RITUAL MOTIVATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN ETHNIC IDIOMS (A STUDY OF THE FUNERAL PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS) (Obrjadovomotyvatsiuni zv'jazky ukrayins'kykh etnofrazem (na materiali pochoval'nych frazeologizmiv))

In this article phraseological units of the Ukrainian language, an origin of which relates to the traditional funeral ceremonies, are considered. The inner form of such units reflects the stereotypes of the sacred behavior, determined by ceremonial canons. The specific character of national perception of the world is realized in them. The symbolic nature of ceremonial reality determines the appearance of ceremonial idiomatic expressions originated from the names of the ceremonial acts.