Lovebird wedding dolls are a symbol and amulet of a strong family union, so it is done, as it were, on one hand, so that the husband and wife walk through life hand in hand, and are together in joy and trouble.

Currently, the tradition has been preserved. Now, like hundreds of years ago, despite technological progress, you can make dolls with your own hands and give them as a gift. new family from the bottom of my heart with the wish to never part.

In the Russian tradition, at the head of the wedding train, carrying the young couple to the groom's house after the wedding in the church, a pair of dolls - wedding lovebirds - were hung under the arc of the harness. The feminine and masculine principles were combined into a single inextricable whole.

After the wedding celebrations, this doll couple was kept in the house as a talisman. family relations and loyalty.

To make a doll we will need:

- stick with a diameter of 1 cm, length 28-30 cm
- white cloth for wrapping a stick, 12-14 cm wide, 40 cm long
- a piece of white (or better slightly matte fabric) for a girl’s head 20x40 cm, for a guy’s head 20x20 cm
- a piece of red or colored fabric for a girl’s shirt 30 cm long, for a guy 20 cm (both width 14-15 cm)
- flap for trousers (preferably striped, but not necessary) width approximately 20 cm depending on the density of the fabric, length 28-29 cm
- scarves from half a square 20x20 cm
- a 10x10 cm square piece suitable for a guy’s headdress
- braid of matching color and texture or belts/ribbons woven from threads
- a little padding polyester
- an apron for a girl (it’s better when there are several of them, whichever one you ask for)
- red threads
- boots (it’s convenient to use old leather gloves, or sew them from any material)
- two flexible plates or delays for shaping the bend of the foot inside the boots.

So:

1. Wrap the stick in white cloth, tie the ends with red thread, and make knots at the back.

2. We fold the flap for the girl’s head vertically, connecting the edges in the middle, then again, then fold it into one strip, bend it in half, put a padding polyester in the front half, tuck it in and mark the neck with a long red thread.

3. We attach the blank to the hand and decorate the trousers, rolling the fabric vertically into a tube, bend it in half and also apply it to the hand, tie up the trousers and put on the blank of the guy’s shaped head on top (by analogy with a 20x20 square), tie crosses in the front.

4. Fold a piece of red fabric for a guy’s shirt vertically in half, make a small slot for the head and enlarge it at the back to the size of the head, form sleeves.

5. We form the girl’s shirt in the same way, but we only cut the sleeves without cutting them off, we tie the back of the shirt around the body.

6. Choose an apron. Having chosen, we tie it with braid, at the same time tying the skirt. You can tie a belt at the front. As you can see, such a detail as an apron creates a certain character of the girl, this must be taken into account. We also decide whether to leave long sleeves for the girl or design the shirt like a sundress (then we cut off the sleeves when shaping the shirt).

7. We put the guy in boots, insert a flexible plate inside the boot (this is often used to secure bags of bread). Boots can be tied with red thread for elegance.

Wedding dolls were of great importance in Rus'. Some of them were placed on the newlywed's lap in order to evoke maternal power. Secretly from the newlyweds, before the wedding, another special doll was sewn by the mother of the bride. During the wedding ceremony, the mother tore two small dolls from the hem of the large doll and handed them over to the new family with wishes for prosperity and childbearing. The large doll remained in her house.

The symbol of the spirit of ancestors addressed to their descendants was an ash doll. As a sign of the clan, it carried the idea of ​​its preservation and multiplication of offspring.

Ritual wedding folk doll

In the Russian tradition, at the head of the wedding train, carrying a young couple to the groom’s house after the wedding, a pair of dolls were hung under the bow of the harness: a Bride doll and a Groom doll, so that they would avert unkind glances at themselves. These dolls were very symbolic - the feminine and masculine principles were combined into an inextricable whole.

The dolls were made by the bridesmaids from scraps of white, red and other multi-colored fabric, using scraps of multi-colored threads. The basis was a splinter or a thin flat chip 25-30 cm long, up to 1.5 cm wide from any tree except alder and aspen (these trees were associated with evil spirits).

The dolls have one common hand, so that husband and wife go through life hand in hand, We were together in joy and in trouble. The dolls can be moved freely along the “hand”.

Scheme for making a doll

One of the dolls is called “Mother’s Blessing.” At first glance, the figurine of a woman is ordinary, but two small figures are sewn on the apron: a man’s and a woman’s. We made such a doll for a wedding. During the festive feast, the bride's mother separated these figures from the large doll and gave them to the young people. This ritual helped the woman survive her daughter’s departure to another home.

In the past, dolls were often used as amulets. A ten-handed doll to help with housework, a doll to protect the house. Lovebirds were traditionally made for weddings as a talisman against evil glances of the newlyweds. But is this true? There may be many amulets, but a doll is a whole lot of room for wishes. A lot depends on whether it was done correctly.

What is the significance of amulets?

You can often find what friends do, not close relatives. But then the bride and groom do not receive an additional charge - the power of the family. After all, lovebirds need to be made from materials that were already in the family, and the longer, the better. No beautiful fabric can replace the energy of past generations and their support. And you shouldn’t even think about buying such a talisman! It’s better to look somewhere in the attic for fabric from either your grandmother or great-grandmother and make it for the bride personally.

Lovebirds are also a symbol of fidelity in the family. The hands consist of one branch, confirming that we will always walk through life together, in joy and in sorrow. The branch was chosen from any tree except coniferous trees and aspen, since they were often associated with evil spirits. Most often, branches of fruit trees were used to maintain the energy of a young family.

A few additional functions can also be provided with... a head... A doll's one, of course. For example, add a large (in every sense) coin to your head. This is how money is lured into the family. Coffee is also added for prosperity, and rye and wheat for health. You need to put in as much as you want.

In order to quickly wait for the continuation of the family, girls put a red or pink bead on the doll, symbolizing the uterus. In this way, women’s health is maintained, and replenishment will not be far off.

A man must be the protector of his woman; in order for this to be the case, weapons are added to the male doll. What kind of weapon does not have special significance. Anything that can be done is enough, be it a saber, a sword or a mace. If a woman is significantly stronger than men, then such an additional attribute is simply necessary for its puppet counterpart.

Traditionally, there are no faces so that the doll cannot be possessed by spirits. And so that faces are not imagined, face crosses are created. This cross symbolizes the sun and harmony, although it looks different. How beautiful it looks depends only on the skill of the one who makes it. It can be the simplest cross in a square, or it can be a complex geometric pattern.

The color of the selected threads plays an important role in the facial cross. This is where the number of wishes are easily and beautifully woven. Black thread as a symbol of protection, brown - fertility, green for health, pink thread symbolizes love and femininity, blue – calmness and confidence. Selecting colors can take a long time, and their meanings vary. But the main criterion when choosing colors should be compliance with intuition.

There are two additional places to place symbols - a towel and an apron. They are embroidered on additional signs. On the apron, something for women's health, for example, Rozhanitsa. A male symbol (any suitable) is embroidered on the towel on one side, and a female symbol on the other. The towel is tied in the place where the lovebirds “hold hands.” After the birth of a child, small amulets are attached to lovebirds, symbolizing and protecting the baby.

How to ruin a talisman

First of all, it is easy to damage amulets with scissors and knots. Then the life of the young will be full of cuts and knots. But lovebirds are not special; you can’t do without scissors. In fact, you can even use scissors, although sewing machine, but before collecting the doll. But when the time comes to collect the doll, none of this should be there anymore.

As mentioned, the fabric must be from home. The fabric will not bring anything straight from the store. But then it’s worth thinking about whether everything was okay in the family - so as not to take materials filled with unknown energy. What if everyone around them was constantly swearing and arguing?

Another way is to overdo it by “filling your head.” There are many protective meanings for cereals, nuts, seeds and other things. But shoving everything in like a broom is a bad idea. It's better to add a couple of flowers to the front cross.

You can tie knots on a doll, but only near the towel, where the hands are tied, tying knots for specific needs (they repeat them to themselves), mainly for good luck. But some craftswomen say that there shouldn’t even be knots there. The question is controversial.

You can also spoil the doll by “extending the pleasure.” You can prepare all the materials for the dolls as much as you like, gradually finishing different parts. But you need to collect the dolls immediately, in one go, i.e. during daylight hours - if you started in the morning, then everything should be ready by evening. It’s better to “sit down and do it.”

But most of all, a doll can be ruined if you do not listen to the voice of your own intuition. In this amulet, it is important what the one who makes it wants to receive. If you want this thread, but don’t want to add another, good, then that’s how it should be. You cannot doubt what you have to do, otherwise the dolls may have the wrong effect on the future family.

Lovebirds - strong, universal amulet and an assistant who can protect the family from evil, as well as bring prosperity to the new family.

Slavic protective dolls were made not only to solve private problems, but also in honor big holidays, or significant events in a person's life. So, for a wedding, dolls were made that were designed to bond a couple of newlyweds for life. Like all magical Slavic figurines, the Lovebirds doll had no facial expression, and no facial features either. This is a double doll that represented a guy and a girl united with one hand. Such dolls need to be made only from special materials and objects.

The Lovebirds doll is a wedding doll that is given to newlyweds and symbolizes their long, strong relationship. The Slavs believed that such a doll brought happiness to a young couple. The amulet consists of a pair of dolls, which are made so that they have one hand in common. A couple is a guy and a girl, serving as a symbol of the feminine and masculine principles. The common hand for a pair of Lovebirds served as a symbol of the fact that two halves of one whole, two principles are inextricably united. It was believed that a young newlywed couple would walk hand in hand all their lives if they had such a talisman.

Rules for making a Lovebirds doll with your own hands

Custom dictated that the doll should be made by the bridesmaid. No sharp, piercing or cutting objects should be used when working on the doll. Everything is done only by the hands of a master or craftswoman. Fabrics are torn from the whole cloth rather than cut. The thread for winding parts of the product should not be interrupted; you need to use a solid red thread.

When making the Lovebirds doll, the following materials are used:

1. Pieces of fabric in white, red and black - square, 20x20 cm in size and others, for the groom's boots, the bride's scarf and other elements.
2. Multi-colored yarn - wool, linen, silk or any other threads made from natural fibers.
3. A sliver of durable wood or a splinter.
4. Filling – cotton wool, linen (sintepon is allowed).

A stick for the doll's handles can be taken with a width of no more than 1.5 cm, and a length of no more than 25 or 30 cm. You can take any wood except aspen and alder. The ancient ancestors of the Slavs were sure that these types of trees were directly connected with evil spirits and quickly absorbed negativity. In order not to interact with such materials, it is better not to use them at all to create a favorable amulet.

Proper Use of Lovebirds

After the wedding, the newlyweds place the doll in the “red corner,” that is, in the holy place of the house where the young family will live. If there is no such angle, then you can hang the amulet in a visible place. When a baby is born, parents attach one of the following options to the Lovebirds:

• small figures;
• bells;
• yarn tassels;
• thread pompoms.

The birth of children must be celebrated on the amulet. Marks about babies should be placed between “father” and “mother” on the amulet. It is not advisable to wash the doll either in a machine or by hand - it may unwind. It's best to dust it off from time to time.

Is it possible to tell fortunes using the amulet?

Everything unusual that happened to the doll was perceived as signs. Incidents could be associated with both good and bad signs and warnings. Someone could have done something bad, sent damage to the family, or the doll itself had already served its purpose. If, for example, a common thread connecting the dolls into one whole, or tied to a common handle, breaks accidentally during storage and use, then the married couple should think hard about their relationship. Something needs to be adjusted, changed and efforts made to protect the family from disintegration.

Is it necessary to part with such a talisman?

Lovebirds have no expiration date or expiration date. She served the couple all her life. Only after one of the spouses passed on to another world could one say goodbye to the doll. But this was at the request of the widow (or widower). It happened that the doll was dismantled by the adult children of the deceased spouses.

But if the doll breaks, unwinds, or the thread breaks, then you need to say goodbye to it. It is extremely difficult to reassemble a broken doll; it has many common pieces. In these cases, the doll is dismantled and burned with gratitude. And for married couple new Lovebirds are being made that can be given as a gift on their anniversary family life. Under no circumstances should you use a broken amulet.

Lidia Pirogova

Hello, dear Maamites! In our country, we recently began to actively celebrate Valentine’s Day, and we are no exception. Our school has been holding a Valentine's Day competition and other events for several years now. Children and parents of our group also actively participate in all activities. And this year we decided to announce a doll competition in the group." lovebirds", this competition would be ideal for our Orthodox holiday Peter and Fevronia, which is celebrated on July 8. But in the summer our group closes, so we decided to hold the competition now - in February, timed to coincide with Valentine's Day. I would like to present to your attention some works and tell you a little about doll"lovebirds".

Lovebirds – wedding doll.

Weddings were of great importance in Rus' dolls. Some of them placed the bride on the bride's lap in order to evoke maternal power. Secretly from the newlyweds, one more special one before the wedding the doll was sewn by the mother of the bride. During the wedding ceremony, the mother tore a large dolls two small dolls and handed them over to the new family with wishes of well-being and childbearing. Big doll stayed at her house.

Ritual wedding folk doll

In Russian tradition, at the head of the wedding team, carrying the young couple to the groom's house after the wedding, the couple was suspended under the bow dolls: Bride doll and Groom doll so that they avert unkind glances at themselves. These dolls were very symbolic - the feminine and masculine principles were combined in inseparable whole.

The dolls were made by the bridesmaids from scraps of white, red and other multi-colored fabric, using scraps of multi-colored threads. The basis was a splinter or a thin flat sliver 25-30 cm long, up to 1.5 cm wide from any tree except alder and aspen (these trees were associated with evil spirits). The dolls have one common hand, so that the husband and wife walk through life hand in hand, and are together in joy and in trouble until the end of their lives. Dolls can be moved freely "hand".

Material for production dolls« lovebirds» bridesmaids or mother-in-law cooked in advance: collected the necessary scraps, looked for threads and ribbons, a suitable sliver. This was done because during the manufacture of the dolls« lovebirds» You cannot use a needle and it is not recommended to use scissors, so that the life of a young family is “neither stab nor cut”.

The importance of light range in the production of folk dolls

« lovebirds» :

Red and orange – health, profit, harvest, prosperity.

Blue is the color of water, a symbol of feminine calm, "for good fortune".

Green is the color of nature, world harmony, health.

White is the color of the sky where the Gods live. Therefore, white huts and white embroidered shirts symbolize connection with God, purity of thoughts, and sinlessness.

Silver - symbolizes prosperity, “so that there is money in the house”.

Brown, black - the colors of the earth - mother, as a symbol of fertility.

doll« lovebirds» they kept it very carefully in the family, and when children appeared, the hostess hung a small doll made of strings on one common hand. The more children there are, the more such dolls will hang on the hand between the male and female figurine.

Nowadays doll« lovebirds» is gaining popularity again. People are beginning to return to the unshakable family values ​​that doll« lovebirds» .

Doll« lovebirds» a good gift for any family couples:

for a wedding - Bride and Groom;

for family anniversaries - Master and Mistress with children;

for an elderly couple - Grandmother and Grandfather.

Doll« lovebirds» is born at the birth of a family and remains in the family as a talisman of family values.

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