SwampMoon Metaphysics

Remnant of the old belief was a way of treating random beggars and homeless wanderers. They were treated with carefullness, and were believed to have a special connection with the ‘other side’. Old Slavs believed that the ancestors could sometimes arrive as the nameless beggars and walk freely around, especially around the transitional time of the All Souls. Sometimes, various spirits (see for example: płanetnicy) or even the gods themselves could visit someone’s house in this form. If treated well, they could teach people moral lessons or give advices, repay the kindness one day, or communicate with the deceased relatives. An old Polish custom was to treat the beggars with small money and bits of food and drink in exchange for a prayer for souls of the asker’s ancestors. In the distant past the beggars were also treated for example with pottery, wood or coal, leather or furs, and other basic material goods. Beggars were often gathering close to churches for the 1st and 2nd November, and they were also commonly called ‘dziady’ by the common people during that time.


https://lamusdworski.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/dziady/

“Dziady” spectacle by Narodowy Teatr Edukacji based in Wrocław city

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