#russian myth

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[crimsonkingart]

19° Jarylo Jarylo is a Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime. The only historic source that mentions this deity is a 12th-century biography of the proselytizing German bishop Otto of Bamberg, who, during his expeditions to convert the pagan tribes of Wendish and Polabian Slavs, encountered festivals in honor of the war-god Gerovit in the cities of Wolgast and Havelberg. Gerovit is most likely a German derivation of the Slavic name Jarovit. Up until the 19th century in Russia, Belarus and Serbia, folk festivals called Jarilo were celebrated in late spring or early summer. All of these spring festivals were a processions of villagers would go around for a walk in the country or through villages.

[crimsonkingart]

18° Chernobog Chernobog, also spelled as Czernobog, is a Slavic deity, whose name means black god, about whom much has been speculated, but little can be said definitively. The only historical sources, which are Christian ones, interpret him as a dark, accursed god, but it is questionable how important (or evil) he was really considered to be by ancient Slavs.

[crimsonkingart]

20° Morana Morana is a pagan Slavic goddess associated with seasonal rites, associated with winter's death, rebirth of nature and dreams. In ancient Slavic rites, the death of the Goddess Morana at the end of winter becomes the rebirth of Spring of the Goddess Vesna representing the coming of Spring.

[crimsonkingart]

21° Vesna Vesna was a mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Along with her companion Vesnik, she was associated with rituals conducted in rural areas during springtime.

[crimsonkingart]

Baba Yaga for ink pratice 💕

[demurekind]

Busting Myths About Russians

WHY RUSSIANS ARE SO RUDE? (Why they talk in a "rude" way to each other and others?)

Hey there!! I think most of you already know that I'm Russian and I noticed that there are not much Russians here. I mean, I haven't seen any Russian on Tumblr haha.

And I've heard a lot of "fun" facts about my country and my native language. To be honest, it's kind of scary that some people really think that they are 100% true and I just wanted you to know an opinion from Russian girl.

I don't want to make a really long post so let's go straight to the point. Actually, I already almost answered it ahaha.

We're not rude, we are very to the point. We're direct. Russians are more about efficiency. We're right to the point.

It might sound rude to you, but for us it's a "cultural" thing (Cultural is just a very strong word you know). We don't want to offend you, we don't want you to think that we don't like you. We are just not used to not to be straight to the point.

Like why I need to ask 100 "quite" questions that will show you what I need if I can ask one direct question you know?

And that is in theory. In real life I usually talk like that only to my friends or people that I know they won't be offended. Because it's not the point! I usually warn people like "Sorry, I might be too direct" before saying something like "too rude" but it's not rude! It's just simply straight to the point!

MYTH BUSTED (at some point, I hope)

[crazedmaenad]

Fairy Tales; The Nutcracker

During a Christmas ball at her parents house, Clara receives a wooden Nutcracker from her great-uncle Drosslemeyer. Falling asleep that night, she wakes up to a battle between her Nutcracker and his gingerbread men and a Mouse King with his army. Throwing her slipper at the Mouse King leads to her being shrunk, and she must go on an adventure with the Nutcracker Prince to save his Kingdom. Through the Land of Sweets, they must find the Sugar Plum Princess to help defeat the Mouse King and return the Nutcracker back into his human form.