OK, let me explain what this is For a couple of years I have invited other female Heathens to my place about this time of the year (end of October), preferably on a Friday.

We meet to celebrate the Goddess Mokosh. We sing, eat, dring, tell our fortunes (I am not telling you how). Two years ago we drew a picture together that visualized Mokosh as we collectively could do it. Then, after a couple of drinks of mead and linden tea with vodka I took a piece of canvas, lied it on the floor, watercolors and this is what came out (everyone was standing behind me and assisting, then we colored the canvas together). So this is collaborative work!!! Then I made this into a flag, or banner, whichever I should call it, so it can be hanged somewhere during religious feasts.

If you have read prof. Uspiensky's book on St. Nicolaus you can stop reading now. If not, let me tell you that , the Goddess of fate, water, the female part of nature, childbirth, weaving and spinning, household, flax, linen and possibly... cannabis Just joking, but on a purpose. Her holiday was most likely celebrated on the 25th of October. As has happened to many of our Gods and Goddesses, her worship was "transferred" in Christian times to given Orthodox and Catholic saints - st. Paraskeve (="Friday") and st. Catherine (her feast on 25 November). Wanna know more? Ask me.