After taking last week to do a Q&A, this week, Slavic Saturday returns with an early Slavic spring festival that has been brought into modern
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Południca/Poludnitsa/Noonwraith – Slavic Demon of Noon – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s post about Marzanna/Morana, the Slavic goddess of the winter, we return to demons this Slavic Saturday with the Południca – a demon
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Marzanna/Morana – Slavic Goddess of Winter, Pestilence, and Death – Slavic Mythology Saturday
Today is the spring equinox. So after last week’s post about (one) spring goddess, Dziewanna/Devana, we’re talking this Slavic Saturday about the goddess whose death
Dziewanna/Devana – Slavic Goddess of the Wilds and Hunt – Slavic Mythology Saturday
Last post, we talked about Stribog/Strzybóg, the Slavic god of the wind, and this Slavic Saturday, we’re going back to the earth. International Women’s Day
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Stribog/Strzybóg – Slavic God of the Wind – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s discussion of the demonic Rusalka/Rusałka, this Slavic Saturday we’re returning to gods with Strzybóg – the Slavic god of wind (also known
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Rusalka/Rusałka – Slavic Water Demon – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s diversion into a writing update, this Slavic Saturday we’re talking about one of the most well-known demons in Slavic mythology. While Arthurian
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Lada/Łada – Slavic Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Summer – Slavic Mythology Saturday
Last week we talked about the dark Zmora/Mora/Kikimora, but this Slavic Saturday, it’s the day before Valentine’s Day. That calls for a lighter topic. So,
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Zmora/Mora/Kikimora – Slavic Demon of Nightmares – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s return to spirits with the Polewik/Polevik, this Slavic Saturday we’re talking about one of the most fearsome demons in Slavic mythology: Both
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Polewik/Polevik – Slavic Spirit of the Fields – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s post about the eldest of the Slavic gods, Swaróg/Svarog, this Slavic Saturday we’re returning to spirits in Slavic mythology with a Slavic
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Svarog/Swaróg – Slavic God of Fire, Sky, Blacksmithing, and Creation – Slavic Mythology Saturday
After last week’s post about the chief of the Slavic gods, Perun, this Slavic Saturday we’re covering the eldest god in Slavic mythology: Swaróg/Svarog (Сваро́г/Сварог