Morė is one of the main effigies and attributes of the traditional Lithuanian folk festival Užgavėnės. It is an artificial woman (čiūčiala), stuffed with various materials, who is ultimately burned in a bonfire.[1]
Morė is associated with the winter personification as a Slavic goddess Marzanna. She is burned because once it was believed that it will help to bring spring faster.[2] Participants of the ritual are dancing around the bonfire and shouting "Žiema, žiema, bėk iš kiemo" (Winter, winter, run from the yard).[3]
References
edit- ^ Vaiškūnas, Jonas. "Ką iš tikrųjų įkūnija Užgavėnių Morė?". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Laurinkienė, Nijolė (2012). "Kas toji Užgavėnių Morė?" (PDF). Liaudies kultūra (in Lithuanian). 1 (142). ISSN 0236-0551. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Žiema, žiema, bėk iš kiemo - LRT". Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija (in Lithuanian). January 1996. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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