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"Gromnica," the Polish Thunder Candle
The crash of thunder, the rush of
wind, the howl of wolves in the distance, all are staples of an atmosphere that
summons some of our darkest fears. In a rural Poland, these fears could be
dangerous realities that preyed on the conscience of our ancestors even more
so.
Seeking refuge in their unique sense
of spirituality and religion, Poland gave birth to the tradition of the
Gromnica or Thunder Candle. In this episode, we examine the elements of this
tradition and how you can bring it back whenever fear or the natural elements
threaten.
Our Polish Saint of the Month is St.
Hedwig of Silesia.
Bibliography: Gawell, Donna
“Gromnica: Thunder Candle” https://donnagawell.com/europe/poland/gromnica-the-thunder-candle/
Meet the Slavs “Gromnica: Polish
Candlemas Day” https://meettheslavs.com/gromnica/
My Catholic Life, “St. Hedwig” https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/october-17-st-hedwige/
Wikepedia, “Hedwig of Silesia”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_of_Silesia
Music:
Chopin - Grande Valse Brillante,
Opus 18 by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/713354/ -- License:
Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --
https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
220118_1781-2_FR_ChurchOrgan.wav by
kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/615216/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Piano for Meditation by
SergeQuadrado -- https://freesound.org/s/740607/ -- License: Attribution
NonCommercial 4.0
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The crash of thunder, the rush of
wind, the howl of wolves in the distance, all are staples of an atmosphere that
summons some of our darkest fears. In a rural Poland, these fears could be
dangerous realities that preyed on the conscience of our ancestors even more
so.
Seeking refuge in their unique sense
of spirituality and religion, Poland gave birth to the tradition of the
Gromnica or Thunder Candle. In this episode, we examine the elements of this
tradition and how you can bring it back whenever fear or the natural elements
threaten.
Our Polish Saint of the Month is St.
Hedwig of Silesia.
Bibliography: Gawell, Donna
“Gromnica: Thunder Candle” https://donnagawell.com/europe/poland/gromnica-the-thunder-candle/
Meet the Slavs “Gromnica: Polish
Candlemas Day” https://meettheslavs.com/gromnica/
My Catholic Life, “St. Hedwig” https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/october-17-st-hedwige/
Wikepedia, “Hedwig of Silesia”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_of_Silesia
Music:
Chopin - Grande Valse Brillante,
Opus 18 by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/713354/ -- License:
Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --
https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
220118_1781-2_FR_ChurchOrgan.wav by
kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/615216/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Piano for Meditation by
SergeQuadrado -- https://freesound.org/s/740607/ -- License: Attribution
NonCommercial 4.0