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Sáráhkká
Sáráhkká (also Sarakka, Saaraahka, Sadsla-akka and Saredne) is a goddess in Sámi shamanism connected to childbirth. She is one of the daughters of Máttaráhkká along with Juoksáhkká and Uksáhkká. After Radien-attje hands a fetus to Máttaráhkká who gives it life, she hands it over to Sáráhkká who puts it in the woman's womb and gives the fetus a body.. She lived in ground under the goahti with her mother and sisters. She was only known to Sámi in modern day Norway and Sweden, not in Finland or Russia. She is the most important and worshipped out of the Sámi goddesses of childbirth. She protected and eased with the birthing pains of not only humans but reindeer as well. She also felt the same pains as a woman giving birth, and she was very important for Sámi women. Before labour, the woman drank "Sáráhkká's booze" and after, she ate "Sáráhkká's porridge". She was also worshipped during menstruation, when women had to take off their collars and belts for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máttaráhkká
Máttaráhkká (also Maderakka, Madderakka and Maadteraahka; ) is a mother goddess in Sámi shamanism. She lives in the ground under the goahti. She is connected to childbirth and has been said to give child its body and make female humans and animals fertile. It's been recorded drinks were offered to her so she'd be merciful towards a pregnant woman. In Western Sápmi, she was thought to have three daughters: Sáráhkká, Juoksáhkká and Uksáhkká. In Eastern Sápmi, such as in the area of modern-day Finland, these daughters were not known. This has lead some researchers to conclude the daughters were born out of later Scandinavian influence. According to Christfried Ganander in 1789, Máttaráhkká received a child from Radien-attje and gave it life, handing it over to Sáráhkká who then put it in the woman's womb. Her, as well as her daughters, are primarily known as helpers of women. After the arrival of Christianity, she came to be associated with Virgin Mary. On some Sá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |