Kupolė
Kupolė is the spirit of springtime vegetation and flowers in Lithuanian mythology. The Festival of Kupolė (Kupolinės) was associated with the Feast of St. John the Baptist (Joninės), during which women picked sacred herbs, danced, and sang songs. This festival is also known as Rasos and has parallels with Ziedu māte in Latvian mythology, Kupala in Polish mythology, and Ivan Kupala in Russian mythology.
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- co occurs with
- Nuogalis, Kiškis, Meška, Lapė, Katinas, Bubis, Bubas, Bubė, Baubas, Babaužis, Bobas, Maumas, Raudongalvis, Raudongerklis, Žaliaakis, Paplėštakis, Guda, Dizikas, Smauglys, Ruginis, Papiokė, Pypalas, Žebris, Arklys, Vilkas, Zemele, Ežerinis, Jievaras, Laukų dvasios, Upinis, Javinė
- syncretized with
- Ziedu māte, Kupala, Ivan Kupala
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“Kupolė, the spirit of springtime vegetation and flowers. The Festival of Kupolė (Kupolinės) was associated with Feast of St. John the Baptist (Joninės). Compare this with Ziedu māte in Latvian mythology, Kupala in Polish mythology”
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“Kupolė, the spirit of springtime vegetation and flowers. The Festival of Kupolė (Kupolinės) was associated with Feast of St. John the Baptist (Joninės). In this festival, women picked sacral herbs, danced and sang songs.”
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“Kupolė, the spirit of springtime vegetation and flowers. The Festival of Kupolė (Kupolinės) was associated with Feast of St. John the Baptist (Joninės).”
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