Slavic culture

oldest known Slavic alphabet

patriotic Slavic song

cultural traditions of Ukraine

culture of peoples and nationalities of Russia

red, blue and white

Slavophilia () was a movement originating from the 19th century that wanted the Russian Empire to be developed on the basis of values and institutions derived from Russia's early history. Slavophiles opposed the influences of Western Europe in Russia. Depending on the historical context, the opposite of Slavophilia could be seen as Slavophobia (a fear of Slavic culture) or also what some Russian intellectuals (such as Ivan Aksakov) called zapadnichestvo (westernism). For example:

document written on pieces of the inner layer of birch bark

Orthodox Christian celebration of a family's patron saint day in Serbia.

welcome greeting ceremony in some Slavic, Nordic, Baltic, Balkan and Middle Eastern cultures in which guests are presented with a loaf of bread and salt

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Belarus and its people

right|thumb|Rushnyk - Ukrainian embroidery|Ukrainian embroidered and woven ritual cloth. [[Pereiaslav, Ukraine.]] A rushnyk or rushnik ( ; ; , ; ) is a decorative and ritual cloth. Made of linen or cotton it usually represents woven or embroidered designs, symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world.A Language of Their Own

'''''' (; For example, in the title of Adam Mickiewicz's drama ''The Forefathers' Night) is a term in Slavic folklore for the spirits of the ancestors and a collection of pre-Christian rites, celebrations, rituals and customs that were dedicated to them. The essence of these rituals was the "communion of the living with the dead", namely, the establishment of relationships with the souls of the ancestors, periodically returning to Earth to their headquarters from the times of their lives. The aim of the ritual activities was to win the favor of the deceased, who were considered to be caretaker

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activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild

thumb|Side road effigy during Dożynki festival near Wrocław Dożynki (Dozhinki, , , ; , Prachystaya; ; ; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, in modern times it is usually celebrated on one of the Sundays following the end of the harvest season, which fall on different days in different regions of Europe.

thumb|200px|Verteps parade, [[Lviv, Ukraine]] thumb|200px|Koledari|Kolędowanie in Poland, 2019 thumb|200px|Kolyadka performers in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, 2013

academic discipline

right|thumb|300 px|M. Germashev. «With a Star». 1916

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina

A župa, or zhupa, is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "county" or "parish". It was mentioned for the first time in the eighth century and was initially used by the South and West Slavs, denoting various territorial units of which the leader was the župan.

aspect of European history

depictions of folk fest Koliada

hypothesized writing system

thumb|A pair of kolts featuring two birds flanking the tree of life and a ryasna, a chain of medallions, found in 1842 in or near the [[Church of the Tithes in Kiev). Cloisonné enamel on Gold. 12th century.]] thumb|Kolts found in Nizovka, Chernihiv Oblast. 12th century.

relationship between the parents and godparents of a child in Latin Catholic culture

thumb|One of ''Sachsenspiegel's illustrations. A Wend stands at the left, gesturing that he does not understand the speech. He has a halfshaven head and characteristically wrapped legs, like all the Wends in the Sachsenspiegel''. thumb|Henry I the Bearded and [[Jadwiga of Andechs wedding, 14th century Poles are on the left, with halfshaven heads. Medieval Poles didn't like long hair: Henry's beard was so strange to them that he was even called "the Bearded".]] thumb|Stanisław Koniecpolski, 17th century|alt=Stanisław Koniecpolski thumb|The Last of Nieczujas The czupryna, also known as the Polis

codification of Czech orthography by Jan Hus; introduced diacritics ´ and ˇ

traditional Slavic carnival

music genre; singing style

thumb|Kolts haning on ryasnas found in Nizovka, [[Chernihiv Oblast. 12th century]]

Slovakian patriotic poem written by Samo Chalupka in 1864