hugo. · @grammaticus
388 followers · 770 posts · Server nerdculture.de
This week on the blog I'm taking you to the world of Slavic mythology, presenting one of my favourite ancient deities - Veles, the god of forests, animals, and the underworld.
To learn about him, visit https://grammaticus.blog/2023/09/06/veles/
#mythology #slavic #paganism #Veles
nedhamson · @nedhamson
1645 followers · 21642 posts · Server campaign.openworlds.info10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #109
Edition #109 of Interesting Things I Found on the Internet is filled with fluffy duvets, #guineapig gentry, #animal parenting skills, #Slavic … 10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #109
Megalithic Portal (Andy B) · @megalithic
903 followers · 191 posts · Server archaeo.social
The Oldenburger Burgwall in #Oldenburg is one of the most important #archaeological #monuments in #Schleswig-Holstein. The rampart was built at the end of the 7th century CE, making it one of the oldest #Slavic #castle ramparts in #Germany. Old even for the Slavs - in the 11th century it was referred to in their own language as Starigard "old castle". This term was translated into German as "Aldinburg" (Oldenburg), giving the city its present name. More: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=58781
#oldenburg #archaeological #monuments #schleswig #slavic #castle #germany
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
256 followers · 253 posts · Server kolektiva.social
I'm thinking about a story/media to explain and antithesize the legacy of Christian missions and colonial culture — from present day, back to the roots of universalist religion missions and place-based religious cultures, and returning to the present *dis-placed* world we live in to explore we go from here. Can you recommend any people who would be good to collaborate on this? Anybody interested in collaborating or thinking through this together? (A big influence was the historical analysis around "God is Red" on The Red Nation podcast with @NickEstes and @NewAmauta: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/therednation/id/22814192, as well as Vine Deloria Jr's "The World We Used to Live In", which led me to that podcast episode)
Posted on Groundtalk: https://groundtalk.land/#2023-07-30T15:35:18.889+00:00
#colonization #decolonize #anticolonial #religion #place #story #storytelling #media #writing #pagan #MoreThanHuman #ontology #localization #culture #history #anthropology #church #Indigenous #Germanic #Slavic #philosophy #cultural #extraction #liberalism #neoliberalism
#colonization #decolonize #anticolonial #religion #place #story #storytelling #media #writing #pagan #moreThanHuman #ontology #localization #culture #history #anthropology #church #indigenous #germanic #slavic #philosophy #cultural #extraction #liberalism #neoliberalism
Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛ · @useless_idiot
290 followers · 9442 posts · Server noagendasocial.com
🇺🇦 Ehren Werner 🏴☠️ · @ehren
57 followers · 1188 posts · Server mstdn.party@faab64 @lazarukb @wherephysicswentwrong
Moving on, here’s the real background (sources; history, and people actually from #Ukraine) on why Yugoslavia is a poor model to use for Ukraine, and why some #slavic peoples initially greeted the Germans as liberators.
#Russia has been oppressing Ukraine and seeking to destroy her people, language, and culture for hundreds of years. #Kyiv was the center of #Rus culture from its creation until it was sacked by the Mongols in 1240.
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#ukraine #slavic #Russia #Kyiv #rus
sophia · @reginasbread
810 followers · 4241 posts · Server homo.promo
sophia · @reginasbread
810 followers · 4238 posts · Server homo.promo
I've found this in cultural competency training materials for service coordinators working in Alta California Regional Center. it's a little slavic culture guide. we're easily spooked. gain our trust to get a smile. I'm in tears.
#slavic
Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
139 followers · 3152 posts · Server mastodon.cloudIs the #USA the #Antichrist of the #BookofRevelation? #Slavic Views of the #Apocalypse.
https://ehrmanblog.org/is-the-usa-the-antichrist-of-the-book-of-revelation-slavic-views-of-the-apocalypse-guest-post-by-mikhail-abakumov/
#sundayschool #christianity #religion #mythology #nordic #swedish #finnish #endtimes #endofdays #revelation
#usa #antichrist #bookofrevelation #slavic #apocalypse #sundayschool #christianity #religion #mythology #nordic #swedish #finnish #endtimes #endofdays #revelation
Godsip Club · @godsipclub
465 followers · 8 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe
Around the world, strange encounters can be made near crossroads.
Veles¹, a major #Slavic god, can be summoned at crossroads by whistling at midnight.
In Japanese folklore, the Tsujigami is a yōkai that appears at intersections. There are also plenty of British creatures that appear by crossings.
In general, it is said that those are places where the edge between this world and the "otherworld" is thinner.
There is a whole Wikipedia article about crossroads and #folklore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(folklore)
#slavic #folklore #mythologymonday
LAVIE ZINE · @laviezine
4 followers · 384 posts · Server vive.im
https://www.laviezine.com/544930/timisoara-romania-ex-communist-city-now-the-capital-of-culture-in-europe/ TIMISOARA, ROMANIA (EX-COMMUNIST CITY, NOW THE CAPITAL OF CULTURE IN EUROPE) #adventure #Balcan #balkans #Ceaucescu #communism #culture #Europe #explore #food #history #love #PlacesToTravel #romania #slavic #TIMISOARA #Tourism #travel #WesternEuropeTour
#adventure #balcan #balkans #ceaucescu #communism #culture #europe #explore #food #history #love #placestotravel #romania #slavic #timisoara #tourism #travel #westerneuropetour
Godsip Club · @godsipclub
458 followers · 6 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe
In #Slavic pantheon, Koschei¹ is Baba Yaga's male counterpart. They are representations of #Winter.
He is known as "Old Grandfather Winter" or "The Deathless", because he is immortal.
#Legend says he keeps his souls outside his body, in a very secret and safe place, inside an egg, so he can't die until the latter is destroyed.
There are many variations of this story, and the hero always has hard times finding the egg. Here is a classic example: “On a remote island, there is a forest with a circle of trees. In the middle, six buckets of water lie. Under the last one, there is wild boar. In the wild boar’s stomach, there is a goose. Inside the goose, there is an egg. In that egg, lies the soul.”
Often, the egg is contained in a goose, or a duck, which may be the symbol of goddess Siva², whose name means "life".
Could this symbolize the cycle of the #seasons?
Also, they both are linked with snakes. 🐍🪿🥚
Interestingly, it seems Koschei was a harvest god which was diminished in tales to be an evil being, or giant.
An effigy of him, "Chuchilo" or "Chudo", is burnt to make way of Spring, but there are many traditions³ like this.
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koschei
² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiva_(mythology)
³ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa
#slavic #winter #legend #seasons #mythology
Lynton North · @RedGreenLibre
245 followers · 3969 posts · Server gnulinux.socialIn January, the New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman published an essay about #Ukraine’s grievances against #Tolstoy and his literary peers. In it, Batuman explores how great #Russian novels have been used to justify military aggression in the #Slavic world, and contends with the moral weight of loving these books. She joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about Gilbert’s dilemma and to consider how #imperialism should change our experience of art. #podcast #NewYorker #literature
#ukraine #Tolstoy #russian #slavic #imperialism #podcast #newyorker #literature
C:\KKJ\>:idle: · @w84death
694 followers · 286 posts · Server fosstodon.org
New model released!
Bestiariusz Słowiański // Slavic Bestiary
=> https://civitai.com/models/83142/bestiariusz-slowianski-slavic-bestiary
#slavic #bestiary #lineart #aiart #stablediffusion #model
C:\KKJ\>:idle: · @w84death
694 followers · 281 posts · Server fosstodon.org
C:\KKJ\>:idle: · @w84death
694 followers · 278 posts · Server fosstodon.org
What I have created? :o
ManyRoads :coffeecup: · @ManyRoads
361 followers · 3908 posts · Server mstdn.social
Cartographic Lesson #12
"Help Putin find Ukraine:
The Russian president was shown a 17th century map with ‘no Ukraine’ on it. Here are five other historical maps the Russian government should take a look at..."
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/05/29/help-putin-find-ukraine-en
#Anthropology #Archaeology #Humanity #Maps #Ukraine #Rus #History #Europe #Slavic #Cartography
#Cartography #slavic #Europe #History #rus #Ukraine #Maps #Humanity #archaeology #anthropology
Снежна Авис :transbug: · @snowyavis
38 followers · 122 posts · Server mastodon.art
Serb girls from Peć (northern Metohija) and Fruška gora (Srem, Vojvodina)
#MastoArt #watercolor #art #folklore #folkdress #serb #serbian #serbia #kosovo #metohija #slavs #slavic #balkan #balkans #vojvodina
#vojvodina #balkans #balkan #slavic #slavs #metohija #kosovo #serbia #serbian #serb #folkdress #folklore #art #watercolor #MastoArt
Снежна Авис :transbug: · @snowyavis
38 followers · 121 posts · Server mastodon.art
Serb girls from Kikinda (northern Banat, Vojvodina) and Golubić (Knin, Dalmatian Hinterland)
#art #MastoArt #watercolor #serbian #serbia #serb #croatia #dalmatia #balkans #balkan #slavs #slavic #folklore #folkdress #vojvodina
#vojvodina #folkdress #folklore #slavic #slavs #balkan #balkans #dalmatia #croatia #serb #serbia #serbian #watercolor #MastoArt #art
Снежна Авис :transbug: · @snowyavis
38 followers · 120 posts · Server mastodon.art
Serb girls from Mostar (Herzegovina) and Glamoč (western Bosnia)
#art #watercolor #MastoArt #serbian #serb #bosnia #herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #slavs #slav #slavic #balkan #balkans #folklore #folkdress
#folkdress #folklore #balkans #balkan #slavic #slav #slavs #BosniaHerzegovina #herzegovina #bosnia #serb #serbian #MastoArt #watercolor #art