lamus-dworski:Kolędnicy in Poland: ‘Droby’ from Olszyny.Remnants of the old tradition of kolędowanie
lamus-dworski:Kolędnicy in Poland: ‘Droby’ from Olszyny.Remnants of the old tradition of kolędowanie (see: Koliada - Slavic caroling) can be still seen nowadays in Poland. The ‘season’ of kolędowanie starts after Christmas and lasts throughout the carnival season (zapusty) up until February, or even longer in some of the regions. This custom is rooted in old-Slavic festivities celebrating the days growing longer after a birth of a ‘New Sun’ on the winter solstice, and includes many pre-Christian rites that were meant to evoke the nature’s fertility for the upcoming spring. There are numerous regional names for the groups of the ‘carolers’, coming with various regional costumes. Costumes like those of ‘Droby’ seen above were originally meant to symbolize ancestors arriving for the rite.Source of pictures: rzepiennik.infoYou can see more examples of various costumes related to that custom under my tag ‘kolędowanie’. -- source link
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