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 | | When Christianity was introduced into Russia in 988, the rural population continued to worship the thunder god Perun and all manifestations of nature, producing dvoyeveriye, a "double faith," in which traditional (I intentionally avoid "Pagan") deities and festivals merged with Christian figures and holidays (Gimbutas, 1987:354; Hubbs, 1988:91-93). |
 | | Veles, the God of Death and the underworld, is also believed to be related to music and poetry and at the same time reputed to be a god of cattle, wealth and commerce (Gimbutas, 1987:357; Shuklin, 1995:47-48). |
 | | Offerings were brought there to the fire god, and even in the last century it was still customary to cast a sheaf into the fire "for luck." Long after Svarozhich had been forgotten, beliefs in the power and holiness of fire remained and no Russian would spit on the fire or speak disrespectfully of it. |
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