Sušec / March and the awakening of Mother Nature

Farewell to darkness, anticipation, greeting of light, new hope, awakening, solution of burdens, greeting of love, infatuation, renewal, freshness, youth. All this is marked by this, the first month of spring, when Mother Nature winks at us in the new fertile year. This time marks the transition from the cold to the warm part of […]

S(v)ečan / February and the rites of kurentovanje

Just as the home had to be clean and tidy at the great celebration of the passage of the annual cycle, so it was at so called “Pust”; brooms were created from birch branches and places swept with them. Not only the dust and impurities in the material world, but also all the excess weight […]

Prosinec / January, the time of Veles & wolf nights

Veles reigns during the cold part of the year. Veles is the god of the underworld, the guardian of souls, the god of magic, wisdom, the protector of craftsmen, artists, the god of wealth. He is the god of animals and abundance. His idols often stood near craft workshops. In the Old Slavic tradition, we meet him as […]

Gruden / December and the birth of a New Sun

White blanket, snowflakes, homeliness, family warmth, heating by the fire. Permeating emotions at new beginnings of ideas, new views, insights. Expectation. Cheerful mood and echoes of traditional songs, good wishes. The smell of baked bread. The birth of a new sun.Sensitive time because he is threatened by many dangers. Time of connection with the upper […]

Listopad / November and connecting with the ancestors

The Feast of “Dedi” (grandfathers) is linked to the tradition of autumn, when this world and the underworld are interconnected, opened. While the warm part of the year is marked by physical work, potent energy, passion, the colder part of the year is dedicated to calmness and self-reflection, deep analysis. Of thyself, the work. In […]

Vinotok / October – time of goddess Mokoš

Home, calmness, softness, gratitude, feminine grace and creativity are the quiet feelings that permeate the month of Vinotok – October. This is the women’s month, ruled by the East Slavic goddess Mokosh, the great mother, the only goddess in Vladimir of Kiev pantheon, who watches over women. We meet her all over “Slavija” on traditional […]

Kimavec / September, time of transition and gratitude

Farewells from the earth’s fertility, ever shorter days, the calming of nature, the ever louder murmur of water, the ever more water from the heavenly spheres, which lets us know that the time of spiritual purification is coming. This is the time when Veles, the god of the underworld, wisdom, magic, is slowly taking over […]

Veliki srpan / August, harvest with the goddess Živa

Grace, gratitude, abundance, love, joy of life are the characteristics of the goddess Živa, who fills us with her energy especially during the harvest.We always meet Živa in connection with the harvest throughout history. For the Polabian Slavs she was considered the main goddess, a tradition in Croatia says that she taught people to work […]

Mali Srpan / July & Perun’s action

The fight for the right cause, justice, satisfaction, perfection, materialization, fertility, control, excess energy.This is what reflects the aspect of God’s power that appears to us as Perun. Perun, the son of the creator Svarog, is the ruler of heaven and thus of all the celestial spheres. Thus, it also has the function of fertility, […]

Rožnik (June) & sacred Kresnik’s wedding

Maximum power of the sun. Warmth, love, passion, connection of human souls, devotion. The scent of medicinal herbs on vast meadows, flowers, gardens that give birth to crops. Life energy in full swing. An unfolding uninterrupted traditional song of girls in white. Expectation. Magic. All this is marked by the festive time of the summer […]