Abstract
The article reveals some aspects of using eggs in the Bashkirs’ ritual practice. As a symbol of fertility, the egg was often used in rituals intended to ensure a good harvest, cattle litter, etc. For example, eggs collected team wise were presented to the winners of Sabantuy Festival, boiled eggs were rolled along the first furrow in order to ensure a good harvest or people had fun rolling coloured eggs down a hill, etc. Traditional rites associated with the egg still continue to be preserved among the Bashkirs in a transformed form and are recorded in many places of Bashkir residence; as in the past, eggs often serve as offerings in rituals held before starting spring fieldwork.
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