Shtatol
Sign in to savethumb|Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia A shtatol, also called an Erzyan shtatol (), is a wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel, used in traditional Erzya rituals (erzja Ineškipazněń Kemema).
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thumb|Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia A shtatol, also called an Erzyan shtatol (), is a wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel, used in traditional Erzya rituals (erzja Ineškipazněń Kemema).
== Etymology == The oldest known use of the term shtatol (from , 'wax', and , 'fire') in a non-Erzya source is in the Russian-language Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language published by Russian lexicographer Vladimir Dal in 1863.
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