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 …
A holiday that is unequivocally associated with summer is the Harvest Festival. This holiday is celebrated on various dates, depending on the region and the growing season of the year. It marks the end of the harvest season – the gathering of the grain harvest, and crowns the hard work on the land. Initially it …
Throughout Poland, the days of November 1 and 2 are dedicated to the memory of the dead. Families visit cemeteries and the graves of their loved ones in large numbers, and then meet at home for lunch together. Soldiers’ graves and forgotten graves are also visited. The currently celebrated Catholic holiday (All Saints’ Day and …
In Hungary we have a mystical summer tradition, which name is Saint Ivan midnight’s fire jumping on 24th of June. A celebration of light, life, love, fertility. Before i go into more detail, let’s talk about lighting fires, because this is a significant point of the event. This festival had great significance in the pagan …
