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diduch

diduch is the alternative spelling of didukh.

Meaning of didukh

Noun

didukh (plural didukhs or didukhy)

  1. A Ukrainian decoration made from sheaves of wheat tied up with colorful ribbons, which is used in rituals around Christmas and Epiphany, and traditionally believed to contain ancestor spirits.
    • Before the meal begins the head of the household brings in a sheaf of wheat called the Didukh (from grandfather), a symbol of good harvest, which is usually placed in front of an icon.1994, Jo Marie Powers, “Ukrainian-Canadian Breads: Shape, Symbolism and Spirituality”, in Harlan Walker, editor, Look and Feel: Studies in Texture, Appearance and Incidental Characteristics of Food...

Forms of diduch

pluraldiduchs
pluraldiduchy

Questions about diduch

What is diduch the alternative spelling of?
Diduch is the alternative spelling of didukh.

Words near diduch in the dictionary

  1. DIDS
  2. Didsbury
  3. didst
  4. diduce
  5. diduceth
  6. diduch
  7. diduchs
  8. diduchy
  9. diduction
  10. diductions
  11. diductor

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