Lingual Cultural Potential of Phraseological Units, Dating Back to Ceremonial Code

The article is devoted to the problem of reflection of rites and customs in phraseology. The described phraseological units date back to maternity, sepulchral, marriage rites, the rite of hospitality, the rites of worshipping pagan gods, punishment customs. They include semantic symbols, reflecting ethnic collective experience, the system of peoples’ worldview