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St. Pyatnitsa

Illustration I made for Mythbook2
Pyatnitsa is a character of Slavic mythology, based on the personification of Friday as the day of the week and the cult of the image of Saint Paraskeva
According to beliefs, on Friday it was forbidden to spin and sew. In the epics Paraskeva Pyatnitsa complains that negligent housewifes do not observe the prohibitions: prick her with spindles, spin her hair, clog her eyes with scutch