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Three ancient <B>guarding symbols</B> were the patterns connected with three elements worshipped by Slavs: symbols of the soil, water, and fire. These three most important symbols were called by Slavs <B>ochranitely (protectors).</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Symbols of the earth  </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.rebellog.com/img/12B451F7-9F74-4789-969F-A5A943C9F86A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">And fertile soil</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.rebellog.com/img/890CB850-6A4B-4ED1-82E4-2C03676E5B8A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Symbol of water</B> – wavy line. </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.rebellog.com/img/AC3159E9-FDD9-4C56-849C-91B007186F66" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><P> <FONT size="2"> <FONT color="#cccccc"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Symbol of fire</B> - fire terrestrial (a slanting cross), a sign of lightning (six-or an eight-beam star).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/quilt10-21.htm"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><IMG width="124" height="126" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.rebellog.com/sveta/rebel/../symbols/symbols11.jpg" />Images, preserving the peace in house, were of <B>Lada </B>(the goddess of fun, well-being and an agreement in family; the goddess of brides) and <B>Mokosha</B> (Goddes of Destiny). 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