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Believe it or not, it was Valentine's Day that reminded me that it was time. It's actually such an in-between time. During this period, our pre-Christian ancestors celebrated Veles Day and after it one more holiday of Svarog, which Christians know as "Ash Wednesday."

     We already welcomed the New Sun in the form of Koliada during the winter solstice. The old year ended, the new one began and our three kings Svarog, Perún and Veles came to sanctify it and thus began the period that our ancestors called "Mjasopust" or also "Maselnice" or "Fašiangy".      We begin to perceive the lengthening day when winter meets summer and there is a holiday called "Sretenie" known under the name "Groundhog-Hromnice".

The New Sun in the form of Christmas tree is growing and getting stronger. In fact, it is quite noticeable that it gets brighter earlier and gets darker later. This is what the old proverb says: ONE STEP AWAY AT THE THREE KINGS!

Let the birth of the new Sun kindle your flame, which will shine brightly and warm you on your way. May that flame of yours not only prevent you from getting lost in the darkness, but may it also be a light for your neighbors in the darkness.

  So I guess like this. First of all, one must realize that a person is a conscious being (well, at least most of the time) and self-awareness also includes being aware of one's surroundings, both in a narrower and a broader sense. I guess we can agree on that. From this realization comes tangible knowledge and intangible faith on the one hand. And here we have the beginning. FAITH.