Holidays of the Slavs - Troyan Winter

Troyan Winter is a Slavic holiday honoring heroes who were able to defend their lands against the invincible warriors of antiquity - the Roman legionnaires Today, when in our country, on a wave of patriotism, all the important dates of the Great Patriotic War are celebrated, it is wrong to forget the exploits of our ancestors The Battle of Troyanov Val is one of these feats that the Russian people should remember Unfortunately, today it is impossible to say exactly who Trojan is Some historians believe that he could have been Marcus Ulpius Trajan Roman emperor who wanted to seize rich Slavic lands But there are other hypotheses So, Trojan could be the mythical ancestor of the Slavs In some historical documents, the land of the Slavs of that time was called Troyan And there is even a version that the legendary Troyan was the founder of the house of Rurikovich Be that as it may, this winter holiday is associated with a defensive structure - the Wall of Troyan Slavic commanders built a fortified outpost in order to protect their lands from well-trained Roman soldiers The battle at this defensive structure took place around 101 BC Unfortunately, all the details are not known today But the feat that the defenders of the Slavic land accomplished was revered for many centuries in the territories of all the Slavic tribes participating in this battle Only two pieces of information have been preserved about this episode in the history of Ancient Rus' The most famous of them is “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” This, the most popular source of ancient Russian literature, describes that during the battle wars fought without sparing themselves and without showing their backs to the enemy The second source of the feat at Troyan Val is the “Velis Book” But most historians consider it a fake and the information from the tablets of this book is attributed more to myths than to historical truth Trojan Day is one of the most revered military holidays in Rus' Our ancestors celebrated it very magnificently Each warrior on this day had to do something heroic, dangerous and useful for himself, his homeland and family The warriors showed their skills in public, and in the evening they sat down at a large table and commemorated those to whom they owed their freedom