Bosnian Magic

In Bosnia the effect of spellbound eyes is called urok, this name stems from the Illyrians and represents "captivation" or "f...

According to folk belief there are three stars/demons that appear after sunset, if the sky is clear without clouds. Demon stars move around...

The Bosnian national (agricultural) calendar spans back to the old Illyrian era. The maker of the calendar is unknown. It is known that it ...

As Christianity took over most of the pagan holidays and customs creating a cult of saints, in this analysis of ancient Bosnian calendar we ...

Even though by the size of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina it is one of the smaller countries in the world, her size is reflected in...

Ancient beliefs of the Illyrian tribes which inhabited Bosnia and Herzegovina remained present in folk beliefs, mostly connected to the c...

During the beginning of the 20 th century, Emilian Lilek, a professor from Sarajevo, recorded a dozen examples of spring worshiping in Bos...

Take some good coffee (Doncafe, the red packet being my preferred version, I am far too much of a wuss to go for the super strong green pac...

Two great misconceptions, mostly malicious (nationalist-chauvinist-driven), reign the historical sciences in the western-Balkans for the ...

Velika nebeska ptica  In the past in Bosnia the custom to throw peelings from fruit into the fire in order to feed the celestial bird were...

http://magic.bosnianforum.com/ In Bosnia it is believed that children are like angels until they open their mouths, because they are abl...

Based upon the Greek legend Illyrius, progenitor of the Illyrians was a son of Polyphemus and Galatea and the brother of Celtus and Galas....

In accordance with the Old Bosnian believes the Moon Goddess manifested in two forms. The first form was celestial and the second one was ...