Rodnovery

Rodnovery
Family	Modern Pagan / Slavic Native Faith
Origin region	Slavic countries and diaspora communities
Founding period	Modern revival from the 20th century CE onward
Estimated adherents	Unknown; organized communities exist in Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and diaspora settings.

Rodnovery is rodnovery, also called Slavic Native Faith, is a modern Pagan religious movement inspired by pre-Christian Slavic religion, folklore, ancestors, land, and traditional culture.

Overview

Rodnovery seeks to revive or reconstruct Slavic polytheistic and ancestral religious traditions. Practices and beliefs vary by country, organization, and ideology. Some communities emphasize cultural heritage, seasonal rites, and folk custom; others develop formal theology, temple structures, or national identity frameworks. The movement includes both inclusive and ethnonationalist currents, so neutral documentation should distinguish religious practice from political appropriation.

Key beliefs

• Honor for Slavic deities such as Perun, Veles, Mokosh, Svarog, Dazhbog, and others
• Ancestral continuity, land, kinship, and cultural memory
• Seasonal cycles, agricultural rhythms, and folk calendar rites
• Spirits of household, forest, field, and water in some forms
• Diverse theological views including polytheism, pantheism, and symbolic interpretation

Practices

• Offerings and seasonal festivals
• Ancestor remembrance
• Folk songs, dances, and fire rituals
• Rituals at sacred groves, rivers, or community spaces
• Study of folklore, mythology, and Slavic history

Places of worship

• Sacred grove
• Outdoor temple or shrine
• Home altar
• Community ritual site

Sacred texts

• Folklore collections
• Chronicles and medieval references
• Modern Rodnover writings
• Songs, myths, and ritual calendars

Holidays and observances

• Kupala Night
• Koliada
• Maslenitsa in some communities
• Harvest rites
• Ancestor days

Branches and related traditions

• Modern Paganism - A broad family of contemporary Pagan religions.
• Indigenous and Traditional Religions - A category for ethnic, ancestral, and local traditions.
• Polytheistic reconstructionism - A method used by some Rodnover groups.

See also

• Religion
• Theology
• Philosophy of religion
• New Religious Movements
• Modern Paganism
• Western esotericism