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Wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel used in traditional Erzya rituals
Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia

Shtatol also called Erzyan shtatol (Erzya: Štatol, ěrzäń štatol) is a wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel used in traditional Erzya rituals (erzja Ineškipazněń Kemema).

Etymology

The term "shtatol" (from Erzya: šta ('wax') and tol ('fire'). The oldest known use of this term in a non-Erzya source is in the Russian-language Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language published by Russian lexicographer Vladimir Dal in 1863.

Use and symbolism

Shtatols symbolize life, ancestor reverence, and the passage of time. The wooden vessel in which the candle is placed is called a jandava (Erzya: jandava). Jandavas are carved from solid linden trunks and are vaguely duck-shaped. Shtatols and jandavas are commonly used during Ras'ken' Ozks, Verya Ozks and other Erzya rituals.

References

  1. "Роль родового коллектива в обрядности финно-угорских народов". cyberleninka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. "штатол - это... Что такое штатол?". Словари и энциклопедии на Академике (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "На фестиваль «Штатол» в Саранск приедут театры из Дагестана и Татарстана". МордовМедиа (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. "В Москве представят мультимедийный проект "Штатол"". www.finnougoria.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-08.


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