1. The Russian ritual rag-doll
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2. Appearance
Many years ago Russian people had a lot of gods and they had to make sacrifices. First it was an animal or a beautiful girl. Later a human was replaced by a doll. Those dolls were named “ritual”.
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3. How to make
A rag-doll (roller) (скрутка) is made by rolling a piece of cloth.
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4. How to make
The doll is taken as a living creature so neither scissors nor a needle are used because they can do a lot of harm to the doll. Thread must be torn off or bitten off with your teeth. A needle may be used only while decorating.
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5. How to make
Patches must be new.
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9. How to make
Women usually make a dress, an apron, a kerchief for the doll and give it a unique name. Otherwise alongside the name of the person it will take the problems of a person and then will give these problems to you.
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10. How to make
There are some more special instructions for making such dolls:
No one can force or persuade you to make a doll. It is made of one's free will and out of the goodness of one's heart.
A doll must have a form of a cross.
It must be faceless.
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11. Where to keep
The doll is not for playing. It is kept inside a chest and can be given from mother to daughter on the wedding day of the latter. A hostess can also keep the doll on the wall to protect you from evil or in the central corner among icons.
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12. Of course, these are women who keep these amulets but men also are awarded to use the power of the rag doll. It is supposed the doll protects the man on the way or during the war and reminds him of home.
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13. There are many types of ritual rag-dolls
To burn on Mardi gras
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14. The symbol of sun and good summer
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15. The goat for wealth
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16. Fertility and wealth
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17. One hand for a good marriage
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18. Ten arms for a good wife
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19. Wife and mother
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20. For a happy and wealthy family
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