#polish folklore

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

This is a pretty cool example of what I was talking about in the reply below - a Slavic charm that

1) has traces of pre-Christian practices (the three Zaryas appear) and at the same time

2) is adjusted to Christian worldview and intended to be used by Christians (speaker clearly stating that the spell is not "powered" by their personal strength but rather will be realized through the power of Jesus and Theotokos, making the spell seem like merely one of the possible means of capturing and directing divine power).

Love charm invoking the Zaryas

From Trzy zorze dziewicze by Stanisław Czernik

Zorze, zorzeczeńki! Wszystkieśta moje siostruczeńki! Siadajta na konia wronego, i jedźta po towarzysza mojego. Żeby on nie mógł beze mnie, ni spać, ni jeść, ni siadać, ni gadać. Żeby ja mu się spodobała, we stanie, w robocie, w ochocie. Żeby ja była wdzięczna i przyjemna, Bogu, i ludziom, i temu towarzyszowi mojemu. Nie moją myślą, nie moją mową, nie moją mocą, ino Pana Jezusa i Najświętszej Panny dopomocą. Abyż mi ta Najświętsza dopomogła, pobłogosławiła i dobrymi ludźmi opatrzyła.

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Zaryas, zaryanitsas! You’re all my sisters! Get on a black horse, and go get my companion. So that, without me he may not sleep, he may not eat, he may not sit, he may not speak. So that he may find me attractive, in rest, in work, in desire. So that I may be graceful and pleasant, to God, to the people, and to him my companion. Not by my thought, not by my speech, not by my power, but through the aid of Lord Jesus and most Holy Lady. May the most Holy Lady help me, bless me, and surround me with good people.

[thirea]

Polish folk Hatsune Miku because there is a trend going on twtr

[verkomy]

bilbo and thorin in polish folk costumes

you can get a print here

[wszczebrzyszynie]

wyjątkowo jasna ilustracja na pierwszy dzień wiosny. podobno w tym roku był wczoraj ale trudno zdarza się

[maratycznie]

[drowninnoodles]

You know the miku trend where u draw her in ur nationality or city style? I bet you'd do that SO awesome 👀

I never thought I would draw something like this-

miku łowiczanka

[feral-jackdaw]

I’m probably late to the trend but...

Polish Miku!!

[wintersnightt]

The village of Zalipie, Poland.

[kyitsya]

this one’s for my polish buddies 🫵

the ukrainian girl is dressed in clothes from the zhytomyr region, while the polish girl is wearing clothes from krakow :)

[czikpisia]

Hrubieszów folk costume, South East Poland

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

Today I learned that in fifteenth century Polish dudes would sometimes pretend to be werewolves in a scam to get some free meat.

They’d attach wolf tails to their backsides, walk around the village howling and occasionally bite a random cow so that folks would donate meat to them to ensure they don’t „lose control” and attack somebody.

I just thought you guys might wanna know.

[aleksandra-czudzak]

[verkomy]

thorin in kontusz

more on my patreon / get a print here

[wszczebrzyszynie]

the queerplatonics

[kikokokoo]