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Fig. 64

An Ode To The Fire

The rites of the Slavonic goddess of peace and water Kupala involved fire, along with water, as a means of purification. Worshippers would run around fires and leap over the flames in order to rid themselves of all evils.

 


© 2000 Karol Ondreicka in

Tales from Slavic Myths.
ISBN 0-86516-451-7

© 2001 BOLCHAZY-CARDUCCI
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Wauconda, IL. USA. 2001