Abstract

The colors, their combination have always been important in the culture of any ethnic group. Their symbolic meaning played a tremendous role in everyday culture, in various religious and professional (agricultural and handicraft) ceremonies and rituals of the life and calendar cycles. But they acquired the most important value in wedding rituals. In this article the color semantics and symbols in the wedding rituals of Koreans in Uzbekistan are considered on considerable ground for the first time. The author examines the origins of veneration of distinct flowers, their functional significance in costume and bride’s jewelry and at various stages of the wedding rite.Index Terms: tradition, myth, semantics, symbolism, wedding ceremony, category, fire, hearth, porridge-pub, color triad, integration

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