Naked girls in the field and sex stories in the church: the intimate life of the ancient Slavs
Historians know many details about the personal and intimate lives of most Europeans, Americans and Africans. But what happened between the ancient Russian lovers is still shrouded in secrecy. Church pastors considered it their duty to find and destroy notes, scrolls and chronicles that mentioned Slavic intimate relationships. However, this does not mean that there was no sex in Ancient Rus”. The strict attitude of religion towards the issue of sex has forever deprived modern humanity of most of this information.
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The intimate life of the Slavs
Residents of Russia were not particularly limited in matters of sexual pleasure and did not limit themselves to sexual rituals. Until this time, when Christianity came to the country, love affairs almost always accompanied people. Not a single holiday, national or family, passed without sex. Many historians studying ancient Slavic life are inclined to believe that even looking at an innocent fire on the holiday of Ivan Kupala was a game of erotic overtones.
Men could see all the “glamor” of young girls, which was inevitably exposed when they lifted their skirts while jumping. For this reason, in the future, Christian priests were treated very harshly on this holiday and were punished for observing this tradition.
Before the arrival of the new faith in Rus”, sex was an integral part of most pagan rituals. For example, at the time of sowing fields and gardens, special rituals were performed. Young girls walked around the land for sowing completely without clothes. Thus, they shared their power with the earth, and the earth with them, so that the harvest would be healthy.
Men traditionally sow the field in a formed heap. This ritual was supposed to cement the relationship between the peasants and the land on which they worked. Then, to ensure a good and plentiful harvest, couples had sex in the arable land and gardens. In some cases, according to beliefs, it was very easy to imitate sexual intercourse.
Information about other erotic traditions has also survived. For example, historians have evidence that deflowering a girl the night before her wedding was actively practiced just 100 years before the emergence of the new religion in Rus”. Furthermore, this ritual was performed in the bathhouse by certain sorcerers. This may seem bizarre today, but at that time, such behavior had deep religious significance. This custom was abolished by Prince Svyatoslav. The responsibility for preserving a girl”s virginity fell solely on her own husband.
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Shortly before the advent of Christianity among Russians, the term “kharot” entered popular usage. However, it did not have negative or derogatory connotations. [The phrase “kharot” refers to so-called girls and women seeking suitable husbands.] The word “bludnitsa” (harlot) is very similar to the word “to wander.”
After the new faith took hold in the country, prostitutes began to appear in abundance, calling upon sinful women. For example, those who had lost their virginity before marriage. Or those who brought home a man while her husband was still alive. Also, widows seeking a new husband.
Well-known “histories of the past” contain several references to such phenomena as polygamy. Historians who described their experiences traveling through Russian cities and villages touched on the topic of Slavic multi-story houses and intimate relationships. For example, the historian Procopius Hemaly, in his notes on the lives of Slavic peoples, mentions that in many families, the husband had several wives.
Usually, their number was limited to four, but sometimes more. Furthermore, Prince Vladimir arrived with his 12 wives and nearly 1, 000 mistresses. He often traveled around the city, fulfilled his political obligations, and always found time and opportunity to relax in the company of women. Sex and Marriage in Ancient Rus” (as told by Alexandra Barkova)
Sex and marriage in ancient Rus” (narrated by Alexandra Barkova)
Not everyone agreed with these restrictions. There are many jokes and proverbs on this topic. This disrespect for religion forced members of the Church to take steps to set sinners on the right path. Each person who came to confession was obliged to tell the sexual nature about all his actions, lay out all his “dirty and sinful” thoughts and thus cleanse them.
Otherwise, the sinful person faced punishment. If not from the Lord Himself, then certainly from the local authorities. Special documents were also drawn up, which the priests relied on when making confession. It contained questions they should ask. And if a person refused to talk about these topics, he risked incurring punishment.
Today, people”s attempts often catch the eye of those who wanted to be real — Ancient Rus” sets an example as a pure, innocent and chaste state, free from dirt, ranks and sin. As practice shows, this is not so. They not only had sex with him on the right occasions, but also talked about him without hesitation.
Many songs, poems, ditties, stories, anecdotes, proverbs and fairy tales of an erotic nature have come down to us. Moreover, in Russia those who expressed themselves most eloquently, crudely and obscenely, and whose stories told of the most shameless movements, were respected, especially in company, and were considered excellent conversationalists.
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