Pantheon

Slavic / Polish

Associated Holidays

Topienie Marzanny, Halloween

Worshipped By

Pols, Slavs and Pagans of Slavic descent

Rituals for Worship

Burning of Her Effigy

Drowning of Her Effigy

Key Points / Halloween Connection

- Slavic and Polish death and pestilence goddess who embodies the harshness of winter and the  rebirth of spring

- The “Drowning of Marzanna” is a tradition that signifies the end of winter and the rebirth of spring by burining a straw effigy of Marzanna which is then thrown into a river

Brief Bio

In Slavic mythology, Marzanna is a goddess of winter, death, and rebirth, also known as Morana, Morena, or Mara. She embodies the harshness of winter, pestilence, and the fearsome aspects of nature, but is also connected to the cyclical death and rebirth of the natural world. A significant folk tradition, the "Drowning of Marzanna," involves burning or drowning an effigy of the goddess to symbolize the end of winter and the welcoming of spring.