Kostroma

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Kostroma is a Russian goddess representing the coming of Spring. In ancient Slavic rites, the death of the Goddess Morana at the end of winter becomes the rebirth of Spring of the Goddess Kostroma. She represents the rebirth of Spring.

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co occurs with: Lada, Vesna, Dziewanna, Yarilo, Saint Elijah, German, Saint Germanus, Hecate, Morana, Ceres, Morena

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“In ancient Slavic rites, the death of the Goddess Morana at the end of winter becomes the rebirth of Spring of the Goddess Kostroma (Russian), Lada or Vesna representing the coming of Spring.”
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“The doll of German is presumably a metaphorical replacement of the former human sacrifice. It can be included among the Slavic sacrificial dolls, together with the dolls of Yarilo, Kostroma, and Morena.”
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