Karna (Kara, Karina) — is the goddess of sadness, sorrow and grief; among the ancient Slavs she was assigned the role of the weeping goddess and, possibly, the goddess of funeral rites.
It was believed that if a warrior died away from home, then the goddess Karna was the first to mourn him. Heavenly Goddess patroness of all new births and human reincarnations. In the name of the Goddess, words have appeared that have survived to this day: incarnation, reincarnation. It was believed that it gives every person the right to get rid of mistakes made in his life, unseemly actions and fulfill his destiny, prepared by the highest god Rod.
Today is the — second appeal to the ancestors, on the day of the goddess of funeral, crying, grief and tears. The «Word about Igor's Campaign» says:
«Oh, go far away the falcon, the bird, to the sea! But the brave Igor’s regiment cannot be crescued! Karna will click behind him, and by waiting to jump across the Russian land, I will smear the mouss in the flames of the rose. Ruskia's wives cried, arkuchi: «We can no longer understand our sweet ways, nor think about it, nor look at it, but beat up gold and silver!»
(Oh, a falcon flew far, beating birds, to the sea! And the brave regiment cannot resurrect Igorev! Karna clicked on him, and Zhelya galloped across the Russian land, sowing fire from a fiery horn. The Russian wives burst into tears, saying: «We can no longer understand our sweet ways, nor think about it, nor bewitch us with our eyes, and not hold gold and silver in our hands!»).
On the table on Karna night they left funeral kutya (this is wheat porridge with raisins or honey), and in the courtyards of houses they burned fires, near which the souls of their ancestors warmed themselves.
The demand for Karna Krucina — flowers was also brought, especially carnations. Since pagan times, the old Slavic tradition of bringing carnations to graves has been in effect — a symbol of grief and sadness.