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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 ...
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.
Maslenitsa (Belarusian: Масленіца; Russian: Мaсленица; Rusyn: Пущаня; Ukrainian: Масниця), also known as Butter Lady, Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week, is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of Slavic mythology in its ritual.
The constitution of (future) independent Slovakia was adopted in Bratislava: 15 September: Day of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia: Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska: The Patron saint of Slovakia is Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows: 28 October (1918)† Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho ...
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 ...
Easter traditions in Poland (10 P) Pages in category "Slavic Easter traditions" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Maslenitsa has its origins in the pagan tradition. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun-festival, personified by the ancient god Volos, [4] and a celebration of the imminent end of the winter. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. [5] In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its ...
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