Oskar Kolberg is the premiere Polish ethnographer of the 19th century. But before there was Kolberg, there was Łukasz Gołębiowski (1773 – 1849). In fact, Kolberg himself frequently cited Gołębiowski. An interesting description of the Lublin marriage customs comes from his “The Polish Folk: Its Customs and Superstitions” (Lud Polski : jego zwyczaje, zabobony). As you will note the ceremonies involved the frequent invocation of a youthful rider – Jaś as well as of Łado or Łada.
I might try to translate some of this later. In meantime click away. Gołębiowski wrote many other ethnographic books. Himself being born in Pohost in today’s Belarus, he also reported on Belorussian and Lithuanian customs.
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