Английская Википедия:Festival of Veles
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox holiday Шаблон:Commons category Festival of Veles (Veles' Day) is a holiday in honor of the Slavic god Veles, celebrated by rodnovers in February.
Origin of the holiday
Like other Slavic neopagans' holidays, the day of Veles is based on folklore.Шаблон:Sfn In Christian folk rituals, the festival of Veles corresponds to the "day of Saint Blaise".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In the Orthodox tradition, St. Blaise is the protector of cattle, and his feast falls on 11/24 February;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn it is also believed that he wins over Winter-Morana.Шаблон:Sfn In the Catholic tradition Blaise is the patron of throat diseases, and on his feast day apples and candles are blessed to protect from these diseases; his feast day is 3 February.Шаблон:Sfn Pieces of apples sacrificed on the day of St. Blaise were once also given to cattle.Шаблон:Sfn
Traditions
During the festival, prayers are offered to Veles for protection of the livestock and health by sacrificing milk.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn An important part of the festival is a feast held near the place of worship (e.g. a temple), during which it is strictly forbidden to eat veal. The main dish eaten during the Veles festival is groats richly seasoned with fat.Шаблон:Sfn The celebrations are often accompanied by the organization of ritual fights.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The holiday is celebrated around 11 FebruaryШаблон:Sfn or 24.Шаблон:Sfn
Since 2017, the Palace of Culture Świt in Warsaw has hosted the National Veles Festival, organized by the Association of Pomeranian Rodnovers "Jantar" and the Drzewo Przodków in cooperation with the Wioska Żywej Archeologii (Village of Living Archaeology), whose regular elements include lectures and panel discussions.Шаблон:Sfn
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