tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post2715229274233938997..comments2024-03-28T06:30:58.474-07:00Comments on Old European culture: Flower girlsoldeuropeanculturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880222013739472782noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-91089385087342302012022-12-20T01:37:18.102-08:002022-12-20T01:37:18.102-08:00Pardon me, I am not familiar with all the aspects ...Pardon me, I am not familiar with all the aspects of Serbian mythology, but it seems most improbable to me that the 'živa voda' - the water of life or 'live water' - is a metaphor for menstrual blood: it would much more appropriately be linked to 'vodenjak', or amnion, and its liquid - or 'water', since its bursting announces the birth of a baby - as if it were indeed the spring of a new life. And though menstrual blood may announce the start of the whole fertility period in the life of a young girl, it seems to me that live water has greater power still - it is well known from folk tales as cure for death itself - when someone cuts off someone else's head, for instance, the latter may be brought back to life if his head was placed next to the neck and the 'live water' (fetched heroically from far away places) poured over the line connecting the two. This exalted value seems to be reflected even in your narrative, through the great respect for older women, those who have already given birth.Bojana Nikoletićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496569443713740620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-42876935202429146742017-11-12T11:04:48.161-08:002017-11-12T11:04:48.161-08:00For us Croatian I think it's jurjevo, we have ...For us Croatian I think it's jurjevo, we have Ladarica, they go to house from house dancing and singing. Djed Radomirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849210877629751465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-88776261070641826942016-04-30T13:19:18.351-07:002016-04-30T13:19:18.351-07:00No. "The act of taking the virginity of a gir...No. "The act of taking the virginity of a girl. The term comes from the fact that the hymen, before being torn, most frquently looks like an inverted flower." It comes from the fact that you can only pick a flower once...oldeuropeanculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880222013739472782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-58988210632288163472016-04-30T13:10:54.440-07:002016-04-30T13:10:54.440-07:00Is the original meaning of "deflowered" ...Is the original meaning of "deflowered" that of "stop-flowing" (menstruation)? It would seem to fit etymologically. DDedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033851770461086341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-40688282440322017582016-04-27T05:37:55.951-07:002016-04-27T05:37:55.951-07:00You are welcome Rebecca. You are welcome Rebecca. oldeuropeanculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880222013739472782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-91947776158297376022016-04-27T05:11:22.043-07:002016-04-27T05:11:22.043-07:00Great article. This is more in-depth than many of ...Great article. This is more in-depth than many of the sources I researched for the Bulgarian version of this for a book about Bulgarian myths and rituals. Well done. Thanks for sharing.Rebecca Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759046053832290961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743102750721348863.post-88726545685362679892016-04-24T23:28:48.282-07:002016-04-24T23:28:48.282-07:00Beautiful, thank you for sharing this. Any chance ...Beautiful, thank you for sharing this. Any chance of some more Beltane and may 1st themed posts for this time of year? I'm hoping to see maypoles in some of the smaller villages appearing soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com