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Christmas Eve in Ukraine after russia targeted civilian building in Kryvyi Rih.

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Ukrainian Christmas ornaments

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wesołych świąt wszystkim generalnie. dużo szczęścia i innych super rzeczy. osobiście od wielu lat nie jestem fanem świąt i dalej nie jestem ale to już kwestia akceptacyjna świat idzie do przodu więc mam nadzieję że miło Wam minie czas i w ogóle pozdrawiam serdecznie i nawzajem (1/2/3)

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Choinka polska. Patterns of colorful Christmas decorations inspired by Polish folklore by Felicja Gosieniecka, 1927.

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Vintage Polish Christmas postcard, 1937-1939. 

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Happy Holidays!

Christmas Card by Svyatoslav Hordynsky, 1950s

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Mykola Pymonenko - Christmas carols in Ukraine (n.d.)

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‘Magic of the Slavs’ cycle by Zofia Stryjeńska (Polish, 1891-1976).

Pictures from a French edition, 1934, via Agra Art.

The cycle shows some of the most notable Slavic rituals of pagan origins that had survived to the modern era in the rural customs. Original Polish title, ‘Gusła Słowian’, uses the archaic Polish word ‘gusła’ - a hard-to-translate concept comprising magic and rituals (mostly of shamanic nature) along with superstitions. Mrs Stryjeńska created 8 plates for this cycle. The illustrations include also the artist’s interpretations of old-Slavic gods (lesser/local deities as well as the major gods and goddesses).

On the plates above:

Svetovid’s Oak Tree

Śmigust (read: Śmigus-Dyngus)

Wianki (wreaths)

Kupala Night

Oczepiny (rite of a passage of a bride)

Dożynki (harvest festival) 

Walking with turoń (read: kolędowanie)

Drowning of Marzanna’s Effigy 

[9th picture is a cover art of the French edition of the booklet]

Full sets of this cycle are extremely rare, because in the past the booklets were often decompleted, and the illustrations hung on the walls as decorations.

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A scene of kolędnicy (carolers) with a turoń (the horned creature in the front) visiting a house during the Christmas season. Illustration by artist Edmund Ludwik Bartłomiejczyk (1885-1950). Image source: desa.pl

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Ram and bear costumes, worn by carolers in the old Polish countryside. Source: wiano.eu

Check more under my tag kolędowanie.

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Turoń

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Merry Christmas from Krtek!

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Merry Christmas everyone ⭐

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It’s almost christmas. Palestine is still under the brutal oppression of Israel. Please, donate what you can to Palestinians.