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Illyrian Carnevals, in the Macedonian occupied Albanian territories
Forwarded from Traditional Europe
Samhain was one of four major Celtic seasonal festivals, along with Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh, and it took place between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.
During Samhain, the Celts harvested their crops and slaughtered livestock for food. Then, they celebrated their abundance with sporting games and a giant —and raucous— feast. The people also prepared winter housing for itinerant warriors and shamans.
On a spiritual level, marked the time of the year in which the barrier between the earthly world and the spirit world dissolved, allowing spirits to walk among—and perhaps torment—mortals. It’s also described in countless myths and folktales as a period of mystical intensity. Celtic priests built huge bonfires, practiced divination rituals, and conducted rites to keep ghouls at bay.
As part of the celebration, they wanted to light the way to their homes for the good spirits, so they carved faces into vegetables such as turnips and squash.
During Samhain, the Celts harvested their crops and slaughtered livestock for food. Then, they celebrated their abundance with sporting games and a giant —and raucous— feast. The people also prepared winter housing for itinerant warriors and shamans.
On a spiritual level, marked the time of the year in which the barrier between the earthly world and the spirit world dissolved, allowing spirits to walk among—and perhaps torment—mortals. It’s also described in countless myths and folktales as a period of mystical intensity. Celtic priests built huge bonfires, practiced divination rituals, and conducted rites to keep ghouls at bay.
As part of the celebration, they wanted to light the way to their homes for the good spirits, so they carved faces into vegetables such as turnips and squash.
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
Jupiter and Juno
Frans Christoph Janneck.
Jupiter & Juno represent a Divine Pair in Latin Mythology equivilant to Zeus & Hera.
Frans Christoph Janneck.
Jupiter & Juno represent a Divine Pair in Latin Mythology equivilant to Zeus & Hera.
Forwarded from Aesthetic (Seydlitz)
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Jarilo, also known as Jaril, Jarun, Jure, Jurij, Jaro and Jarovit, is a very important pan-Slavic deity of vegetation, fertility and youth. Jarilo is considered by many to be the Slavic variant of the “Father Harvest” deity in Indo-European religion. In Belarus folklore, Jarilo is depicted as a barefooted young man, whose beauty couldn’t be matched, with a big phallus who is dressed in a white tunic and in a cape of the same colour. He wears a crown of field flowers and is riding a white or a green horse (depends on the region). His head is enriched with golden curls of hair. In one of his hands, Jarilo is carrying wheat, while in the other one he is carrying a human head, whose blood pours down on the fields. He comes to our world in early spring, bringing warmth with him. Throughout centuries, it has been sung about how the Earth gives birth to grass and plants where Jarilo has walked. Because of this, Croats and Slovenes refer to him with the epithet Zeleni, which means the Green One.
Jarilo, also known as Jaril, Jarun, Jure, Jurij, Jaro and Jarovit, is a very important pan-Slavic deity of vegetation, fertility and youth. Jarilo is considered by many to be the Slavic variant of the “Father Harvest” deity in Indo-European religion. In Belarus folklore, Jarilo is depicted as a barefooted young man, whose beauty couldn’t be matched, with a big phallus who is dressed in a white tunic and in a cape of the same colour. He wears a crown of field flowers and is riding a white or a green horse (depends on the region). His head is enriched with golden curls of hair. In one of his hands, Jarilo is carrying wheat, while in the other one he is carrying a human head, whose blood pours down on the fields. He comes to our world in early spring, bringing warmth with him. Throughout centuries, it has been sung about how the Earth gives birth to grass and plants where Jarilo has walked. Because of this, Croats and Slovenes refer to him with the epithet Zeleni, which means the Green One.
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Forwarded from Amerikland Folkways
Thralldom wasn't slavery. Thralls were poor people who worked the land with their Lord (Loaf Warden)/Karl. When thralls were kidnapped in raids it was because the Free men Karls needed more help in their own homesteads. They were always treated with respect unless they were criminals.