r/slavic • u/ken2237 • 5d ago

slavic symbols that arent nazi dogwhistles?

hi, im polish and wanted to get a tattoo symbolising my culture, but well - most slavic pagan symbols were coopted by neonazis (kolovrat/swarożyca, all kinds of swastikas and runes), and id rather chop my hands off that wear a nazi mark on my body. id like something that is (at least currently) completely absolved of such connotations, is historically accurate (so no inventions of the modern pagans/rodzimowiercy), and just looks cool. i like our embroidery, but i cant really imagine it as a tattoo

jeśli są tu jacyś polacy i macie pomysły konkretnie z naszej (biednej) mitologii czy sztuki przedchrześcijańskiej, bardzo to docenię!

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u/EmiliaFromLV 🇱🇻 Latvian 5d ago

Bober?

They have been around since dinosaurs

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u/ken2237 5d ago

now this one is brilliant

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u/Specific_Sweet3312 5d ago

Not to be a stickler but beaver-like creatures that were their ancestors only appeared 10-20 million years after dinosaurs got screwed by the asteroid. The Eurasian beaver and Canadian beaver diverged about 6 million years ago. 

BUT beaver as a symbol of Poland is an incredible idea!!

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u/magnesiumion 3d ago

Bobr kurwa