#kupała night

[onionblissom]

One of the most magic nights in the year. Kupała night

#kupała night #noc kupały #slavic #fire #flower crown #slavic holidays #witch stuff #witch community #witchy

[toastedbuckwheat]

Y̴͇͖̥̦̼̖̣͂̀̆̌̇̏͆̆̽͂̑͝o̷̖̝̙̥̥̳͊͋̽̌̾͑̑͌̄̀͠͠͠ư̵̢̙̜͚̅̀̓̊̌͆͂̊̓̿̉̏̃́̅͋́͗̈̋̄͘̚͝ ̴̡̧̧͚͔̤̼̲̫̫̺̞̣͇̗̩̣̥̖̦̹̖̣͕͈͉̹̉͌̕ͅf̴̧̨̯̰̗̖̥̮͖̲͔̯̱̼̩͎͇̼̙̩̿̉́͛̍̿̎̔͐̋̚͜͠͝͠ͅö̸̬̖̤̼͙̩̗̬͎̳̹̭̯̹̮̼̲̖́̑̀̏̀͆͌͜͜͝ư̷̧̛̟͇̌̓̈́̊̀̾́́͛̏̒̀͜͝ͅń̵̡̨̡͎̳̺͉̗̖̳̺̟̘͚̪̻̖͎͎̰̈́̅̍͌͜ͅͅd̴̰͖̠̤̆͌̒̆̎̀͂̿͌̐̀̽̔̈́̇͋͆̒̾̍̔̈̿̏̚͘͘ ̶̛̛̛̱͚͉̼̮͓̱͉̂̎͗͒͊͂̊̑̎̿͂̈́̉̀̽̈́́̊͝͠͝ḿ̵̜̞̞̫̪̭̬͑̐̃͒̇̑̇͝y̶̢̧͉͓̲̟͍̘̠̪̟̘͙̳̹̙͌͆̔̿̒̓̍̐̐̆̋̂̈́̌̄̂́̀̈́̊̊̿̇͘̚͜͝͠͝ ̶̨̡̢̩͖͍͓͚̤̰̤̯̹͈̣͙͈̫̥͉̩͈͖̗͔̭̠̾̈́͊̍̀f̸̡̡̛͈̩̙̩̗̼̺͙͔͚̼̲̳̗̮̹̰̗̩̰̺̻̩̂͑̀͑͊̾ͅl̶̨̡̮͕͓̗͕͓͍̩͓̩̞̟̲̪̳͈̰͕̻͚̽͌ö̶̡̧͇̤̬̥͖͕̖̯̗͖̹̘̰̱̘̼̰̜̗͎̰͍̤́͝w̷̧̘̗̜̤̖͕̜̹͓̹̦͙̞̽́͋̀̌͛̉́͛̈́̎̏͘͝e̵̬͇͙͐͆̊͂̂̉͘͘r̴̻̩͚̞̠̙̭̪̦̤̟͉̺̣͋̃ ̷̛̛͕͓͖̟̭̠̲̂͆͗̅͂͊̑͌̌́͋͋̌̀̌̀͐͛̒̕̕̕̚͜͝c̷̝̲̑͒͌̐̇̈́̈́͒͌͗ŗ̸̢̡̧̢̫͍̬͉̗̝̼͍̱̖͊̔̆̊̂̽̂̏̀͂̋̃̂̈̿̍̍͜͜͝͝ͅo̷̞̬͖̦̯͈͎̖͍̫̞̿́́̏̒̈͛̿̿̉͋͝͝ͅw̶̡̧̛̝̞̹̭̥̠̻̬̣͉̖͉̯̺̼̬̤̣̜̱̅̆̓̿̽̒͗̆̾n̷̢͕̳̱̞̺͕̭̝͖̠̜͕̝̪͙̥͇̳͇͈͍̈́̊̎̋̑̈́̄̈́̍̏́́̈̆ͅ ̴̨̢̮̩̼͖͓͓̺͖͖̹̥͎̞͖̭̞̝̜̺̯̩͕̙̂̃͑͆̽̉̈́͆́̽̈̅̀̀́̎͘͘͝͝͠͝ͅ

#solstice #noc kupaly #kupala night #kupała #happy solstice #doodles

[mikolaj-17]

If I can’t do it in person, I’ll do it in spirit

Feat Zaspa, my queen my wife my whole world

Been a long time since I finished something digital it feels good to get that ball rolling,,

Gonna let that crown float

Some progress,, this mostly lives on my insta bc if I want any kinda art career or side thingy I actually need a post on there bleh

But anyways, I explained on there why it’s so dark but mostly relating to Zaspas story. On here I think I’ll show mine since my fam ain’t on here

What I wanted to capture was the last remaining shreds of any memory of my time in Poland, such as the dark forests at night, the countryside where I lived, the foggyness of my memories and just to hold on to any last bit of it just so I Dont lose myself

It’s dark bc it feels kinda like the murkiness I feel towards any bit of my culture, like I know some, obviously, but it doesn’t go any deeper than Christmas and Easter and I just feel a bit cheated out of something I could’ve actually enjoyed, something that could help plaster on some layers into my person. Because really, I Dont think I’ve ever left that countryside, that river and that road to my cousins house

And also, I may hate forests and any supernatural phenomena, but I also have a growing love for that darkness of the forest and freshness of the water, dark and ancient stories of those places draw me in… even if some of those monsters can go ahead and kiss my ass for keeping me up at night..

Ig I just can’t move on..? Idk

#myartondori_ii #myartondori_iiocs #ocs #sorry for the long rant #just have some things to figure out for some peace of mind #happy kupała night everybody

[evil-ocean-cryptid]

i've been boycotting valentine's day so hard for so long i legit forgot the date and had to google it

#i count that as a win #find me being all romantic and celebrating on kupała night #for those who don't know it's a slavic love holiday that takes place between 21-22 of june #it's really fun

[madeleineengland]

✨KUPAŁA NIGHT

Kupała Night is a Slavic holiday associated with the summer solstice of the Sun, celebrated during the shortest night of the year, which falls around June 21-22 .

In Anglo-Saxon countries it is known as Midsummer.

Kupalnocka is devoted primarily to the elements of water and fire, which have a cleansing power. It is also a celebration of love, fertility, sun and moon.

The Slavic customs and rituals associated with the Kupała Night were to ensure health and harvest for the saints. Bonfires were lit in which herbs were burned. Various fortune-telling and dances took place during joyful games.

Girls put wreaths with lighted candles into the currents of the rivers. If the wreath was fished out by a bachelor, it meant that she would get married quickly. If he was swimming, the girl wasn't going to get married soon. If, however, it got on fire, drowned or entangled in the rushes, it was foretold of this old age. They are probably the remains of the old spring magic rituals ending the enchantment of the "good beginning", referring to the soulful rituals and the coming harvest.

In some regions it was believed that you could not bathe in rivers, streams or lakes during the day until Kupala Day, while bathing after dusk or before sunrise cured various ailments, as water was then a healing element belonging to the moon.

The Kupala Night celebrations began with the ritual making of fire from ash and birch wood (some sources mention only oak wood). Jumping over the fire and dancing around was supposed to cleanse, protect against evil powers and disease. According to beliefs, aquarians, waterlines and drowners, as well as most other water demons, liked to lurk for summer-thirsty people who unreasonably take a bath before Kupała night. Only after this holiday, swimming in water became relatively safe.

Photos from Roskosh Model

#kupala night #summer #slavic folklore #kupala #slavic tradition #east europe #summer solstice #june #female models #slavic model #slavic women #russian folklore #polish folklore #ukrainian folklore #russian costumes #polish costumes #polish traditions #ukrainian tradition #russian tradition #slavic history #Slavic rituals #midsummer

[slavicafire]

it took us some time to get the tv working at the house in the mountains we're staying at for kupała - but we managed, and the very first minutes of stara baśń greeted us right away.

what a joy! no better movie to watch the night before a great and mad celebration - and the silliest of signs from the old ones, ha.

#żmija gada #foremniak hotówa...

[my-digital-grimoire-smarragdus]

The Pantheon of Slavic Pagan Gods part 3

While it’s not certain if the Slavic religion had an organized pantheon of gods comparable to other Indo-European peoples like the Greeks, Romans or Scandinavians, Slavs surely had their deities. While many of them can reflect a more ancient shared Indo-European past, it remains disputable whether these gods were worshipped on the whole vast expanses of Slavic Europe (which ranged from the Baltic to the Black Sea) or rather varied depending on the locale and specific Slavic tribe.

Dola (Dodola, Niedola I Odola)

Slavic anthropomorphization of human fate and destiny, which could have its origins in actual faith a goddess who oversees human well-being. Researchers assume that she may have had control over this sphere of life Mokosz or Perperuna (also called Dodola). Dola has accompanied man from time immemorial birth until death, thus determining the course of his life. The evil influence of Dola on human fate is still called misery.(niedola) The first of these incarnations means Good Fortune, the second Bad Fortune and the third Variety, i.e. Variable Fortune.

Kupała

An alleged Slavic fertility deity with an obvious connection with the famous Night of Kupala. Its origins, however, are very uncertain, and today people tend to think that the association of Kupala with a specific god is rather secondary. and has its origins in unsuccessful Christian traditions. It is believed that with the disappearance of ancient beliefs, Kupala was created as a deity. What is certain is that a puppet called Kupala was used in merchant rituals, and the name Kupala itself is related to bathing. Very similar to Marzanna, who every year to this day is drowned, as a sign of the end of winter, and beginning of spring . correlation could be found between Cupid (kupidym) and Kupała as they’re both symbols of love.

#slavic gods #slavic #pre christian europe #pre christian poland #pagan polish gods #polish gods #european gods #pagan poland #mine

[narwa]

ill b celebrating kupałas night this year <3

#got invited to a Party On A Field #spoken #kupala night

[bookcalanthedaily]

during the night of kupała, the night of the lovers, the witcher has gotten bold enough to sneak the lioness of cintra away from the palace. instead of the royal ball, the two of them spent that night celebrating with the townsfolk of cintra. 

#it's june! kupała is almost here! #i'm gonna spend this year's kupała in belgium #super excited uwu #calanthe #calanthe of cintra #calanthe fiona riannon #queen calanthe #geralt #geralt of rivia #geralt z rivii #witcher geralt #geralt x calanthe #calanthe x geralt #calalt #the witcher #the witcher 3 #the witcher 3 edit #tw3edit #tw3 #the witcher 3 mods #wiedzmin #wiedźmin #witcher #userviki

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

I was wondering what sort of things I can do to celebrate Kupala at home? This will be my first time celebrating it and I want to do the most I can do to make it special

Hmmm, let me think.

Kupała is usually seen as a more outdoorsy celebration, but I gave your question some thought and tried to come up with things you can do at home that touch on the themes of purification by fire and water, love and passion, fortunetelling and protection from witchcraft.

Gather herbs on the Eve of St. John - it’s a long standing tradition since herbs gathered on that day (before St. John’s Day!) are believed to possess greater powers and are used in many other customs connected with Kupała. The herbs commonly gathered on that day vary by the region but some popular choices known to me are mugwort, St. John’s wort, fern, nettle, plantago, mullein, branches of oak, ash, hazel, beech, black alder, maple and any spiky coniferous tree. The tree branches are used to decorate the house (usually the roof) in order to protect it from evil forces and witches and ensure good luck. Since they play a defensive role in some areas needly conifers and stinging nettle are favored for that purpose. Nettle might be scattered by the windows too. Mugwort is also placed on the roofs though not solely for protection - it’s supposed to draw the perfect husbands for the girls living in the house. I suppose placing it by your ceiling is close enough. Mugwort gathered on St. John’s Eve can be carried in a pouch untill the next St. John’s Eve to protect the owner from any harmful magic. You might also gather any other herbs and flowers of your preference. Make a wreath. There is no rule says you have to throw it into the water or burn it.

Take a bath or a shower for purification. Pull out the half-forgotten bath bombs and bath salts saved up for a special occasion. Get a sheet mask. Whatever makes you feel pampered and relaxed. Give yourself a self care night.

Light some candles. Even better - make some candles! It may sound somewhat complicated on paper but once you have all the ingredients the process itself is quite simple. How do your own custom-made Kupała candles sound? Keep them simple or add colors, fragrances and small amount of herbs of your choosing.

Invite a friend or a lover over for the night. Alternatively hang out on discord together. Celebrate the joyous, communal aspect of the holiday.

Perform a protective ritual. Burns some herbs, follow instructions from point 1 or come up with your own, new charms.

Do some divination. A way of telling the future on Kupała was to gather one flower (or herb) for each family memeber (each of the same species!!) on St. John’s Eve and, having assigned specific family member to every plant, leave them on a window sill overnight. On the morning of 24th the flowers/herbs were examined and the ones best preserved predicted most luck and best fortune. The same thing could be done if a girl wanted to choose between multiple admirers - she’d assign flowers to specific boys and the state of the flowers in the morning would be a reflection of their potential relationship. You could also just do tarot or oracle of course - I know they’re quite popular right now. If you’re not in possession of either or any herbs try divining with regular playing cards or ceromancy.

Make some delicious food.

I hope this answer was satisfactory! Have a good day!

Sources: Rośliny w wierzeniach i zwyczajach ludowych, Słownik Adama Fischera (Kujawska et al); Społeczeństwo wobec przyrody, związki przyrody z człowiekiem w zwyczajach ludowych w Polsce i wybranych krajach Europy by Joanna Szmuc.

#Asks #kupała

[eatingyarn]

kupała night ready.

#my art #eris trapeni #monster of the week #drawing a flower crown is hell #never again #probably will do it again #sooner or later #two months late for kupała #but who counts time

[an-undercover-bi]

It’s Kupała and my covid-19 test is negative. Since I’m sick, I won’t be doing most of the festivities I normally do.

However, I can still reflect on how amazing it is a day can last so long, a night can be so short, and how everything is thriving where I am despite the oppressive heat. Summer always reminds me of decay with all its buzzing flies and stickiness, but that may just be because I live in a back-filled swamp.

Today is a day to celebrate and enjoy the liveliness of summer. Enjoy all the fresh berries, greenery, and sweet honey that summer brings. Watch and admire all the life just outside your door doing the same.

After today, our days will begin to slowly shorten again and our nights will become longer as we move away from the sun. In a few months, the heat will dissipate and maybe it will be bearable again.

#kupała #midsummer #summer solstice #tw food mention #litha #noc kupały #ivan kupała #tw insects mention #I wish I could do more today #but a day of contemplation is enough I suppose #yes contemplation will do

[ohmytamara]

A proposition. Fuck Valentines. Celebrate Noc Kupały. Weave a flower wreath and throw it into the river on the summer's hottest and shortest night. Let a person of whatever your preferred gender is dive into the water and fish it out for you. They bring it back to you and Kupałas fires burning around are reflecting in their lusty eyes. They got your wreath now and they look at you.

#valentines day

[mikolaj-17]

Little thing I did,, my family’s not too big on holidays like we celebrate the general Canadian ones that are talked abt and leave it at that,,, so I was a bit ehhh do I wanna commemorate kupała night (which is tomorrow, June 21st) and felt iffy abt it but then I’m just sitting here like,,, well no one’s stopping me from just quietly celebrating it by drawing stuff related to it and listening to related music so here, have Piosenka and his wolf who is now named Fifi wearing dandelion flower crowns w her human :)

Some more shots bc for some reason taking pics of trad art is… eehhh

Tumblr won’t let me show a photo of the tower of tapes I made from some tapes I got to show off my wares like an excited 5yo 😔

#myartondori_ii #myartondori_iiocs #ocs #oc artist

[taconafide2]

Some day i'll finally get to do lesbian acitivites on kupała's night

[vampireinterview]

anyways. can’t believe i didn’t get to go out during kupała or świętojańska night this year. getting a bad grade at fern flowers i suppose

#it’s okay. im staying in and reading horror books hopefully