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Why a .net domain for our website #SlavicMythologyNet? To honor a quote from the upcoming book: “The word denoting a net, the tool used for fishing, is common to all Slavs, almost the same in most Slavic languages to this day.”

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Father or Prince Christmas, carrying the Yule log, 1848. Pre-Christian midwinter celebrations were associated with burning an oak log or sapling on a hearth to restore strength to the Sun and enter the period of its rise and the lengthening of day.
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There are three types of dragon in Slavic mythology: the fiery dragon as known in English; a human form that is his descendant and ascendant with great power, called dragonkin; and the spirit dragon, the most unusual and most powerful of them all. #TempleThursday #SlavicMythology

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Vampir is a Serbian word (Slavic language) that entered most world languages after 1725 and Austrian and later German newspaper articles on vampirism that befell a Serbian village, strange death of 9 people and the unearthing of the 1st vampire. #FolkloreThursday #SlavicMythology

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In Slavic #folklore, the Plague is personified. Chuma or Moria is her name – an old hag in black clothes, who kills with a look or carries an earthen pot with arrows to strike down her victims. She is seen as coming from a distant, barren land. #LegendaryWednesday #SlavicLegends

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In Slavic beliefs, Rusalkas are fish-tailed girls who sing seductive songs on rivers or lakes to lure and drown men. They emerge once a year during Rusalna or Green week whose names correspond to the color of their hair, described as green or red. #MythologyMonday #SlavicFolklore

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Many Slavs believe that pristine water found deep in forest caves is extremely healing. This water is “unbegotten” and attributed magical properties because it originates from the chthonic depths of the earth and has not been touched by the sun.

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Vila is the Slavic equivalent of a fairy, usually human-sized. Vile (plural) are beautiful, eternally young women with long hair in which lies all their magical power. These enchanting beings of nature may enter into brief relations with mortals. #FolkloreThursday #SlavicFolklore

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Vila is the Slavic equivalent of a fairy, usually human-sized. Vile (plural) are beautiful, eternally young women, with long hair in which lies all their magical power. These enchanting beings of nature may enter into brief relations with mortals. #FolkloreSunday #SlavicMythology