Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)


conceptosphere

CONCEPTS OF THE TIMES OF THE YEAR IN THE RELIGIOUS AND SYMBOLIC ASPECTS (ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES)

The article is devoted to the consideration of the concepts of the seasons in Russian and English linguoculture in religious and symbolic aspects. Religious and symbolic components are found mainly in the associative layer of concepts. The presence of associations of a religious nature testifies to the essential role of religion in the formation of a national vision of the world. Symbolism contributes to a deeper penetration into the culture of the people, its mentality, belief system.