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The text discusses the folk religion of Slavic people, particularly in Eastern Europe. It highlights the importance of fertility and the propitiation of death and resurrection through various rites. Scholars have often mistakenly interpreted Rod and Rozhanitsy as figures of an ancestral cult, but medieval documents show that Rod is equated with the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, representing a broader concept of natural generativity. The text also mentions the belief in Mat Syra Zemlya ("Damp Mother Earth") and its persistence into modern Slavic folk religion. Russian peasants practiced rituals devoted to her, confessing their sins to her in the absence of a priest. Ivanits attributes the tenacity of synthetic Slavic folk religion to an exceptionality of Slavs and Russia, particularly due to the lack of intellectual upheavals such as the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Enlightenment. The text further describes Slavic folk religious festivals and rites, reflecting the ancient pagan calendar. These include Koliada (Christmas period), Semik (spring equinox), Rusalnaya Week (mid-summer), Kupala Night (St. John's Eve), Festival of Perun (harvest festival), Harvest festivals (September 9), and Festival of Mokosh (October 28). The text also touches on the modern movement of Rodnovery, or Slavic Native Faith, which draws from ancient Slavic folk religion and combines it with philosophical underpinnings taken from other religions, chiefly Hinduism. Some Rodnover groups focus on folk religions and the worship of gods at the right times of the year, while others have developed a scriptural core. Finally, the text mentions Linda J. Ivanits' reconstruction of a basic calendar of celebrations for Slavic gods among East Slavs, based on Boris Rybakov's studies on ancient agricultural calendars. This reconstructed calendar includes festivals such as Yuletide (Koliada), Shrovetide (Komoeditsa), Day of Young Shoots, Semik, Rusalnaya Week, Kupala Night, Festival of Perun, Harvest festivals, and Festival of Mokosh. Overall, the text provides a comprehensive overview of Slavic folk religion and its modern revival through the Rodnovery movement.