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Meet the Gods: Jarilo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(https:\/\/www.slavorum.org\/)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMerry\nmeet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWhile\nOstara (also called Eostre and Eastre) is the Germanic goddess of\nspring and dawn, there appears to be no equivalent Germanic god of\nspring. There is, however, a handsome, young Slavic god of spring and\nfertility \u2013 Jarilo. He was born on the night of the Slavic new\nyear and was the tenth son of Perun, the god of thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nVeles,\nthe Slavic god of the Underworld, kidnapped Jarilo from his cradle.\nAs a result, winter overtook the land. Vegetation died and fertility\nwas suspended. Jarilo escaped, arriving home in spring at which time\nflowers bloomed, birds sang and fertility festivals (some called them\norgies) were held. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEach\nyear the cycle of death and rebirth repeats, much like it does with\nthe goddess Persephone. Each spring Jarilo returns on a white horse,\ncelebrating the sun\u2019s resurrection, so he was also considered a sun\ngod. He was the god of vegetation, too, because he enabled crops to\ngrow, protecting and defending them from natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAccording\nto the website Meet the Slavs, \u201cPeople used flowers, branches,\nleaves to adorn houses and barns. The wreaths were also made and\nthrown into the river or stream. Slavs sacrificed cattle to Jarilo,\nusually a ram or a goat. The priests sometimes sacrificed deer whose\nhead was placed in front of the statue of God. When there existed\nthreat of drought, rituals devoted to Jarilo included entire nation,\nso whole community prayed to God for rain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAlso\nknown as Gerovit, Jared and Rudjevid, he would protect the weak and\nhelpless as a god of war. According to the same source, he demanded\npeace and harmony, and carried an olive branch in one hand and a\nsword in the other, but used \u201conly in cases when difficulties could\nnot be solved in other ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nBesides\ntemples, Jarilo\u2019s places were rivers, forests and cemeteries. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nmonth with which he is associated began March 21, when the sun\nentered the sign of Aries. For that reason, a ram was often\nsacrificed in his honor on the equinox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he returned to the world in the spring, according to theonetruejustice.wordpress.com<\/a>, \u201cby happenstance the lady he met was his own twin sister Marzanna (Morana), the goddess of nature, winter, and decay. Incestual relationship was a really popular thing for gods back in the day, so they soon fell in love and got married on the evening of the summer solstice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAs\nthat story goes, when she found out her brother\/husband was\nunfaithful, she gathered the gods and together they murder Jarilo,\ndismembering him in a ritualistic sacrifice and forcing him back into\nthe underworld. Marzanna becomes heartbroken and cruel. The cycle of\ndeath and rebirth allows Jarilo to meet, marry, and be dismembered by\nhis sister year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThis\nOstara, if you wish to call a god into your circle, Jarilo is one\noption. You could try putting an olive branch and a sword on your\naltar. You might also use a symbol of Aries or a ram, branches,\nflowers and other signs of spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIf\nyou would like a goddess from the same pantheon for your sabbat, get\nto know Kostroma, the East Slavic goddess of fertility and\nfruitfulness. In mythology, she was the one that provides fertility\nand abundance of land, invoked every spring through various rituals.\nKostroma brings those born on this day a special talent in writing\nand speaking. Kostroma is also the goddess of signs and coincidences,\naccording to \u201cThe World of Ancient Gods \u2013 Slavic Goddesses\u201d on\nMeet the Slavs\u2019 website. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMerry\npart. And merry meet again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About\nthe Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn\nWoike<\/strong> was\n50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before\nshe consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She\ndraws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her\nSicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae,\nBuddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling\nfrom each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses\nReiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making\nher job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the\nwork it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with\nher large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can\nfollow her boards on Pinterest<\/a>,\nand write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Gods: Jarilo (https:\/\/www.slavorum.org\/) Merry meet. While Ostara (also called Eostre and Eastre) is the Germanic goddess of spring and dawn, there appears to be no equivalent Germanic god of spring. There is, however, a handsome, young Slavic god of spring and fertility \u2013 Jarilo. He was born on the night of the Slavic new year and was the tenth son of Perun, the god of thunder. Veles, the Slavic god of the Underworld, kidnapped Jarilo from his cradle. As a result, winter overtook the land. Vegetation died and fertility was suspended. Jarilo escaped, arriving home in spring at which time flowers bloomed, birds sang and fertility festivals (some called them orgies) were held. Each year the cycle of death and rebirth repeats, much like it does with the goddess Persephone. Each spring Jarilo returns on a white horse, celebrating the sun\u2019s resurrection, so he was also considered a sun god. He was the god of vegetation, too, because he enabled crops to grow, protecting and defending them from natural disasters. According to the website Meet the Slavs, \u201cPeople used flowers, branches, leaves to adorn houses and barns. The wreaths were also made and thrown into the river or stream. Slavs sacrificed cattle to Jarilo, usually a ram or a goat. The priests sometimes sacrificed deer whose head was placed in front of the statue of God. When there existed threat of drought, rituals devoted to Jarilo included entire nation, so whole community prayed to God for rain.\u201d Also known as Gerovit, Jared and Rudjevid, he would protect the weak and helpless as a god of war. According to the same source, he demanded peace and harmony, and carried an olive branch in one hand and a sword in the other, but used \u201conly in cases when difficulties could not be solved in other ways.\u201d Besides temples, Jarilo\u2019s places were rivers, forests and cemeteries. The month with which he is associated began March 21, when the sun entered the sign of Aries. For that reason, a ram was often sacrificed in his honor on the equinox. As he returned to the world in the spring, according to theonetruejustice.wordpress.com, \u201cby happenstance the lady he met was his own twin sister Marzanna (Morana), the goddess of nature, winter, and decay. Incestual relationship was a really popular thing for gods back in the day, so they soon fell in love and got married on the evening of the summer solstice.\u201d As that story goes, when she found out her brother\/husband was unfaithful, she gathered the gods and together they murder Jarilo, dismembering him in a ritualistic sacrifice and forcing him back into the underworld. Marzanna becomes heartbroken and cruel. The cycle of death and rebirth allows Jarilo to meet, marry, and be dismembered by his sister year after year. This Ostara, if you wish to call a god into your circle, Jarilo is one option. You could try putting an olive branch and a sword on your altar. You might also use a symbol of Aries or a ram, branches, flowers and other signs of spring. If you would like a goddess from the same pantheon for your sabbat, get to know Kostroma, the East Slavic goddess of fertility and fruitfulness. In mythology, she was the one that provides fertility and abundance of land, invoked every spring through various rituals. Kostroma brings those born on this day a special talent in writing and speaking. Kostroma is also the goddess of signs and coincidences, according to \u201cThe World of Ancient Gods \u2013 Slavic Goddesses\u201d on Meet the Slavs\u2019 website. Merry part. And merry meet again. *** About the Author: Lynn Woike was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}