lamus-dworski:Kolędnicy in Poland. Remnants of the old tradition of kolędowanie (see: Koli
lamus-dworski:Kolędnicy in Poland. Remnants of the old tradition of kolędowanie (see: Koliada - Slavic caroling) can be still seen nowadays in Poland. The pictures above show various regional costumes, including a recurring horned creature called ‘turoń’ (or ‘koza’ in some regions). 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.Sources of pictures: fakty.interia.pl, rmf24.pl, biala24.pl, bielsko.biala.pl, lodygowice.pl, cieszyn.naszemiasto.pl, pawelstolarski.com, inowroclaw.7dni.pl, radioemka.pl, gok.gminagrybow.plYou can see more examples of various costumes related to that custom under my tag ‘kolędowanie’. -- source link
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