Spalvų simbolika katalikų kalendorinėse šventėse Lietuvoje
LTStraipsnyje pristatoma katalikų atlikto kalendorinių švenčių Lietuvoje spalvų simbolikos spektro religijotyrinio-menotyrinio tyrimo medžiaga. Buvo ištirtos katalikų kalendorinės šventės Lietuvoje, kuriose vyrauja tam tikras spalvų simbolių spektras, nustatyta šių spalvų simbolika ir atskleista jų kilmė. Tyrimo rezultatai pagrindė darbo pradžioje iškeltą prielaidą, kad katalikiškose kalendorinėse šventėse Lietuvoje praktikuojamų spalvų spektras yra mus supančios gamtos pristatymo ir krikščioniškosios pasaulėžiūros inkultūracijos pasekmė, išryškinanti Jėzaus Kristaus ir Švč. M. Marijos gyvenimo filosofinį/moralinį teologinį turinį. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Kalendorinės šventės; Katalikybė; Simbolis; Spalva; Calendar celebrations; Catholicism; Colour; Lithuania; Symbol.
ENThe goal of the study is to reveal the symbolism of colours in Catholic calendar holidays in Lithuania. The objectives of the study are: first, to investigate Catholic calendar holidays, with their spectrum of colour and, second, to study the set of colour symbols. The study premise is that Catholics in their calendar celebrations in Lithuania practised a spectrum of colours to express and represent the surrounding nature, with Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary's life present in the philosophical/moral and theological content of the disclosure of exaltation. The researches showed that the first Catholic calendar holidays in Lithuania are presented by ten colours in the symbolic spectrum: white, black, gold, pink, red, yellow, green, blue, Cambridge-blue, and violet. Then, the colours of white, Cambridge-blue, blue, and green were important. The white colour symbolizes pregnant St. Mary before the birth of Jesus (The Shrine Star sunrise), blue stands for Blessed Virgin Mary and innocence, and the green-Mary is the daughter of the earth. Red-Passion, like martyrdom, is for the faith of colour. Third, the colours of white, gold, yellow, red, pink, green, purple, black speak of the nature of God and His Son Jesus Christ. White symbolizes light and happiness, to be used during all holidays with the exception of Jesus Christ other than Lent.This is a divine purity, virtue, God's colour. Gold denotes the light of God's love. Yellow signals the light of God, God's grace, God's life in the sphere of colour. Pink is for the advent of the nascent Saviour and, also, the symbol of pain and sadness. Green means living and eternal salvation, it is a symbol of hope. Violet symbolizes faith, waiting, call for duty, as well as melancholy and contrition. Black stands for death, sorrow, and sin. This is the colour of death, sorrow and the darkness of the grave. The findings of the study supported the premise set at the beginning of the work that the Catholic calendar holidays in Lithuania had a wide colour range to denote a natural delivery, but also were full of Jesus Christ and the St. Blessed Virgin Mary's life philosophical/moral and theological content. [From the publication]
