Svarožiću

deity sky South Slavs single tradition · 1

Svarožiću is a deity invoked in South Slavic Christmas folk songs, addressed as 'my little Svarozhich' and associated with the golden sun and white world. The entity was venerated in family traditions and folk songs passed down through generations. The name appears in diminutive form showing affection and familiarity in ritual context.

When

First attested
1868 CE
Attested period
1868 – 1980
Historical notes
Folk song tradition documented from Kate Kuntin (born 1868), sung at Christmas until 1980; also recorded by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in 1916.

Relationships

aspect of
Svarozhits
co occurs with
Švaržič

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Moj božiću Svarožiću, zlatno sunce, bijeli svijet! 'My little Svarozhich, golden sun, white world!' The song was sung at Christmas in her family until 1980 only at home, never in church”

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