКА ОСНОВА ВЕСНЯНОГО ЦИКЛУ КАЛЕНДАРНОЇ ОБРЯДОВОСТІ НАСЕЛЕННЯ БОЙКІВЩИНИ
Кліщ, Боян-Гладка
Актуальні питання у сучасній науці26 Aug 2025Open access
NobleIDark:/48914/w1/20260526/94453643DOI10.52058/2786-6300-2025-8(38)-857-867
ЗЕМЛЕРОБСЬКА ОСНОВА ВЕСНЯНОГО ЦИКЛУ КАЛЕНДАРНОЇ ОБРЯДОВОСТІ НАСЕЛЕННЯ БОЙКІВЩИНИ
Кліщ, Боян-Гладка · Актуальні питання у сучасній науці · 2025
NobleIDark:/48914/w1/20260526/94453643DOI10.52058/2786-6300-2025-8(38)-857-867
Abstract
Ukrainians have long been characterized by agriculture, which was an integral part of their material and spiritual life.The rites and customs of spring time reflected the close connection of man with nature, his hope for a good harvest and faith in the power of traditions that ensured survival.The article analyzes the agricultural basis of the spring calendar cycle of rituals of the Boykivshchyna population.This material is devoted to the analysis and systematization of traditional ritual actions, which concerns the agricultural component of the spring period of the calendar ritual system of the Boykivs.Based on the component analysis, the main components of agrarian relations are identified.The main attention is focused on the semantics of traditional rituals associated with spring plowing, sowing, calling for a bountiful harvest and natural blessings.Based on empirical material, the symbolism of vesnyanok, gaivok, traditional rituals associated with the Christian holidays of the Annunciation, Palm Sunday, Easter, and St. George was studied.The use of pysanky in agricultural magic, which performed a protective function among the Boykos throughout the twentieth century.The close relationship between folk religiosity, pre-Christian ideas, and the Boyko agricultural worldview was revealed.Spring rituals of the Boyko agricultural direction included a system of traditions and holidays that reflected the awakening of nature, the beginning of field work, purification, and protection from evil forces.The spring rituals of the Boykos are