Gods of Our Ancestors: Slavic Gods by Slovak Theater Actors

Slavic culture is finally getting a much needed promo

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A project of talented Slovak theater actors from Slovenskí Rebeli theatre group (the Slovak Rebels) based in Komárno, Slovakia, presents 12 Gods of the Slavic mythology in their own unique way. These young members of the Matica Slovenská (the Slovak Matica) abide by the motto “when tradition meets passion”.

SIMARGEL – JANUARY

RUSALKA – FEBRUARY

VESNA – MARCH

PERUN – APRIL

DEVANA – MAY

BELBOH – JUNE

SVAROG – JULY

MOKOSH – AUGUST

VELES – SEPTEMBER

VILA – OCTOBER

CHERNOBOH – NOVEMBER

MORENA – DECEMBER

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Source of photo, video and music: Roberta Krmášková (published with consent of the author).

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This topic has 14 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 1 week ago by Jiří Moučka.

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June 1, 2018 at 7:28 pm #457117

Kapitán Denis
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@kapitan-denis
Beautiful goddesses!
June 1, 2018 at 10:04 pm #457120

Olga Kysil
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@olga_kysil
Beauty, beauty, beauty!
June 3, 2018 at 12:09 am #457166

Aga Ta
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@aga_ta
Can anyone translate the text on the photographs please?
June 3, 2018 at 2:23 am #457167

Mikhail Galamov
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@mikhaila
Černobog looks a little…as Americans say…emo.
June 3, 2018 at 8:44 am #457170

Kapitán Denis
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@kapitan-denis
@aga_ta

Simargel
The messenger between gods, the earth and the underworld. He’s able to shapeshift, but he mostly appears as a wolf with wings.

Rusalka
A mythic being, whose afterlife is connected with water. They’re mostly spirits of drowned girls/women.

Vesna
The goddess of spring and youth. She wakes up frozen nature and “resurrects” vegetation.

Perun
The most important god, who ruled over others. He was the god of lightning, thunder, storm and war.

Devana
Daughter of Perun; pictured as a girl with golden hair.

Belboh
The god of day and daylight. White color and midsummer are dedicated to him.

Svarog
One of the oldest and most important old Slavic gods. He was the god of fire and the Sun, which he created in a forge.

Mokosh
The personification of Mother Earth. She’s also the goddess of fertility.

Veles
The god of herds and protector of shepherds. One of the oldest gods of Slavs.

Vila
Spirits of girls, who died after being engaged or before their wedding. They used to show up near (their) graves.

Chernoboh
The god of night, black color and evil. Midwinter is dedicated to him.

Morena
The ruler of death and winter. She’s associated with the traditional ritual *, during which she’s burned and drowned, which symbolizes the end of her rule.

* The ritual of burning and drowning Morena:
Vynášanie Moreny 2016
Obnovený zvyk v Prakovciach. V predkresťanskom období ľudia verili, že prírodu ovládajú nadprirodzené sily. Zároveň boli presvedčení, že ich konanie možno ovplyvniť rôznymi obradmi. Patrí k nim aj vynášanie Moreny, staroslovanskej bohyne zimy a smrti. Jeden z najarchaickejších zvykov na našom území vyjadruje túžbu ľudí po skončení chladného počasia a príchode teplých jarných dní.

@mikhaila
“Černobog looks a little…as Americans say…emo.”
He’s also known as Emobog. 😀
June 3, 2018 at 1:05 pm #457176

Mikhail Galamov
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@mikhaila
@kapitan-denis
If they still allowed for reactions on the old forum, I’d would’ve given the lols for that one. BRING BACK REACTIONS, @perun!
June 3, 2018 at 5:51 pm #457182

Olga Kysil
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@olga_kysil
This would make a great calendar. My birthday is in July. I get Svarog. Is Svarog special to the month of July?
Svarog
One of the oldest and most important old Slavic gods. He was the god of fire and the Sun, which he created in a forge.

June 3, 2018 at 5:59 pm #457183

Aga Ta
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@aga_ta
@Kapitán Denis
Thanks! We also cultivate the ritual of burning and drowning of Morena in Poland.
June 4, 2018 at 11:03 am #457251

NikeBG
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@nikebg
Why did they include a fictional deity (yeah, I know all deities are fictional, but this one even more so) such as Belobog?
@olga_kysil
The only connection I can make is that July is a hot month and Svarog was a solar, smithing god, i.e. closely associated with heat.
June 4, 2018 at 4:18 pm #457312

Olga Kysil
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@olga_kysil
@nikebg I like your post with this comment. It is official – I LIKE YOUR POST. 😀
June 4, 2018 at 4:34 pm #457317

Kapitán Denis
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@kapitan-denis
@olga_kysil
You should start a new thread for “English for Slavs” lessons. You wanted to teach us.
I’d like to know something. Is the following sentence correct?
“The god of herds and protector of shepherds.”
Should there be an article before “protector”? Wouldn’t it sound like I’m talking about 2 people (or gods)?
June 4, 2018 at 5:17 pm #457319

Velka Opice
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@velkaopice
Nah, it’s correct.
June 5, 2018 at 4:00 pm #457416

NikeBG
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@nikebg
@kapitan-denis
I do, actually, even though he’s still my favourite Jesus (thumbs up if you get the Gaiman reference).
June 13, 2018 at 8:38 pm #458072

Jiří Moučka
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@jiri-moucka
randomly sorted allegorical figure without relation to the time of year. wrong
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