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CONGRESS, NEWS, Riga 18th, THE OAKS

The European Congress of Ethnic Religions 2023 in Latvia

2023/06/29–2023/07/02

The purpose of the European Congress of Ethnic Religions (ECER) is to serve as an international body that will assist Ethnic Religious groups in various countries and will oppose discrimination against such groups. By Ethnic Religion, we mean religion, spirituality, and cosmology that is firmly grounded in a particular people’s traditions. In our view, this does not include modern occult or ariosophic theories/ideologies, nor syncretic neo-religions.

The first European Congress of Ethnic Religions took place in Vilnius (Lithuania) in 1998, the 10th Congress was held in Rīga-Jūrmala-Sigulda (Latvia) in 2007. We are privileged to announce that the 18th Congress returns to Latvia. We are looking forward to see you in Rīga and Lokstene during the 4 days of the Congress (June 29 – July 2, 2023) in Latvia.

Please, feel free to follow our news and updates on social media sites — @Dievturi —, and use the hashtag #ECER2023 when publishing or looking for the information about the Congress.

More information: https://sites.google.com/view/ecer2023/

Here is the application form link: https://forms.gle/RZtEpAaFtJkj8Aqw5

ACTIONS, THE OAKS

ECER stand in solidarity to Romuva ethnic religion

The statement of Andras Corban-Arthen 
President, of European Congress of Ethnic Religions

As president of the European Congress of Ethnic Religions (ECER), I would like to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the unwillingness of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) to recognize Romuva as an official religion in Lithuania. Romuva has fulfilled all the requirements to qualify for such a designation — it is a rapidly growing religion, whose members have creditably represented their homeland all over the world. Moreover, Romuva stands as one of the few remaining examples of the survival of European indigenous religions and cultures.

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ACTIONS, NEWS, THE OAKS

The Hellenic Ethnic Religion supports the request of Romuva Religion to be identified by Lithuanian Parliament as traditional

To:

The Parliament of Lithuanian Republic
Gedimino ave. 53,
LT-01109 Vilnius,
Lithuania

The Ministry of Justice
Gedimino ave. 30,
LT-01104 Vilnius,
Lithuania

Athens, Greece, May the 20th, 2017

Dear Sirs,

We, the legal body of the Hellenic Ethnic Religion, herewith express our full support to the appeal of Romuva, the legal body of the Ancient Baltic Religion for state recognition by the Parliament (Seimas) of the Lithuanian Republic, as part of the Lithuanian historical, spiritual and social heritage. Continue reading The Hellenic Ethnic Religion supports the request of Romuva Religion to be identified by Lithuanian Parliament as traditional →

NEWS

The Greek state has finally recognized the Hellenic Ethnic Religion as a ‘Known Religion’

Video

ATHENS, Greece – On April 9th, the Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes (YSEE), a religious organization working to restore the indigenous religion of Greece, put out a statement saying Greek polytheism has received legal status in Greece. Prior to this, Greek Pagans did not have religious freedoms such as the ability to buy land to create houses of worship nor could Pagan clergy perform marriage ceremonies.

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ACTIONS

Please help the native hellenic tradition and religion to become recognized as a statutory corporation in Greece

Native Hellenic Tradition and Religion is not recognized as a Statutory corporation in Greece. Its hellenic Non Profit Organization YSEE – “founded in June of 1997 aiming to the morale and physical protection and restoration of the Polytheistic, Ethnic Hellenic religion, Continue reading Please help the native hellenic tradition and religion to become recognized as a statutory corporation in Greece →

Bologna 13th, REPORTS

Report of Slavonic Native Religion community «The Great Fire, Bologne, Italy 2010

The Slavonic Native Religion community«The Great Fire as one of the examples of revival the traditional culture and it`s main values»

The idea of revival the native Slavonic religion appeared in Ukraine in the beginning of 20-th century. During the long period, when Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union, the revival of the traditional Slavonic religion was very difficult. But still, there were people, who understood all the importance ofancient religion. Continue reading Report of Slavonic Native Religion community «The Great Fire, Bologne, Italy 2010 →

Bologna 13th, REPORTS

ETHICS OF BALTIC RELIGION

By Jonas Trinkūnas

The Lithuanians’ ancient religion is inseparable from homeland, ancestors’ land, language; it takes its root in high antiquity and our ancestors are its originators. The ancestors pass on their most sacred knowledge to us as a traditional culture with its customs, morality, folk songs, etc. The religion itself formed as an expression of the sacrality of cultural traditions, closely related with the moral outlook. Continue reading ETHICS OF BALTIC RELIGION →