The lady with the newborn is my mother Svetlana. Her name has a root word ‘svet’ which means light in Russian. The other dark haired woman is my aunt, my fathers sister with my chubby cousin lol... I know my mother doesn’t look exactly like Agnetha from ABBA, but there is some small resemblance. The other photo is kind of funny cus of the old-fashioned clothing and hairstyle. Again one is my mother Svetlana and the other lady is my aunt

Some are going back to the basics, back to nature, and simple organic living, whilst others are blindly racing forward towards fast paced, technocratic urban existence

Some hear the call of ancestors and nature, and they answer that call by discovering their ethnic roots, going back to nature and learning the self-sufficient ways of their ancestors. Others are blindly racing forward towards trans-humanism

In Slavic culture the small pure water springs that are located under old large trees were always considered sacred/divine. Slavic folklore, and old tales often mention these little springs, usually beneath old large Oak trees. Old Slavic seers, wise men & women used the water from these springs for their rituals. Collected morning dew water was also used for such rituals. After Christianization happened, the Orthodox church either destroyed, or laid claim to, and started using the old pagan sites, and buildings. I’m sure in some villages, the Slavic peasants continued to revere these springs under old trees, and treat them with respect even after Christianization. The springs were no longer looked at as being connected to their native pagan faith, because they were forced to change it for Christianity, but the springs remained sacred/divine