The Mordovian candle - SHTATOL

Shtatol is the mordovian ritual wax candle. This artefact is exposed in the centre of the traditional culture in the village Tatarskoe (Nizhniy Novgorod oblast). It should be casted in advance for the holiday, the wax for its production is purchased from donations of participants of the sacral ceremony - this is the main relic. Shtatol's litted by candles from the tribal areas, where is the prayer (such candle is called Buen Shtatol), and that, in turn, is lignited from the flame of fire where cooked ritual food. While lighting the first fire, a prayer is addressed to the deity - patroness of fire Tolave. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab什塔托尔（Shtatol）是莫尔多瓦（Mordovian）族的仪式蜡烛。该仪式器物现展于下诺夫哥罗德州（Nizhniy Novgorod oblast）鞑靼村（Tatarskoe）的传统文化中心展区。 该仪式蜡烛需提前为节庆浇制，其制作所用蜡材取自神圣仪式参与者的捐赠——这是该器物的核心遗存。 点亮什塔托尔的火种取自各部落区域的祈福仪式所用蜡烛，此类蜡烛被称为布恩什塔托尔（Buen Shtatol）；而布恩什塔托尔的火种，又取自烹制仪式食物的篝火火焰。当点燃首堆篝火时，人们会向司火女神托拉夫（Tolave）诵念祈福祷词。 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab