Slavic Lore
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I make educational videos, comics and articles on Slavic folklore, and mythology. Well researched. Sources cited.
I will share interesting tidbits from my research.
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I will share interesting tidbits from my research.
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Some Slavic creation legends claimed that the devil himself fashioned the domestic and nature spirits when, in imitation of God, he struck one rock against the other and “from the fragments appeared domovye, leshie, rusalki, and creatures like them.”
Russian Folk Belief - Linda J. Ivantis
#folklore
Russian Folk Belief - Linda J. Ivantis
#folklore
June 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Some Slavic creation legends claimed that the devil himself fashioned the domestic and nature spirits when, in imitation of God, he struck one rock against the other and “from the fragments appeared domovye, leshie, rusalki, and creatures like them.”
Russian Folk Belief - Linda J. Ivantis
#folklore
Russian Folk Belief - Linda J. Ivantis
#folklore
Kumlenie is an initiation rite of the Eastern & Southern Slavs. Girls or women approached a birch tree wreath, in which a cross or eggs were hung. They kissed and exchanged gifts, and became each other's godmothers. The union was ritually reversed in a week, but was sometimes left for a lifetime.
June 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Kumlenie is an initiation rite of the Eastern & Southern Slavs. Girls or women approached a birch tree wreath, in which a cross or eggs were hung. They kissed and exchanged gifts, and became each other's godmothers. The union was ritually reversed in a week, but was sometimes left for a lifetime.
'The Mistress of the Copper Mountain' and it's author Pavel Bazhov who survived Stalin's Great Purge
Art: Vyacheslav Nazaruk
Sources: Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov,
The Iron Bridge and Digging deep by Rebecca Hurst #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology
youtu.be/hW8jS8NZDNc?...
Art: Vyacheslav Nazaruk
Sources: Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov,
The Iron Bridge and Digging deep by Rebecca Hurst #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology
youtu.be/hW8jS8NZDNc?...
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain
YouTube video by Slavic Lore
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May 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
'The Mistress of the Copper Mountain' and it's author Pavel Bazhov who survived Stalin's Great Purge
Art: Vyacheslav Nazaruk
Sources: Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov,
The Iron Bridge and Digging deep by Rebecca Hurst #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology
youtu.be/hW8jS8NZDNc?...
Art: Vyacheslav Nazaruk
Sources: Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov,
The Iron Bridge and Digging deep by Rebecca Hurst #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology
youtu.be/hW8jS8NZDNc?...
Who's skulls are hanging on Baba Yaga's fence? Let me tell you the story.
#babayaga #slavicculture #slavicpaganism #slavicwitch #spooky #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #slavic #skulls #witch
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#babayaga #slavicculture #slavicpaganism #slavicwitch #spooky #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #slavic #skulls #witch
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Baba Yaga's Skulls
YouTube video by Slavic Lore
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March 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Who's skulls are hanging on Baba Yaga's fence? Let me tell you the story.
#babayaga #slavicculture #slavicpaganism #slavicwitch #spooky #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #slavic #skulls #witch
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#babayaga #slavicculture #slavicpaganism #slavicwitch #spooky #folklore #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #slavic #skulls #witch
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I take issue with fairytales that introduce cool characters just to have them die in in the end.
Vida the Fairy locked 13 streams in her tree. When the hero came to free them, she caught a grey deer, & seized 3 venomous snakes. 2 she wrapped around her arms & the 3rd she made a whip. Ready to fight!
Vida the Fairy locked 13 streams in her tree. When the hero came to free them, she caught a grey deer, & seized 3 venomous snakes. 2 she wrapped around her arms & the 3rd she made a whip. Ready to fight!
March 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I take issue with fairytales that introduce cool characters just to have them die in in the end.
Vida the Fairy locked 13 streams in her tree. When the hero came to free them, she caught a grey deer, & seized 3 venomous snakes. 2 she wrapped around her arms & the 3rd she made a whip. Ready to fight!
Vida the Fairy locked 13 streams in her tree. When the hero came to free them, she caught a grey deer, & seized 3 venomous snakes. 2 she wrapped around her arms & the 3rd she made a whip. Ready to fight!
Samovila - The South Slavic Wood Nymph.
They can hurt people as often as they can heal them - it depends on how they are treated. In many stories they form a ritual blood-kinship with a human (often a famous historical figure), and would lay down their lives for them.
Art by me. #folklore
They can hurt people as often as they can heal them - it depends on how they are treated. In many stories they form a ritual blood-kinship with a human (often a famous historical figure), and would lay down their lives for them.
Art by me. #folklore
March 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Samovila - The South Slavic Wood Nymph.
They can hurt people as often as they can heal them - it depends on how they are treated. In many stories they form a ritual blood-kinship with a human (often a famous historical figure), and would lay down their lives for them.
Art by me. #folklore
They can hurt people as often as they can heal them - it depends on how they are treated. In many stories they form a ritual blood-kinship with a human (often a famous historical figure), and would lay down their lives for them.
Art by me. #folklore
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Mariya Tobischek 🖤
I spent my childhood in Zauralie, and there’re tales about witches shape-shifting into hens at night. Also, a black hen gets passed over a fresh grave as a final funeral ritual (nobody can explain me why though, my guess – to keep the dead stay buried)
#dailyspooklore #folklore
I spent my childhood in Zauralie, and there’re tales about witches shape-shifting into hens at night. Also, a black hen gets passed over a fresh grave as a final funeral ritual (nobody can explain me why though, my guess – to keep the dead stay buried)
#dailyspooklore #folklore
February 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mariya Tobischek 🖤
I spent my childhood in Zauralie, and there’re tales about witches shape-shifting into hens at night. Also, a black hen gets passed over a fresh grave as a final funeral ritual (nobody can explain me why though, my guess – to keep the dead stay buried)
#dailyspooklore #folklore
I spent my childhood in Zauralie, and there’re tales about witches shape-shifting into hens at night. Also, a black hen gets passed over a fresh grave as a final funeral ritual (nobody can explain me why though, my guess – to keep the dead stay buried)
#dailyspooklore #folklore
Princess Marfita goes to ask for fire from Yaga-Baba, who sucks blood from the princess's breasts. The hero catches Yaga-Baba & forces her to reveal where she has healing water. He fights Yaga-Baba & cuts her head off, but the head continues to run on its braids. #LegendaryWednesday #babayaga
February 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Princess Marfita goes to ask for fire from Yaga-Baba, who sucks blood from the princess's breasts. The hero catches Yaga-Baba & forces her to reveal where she has healing water. He fights Yaga-Baba & cuts her head off, but the head continues to run on its braids. #LegendaryWednesday #babayaga
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This speech lives rent free in my brain nowadays.
February 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This speech lives rent free in my brain nowadays.
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I looove slavic culture so much I joined this social media for this very post. ❤️
In a Ukranian tale Baba Jaudocha sends her stepdaughter to find raspberries in March. After the girl finds burning coals that turn to raspberries, Jaudocha sets out herself, offends the month of March by declaring that she will “shit in its mouth” and freezes to death out of spite.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
February 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I looove slavic culture so much I joined this social media for this very post. ❤️
A Slavic tradition has people present sacrificial objects before a hawthorn tree: cakes, flowers, herbs, even horeshoes. It links to an ancient belief that it might be home to demons, who would remain in the tree if given offerings, otherwise they might venture into the village hungry.
#FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A Slavic tradition has people present sacrificial objects before a hawthorn tree: cakes, flowers, herbs, even horeshoes. It links to an ancient belief that it might be home to demons, who would remain in the tree if given offerings, otherwise they might venture into the village hungry.
#FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday
Black hawthorn was used in the Balkans to pierce the heart of a suspected vampires or werewolf. The wood is very strong, and the blood-red berries of the tree were used as heart medicine. Thorns were sometimes put in the corpse's bellybutton, as a preventative measure.
#FolkyFriday #vampire
#FolkyFriday #vampire
February 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Black hawthorn was used in the Balkans to pierce the heart of a suspected vampires or werewolf. The wood is very strong, and the blood-red berries of the tree were used as heart medicine. Thorns were sometimes put in the corpse's bellybutton, as a preventative measure.
#FolkyFriday #vampire
#FolkyFriday #vampire
Baba Yaga as a Snake Goddess of Death.
In some tales she is able to turn into a snake, and in others has snake-like attributes. Some consider her to be an ancient Slavic Goddess of Death who originally had the form of a snake.
#LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday #babayaga #folklore #dailyspooklore
In some tales she is able to turn into a snake, and in others has snake-like attributes. Some consider her to be an ancient Slavic Goddess of Death who originally had the form of a snake.
#LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday #babayaga #folklore #dailyspooklore
February 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Baba Yaga as a Snake Goddess of Death.
In some tales she is able to turn into a snake, and in others has snake-like attributes. Some consider her to be an ancient Slavic Goddess of Death who originally had the form of a snake.
#LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday #babayaga #folklore #dailyspooklore
In some tales she is able to turn into a snake, and in others has snake-like attributes. Some consider her to be an ancient Slavic Goddess of Death who originally had the form of a snake.
#LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday #babayaga #folklore #dailyspooklore
What does the name Baba Yaga mean? The answer will shed some light on her role in Slavic folklore as well as her possible origin in Slavic mythology.
#babayaga #slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #witch #slavicgoddess #mythology #snakegoddess #folklore
youtu.be/aTKdId2ZDbE
#babayaga #slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #witch #slavicgoddess #mythology #snakegoddess #folklore
youtu.be/aTKdId2ZDbE
The meaning of Baba Yaga’s name
YouTube video by Slavic Lore
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February 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What does the name Baba Yaga mean? The answer will shed some light on her role in Slavic folklore as well as her possible origin in Slavic mythology.
#babayaga #slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #witch #slavicgoddess #mythology #snakegoddess #folklore
youtu.be/aTKdId2ZDbE
#babayaga #slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #witch #slavicgoddess #mythology #snakegoddess #folklore
youtu.be/aTKdId2ZDbE
Viy - a 1967 Soviet Gothic horror fantasy film.
While on a vacation in a remote village, Khoma, a seminary student, is summoned to keep an eye on a corpse. His faith is tested as evil spirits, witches and a demon haunt him to get to the corpse.
#FolkloreSunday #folklore
#dailyspooklore
While on a vacation in a remote village, Khoma, a seminary student, is summoned to keep an eye on a corpse. His faith is tested as evil spirits, witches and a demon haunt him to get to the corpse.
#FolkloreSunday #folklore
#dailyspooklore
January 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Viy - a 1967 Soviet Gothic horror fantasy film.
While on a vacation in a remote village, Khoma, a seminary student, is summoned to keep an eye on a corpse. His faith is tested as evil spirits, witches and a demon haunt him to get to the corpse.
#FolkloreSunday #folklore
#dailyspooklore
While on a vacation in a remote village, Khoma, a seminary student, is summoned to keep an eye on a corpse. His faith is tested as evil spirits, witches and a demon haunt him to get to the corpse.
#FolkloreSunday #folklore
#dailyspooklore
In a Ukranian tale Baba Jaudocha sends her stepdaughter to find raspberries in March. After the girl finds burning coals that turn to raspberries, Jaudocha sets out herself, offends the month of March by declaring that she will “shit in its mouth” and freezes to death out of spite.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
January 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
In a Ukranian tale Baba Jaudocha sends her stepdaughter to find raspberries in March. After the girl finds burning coals that turn to raspberries, Jaudocha sets out herself, offends the month of March by declaring that she will “shit in its mouth” and freezes to death out of spite.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
The Sacred Oak of Romowe
The great centre of the cult of the ancient Prussians was at Romowe. Here lived the head priest, the Kriwe. A perpetual fire was maintained. A triad of gods were worshiped here - Perkunas (thunder), Potrympus (rivers and springs), and Patollus (underworld)
#slavic #mythology
The great centre of the cult of the ancient Prussians was at Romowe. Here lived the head priest, the Kriwe. A perpetual fire was maintained. A triad of gods were worshiped here - Perkunas (thunder), Potrympus (rivers and springs), and Patollus (underworld)
#slavic #mythology
January 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Sacred Oak of Romowe
The great centre of the cult of the ancient Prussians was at Romowe. Here lived the head priest, the Kriwe. A perpetual fire was maintained. A triad of gods were worshiped here - Perkunas (thunder), Potrympus (rivers and springs), and Patollus (underworld)
#slavic #mythology
The great centre of the cult of the ancient Prussians was at Romowe. Here lived the head priest, the Kriwe. A perpetual fire was maintained. A triad of gods were worshiped here - Perkunas (thunder), Potrympus (rivers and springs), and Patollus (underworld)
#slavic #mythology
Nosferatu theory - Ellen is a zduhać
She told the Professor that since she was a child she's been having dream-like episodes where it felt as if her spirit wandered off. This makes me think of south Slavic supernatural people that can separate their body and soul called zduhać.
#nosferatu #fantheory
She told the Professor that since she was a child she's been having dream-like episodes where it felt as if her spirit wandered off. This makes me think of south Slavic supernatural people that can separate their body and soul called zduhać.
#nosferatu #fantheory
January 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Nosferatu theory - Ellen is a zduhać
She told the Professor that since she was a child she's been having dream-like episodes where it felt as if her spirit wandered off. This makes me think of south Slavic supernatural people that can separate their body and soul called zduhać.
#nosferatu #fantheory
She told the Professor that since she was a child she's been having dream-like episodes where it felt as if her spirit wandered off. This makes me think of south Slavic supernatural people that can separate their body and soul called zduhać.
#nosferatu #fantheory
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January 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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‘The bear is a river
Where people bending to drink
See their dead selves.’ ~ Ted Hughes, The Bear.
#BookWormSat 🐻
📷 from JSTOR collection article by J McKay
🖼️ George Catlin, 1840s
Where people bending to drink
See their dead selves.’ ~ Ted Hughes, The Bear.
#BookWormSat 🐻
📷 from JSTOR collection article by J McKay
🖼️ George Catlin, 1840s
January 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
‘The bear is a river
Where people bending to drink
See their dead selves.’ ~ Ted Hughes, The Bear.
#BookWormSat 🐻
📷 from JSTOR collection article by J McKay
🖼️ George Catlin, 1840s
Where people bending to drink
See their dead selves.’ ~ Ted Hughes, The Bear.
#BookWormSat 🐻
📷 from JSTOR collection article by J McKay
🖼️ George Catlin, 1840s
Origin of the Witcher 4 Creature
The Bauk comes from Serbian Mythology and is a kind of bogeyman creature used to frighten children.
Also covered - the true name of the bear, and its connection with the Bauk.
#slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #folklore #mythology #thewitcher4 #thewitcher
The Bauk comes from Serbian Mythology and is a kind of bogeyman creature used to frighten children.
Also covered - the true name of the bear, and its connection with the Bauk.
#slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #folklore #mythology #thewitcher4 #thewitcher
Origin of the Witcher 4 Creature (The Bauk)
YouTube video by Slavic Lore
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January 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Origin of the Witcher 4 Creature
The Bauk comes from Serbian Mythology and is a kind of bogeyman creature used to frighten children.
Also covered - the true name of the bear, and its connection with the Bauk.
#slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #folklore #mythology #thewitcher4 #thewitcher
The Bauk comes from Serbian Mythology and is a kind of bogeyman creature used to frighten children.
Also covered - the true name of the bear, and its connection with the Bauk.
#slavic #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #folklore #mythology #thewitcher4 #thewitcher
The fairy-seers of Serbia fall into trance through dancing and say they communicate with women-like creatures from the supernatural world called šojmanje, who help them prophesy the future, bring messages from deceased relatives, and help with fairy-illnesses.
#slavic #folklore #slavicfolklore
#slavic #folklore #slavicfolklore
January 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The fairy-seers of Serbia fall into trance through dancing and say they communicate with women-like creatures from the supernatural world called šojmanje, who help them prophesy the future, bring messages from deceased relatives, and help with fairy-illnesses.
#slavic #folklore #slavicfolklore
#slavic #folklore #slavicfolklore
January 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The Bui sisters moved to Poland as teenagers and fell deeply in love with Slavic mythology. This inspired their new film adaptation, which has won more than 25 international awards.
The French-Vietnamese sisters bringing Slavic mythology to life
Upon arriving in Poland, the Bui sisters began to discover the mysteries of Polish Romanticism, and were stricken with awe. Their fascination with Slavic mythology, culture, and folklore led them to make films inspired by these ancient traditions.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Bui sisters moved to Poland as teenagers and fell deeply in love with Slavic mythology. This inspired their new film adaptation, which has won more than 25 international awards.