Spirit doll "Koz'ma & Demyan"
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In Eastern Slavic folklore, Koz'ma & Demyan, twin brothers, are associated primarily with the smith craft. Like Greek Prometheus, they were first to give a plough to the Slavic people and taught them how to use it. These dolls help their owners to make their weekdays full with prolific work and success.
Koz'ma & Demyan also "smith" a happy marriage: in Russian wedding songs the guests ask them to give a young couple a happy, prosperous and long life, to endow them with smart and beautiful children.
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