Elections victim Perun - July 12

Perun is not without reason the chief deity of the pagan pantheon of the Eastern Slavs. He is considered the patron saint of soldiers and heroes and praise in the days of victory and sacrifice, wanting to achieve military success. Just Perun subject to the elements of nature, and some areas of people's lives.

Sheaf day Veles - July 12

Days decrease, but the heat is coming. With the start of the day Veles mowing hay, "make hay while the sun shines - the dew off, and we go home!". On this day, read the latest associated sheaf, which was believed to reapers, while mowing the field passed the spirit, and thus the spirit of Veles.

Memorial Day Prince Svyatoslav - July 3

July 3 - day slavleniya Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich (about 942-972). The Slavs in the day it was decided to carry out the ritual fights, military, and praise the dedication of Perun.

Russian historian NM Karamzin called it "Alexander (the Great) of our ancient history." According to Academician BA Rybakov, "Movies Svyatoslav 965-968 years are like a single saber stroke, draw a map of Europe on a wide semi-circle of the Middle Volga to the Caspian Sea and on the North Caucasus and the Black Sea region to the Balkan lands of Byzantium."

Ivana Kupala Day (Midsummer Day) - July 24 (July 7)

Initially, before the spread of Christianity, the holiday of Ivan Kupala was associated with the summer solstice (June 20-21). C adoption of Christianity ritual of the holiday was dedicated to the birthday of John the Baptist - 24th June. This is related to his national title in different countries. In the new style birthday of John the Baptist later, and falls on July 7.

In mid-June afternoon sun reaches the highest point in the sky and in a position to remain for some time, which is called the summer solstice. Then, reaching full expression of their creative powers, it turns to winter road losing his kingly power over nature, its Life-giving force, and begins to lower and lower slowly down the hill of heaven, the days begin to wane. The whole of nature, as if sensing his close old age, in a hurry to live life to the fullest.

Agrippina Globe - June 23

This celebration of the Slavic peoples associated with the start of the bathing season. All that has been associated with water bath and swimming, as reflected in the day.

Across the north of Russia, and especially in the Vologda province, farmers harvested the day whisks for a year. To do this, the women and girls in the afternoon and went to harness the horses to the woods to break young birch branches. Sometimes brooms made of different kinds of deciduous trees and plants, then in every broom included on the branch from birch, alder, cherry, willow, linden, currant, cranberry, mountain ash and other plants.

Day Skipera Snake (Snake Day) - June 22

After the birth of the god Perun came to Earth Russian Skiper-Snake. He buried the baby in a deep cellar Perun and carried in Nav his sisters live, Maren and Lelia - goddess of life, death and love.

The birth of the god Vyshny-Perun - June 21

Svarog and his mother give birth Swa god Perun. He is born after the mother of Swa - Lada - eating pike, which embodied Rod. At the birth of the god thunder, earth shall reel crumbling mountain.

Perun in understanding the Slavs became the main god of the pantheon, representing the military strength and the patron of warriors, heroes and princes. He was subject to the elements of nature, and some areas of people's lives. Perun - is primarily a god of thunder, thunder. In spring storm early man saw the life-giving source of the renewal of nature, hence the primary role of Perun. Perun was armed with a club, an ax and a bow, which he shot his arrows on the ground, lightning.

Semik (Green Christmastide) - May 31

Green Yuletide were the main boundary between the winter and summer. In the national calendar, with the adoption of Christianity, for these days was timed holiday Trinity. In ceremonies Green Yuletide welcomed the first green of summer and the beginning of field work.

Green Yuletide cycle consisted of several rites to make the village birch, curling wreaths kumlenya, funerals cuckoo (Kostroma or mermaid). Birch was the symbol of the inexhaustible vitality. As in the winter of Yuletide - Christmas carols, all the rites involved masks, depicting animals, devils and mermaids. The songs performed during the Green Yuletide, there are two main themes: love and work. It was believed that the imitation of work ensures the welfare of future field work.

Whit Monday (beginning Rusal weeks) - May 27

Feast of Wil and madder, Moisture Earth begins with honoring the ancestors, who are invited to stay in the house, at the corners of the house throwing fresh birch twigs.

It is also a day of remembrance and communion with water, meadow and forest navyami - Rusal spirits of sorts. According to legend, mermaids and Rusal are those who died prematurely, not an adult, or died voluntarily.

Holiday cuckoo (kumlenie) - May 27

In the last week of May, the Slavs celebrate Cuckoos. The main feature of this festival - the establishment of the spiritual connection between the girls, who had no more children for mutual help and support. Young people, mostly women, gathered in the forest clearing, danced, sang funny songs about spring and Zhivu (the cuckoo is a link between the Zhivoy and young girls), jumped over the ritual fire and staged a small symbolic feast.