MARENA - THE LADY OF WINTER. Mythology of the Maslenitsa ritual. Book 3

About Marena, as the Goddess of Winter, should be discussed separately. This image of hers is the subject of our book. Here, the "snow maidens," the fairy tale Snegurochka, and ... Maslenitsa will find their explanations. The archaic roots of the central symbol of the Russian holiday Maslenitsa - the honored and burned effigy - are obvious, but this figure can only be understood through the image of Marena, the winter guest. Who was she for our ancestors! Why was it necessary to destroy her! What magical meanings did the accompanying rituals carry! Is it possible to celebrate Maslenitsa in the summer! The book, based on extensive material, answers these questions in detail and reveals all the nuances of the technology for making the Maslenitsa effigy among different Slavic peoples, the rituals conducted with it, and the methods of destruction.