I love this... thank you so much for sharing! Love the sun as female, moon as male. I have always loved the European tradition , of painting of the eggs! So many beautiful traditions, of our Slavic roots!
Agreed! The pisanki painting tradition is one I'm especially fascinating by, and one of the few traditions that have lasted throughout Christianization. I also love how their pagan roots are just below the surface.
I'm interested in the similarity between the first part of the story and the story Robin Wall Kimmerer tells in Braiding Sweetgrass about Sky Woman coming down with seeds clutched in her hands but there is only ocean. Sea Turtle holds her up but the animals know she can't stay there so several try diving down to the bottom of the ocean. They fail until Muskrat tries. He is gone a long time and when he returns he dies but in his paw is clutched some of the Earth. Sky Woman spreads it on Turtle's shell and plants her seeds. This team effort of creation.
Yes I also saw many similarities between the Slavic creation story and other indigenous creation stories! It's almost unbelievable how cultures separated by oceans had such similar beliefs. The only major changes are the animals and deities who resonated with a specific culture. We have so much to learn from each other.
I love this... thank you so much for sharing! Love the sun as female, moon as male. I have always loved the European tradition , of painting of the eggs! So many beautiful traditions, of our Slavic roots!
Agreed! The pisanki painting tradition is one I'm especially fascinating by, and one of the few traditions that have lasted throughout Christianization. I also love how their pagan roots are just below the surface.
I'm interested in the similarity between the first part of the story and the story Robin Wall Kimmerer tells in Braiding Sweetgrass about Sky Woman coming down with seeds clutched in her hands but there is only ocean. Sea Turtle holds her up but the animals know she can't stay there so several try diving down to the bottom of the ocean. They fail until Muskrat tries. He is gone a long time and when he returns he dies but in his paw is clutched some of the Earth. Sky Woman spreads it on Turtle's shell and plants her seeds. This team effort of creation.
Yes I also saw many similarities between the Slavic creation story and other indigenous creation stories! It's almost unbelievable how cultures separated by oceans had such similar beliefs. The only major changes are the animals and deities who resonated with a specific culture. We have so much to learn from each other.