#kupalnocka

[trollstims]

Kupalnocka

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[annpositivitylife]

Przesilenie letnie 2023

[prwlnglthr]

miłej kupalnocki, happy midsummer, etc etc etc!

from both me and my favourite slavic-adjacent king!

kupalnocka (noc kupały, kupala night, etc) is the traditional west and east slavic celebration of the summer solstice, love, and cleansing. among a number of other things, women weave garlands of flowers, herbs, and ferns and send them floating down rivers and streams to divine their future luck in relationships. to have it brought back was seen as a confession of love (even if for one night...) and a man would sometimes follow a particular woman's wreath even into deep or dangerous waters to return it. people would head into the forest to search for the legendary fern flower. which does not exist, of course. but who could blame you and maybe somebody of your choice for spending hours, alone, in the woods, all night, looking for such an important, elusive flower...

fun fact: the embroidery pattern is riffed from the traditional handicrafts of a region spread between poland, ukraine, and belarus! most slav per stitch!

[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

[doomer--girl]

kupalnocka

[ukulelegodparent]

Kupalnocka by Sutari my beloved

[cybernetixxx]

Do you think I should create another Tumblr blog about Slavic pagan folklore aesthetic and call it kupalnocka because I think I should.

[wszczebrzyszynie]

"During that special day [summer solstice: kupalnocka, sobótka, noc świętojańska; kupala night] girls were woving the wreaths and dancing around bonfires in rites meaning to evoke fertility, beauty, health and strenght. Some herbs could be also attached to a belt around the waist. Later that night, whole processions were approaching a nearby river [or lake, if no river was available] in order to launch the wreaths down the stream. That part of the custom is still alove today. The wreaths, often attached to a board or two crossed planks with a small candle at the centre, were used in divinations, predicting love and even marriage. Some girls would launch two wreaths at once to observe how they float – if they were staying close together on the water, mutual love was indicated. In many cases, the boys would jump into the water to pick up a wreath. The most desired sign for a girl was when the wreath was brought back to her by the very boy she cherished in her heart. Some boys would jump even into the strongest streams and deepest waters just to capture a certain wreath, only to give it back to the girl that created it. They were able to confess their love and show the courage that way." lamus dworski / wreaths in polish folk beliefs connected to summer solstice

[thisiswasabis]

I'm one day late but. . .

Happy birth to her and her individually

I'm going to more proper art for her because of this, but I wanna make it big and special, so this one is going on the line and gonna be REALLY LATE, but I love my baby, so I wanted to do anything for her

Funfact: 20th of June, in pagan/ancient Poland, was celebrated much more than today. It was called "Kupalnocka" or "Noc Kupały" ("Kupala Night") and one of most known tradition of this night was releasing wreaths on the water by young girls and spending night with a boy that had cought the her wreath

[angel-of-lonelinesss]

Noc pełna dziwów, Kupalnocka!! Magia i Czary, tańce i figle. ;)

[slavicafire]

@kupalnocka you know you're having an imaginary conversation with yourself now and just making up parts of this argument, right?

I love talking about monogamy with my cishet monogamous friends because they will die defending it as the only correct and righteous state - while deeply, vehemently despising it and desperately wilting away within its limits

[prwlnglthr]

WIP WIP WIP

sopping wet slav'd up princess (full grown man, literal king) inbound for wet slav wednesday (kupalnocka) reehehehehe stay tuned

[wonderartbizuteriagalanteria]

Kwiaty i kobiety mają coś wspólnego Mimo nie sprzyjacących czasem warunków kwitniemy. Mimo wiatrów, deszczy i słońca rozwijamy się. Kwiaty są naszą największą ozdobą. I zakaz myślą została stworzona ta zawieszka Mak Chaber Wielkość: 7x3cm Cena: 50zł szt +koszt wysyłki #kamilagutorska #wiedźmazrowerem #PracowniaArtystycznaWonderart #wonderartbiżuteriagalanteria #sercenatury #kupalnocka #miodunka #żywicaepoksydowa #kwiatywżywicy #chabry #niebieski #biały #różowy #mak #maki #czerwony #makowapanienka https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZd6gzDAOE/?igshid=1fra9a4zo0sxp

[the-light-shadow]

Noc Kupały

                                           by me

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle zaduś swego serca żar!

W noc tak chłodną, rześką, wietrzną

Gdy swe ciało ogrzać chcesz,

Wznieć płomienie! Blask ich, lśnienie

Niech zaślepią oczy twe!

Nie dopuszczą wnet demona,

Który posiąść ciebie chce. 

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle zaduś swego serca żar!

Ach Kochana, me wołania,

Nie dosięgły uszu twych.

Ty już jesteś zakochana, 

W swoim rycerzyku cnym!

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle zaduś swego serca żar!

Jego usta zbuntowane, 

Ciepłe, mokre, wielce czułe,

Już smakują tak bezwstydnie twoją bladą, korną skórę. 

Jego oczy tak spokojne, 

Kiedy twoje łakną więcej. 

Ostrzegałam, że tej nocy chłopcy pannom wiążą ręce! 

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle zaduś swego serca żar!

Chłodna, twarda, zwilgła ziemia 

Łożem waszym grzesznym jest.

Różę z cierniem w darze złoży, 

Gdy dokończy dzieło swe. 

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle zaduś swego serca żar!

Kiedy jego smukłe palce

Oplatają szyję twą,

Ty w ofierze jemu składasz wolność i namiętność swą.

Twoja dusza, serce, rozum,

Już stracone! Jego są!

Do swych ramion, jak trofeum, miłość przymocuje twą. 

Ostrzegałam, w snach wołałam!

Głucha byłaś ty! 

I twą duszę rozszalałą wciągnął

Młodzian do swej gry!

Droga dziewko, o północy, gdy cię w tańcu porwie szał,

W tym księżyca pełni świetle uchroń swego serca czar!

[amoonablaze]

the infinity of time and space 

[myosia]

Summer solstice 2020