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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Beltane Fire Dance
Forwarded from Folk Wisdom & Ways
O.k. then, on request, I tried to translate this properly :

The growl grows stronger,
crying in the night.
Claws, strenght, aggression,
in that shiny skin.
Eyes glowing like fire,
the last hour has struck.
For those who silence others,
the dirt drips from their wounds.
Like a great tyrant,
disappears into the night.

Love and light, Dirkje
A number of years ago the wolf returned to the now overpopulated Netherlands. First in the Gelderland province (the part of the country so beloved by the Tribe of the Fox😘) and now the wolf entered the Zeeland provice. Yes, Nehalennia's territory! Both Gelderland and Zeeland are largely biblebelt so let's hope it is not coincidence the wolf chose these area's to live in. Let the wolf be the herald of our old ways😎. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph1GBq1Ej2I
Forwarded from EarthlyElementss
Forwarded from ᚪOLK CINEᛗA
May Day

An ancient festival of spring, marking the return of summer. It is believed that the celebrations originated in agricultural rituals intended to ensure fertility for crops, held by the ancients. Ancient customs include the gathering of wildflowers and the setting up of a decorated Maypole, around which people dance.
The maypole may be associated with the Norse world-tree (Yggdrasil) or Germanic pagan reverence for trees or a phallic symbol of fertility.

Beltane ("the return of the sun”) is the May Day festiva most widely observed in Ireland and Scotland. The belief is that the sun is held prisoner during winter months only to be released each spring to rule the summer sky; an event celebrated with fire ceremonies.

(Footage from England)
Slavic people also have this ancient pagan tradition ‘khorovod’ dancing in circle, or chain dancing. In July they do it around a large bonfire. Tradition also calls for them to jump over the fire.

Circle dance is the oldest known dance information. An ancient tradition common to many cultures. I believe it’s one of the most ancient styles of tribal Spirit dancing.


https://meetrussia.online/khorovod/
One of the five watercolors by André Castaigne illustrating the first American edition of the Phantom of the Opera (1911).
Artist is Oksana Rudenko from the city Dnipropetrovsk (Novy Kodak), Ukraine
Polish Photographer Katarzyna Niwińska
“Galadriel" by Matt Stewart
Sorceress by Diana Khomutina on ArtStation.