Some of Elena Kukanova’s other illustrations of Tolkien’s characters I’ve already shared before
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Greek girls wearing the traditional Tsakonian costume/The traditional costume from Tsakonia, Peloponnese.
The jumpsuit is the traditional women's costume of the wider area of Tsakonia. In the past, the nobility of Prastos, the first Tsakonian capital, used to wear the costume as a sign of financial comfort and superior origin. This costume, which was used as a wedding dress, was characterized by Doric simplicity. Free from gold embroidered ornaments and coins, it combined the colors of red, yellow and green. @GreekLeague
The jumpsuit is the traditional women's costume of the wider area of Tsakonia. In the past, the nobility of Prastos, the first Tsakonian capital, used to wear the costume as a sign of financial comfort and superior origin. This costume, which was used as a wedding dress, was characterized by Doric simplicity. Free from gold embroidered ornaments and coins, it combined the colors of red, yellow and green. @GreekLeague
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The Wailing Widow Falls is a spectacular waterfall in the Scottish Highlands that can be viewed from both above and below. The 50ft falls spill out over the cliff from Loch na Gainmhich. 🏴
You can’t use a blanket statement when talking about Slavs. Even officially Slavs are broken up in 3 groups West, East, and South Slavs. There are 13 Slavic countries. I don’t believe there is a reliable study done on early Slavic tribes. I don’t trust the official sources. When it comes to Slavic native spirituality, traditions, customs, practices, celebrations, worldview, and way of life, I think it’s pretty much the same for all Slavic groups. I’m not sure if the DNA, genetic studies will be the same for all Slavic groups. If you go visit the West, East, and South Slavs, the majority of people living there will be distinctly different in appearance. Some look very fair with light eyes and hair, others have darker complexion with brown hair and brown eyes. Although over the centuries there was some mixing going on between all of the Slavic groups..
Forwarded from Stam van de Vos🦊, hekserij en heidendom van de Lage Landen
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The Ancient Origins of Halloween | Bronze Age Folklore
In early bronze age Europe, the youths of the koryos warbands embodied their ancestors in a pagan cult of the dead. So how did the ancient Indo-Europeans perceive the nature of death and their relationship with their ancestors?
The folk story of the Wild…
The folk story of the Wild…
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Mari priests bowing to Oš Kugu Jumo (Great White God), the chief God of the Mari pantheon, who takes the form of a birch tree. Mer Oto sacred grove in the village of Шоруньжа (Shorunzha), Mari-El Republic.
Photo: Heiko Kruusi (2018)
Photo: Heiko Kruusi (2018)
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The ruins of the 13th century Castle Coeffin built on the former site of a Viking fortress, located in Scotland.