Shtatol

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).[1]

Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

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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