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[EN] đ· Todayâs photo shows Lake Mamry â calm, still cold, but alive. And since itâs Ćmigus-Dyngus, also known as Wet Monday⊠letâs talk about water. Not the bucket kind, though.
đ§Few people remember that this day isnât just about kids with water guns and soaked socks. Itâs rooted in an ancient, pre-Christian ritual of cleansing, fertility, and the awakening of life after winter.
Long before the Church adopted it and added it to the Easter calendar, Slavs and other old cultures splashed water to wash away winterâs death, to attract health, fertility, and abundance. Young women were often the focus â not for fun, but out of belief that water could bring love, children, and vitality.
Back then, water was sacred, like blessed fire or salt. A symbol of life. Of spring's return. Of the rain that wakes the soil.
The custom was so deeply rooted that Christianity couldnât erase it â it simply baptized it. And now weâre left with this strange holiday where kids splash each other for fun, and adults say: âIt used to mean something.â
Maybe back then⊠they just knew what they were doing.
[PL] DziĆ na zdjÄciu Mamry â spokojne, zimne jeszcze, ale ĆŒywe. A ĆŒe Lany PoniedziaĆek⊠to trochÄ o wodzie, ale nie tej z wiadra.
đ§MaĆo kto dziĆ pamiÄta, ĆŒe Lany PoniedziaĆek to nie tylko dzieciaki z pistoletami na wodÄ i mokre skarpety. To staroĆŒytny, przedchrzeĆcijaĆski rytuaĆ oczyszczenia, pĆodnoĆci i budzenia ĆŒycia po zimie.
Zanim KoĆciĂłĆ przejÄ
Ć ten dzieĆ i wpisaĆ go w ĆwiÄ
teczny kalendarz, SĆowianie i inne ludy oblewali siÄ wodÄ
, by symbolicznie zmyÄ zimowÄ
martwotÄ, przyciÄ
gnÄ
Ä zdrowie, urodzaj i pĆodnoĆÄ. ZwĆaszcza mĆode kobiety byĆy polewane â nie dla zabawy, ale z wiarÄ
, ĆŒe to pomoĆŒe w miĆoĆci i przyszĆym macierzyĆstwie.
Woda byĆa wtedy ĆwiÄta, jak dziĆ ĆwiÄcony ogieĆ czy sĂłl. Symbol ĆŒycia. Wiosennej siĆy. Deszczu, ktĂłry budzi ziemiÄ.
Zwyczaj byĆ tak mocny, ĆŒe chrzeĆcijaĆstwo go nie usunÄĆo â tylko ochrzciĆo. I tak do dziĆ mamy ten dziwny dzieĆ, w ktĂłrym dzieciaki lejÄ
siÄ wodÄ
, a starsi myĆlÄ
: "kiedyĆ to byĆo lepiej". A moĆŒe... kiedyĆ po prostu wiedzieli, po co to robiÄ
.
