In Today's Episode, we wrap up Part 2 of our discussion around Eastern European Death and Funeral Customs. We learned so much from all the research for these episodes, and we hope you did the same. From the Macedonian use of Magic Kerchiefs and Albanian Custom of preventing vampires to the Ukrainian "Week of the Nymphs", and their Pysanky Eggs, our minds were boggled at every turn. But not as boggled as when we created the Dessert Abomination of Failure. I think we will leave making Krempita to Eastern Europe. Please make sure you tune in to us next week as we talk about Autopsies, and if you're interested in our Listener's Episode (out 8/6), send us your ghost stories!
Remember, life is short, have dessert!
Death Trivia:
William Price - Cremation Pioneer & Arch-Druid
Research Resources:
- Funeral Customs and Folk Traditions of Macedonia
- Bosnian and Herzegovian Culture & Bosnian Culture & Grief
- Serbian Funerary Practices & Serbian & Montenegrin Culture
- Funeral and Mourning Customs in Croatia
- Bulgarian Necrologs & Death and Dying in Bulgaria
- Russian Funeral Traditions & Folk Culture and Orthodox Funerals of Russia
- Ancient Ukranian Burial Rites, Ukrainian Orthodoxy Customs & Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs (Week of the Nymphs)
- A Moldovan Funeral & Moldovan Religion and Culture
- Traditional Romanian Death Customs & Superstitions & Romanian Funeral Traditions
- Belarusian Death Traditions & Radaunitsa in Belarus