Ukrainian Paganism: Fires, Flowers and Orgies – Oh my!

How many pagan traditions still exist in Ukrainian culture? Who did the pagans worship and which of their festivals do Ukrainians still celebrate? What weird yet delightful customs do Ukrainians still hold dear? And how do we celebrate one of our most important cultural festivals - the summer solstice? Find out in the latest episode of Wandering the Edge and along the way learn what does all of this have to do with the capitalist cottage playground of the rich and famous in Kyiv, a yacht and a day out on the Dnipro River!Warning: explicit language is used.*"Council of Europe's Experts Criticize Ukrainian Language Laws", Radio Free Europe (Dec. 7, 2019)*"Dozens Rally Near Ukraine Constitutional Court over Controversial Language Law", Radio Free Europe (July 9, 2020)*The Hypatian Codex Part Two: The Galician-Volynian Chronicle (Year 1262).*Mariya Lesiv, The Return of Ancestral Gods: Modern Ukrainian Paganism as an Alternative Vision for a Nation, (2013).*Michael Strmiska (ed.), Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, (2005).*Oleksandr Potebnia, On the Kupalo Fires and Related Ideas (2008)*"Kupalo Festival", Encyclopedia of Ukraine*"Paganism", Encyclopedia of Ukraine*Mykola Mushynka, "Ukrainian Zeus and Jupiter" in Ukrainskyj Zhurnal (2007).*Ruslan Pawluk, Natalia Leshchenko, Ukrainian Culture: Festivals, Traditions, Customs (2015)