Millstones - Жернова

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History of group now is aviable! myspace.com/alatyr-folk/bio

Sun-Kolyada - Солнце-Коляда

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Kolyada - sun-baby, the God of the beginning of a new life. No wonder it was respected not only in the winter solstice, but at the conclusion of peace between the peoples. Celebrate the birth of the new sun should be fun and satisfying, and it is obligatory to give each other gifts - to cement the friendship and mutual assistance with the beginning of the new time. Since this time, it was still the time of witchcraft, they always had in the days of caroling arrange divination and find out the fate.

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The distaff

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In this music video shows thread of life one musician, his path of life and musical career. This thread is spun on the distaff the Slavic goddess of fate Makosh. "Goy, mother-Makosh, the thread of fate you spin, for happiness, for sorrow, Goy, Dolya, Nedolya". And when the time comes, Makosh (Spinne

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About Panteon - О Всебожии

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In this music video musicians talked about the relationship of ancient and modern Russia. Ordinary people suddenly see themselves in the amazing fancy: the farmer, who is mowing the grass; skomorokh, who is playing the domra; a warrior in battle; pagan priest and priestess, who are conducting the pagan rite. They are surprised and don't believe their eyes, but then tell each other what they had seen, near the ancient megalith, dolmen, and understand that the ancient culture and history of their nation is that what unites them.

"Folk-Yolka - 2011" in Krasnodar! 23.12.2011

Veles - Велес

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Veles, son of Rhode - God of cattle in Slavic mythology. The protector of the livestock and wealth, a trustee of the traders, herders, hunters and farmers. Name of Veles, according to many researchers comes from the word «volohatyj» - shaggy, which clearly indicates the communication with the cattle. Also, it's possible that the word «volhv» comes from the name of this God and from the custom of his priests wear fur out coats to follow their deity.
Mainly Veles engaged in worldly affairs, he was worshipped as the Lord of the forest, the animals, the God of poetry and prosperity. He was the moon God and the Great Keeper of the Pravy. According to the Vedic teachings, after death, human soul raised by the lunar beam to the gate of the Navy. Here the soul meets Veles. The pure souls of the righteous are reflected from the moon and by the sunshine go to the Sun - place of the most high. Other souls or remain with Veles on the moon and cleaned, or incarnate again on Earth in the people or the lower spirits.

Kupala bonfires - Купальские костры

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Once, when Kupala with his twin-sister were children, they ran at fields listen to the bird of death Sirin, and there was happened misfortune - the bird Sirin kidnapped Kupala. Many years have passed, Kostroma walked along by the river and made a wreath. Wind blown it of her head into the water, where it picked up Kupala, passing there in the boat. Kupala and Kostroma fell in love and married, not knowing that they were twins, and when they uncovered it, they decided to drown themselves. But the gods decided to take pity and turned them into a flower that we now know as Ivan-da-Marya.
Kupala is celebrated in the night 23/24 June (the summer solstice). This is holiday of the solar deity. Kupala was associated with the worship of fire. It's time of high solar activity, which then «has turned to winter» and gradually began to «fade», why the day became shorter and the night long. Ancient Slavs in this day worshiped the sun (a life-giving heavenly fire), watching his appearance at dawn and burning fires.

The first and main members of ALATYR!

ALATYR on folklore festival of folk, folk-rock and ethno music "Mayskoe Drevo", Vyborg, 2010 and 2012 years.

"Mayskoe Drevo - 2010" - folklore fesrival of folk, folk-rock and ethno music.

"Mayskoe Drevo - 2012" - folklore fesrival of folk, folk-rock and ethno music.

The tree - Дерево

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In this song describes the pagan model of the Universe. According to the beliefs of ancient Slavs, land surrounds the ocean, in the middle of which lies the sacred stone Alatyr, the "navel" of the Earth. It lies at the roots of the sacred World tree, more like a huge branchy oak. The World tree is a kind of axis, countersigned the Universe. In the branches of the tree live the Sun, Moon, singing beautiful birds. In the roots of his lies the great Serpent, who eager to bring the end of time. The Slavs believed that the sky can be reached by climbing on the World Tree, which connects the Lower World, the Earth and all nine heavens.

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Burn brightly! - Гори ясно! ("Folk time fest" in Voronezh)

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ALATYR on Folk Time Fest in Voronezh, September, 2012