Kalvio portretas tradicinėje kultūroje

LTPirmoje straipsnio dalyje (Kalvio portretas mitologijoje. Būdas, 2021, Nr. 2) apžvelgę kalvio portretą mitologijoje ir tautosakoje, dabar įdėmiau pažvelgsime į kalvio vaidmenį XIX a. pabaigos - XX a. tradicinėje kultūroje. Darbe remtasi autorės surinktais pasakojimais iš Anykščių krašto ir kitų tyrėjų duomenimis iš visos Lietuvos. Pateikiant iškylantį kalvio portretą pabrėžiamos sąsajos su jo įvaizdžiu mitologijoje, tarp kurių - kalvio sumanumas, išradingumas, kūrybinis pradas, ryšys su gydymu, su velniu suartinantys išvaizdos bruožai. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Kalvis; Amatai; Išradingumas; Lietuvių tradicinė kultūra. Keywords: Blacksmith; Crafts; Ingenuity; Lithuanian traditional culture.

ENSome of the blacksmith traits recorded in mythology can also be traced to portraits of blacksmiths of the late 19th c. and the second half of the 20th c.: their ingenuity and creativity, of those making horseshoes - their links to medicine, for others - the practice of dentistry and folk healing, and many of them - related to the creative beginning, i.e. the founder of blacksmithery, Velnias (Devil) is characterised by musicality and depicted as playing an accordion and violin, and, less often, possessing a good singing voice and narrator’s talent. In addition to artistic activities, the field of magic also includes certain cases of the use of folk medicine. The blacksmith of reality is connected to the heavenly world, and especially the chthonic world, not only by creativity and ingenuity in the field of technology, but also by their outward appearance of lameness and a blackened colour, since the nature of their work made blacksmiths actually black, often lame and limping, and sometimes they were even blinded. The characteristics of many blacksmiths link them also to the smiths in fairy tales, since many of them were not only intelligent, but also energetic, principled, brave, and persistent. [From the publication]