Tag Archives: paganism

Soviet Movie Café: Viy The Soviet Horror 1967

Posted on October 29, 2020 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, Samhain is coming, so I thought about something really spooky this year. Besides, there will be an incredible full moon that day, so we might dedicate a post to the Soviet horror. Strangely enough the Soviet cinema did … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, cinema, culture, fantasy, folklore, God, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, movie, paganism, Samhain, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, cinema russa, cinema sovietico, civilization, cultura russa, culture, life, lifestyle, Nikolai Gogol, Orthodox culture, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian movie, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet movie, Vij, Vij1967, XXI century | 22 Comments

Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Fire, Water & Brass Pipes

Posted on December 17, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, if you search for a fantasy satire movie full of fun, folklore motifs & true genius inventions, the film-tale “Fire, Water & Brass Pipes” is the proper thing. It is based on eclecticism of the Russian folklore & … Continue reading →

Posted in children, cinema, culture, education, family, fantasy, folklore, fun, humour, movie, Uncategorized | Tagged bambini, children, cinema, cinema russo, favole russe, film, film fiaba, folklore, folklore russo, movie, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian cinema, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, società, society | 9 Comments

Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: F’inest, the Brave Falcon

Posted on December 13, 2019 by kethuprofumo

If you desire to comprehend the essence of a true Russian super-hero traditionally named bogat’ir, Esteemed Readers, this movie is made for you. Our folklore regards a bogat’ir as a man of almost giant’s size, very strong & brave…although not too … Continue reading →

Posted in children, cinema, culture, education, fantasy, folklore, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, mythology, nature, paganism, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged cinema, cultura, culture, Fairy tale movie, fiabe russe, film fiaba, Finest, folklore russo, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, mythology, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, società, society, the brave Falcon | 7 Comments

Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair

Posted on December 5, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, The Soviet cinema has been a golden epoch of the Russian culture, so, no matter the lack of the true folklore identity, it would be unfair to omit the tales – movies made in that period. All of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, cinema, culture, education, fantasy, folklore, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, mythology, nature, paganism, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged cinema, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, culture, fairy tales, fiabe russe, film, folklore, Mitologia russa, movie, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, Slavic mythology, società, society | 13 Comments

Author’s Tale: The Little Humpbacked Horse

Posted on November 16, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I go on telling you about author’s fairy tale in the Russian folklore. This time I would like to present one of the most brilliant story: a tale about a humpbacked horse’s adventures written in the middle of … Continue reading →

Posted in ballet, Beauty, culture, Druidry, education, fantasy, folklore, Literature, mythology, nature, paganism, poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged ballet, balletto, cultura, cultura russa, culture, fiabe russe, folklore, folklore russo, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian folk tales, The Little Humpbacked Horse | 11 Comments

Mysterious Town Kitezh

Posted on November 9, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Each nation has its magic, mysterious places described in folklore. Those are places of a spiritual force that mean a connection with ancestors thus with customs & traditions as well as a spiritual rebirth or the Garden of Eden on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Bible, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, History, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, nature, opera, paganism, religion, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged città Kitez, city of Kitezh, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, folklore, Kitezh, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, town of Kitezh | 26 Comments

Samhain Mood

Posted on November 1, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, to make the Samhain spirit more complete, I’d like to present you this wonderful folk piece of music! Enjoy listening! Maria KethuProfumo

Posted in Art, Celts, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, Halloween, History, Life, Lifestyle, mythology, poetry, Samhain, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, beauty, Celts, civilization, costumi, cultura, culture, customs, folk songs, folklore, Ireland, life, lifestyle, Lisa Thiel, musica celtica, musica popolare, paganism, paganismo, Samhain, Scotland, tradition, tradizione | 15 Comments

Taboos In The Russian Folk Tales

Posted on October 18, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Folklore not only teaches us, guides deep into the consciousness of our ancestors, keeps the memory of peoples & languages. It helps us to study & to comprehend how the mentality is formed, how the Time reflects in this or … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, paganism, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, favole, favole russe, fiabe russe, history, life, lifestyle, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, mythology, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, Russian tales, società, storia | 18 Comments

Fairy-Tale: The Golden Mountain

Posted on October 12, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, today I would like to share with you a fairy-tale which fits to our capitalistic time pretty well. In fact, the problem of gold, wealth & avidity has always been a serious reasons for many nasty crimes. As … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, education, family, fantasy, folklore, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, nature, news, paganism, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged civilization, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, favole, favole russe, fiabe russe, folklore, Mitologia russa, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, Slavic mythology, Slavs, società, society | 7 Comments

Russian Folk Tales: Unexpected Journeys

Posted on October 6, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, it has suddenly occured to me that the Russian folklore is a great hidden promoter of travelling & the fairy tale reality. We might be convinced in it if we pay attention to the fact that a plenty … Continue reading →