Chuvash national symbols

Chuvash national symbols - spiritual symbols of ancient Chuvash, are valuable historical and cultural heritage of Chuvashia. Symbols are used in national ornaments of embroidery, jewelry, artwork, etc.

Main pictographic symbols

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Symbol Value Symbol Value
 

 

Sun, harmony, harmony   Light, heat, fire, energy of life
  Were and will, the greatness of the genus   Cohesion
  Brotherly assistance, solidarity   Honor, will, self-control
  Spiritual and ancestral connection   Rook of life, talent, success, destiny, rock
  The eye of God, heaven, Peace, spiritual enlightenment   Truth, law, humanism, justice
  The universe, unity, Requiem   The tree, the place of the ritual, the appeal to nature
   Amulet from evil, anger, kindness, endurance   Competition, confrontation, light and darkness
  Agreement, reconciliation   Peace, Union, harmony
  Honor, courage, duty, loyalty   The firmament, the universe
  Sky-to-Earth connection   The conquest of the peaks, the upward tendency
  The motion, evolution   Thought, knowledge
  Memory of the past, think of the future   Shield, amulet of unity, anthem
  Care for your neighbor   Reliability, hand in hand
  Home, shelter, home shelter   Creation, call of help
  Charity, help — "Neema"   Spiritual rise, conscience, will
  Diligence, patience, resilience   Exchange, Council, dialogue
  Children of the same mother, family, descendants of the same family   The increase of the family, clan
  Rapport   He and She, love, mutual respect
  Humanity, mind, strength, health, spiritual beauty   Relatives, relatives, community, mutual aid
  The continuation of the family, strong family   The connection with my homeland, devotion
  Friendship, common cause, support, trust   Friendship, common cause, support, trust
  National dignity, self-awareness   Equality, understanding and acceptance
  Caring for children, youth, care, mercy   Close-knit relatives, friendship
  The family hearth, coziness, kindness   Each for friend, family
  Loyalty, unity, love   The power of family, the spirit of the nation, the vitality
  Field corn, the sower of the good   Between fields, section
  A measure of length, divorce owner   Age, period, flow of time
  The measure of sins and kindness   Good and evil, life and death
  The life path, the way

The colors in the Chuvash ornament

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  • Red - the color of life, courage, love
  • White - the color of truth, purity, wisdom
  • Black - the color of agriculture and death
  • Green - the color of nature
  • Blue - the color of the sky
  • Yellow - the color of the sun

The main colors of ornaments are white, red and black.

Literature

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  • Ф.В. Искендеров, И.Ф. Искендеров, Е.Ф. Костина Азбука чувашских орнаментов и эмблем. — перераб. и доп. издание, Ulyanovsk,: 2008.

See also

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