https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6060-3562
E-mail: kyldysin@yandex.ru, Tel.: +3725555-64-59
42, Vanemuise str., Tartu, 51003, Estonia
PhD, Researcher, Folklore Department, Estonian Literary Museum
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4, Lomonosov str., Izhevsk, 426004, Russian Federation
Junior Researcher, Department of Philological Studies, Udmurt Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Udmurt Federal Research Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Galina A. Glukhova
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-2693
E-mail: galant@udm.ru, Tel.: +7 (3412) 91-61-66
1, Universitetskaya str., Izhevsk, 426034, Russian Federation
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Udmurt State University
This article examines the food code in the modern memorial practice of the Udmurts. It reveals the symbolism and semantics of the most important dishes; of the drinks served with the memorial meal; and of the actions performed with ritual food. Attention is focused on the preparation of national dishes, the methods of ritual offerings and consumption, on the places where gifts of food are sent, and on sacred intermediaries. In the Udmurt culture, ritual food still remains one of the key components of rituals aimed at communicating with the dead. Field observation of recent decades indicates changes related to the use of food at wakes. Along with the customary ritual food and drink, modern products may be included in the memorial practice. We have also observed the refusal to cook some traditional dishes and a failure to perform some customary wake practices. Such developments lead, on the one hand, to the gradual extinction of tradition, and on the other, to the introduction of Orthodox cultural norms.
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