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Slavic mythology - Major feasts | | Slavic mythology - Major feasts: Encyclopedia II - Slavic mythology - Major feasts | | March 21st - first day of spring. The Jare feast was dedicated to the rebirth of life after the hardships of winter. The feast involved the creation of pisanki or decorated eggs, which symbolised new life. This tradition is still common in all the Slavic countries at the time of Easter.
June 21st-June 22nd - first day of summer. The Kupala or Kres feast that celebrated fire. It was on the night of this feast that the legendary fern bloomed. The feast involved burning fires, floating wreathes and youngsters getting coupl ...
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Slavic mythology - Major feasts
March 21st - first day of spring. The Jare feast was dedicated to the rebirth of life after the hardships of winter. The feast involved the creation of pisanki or decorated eggs, which symbolised new life. This tradition is still common in all the Slavic countries at the time of Easter.
June 21st-June 22nd - first day of summer. The Kupala or Kres feast that celebrated fire. It was on the night of this feast that the legendary fern bloomed. The feast involved burning fires, floating wreathes and youngsters getting coupling up. The feast was dedicated to Dajbog/Svarog.
September 23rd - first day of autumn. A harvest festival dedicated to the recent harvest of crops. During that feast people thanked the gods for a bountiful harvest and pleaded for a better one next year. The feast also involved fortune telling and ritual dining. The feast was dedicated to Perun and Dajbog/Svarog.
December 21st-December 22nd - first day of winter. Korochun was the feast of the dead that was dedicated to the ancestors. People burned fires at cemeteries to keep their loved ones warm, they organized dinners in the honour of the dead so as they would not suffer from hunger. People lit wooden logs at local crossroads. The god of this feast was Veles.
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