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The Harvest Festival, or the Slavic Festival of Harvest and Abundance. What did our ancestors believe in?
When the summer heat slowly gives way to cooler evenings and the fields shimmer with gold, we intuitively sense a shift in energy. For modern people, the turn of August and September simply marks the end of summer vacation. For our ancestors, however, it was the most important moment of the year—a time when the very survival of the entire community hung in the balance. Before they appeared in Polish villages…
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Kupala Night: The Biggest Myths We Still Believe In
A June night, bonfires, wreaths floating down the river, and an air of mystery. Kupala Night is undoubtedly the most widely publicized of the Slavic holidays. However, with the growing popularity of native faith and the “folk” movement, a great many inaccuracies have sprung up around this event. It’s time to separate folk truth from romantic fantasies. Here are the biggest myths about Kupala Night that are worth verifying before lighting this year’s…