Why do first kittens end up down the drain?: An iconic meaning of the lexema cat and litter

In the Slavic folklore, a cat and similar other small animals with soft fur and numerous litters/offspring, represent symbols of a young female, bride woman, female genitals, home and hearth, appearing thus in fertility rituals, connected with food, knitting, weaving, and magic, but they are also as...

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Main Author: Bašić Ivana S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2010-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2010/0350-08611001069B.pdf