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didukhs

didukhs is the plural 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...

Questions about didukhs

What is didukhs the plural of?
Didukhs is the plural of didukh.

Words near didukhs in the dictionary

  1. diduction
  2. diductions
  3. diductor
  4. diductors
  5. didukh
  6. didukhs
  7. didukhy
  8. Didwana-Kuchaman
  9. didy
  10. didya
  11. Didychi

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