Today, the Roztocze region lies within two countries – Poland and Ukraine. For many centuries, this region was a borderland, initially between Poland of the Piasts and Halicko-Wlodzimierska Rus’, then between Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia within the Crown, and after the partitions of Poland, the borderland of the Austrian and Russian partition crossed here. …
In folk culture in our area, death was imagined as the figure of a woman dressed in a white robe, with a scythe. If death occurred prematurely (affecting a child or young person) it was called a blind death. Older people, on the other hand, were traditionally required to prepare for death – preparing clothes …
The most important moment in the bride and groom’s feast was the ritual of the nuptials. Traditionally, these took place after the wedding – that is, the first night spent together by the newlyweds. During this ritual, the bride was seated on a bowl. This vessel played a very important role in the traditional wedding, …
After returning from church, the wedding procession headed back to the bride’s house. There the bride and groom were welcomed by their parents, already married. The mother and father went out to the front door with bread, salt and vodka and served the bride and groom. While doing so, the mother would say and ask …
