Uastyrdzhi festival

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The Uastyrdzhi festival is a traditional Ossetian religious celebration honoring the deity Uastyrdzhi, associated with protection, oaths, and male patronage.

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Label Occurrences
Uastyrdzhi festival canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ossetian cultural tradition ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedDeity Saint George ⓘ
associatedWith male patronage ⓘ
oaths ⓘ
protection ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
culturalRegion Ossetia ⓘ
culturalSignificance key event in Ossetian ritual calendar ⓘ
featuresRitual animal sacrifice ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
hasDeityRole guardian of travelers ⓘ
patron of oaths ⓘ
protector of men ⓘ
hasGenderAspect primarily male-focused devotion ⓘ
hasMoralTheme fidelity to one’s word ⓘ
male responsibility toward family and community ⓘ
protection of guests and travelers ⓘ
honorsAspectOfUastyrdzhi guarantor of promises ⓘ
protector of the weak ⓘ
honorsDeity Uastyrdzhi ⓘ
linked to: Uatsdin
includesActivity collective prayers for protection ⓘ
making vows ⓘ
renewal of oaths ⓘ
includesOffering libations ⓘ
traditional Ossetian food ⓘ
languageOfRitual Ossetian language ⓘ
observedIn North Ossetia–Alania ⓘ
linked to: North Ossetia

South Ossetia ⓘ
practicedBy Ossetians ⓘ
religiousContext Uatsdin ⓘ
religiousTradition Ossetian religion ⓘ
religiousType folk religion festival ⓘ
socialFunction affirmation of Ossetian identity ⓘ
strengthening community bonds ⓘ
syncreticElement Christian elements combined with pre-Christian beliefs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ossetian folk religion → hasFestival → Uastyrdzhi festival ⓘ