Chuvash national symbols

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Chuvash national symbols \- spiritual symbols of ancient Chuvash, are valuable historical and cultural heritage of Chuvashia. Symbols are used in national ornaments of embroidery, jewelry, artwork, etc.

## Main pictographic symbols

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Symbol  | Value  | Symbol  | Value

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| Sun, harmony, harmony  |  | Light, heat, fire, energy of life
| Were and will, the greatness of the genus  |  | Cohesion
| Brotherly assistance, solidarity  |  | Honor, will, self-control
| Spiritual and ancestral connection  |  | Rook of life, talent, success, destiny, rock
| The eye of God, heaven, Peace, spiritual enlightenment  |  | Truth, law, humanism, justice
| The universe, unity, Requiem  |  | The tree, the place of the ritual, the appeal to nature
| Amulet from evil, anger, kindness, endurance  |  | Competition, confrontation, light and darkness
| Agreement, reconciliation  |  | Peace, Union, harmony
| Honor, courage, duty, loyalty  |  | The firmament, the universe
| Sky-to-Earth connection  |  | The conquest of the peaks, the upward tendency
| The motion, evolution  |  | Thought, knowledge
| Memory of the past, think of the future  |  | Shield, amulet of unity, anthem
| Care for your neighbor  |  | Reliability, hand in hand
| Home, shelter, home shelter  |  | Creation, call of help
| Charity, help — "Neema"  |  | Spiritual rise, conscience, will
| Diligence, patience, resilience  |  | Exchange, Council, dialogue
| Children of the same mother, family, descendants of the same family  |  | The increase of the family, clan
| Rapport  |  | He and She, love, mutual respect
| Humanity, mind, strength, health, spiritual beauty  |  | Relatives, relatives, community, mutual aid
| The continuation of the family, strong family  |  | The connection with my homeland, devotion
| Friendship, common cause, support, trust  |  | Friendship, common cause, support, trust
| National dignity, self-awareness  |  | Equality, understanding and acceptance
| Caring for children, youth, care, mercy  |  | Close-knit relatives, friendship
| The family hearth, coziness, kindness  |  | Each for friend, family
| Loyalty, unity, love  |  | The power of family, the spirit of the nation, the vitality
| Field corn, the sower of the good  |  | Between fields, section
| A measure of length, divorce owner  |  | Age, period, flow of time
| The measure of sins and kindness  |  | Good and evil, life and death
| The life path, the way  |  |

## The colors in the Chuvash ornament

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* Red - the color of life, courage, love
* White - the color of truth, purity, wisdom
* Black - the color of agriculture and death
* Green - the color of nature
* Blue - the color of the sky
* Yellow - the color of the sun

The main colors of ornaments are white, red and black.

## Literature

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* Ф.В. Искендеров, И.Ф. Искендеров, Е.Ф. Костина Азбука чувашских орнаментов и эмблем. — перераб. и доп. издание, Ulyanovsk,: 2008.

## See also

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* Chuvash embroidery

## Links

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* Modern interpretation of the Chuvash characters
* The alphabet of the Chuvash ornaments and emblems