Family and female sacral consideration in Ukrainian spiritual tradition

The national expression of religiosity is unique and incomparable as the signs of ethnical and mental phenomena are. The vast majority of researchers determine the main orientation on “heart expressions” among religious traits of Ukrainian nation. The “heart expressions” orientation implies that the central role in a human life belongs to emotions, feelings, namely to “heart power”, by contrast rational and mental factors play secondary role. Such “heart” religious form means simple practical faith expression which is embodied in natural and ritual faith, superstitions, sense of family, lack of fanaticism, confessional indifference and plurality of worldview. The enumerated features are a base for secularism and orthodox dogmas rejection. The notions of such called “heart faith”, “simple God belief” and “heart oriented” Ukrainian character can generally be followed in the common phrases’ contexts: “a person of saint and open heart”, “open your heart to God”, “he does not have God in his heart”, “if God exists in a heart than a man will be a man”, “if a man is shameless, he will not contain God in his heart”, etc