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Festival of Perun, Perun's Day, Perunica is a Slavic festival in honor of the god Perun celebrated by modern Slavic neopagans (rodnovers); its existence in times before the Slavs began to be Christianized remains hypothetical.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Blasphemy, Boris Rybakov, Boyar, Christianization of Kievan Rus', Elijah, Festival of Veles, Kievan Rus', Perun, Poland, Russia, Slavic Native Faith, Slavs, Slovakia, Tug of war, Ukraine.

  2. Modern pagan holidays
  3. Slavic Native Faith
  4. Slavic holidays

Blasphemy

Blasphemy refers to an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something considered inviolable.

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Boris Rybakov

Boris Aleksandrovich Rybakov (3 June 1908, Moscow – 27 December 2001, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian archeologist and historian.

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Boyar

A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russia), Moldavia and Wallachia (and later Romania), Lithuania and among Baltic Germans.

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Christianization of Kievan Rus'

The Christianization of Kievan Rus' was a long and complicated process that took place in several stages.

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Elijah

Elijah (ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias /eːˈlias/) was a Jewish prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.

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Festival of Veles

Festival of Veles (Veles' Day) is a holiday in honor of the Slavic god Veles, celebrated by rodnovers in February. Festival of Perun and Festival of Veles are modern pagan holidays, Slavic Native Faith and Slavic holidays.

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Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,.

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Perun

In Slavic mythology, Perun (Cyrillic: Перун) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Slavic Native Faith

The Slavic Native Faith, commonly known as Rodnovery and sometimes as Slavic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion.

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Slavs

The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages.

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Slovakia

Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Tug of war

Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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See also

Modern pagan holidays

Slavic Native Faith

Slavic holidays

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Perun