The Christmas holiday has been and remains one of the most beloved by many people. It so happened that in Russia these days they celebrated "Svyatki". No matter how hard the church representatives tried to eradicate the pagan faith and its symbolism from Orthodoxy, this was not done to the end. Therefore, the Christian holiday took place and is taking place along with Christmas festivities and is associated with signs, traditions and superstitions. Many signs for Christmas have survived to this day.
Signs about the weather
The Church believes that every national omen is a superstition, nevertheless, they remain a part of our life and our folklore. Here is some of them.
- If a snowstorm howls at Christmas, then there will be a lot of honey. Another belief says that trees will be covered with foliage ahead of time.
- If the holidays are frosty, the summer will be warm.
- Warm Christmas weather to cool spring.
- The water on the Christmas holiday was charged with magical energy, she could wash herself and wash her children.
- Not very tasty and not very lush Christmas kutia to poor health and loss.
- Snow on Christmas night means a good year.
- Starry clear sky to the legume harvest.
- During the first Christmas week, it was not allowed to sweep the litter out of the hut, and after the festivities, it was necessary to collect it and burn it in the yard. It was believed that everything bad flew away with the smoke.
What was forbidden at Christmas?
- In baptized Russia, it was strictly forbidden to divine on Christmas, it belonged to the pagan faith and was considered a great sin. But paganism remained in the lives of newly converted Christians, for example, in such traditions as fortune telling and caroling.
- After the night service, you cannot put and drink plain water on the festive table, otherwise thirst will torment when there is no water.
- We must not forget the dead these days. It was believed that they must be present at festive celebrations. Covering, put the dishes and them.
Despite the young girls locked up, they always read fortunes on the Yule Day after Christmas, invoking the souls of departed relatives. It was believed that at this time the souls were always there.
Fortune-telling beliefs:
- Extinguishing candles in the process of fortune-telling meant the spirits did not want to come into contact, fortune-telling had to be stopped.
- A mirror broken in the process meant the discontent of the spirits, they should definitely be appeased.
- The first name of a passerby heard predicted the name of the future husband.
- It was forbidden to tell others about your desires, otherwise they will not come true.
- Fortune-telling had to take place in thin clothes, without belts, ribbons and other strings.
- It was possible to guess in the house where someone was dying, especially during the year. It was believed that such a spirit is easier to evoke.
- It was not good to ask about the same thing twice; one could anger the souls of the departed.
Signs and superstitions when divining a betrothed
The girls also checked what the groom would be like; there were many such signs for Christmas among the girls in stock. For example, for these purposes, roosters, personifying the masculine principle, were often used. They put a mirror, a plate of grains, a plate of water, a chicken in front of the rooster. What the cock will reach faster for, this will be the character of the betrothed.
- To the mirror means that the groom will be beautiful.
- To grain, he will love to eat well.
- To the water, then, will be economical, even greedy.
- To the chicken, then, will always love his wife.
There were many signs for the Christmas holiday, mostly people were looking for answers to questions about health, luck, wealth and love.
Do you believe in folk signs?
- Yes, I do, and I am constantly convinced that they are not lying.
- No, I don’t believe it.
- Sometimes I listen to them, more for interest.
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Beliefs Promising Health
In order for the owners of the house to be healthy next year, at Christmas they had to treat carols, relatives and orphans well.
- Lush kutia to health and wealth, thin to losses.
- To check whether the next year will bring health, they gave the chicken grains and water, if she pecks, everyone will be healthy, and if she first decides to drink water, this year there will be diseases in the family.
Christmas signs for good luck and wealth
- On Christmas days, it is imperative to be showered with millet or grain, this will bring good luck and wealth.
- For good luck in the house, you should put the holiday food behind the stove and for the brownie.
- Bowls of grain were placed around the house to wealth.
Christmas signs in every region, even in every village, could be different. This is due to the fact that any folk signs arise due to natural conditions, living conditions, as well as customs, attitudes and habits. They attached great importance to Christmas and Christmastide, everything that happened on these days could potentially become a sign. And if the case was repeated, it was definitely approved as such and took root for centuries.
