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March 2023

March 30, 2023

Dreamcatchers and the Spider Goddess

Dreamcatchers are iconic, well-known symbols within Native American cultures. The tradition of dreamcatchers originates from...

March 23, 2023

Fairies In Finnish Mythology and Folklore

Spirits around us The worldview of the ancient Finnish tribes was animistic and it was...

March 16, 2023

Finnish Easter Witches Holiday

Day of the Snakes In Pre-Christian times people across the northern hemisphere celebrated the spring...

March 09, 2023

Reindeer in the Saami Mythology

The Reindeer People Saami are the native inhabitants of Lapland in Sweden, Finland, Norway and...

March 09, 2023

Mermaids in Polynesian Myths & Legends

World of the Islanders Let´s dive into the mermaid myths of Polynesian islands. It is...

March 02, 2023

Mermen in Myths and Folklore

Origins of the Sea Folk Stories of the seafolk have been told around the world...

March 02, 2023

Cosmic Egg in the Creation Myths Around the World

The Cosmic Egg When we study creation myths from ancient cultures and civilisations the cosmic...

February 2023

February 23, 2023

Sun and the Moon in Saami Mythology and Folklore

Living In Balance With Nature Saami people are the native people of northern Europe. Saami...

February 16, 2023

Water Spirits In Finnish Mythology

The Mermaid Finland is a very forestry country, so it is no surprise that mermaid...

February 09, 2023

History of Valentine’s Day

The roots of Valentine´s Day lead all the way to the pagan festival of Lupercalia...

February 02, 2023

Fairies in Baltic Mythology and Folklore

Fairies of the Baltic Lands Baltic fairy is known as lauma (singular) (plural laumas). Worship of...

January 2023

January 19, 2023

Saami Deities: List and Descriptions

The region of the Saami reaches from the northern coast of Norway to the Kuola...

January 05, 2023

Goddesses In Saami Mythology

Saami people are the native people of northern Europe. There are Saami living in Sweden,...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

Inuit legend: How Stars Got Into The Sky

Who are the Inuits? Inuits are the indigenous people of the Arctic. You can find...

December 22, 2022

Ded Moroz and Snegurochka: Russian Father Frost and Snow Maiden

Happy New Year In Russia, the Julian calendar is in use so the Russian New...

December 15, 2022

Return Of The Sun And Symbols Of Christmas

Yule Log Yule Log tradition originates from Norway. It was part of rituals that were...

December 08, 2022

Legend of Jack Frost and The Snow Queen

The Imp of Winter In English folklore, Jack Frost is the imp of winter,...

December 01, 2022

Christmas Tree, the Evergreen Symbol of the Holiday Season

Throughout history, people in the northern hemisphere celebrated the Winter solstice between December 21st and...

November 2022

November 24, 2022

Devil and Demons In Latvian Mythology and Folklore

The Devil In Latvian myths, fairy tales and folklore, devil is not an evil character....

November 17, 2022

Finnish Winter Festivals

In pre-Christian Finland, celebrations were connected to the land and the wheel of the...

November 10, 2022

Estonian Mythical Creatures

Stories from Estonia encourage people to examine their connection to nature and respect the invisible...

November 03, 2022

Autumn Festivals Of Ancient Finland

In ancient Finland, there were all kinds of festivities connected to the autumn time. This...

November 02, 2022

Where Are Today’s Pagan Temples and Who Goes There?

In the ancient world, people could find pagan shrines and temples in every larger city...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

Autumn Time Festivals (In Latvia and Finland)

Abjumidas In Latvia festival, Abjumidas - began the autumn season. Abjumidas was celebrated to...

October 20, 2022

Kekri Finnish Day of the Dead

Kekri (also known as Köyri) was one of the biggest pagan holidays celebrated in ancient...

October 15, 2022

Ancient Finnish Gods & Goddesses, Nature Manifested

Throughout time there have been millions of gods and goddesses that people have worshipped around...

January 2022

January 12, 2022

Divine Grandmothers in Myths and Folklore

Archetypes of the mother and the grandmother are some of the most sacred ones in...