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[lamus-dworski]

Hello, I would like to find some books (in English if possible!) About Polish diety and folklore, do you have any books you would reccomend, or online books that can be translated in some way? Thank you in advance!

Hello there! I do keep a general list of English resources on my wordpress, the Polish falls under the West Slavic mythology and paganism:  https://lamusdworski.wordpress.com/polish-paganism-resources/ Unfortunately I don’t have a similar list for the English resources about folklore (yet), but there’s also my looong list for Polish resources. Most of them are also available in Polish online libraries and you might be able to translate some: https://lamusdworski.wordpress.com/sources/ Hope it helps for now :)

[lamus-dworski]

The celebrations of midsummer are among the most interesting and oldest annual festivities in Poland. Nowadays it known mostly as Noc Świętojańska (St. John’s Night) due to the influence of C…

Midsummer celebrations in Poland

Excited about the upcoming weekend? 

[lamus-dworski]

Red: colors in Polish folklore (part 1)

This is going to be a series of articles describing the symbolism of colors in Polish folklore. Red seems to me to be an obvious choice for a start of the series – it’s among the most m…

Symbolism of the color red in Slavic culture - from Polish perspective

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[lamus-dworski]

Old-Slavic symbolism of bread and harvest rituals in Poland

Polish folk culture cultivates bread and grains in a special manner, rooted in old-Slavic beliefs and agrarian mythology syncretized with Christianity in Poland over the centuries. The great import…

Slavic symbolism of bread, and harvest rituals - from Polish perspective

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[lamus-dworski]

Black: colors in Polish folklore (part 3)

Third part of my short series describing the symbolism of colors in Polish folklore. Again, starting with a bit of vocabulary and etymology for the interested (you might skip these few points to go…

Symbolism of the color black in Slavic culture - from Polish perspective

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[lamus-dworski]

White: colors in Polish folklore (part 2)

Second part of my planned short series describing the symbolism of colors in Polish folklore. Like before, I’ll start with a bit of vocabulary and etymology for the interested (you might skip…

Symbolism of the color white in Slavic culture - from Polish perspective

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[lamus-dworski]

Rosette / 6-pointed Star in Polish folklore

6-petal rosette is an ancient symbol, a part of the overlapping circles grid family that was appearing in various cultures and dates back at least as far back as the Late Bronze Age. It was discove…

The symbol of rosette in Polish rural crafts:

https://lamusdworski.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/rosette/

If you know other examples, preferably from regions other than Podhale, please help me expand the collection!

Jeśli znacie inne przykłady użycia symbolu rozety w sztuce ludowej (najlepiej spoza Podhala), skontaktujcie się ze mną - próbuję uzupełniać tę kolekcję :)

[lamus-dworski]

Dożynki, the ancient harvest festival

Dożynki is an annual harvest festival celebrated in Poland around the turn of August and September that dates back maybe even to the ancient times. To majority of acclaimed historic Polish folklori…

My article about dożynki, the Slavic harvest festival - from Polish perspective 

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