CELESTIAL BODIES IN FOLK BELIEFS AND TRADITIONS UKRANIAN PEOPLE OF TRANSCARPATHIA

Abstract

The article discusses the main traditional forms of belief that addressing the heavenly bodies as the main sacred symbols of the past. The ways and forms of adaptation to hristiyanskomu festive calendar cycle pagan beliefs and rituals in the popular culture of Transcarpathia. Worth noting that the sky, the sun, moon and stars are formed from ancient times in folk beliefs as important sacred symbols in their pryrodoyu belonging to a higher spiritual sky divine world. But until now we can find elements of worship solar images of their main symbolic incarnation – range – in winter, spring, summer calendar cycles.