Ukrainian Halloween | Paganism of East Slavs | Koliadka, Veles Night, Svyatki | Slavic paganism

Did you know that East Slavs have their own version of Halloween? That day people on territories of modern Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and other Eastern-European countries dress into special costumes and go from house to house to collect sweets, candies and even money? Today this tradition is closely tied to Christian Christmas but it has roots in pre-Christian pagan traditions. This review focuses on such pagan Slavic traditions as Veles Night, Koliadka, and Svyatki.
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Добрий відео з чудовий інформацію! Дякую! The market on metaphysical books is biased to Celtic traditions, and it's common for many people to assume that Samhain or Yule are the default pagan holidays for Halloween and Christmas. More people need to realize that the Slavic traditions came first, while the British Isles were still covered in a sheet of ice.

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Actually all of these pagan traditions come from the same source, I suggest looking into the Indo-European migrations

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Louise Bennett wrote about "John-cunnu" (the spelling I know is Johnkunnu) in "Gran-Market and Christmas Market... " we were bound to meet John-cunnu (Christmas masqueraders) with Ass-head and Actor-boy and Grass-boy and Kookoo..." The children got chased by Ass-head until they paid a coin and he would dance. There are other traditions in Jamaica and Johnkunnu includes both costume and stilts. The Bennett article is in "Tapestry of Jamaica" Linda Gambrill ed. 2003

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