<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[POL'N'FOLK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pol'n'Folk Festival]]></description><link>https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:32:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/pl/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kupala Night: The Ancient Slavic Celebration of the Summer Solstice - Fire, Water, Love and the Shortest Night of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Sun Reaches Its Highest Point Every year, around the Summer Solstice, people across Poland gather by rivers, lakes and bonfires to celebrate one of the most enchanting nights of the year. Today it is often known as Saint John's Night (Noc Świętojańska), but its roots reach much further back—to a time when the ancient Slavs celebrated Kupala Night, a festival that honoured nature, community and the height of summer. For our ancestors, this was much more than a seasonal celebration. It...]]></description><link>https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/post/kupala-night-the-ancient-slavic-celebration-of-the-summer-solsticefire-water-love-and-the-shortes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a467df47b6f361b1f320323</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:01:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6f01afd1d551462da5c8044cf27c3d48~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>polnfolk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Were the Slavs?  Origins, Culture, Beliefs and Legacy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction &#38; Origins  - Who Were the Slavs? Today, more than 300 million people across Europe speak Slavic languages or share Slavic ancestry, making the Slavs one of the largest cultural and linguistic groups in the world. Yet despite their remarkable influence on European history, they remain surprisingly unfamiliar to many outside Central and Eastern Europe. Who were the Slavs? Where did they come from? What did they believe before Christianity? And why are so many people today...]]></description><link>https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/post/who-were-the-slavs-a-story-of-the-people-whose-legacy-we-still-carry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a256def7af0f733569579b5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:22:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23313a_181c886813e0446caae3c03fadae70bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>polnfolk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jare Gody: The Ancient Slavic Festival of Spring, Renewal and New Beginnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Celebration That Welcomed Life Back to the Earth Long before calendars divided the year into months and dates, people looked first to the earth. To the sun rising a little higher each day. To birds returning from distant lands. To the first buds appearing quietly on bare branches. In old Slavic traditions, this was a sacred time known as Jare Gody. A moment of transition. When night slowly lost its hold over the day, and the world began to awaken from its winter sleep. After months of cold...]]></description><link>https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/post/jare-gody-20-21-03-when-the-world-awakens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bb0d20392d3386b925815c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23313a_2c7641751d3441e099fef7f6a2a186ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_553,h_451,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>polnfolk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Pol'n'Folk Journal - Stories, Traditions and the Spirit of Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every culture has its stories. Some are written in books. Others are carried in songs, family traditions, handmade crafts and the changing rhythm of the seasons. Some are whispered around campfires, shared across generations or remembered through the simple act of gathering together. The Pol'n'Folk Journal was created to celebrate those stories. Our journey begins with the rich heritage of Poland and the wider Slavic world—a culture filled with ancient traditions, folklore, music, seasonal...]]></description><link>https://www.polnfolk.co.uk/post/welcome-to-the-pol-n-folk-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac39b13fdd64550e69dc02</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:14:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23313a_07ad59ec2bbe4618b4ac3684d81da7df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>polnfolk</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>