In the north of India, they have their own temple, where they reign supreme. The servants of the temple subservient to the rats, praising them, preparing them their favorite food. At the same throughout the rest of the country are afraid of them like the plague, ruthlessly destroyed, and if that is prepared for them, the only “poison”
Shamanism is one of the oldest, most ancient forms of religion, and goes back to the distant times of primitive society. When Shamanism was born is unknown, because at the time of Paleolithic stone ages had no written language, only the rock carvings on the walls of caves. The main actor in shamanism is the shaman – an intermediary between the spirit world and the world of men. Our ancestors who lived in a primitive society, had a very strong…
For nearly fits the biggest Christian holiday of Easter, Spring Festival, and resurrection of Christ. However, this holiday is not only a Christian but a pagan, for its roots in ancient times, times when Christianity was not in sight. Apparently this is one of the oldest and greatest holyday that existed on earth. Since ancient times, people of different nations intuitively feeling the changes in nature, these changes were celebrating festivities and fun, celebrating the joy of the ancient pagan…
Easter egg – an egg painted with different colors, colors and patterns, an essential attribute of any Easter celebrations in Ukraine and in many other parts of the world. And Easter eggs (in Ukraine they called Pysanka) – an ancient form of sacred art, which has its roots in antiquity. And not only goes back to antiquity Easter eggs, but other than that in the distant depths of our subconscious mind, so much so far and deep are the depths…
March 17 is the celebration of the Irish national holiday – St. Patrick’s Day. The celebration is taking place not only in the green Ireland, but also around the world, wherever there are Irish people (or people who are simply fascinated by Irish culture, Irish at heart). Especially a lot of Irish people living in New York, (generally in the U.S. more than the Irish in Ireland itself.) On the day of St. Patrick streets of New York (and other…
Today, once again with help our time machine we’ll go on an exciting journey in space and time to visit the ancient Celts. What gods they worshiped, what tales told to their children at night? To give an answer to these questions is not easy, because a lot of things passed orally, and only in the form of fairy tales and legends.
One most interesting ancient pagan civilization was the civilization of the ancient Celts, traces of which have survived mainly in the form of popular myths, tales and legends. The most famous fairy tale and legend is so well known to all the legend of King Arthur and his knights, who loved to sit at the round table and the wise wizard Merlin – a trusted friend and advisor to King Arthur. Famous French cartoons and comics Asterix and Obelisk are…
Recently finished celebrating the great feast, known worldwide under the Russian name – Maslynitsa (In Europe known as Carnival). While indeed it is a holiday not only Russian but also Ukrainian. Because it was born in ancient times, there was no trace of any of Russia and Ukraine, and the great power of the Middle Ages country – Kievan Rus only get out of diapers. This holiday pagan, with the advent of Christianity in Russia is harmoniously integrated with the…
The word sect from Latin origin and means – isolated group of people united by a common purpose. But in our daily lives sect associated with certain religious currents in the main destructive nature, such as the White Brotherhood, Aum Shinrikyo, or well-known of the same glorious Jehovah’s Witnesses, although a variety of sects in the world there is a huge set. What is a sect at all, and what signs sects try to make out in this article.
Today’s article is devoted to the great Christian saint, ascetic, insight Elder, St. Seraphim of Sarov miracle worker (in the world Prokhorov Isidorovich Moshnin 1754-1833). The life of such greats as Seraphim, inspires love, faith, hope, humility, millions of believers of different times. In modern times, unfortunately people have forgotten the names of their heroes. I think something says a little, for any of today’s youth about the name Seraphim of Sarov.