Fun lovers around the world, unite!

Today is a joyful day for all the children and those young at heart. The costumes, the trick-or-treating, the Jack-o’-lanterns, and gorgeous Halloween cookies; even the darkest and the bluest of the hearts can’t help but have fun today.

This year, Halloween coincides with an important Slavic holiday, the holiday of Mokosh, perhaps the most important and the most powerful of all Slavic goddesses. Mokosh is the protector of women and her holiday is celebrated on the Friday between October 25 and November 1. On this day, no work should be done (hmmm, doesn’t that rhyme with fun?). In ancient times, Slavs would celebrate this holiday by visiting a lime tree and making offerings consisting of herbs and vegetables. It wasn’t, and still isn’t unusual for the Slavs to break into song and dance, especially on holidays, as it often happened on the day of Mokosh.

Nowadays, Halloween has become a sort of a global holiday, and is celebrated by the Slavs as well. So, whatever your reason for celebrating today might be, let the fun begin! 

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