by Ronesa Aveela | Sep 26, 2023 | Eastern Europe, History, Mythology and Folklore, Rituals and Traditions
The Western world is filled with stories of blood-sucking vampires that they say came from Slavic lands. In fact, the original Slavic vampire was not a Dracula-clone. This blood-sucking behavior was transferred to Slavic vampires only after the graves of supposed...
by Ronesa Aveela | Sep 15, 2023 | art, Books, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
The Firebird (Zhar-ptitsa) is a creature found in the wonder tale (volshebnaia skazka). She represents a rare treasure. Her eyes are crystals, and her feathers are silvery, golden, or orange-red and glow like embers. A single feather shines brighter than numerous...
by Ronesa Aveela | Sep 8, 2023 | Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
Last week, we talked about Leshy’s “good” side. Although some people may think that pranking is not good, in these instances, Leshy didn’t do any real damage to anyone. He just had a good laugh. His “bad” side, however, was not always so humorous. First, let’s talk...
by Ronesa Aveela | Sep 1, 2023 | Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
Les means forest, so this nature spirit’s name is “one from the forest.” He’s probably most commonly known as Leshy, but he goes by similar names depending on the country of origin. Among the Bulgarians, he is Lesnik. This creature, like many Slavic ones, has a good...
