THE OLD WAYS
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I explore hidden history & other alternative information, European/ Slavic pagan music & folk art, ethnic folk traditions & rites of indigenous European/ Slavic people, animism, and more...
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Animal mothers love their babies no less than human moms love theirs
The Enchantress Poster by Rolf Armstrong
Vasilisa the Beautiful from Russian/Slavic folklore
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The Mezine Swastika(s) are believed to be the oldest examples of the pattern discovered — dating to 18,000 BCE. This places them at the end of the last Glacial Maximum. Whilst these pre-date the Indo-Europeans by many millennia, it's of interest to note that they were discovered within remarkably close proximity to where the Proto-Indo-European Urheimat is believed to have been (Pontic Steppe).
Sketches of the Mezine #Swastika.
Paleolithic #Swastika patterns on bird-shaped figure carved from ivory mammoth tusk.
Mezine, Ukraine ~ c. 18,000 BCE

This object has been interpreted as a shamanic religious item, given its ornithomorphic nature.
Bulgarian nation like other Slavic nations still keeps a lot of their pagan traditions. Most of them were unfortunately taken over by Christianity, but for the most part these traditions, and rites of passage are still celebrated as they would have been back in the pagan days.

https://visitmybulgaria.com/amazing-bulgarian-traditions/
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Seaweed as a natural cough remedy.
The knowledge that this lovely Irish woman holds is priceless! The information she shares with her audience reminds me of my motherland where I grew up (Russia Rostov-on-Don.) Back in those days people didn’t run to the doctor each time they had a cold or some other minor issue. People knew about natural remedies. And it’s not like just certain people knew about this knowledge, all knew about it. It was an awareness among the people, knowledge passed down from the ancestors. I was just a small child back then, but I can remember a few of the natural remedies. Every Russian person knows about using raspberries in hot tea, together with lemon and honey for things like sore throat, or cough.
https://youtu.be/Q6njk4mRfXQ