"Speak of the wolf and the wolf is (coming) into the house" (Про вовка промовка а вовк і в хату) This is literally the "Speak of the devil" but with with a wolf. People don`t even use the second part about the house. They just say: "Speak of the wolf". Perhaps comes from long gone supestitions of not mentioning dangerous animals as if to not "manifest" them coming to you. Its literally the reason the original word for Bear is lost. People genuinely were afraid to call the dangerous beast by it`s name, replacing it will nicknames.
There is a saying in Ukrainian: "Tell an idiot to pray and he`s gonna smash his head" (Скажи дурню молитися і він голову розіб'є). Sometimes you can just say the firs half since everyone already know the second one. It comes. Context is It comes from the tradition of bowing/kneeling during prayer. And it can have two meanings:
No matter how easy, simple or straightforward the task is, a stupid person will still find a way to screw it up...somehow. Kinda like the phraze "You had ONE job, dude!"
No matter how healthy, constructive, well-intentioned, moral, wize, demure or logical the idea/cause/midset, an idiot will still find a way to either: a) completely misunderstand/distort it/miss the entire point....and screw it up, or b) go copletely overboard with no measure....and screw it up
This isn`t even related to anything specific in my life or on the internet, i just REALLY REALLY wanted to share some cool sayings/idioms from my language. Maybe language and folklore nerds will like it. Maybe writers and worldbuilders will get some cool inspiration for the way characters speak. Maybe i will just spread the good will of funny shit in my language and culture. I will post some more of these
Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal 30 years ago in exchange for promises of protection.
International Writers' Day hits different when you're from Ukraine
Just a few stories of Ukrainian writers killed by russia in 2024/25. There are more of them. Keeping their memory alive is the least we can do
* Nedopysani is a memorial project to honor those Ukrainian people of literature who were killed by Russia. Our goal is not merely to make a list—we want to celebrate lives of the fallen ones, read their poems and novels, carry on their legacy.
We are the echoes of their voices
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This is my dad. Volodymyr Torbynsky, who died on January 15, 2025. He was 55. He died defending Ukraine from russian invaders. russians killed him. Please, remember him. He is a hero.
Thank you all for your support, kind words and help. I really appreciate it.
p.s. Remember that the war is not over. Remember everyone, who fought for their country. Remember the price. The daily price of our freedom.
russia is a terrorist state.
You can support my mom and me here: pp ellensnake142@gmail.com Thank you.
Bug of the day: WEEVIL!!!
This is a weevil appreciation post
What insects should I draw next?
Guess we are going for Malfrid! 🌱 (Unless anything changes in the 3 hours left as i`m writing this lol) Wojtek, Mykyta, Pilsudski and Lukash were strong contendors though. If anyone wants i can make another poll, with a rematch for thetop 4 names, to choose the ULTIMATE WINNER... If not and everyone is satisfied we will just stop at Malfrid:)
Pebble
Grey
And the new succulent brother, that i need a name for! One that fits his character
Here! Have some tadpole wallpapers! If you decide to download them be sure to give me feedback, i would love to see how they look :} And tell me if you want other flags too, and maybe i will make em. I have some other color palettes in my previous post
Rebloging this because it is my favorite one and I want everyone to see it
I want to post more pictures from my project but this time it`s less of a ghost and more of a dragon. Someone asked me already how i made these and i wanted to post it here too in case other people are also interested:
I used Krita and just drew them on a new layer on top of photos. That way it`s easier to lower the opasity/see what to erase/edit them/. Also i didn`t use pure white for my ghosts. Instead i colorpicked the lightest color from the photo (or in this case the darkest color of the mountains) and used that. That way they feel more like they are a part of the picture :)
🌘Hi! I`m an artist from Ukraine!🌒Came back to tumblr after i got my ADHD meds :)I mostly post my silly art and art projects + try to use my platform to spread the word about Ukraine, aka🇺🇦||The Glorious Cultural Expansion||🇺🇦
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