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According to the Rodnover questions–answers compendium Izvednik (Изведник), almost all Russian Rodnovers rely upon the Gregorian calendar and celebrate the "sunny holidays" (highlighted in yellow in the table herebelow), with the addition of holidays dedicated to Perun, Mokosh and Veles (green herebelow), the Red Hill ancestral holiday (orange herebelow), and five further holidays ...
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic: Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky: Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia: 6 January: Epiphany: Zjavenie Pána: March, April: Good Friday: Veľkonočný piatok: March, April: Easter Monday: Veľkonočný pondelok: See also Dyngus Day: 1 May (1886) Labour Day: Sviatok práce: 8 ...
The following is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Government of Russia. On these days, government offices, embassies and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a weekend , the following Monday will be a day off in lieu of the holiday.
In Sweden and Finland, traditions include egg painting and small children dressed as Easter witches (påskkärring [47] or in Finland påskhäxa, typically dressed as old folks) collecting candy door-to-door, in exchange for decorated hand-made greetings such as cards [48] or pussy willows, called virvonta in Finland, which is a result of the ...
It is usually served as an accompaniment to rich Easter breads called paska in Ukraine and kulich in Russia (where the "paskha" name is also used in the Southern regions) and Poland “Pascha”. [3] The Easter foods; bread and cheese paska are very rich and made of many dairy items given up during Great Lent. They are brought to church on ...
These customs, "once believed to purify the soul and body, are the remnants of a complex system of Slovak folk traditions based around the seasons of the year." The holiday is celebrated the Monday following Easter as "a day of folk traditions," with emphasis on its "secular," or at least pre-Christian, origins. [23]
Easter traditions in Poland (10 P) Pages in category "Slavic Easter traditions" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Pages in category "Public holidays in Slovakia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Easter Monday; G. Good Friday; S. Slovak National ...