Night on Ivan Kupala: TOP-5 bans for women and girls

Stay up until dawn

Ivana Kupala is a mystical and mysterious day, when there is a risk of meeting brownies, water animals, mermaids and even the devil. All this evil spirits supposedly can enter the house without an invitation, the Ukrainians believed. Therefore, they tried not to go to bed until dawn, guarding each other.

Amulets such as nettle, periwinkle and wormwood will help to avoid such a meeting.

Be sure to visit the campfire

Our ancestors believed that all respectable women must come to the fire on Ivan Kupala and jump over it. And if a woman did not come to the celebration, then she has something to hide, for example... abilities of a witch.

Don't sell anything

On the eve of Ivan Kupala, you should not part with your money and things. Even if you are offered a large sum of money, postpone the deal, otherwise you will incur the poverty that will accompany your family all year.

Pregnant women should not go to water

Uncleanness on this day is especially active in the forest and water, pregnant women, as well as the elderly and children, are prohibited from walking on the coast and at the edge of the forest.

Don't taste the berries

It is difficult to say what the ban on the use of berries on Ivan Kupala is connected with, but Ukrainians have not forgotten it to this day. There is a belief that having tasted the berries today, you will not be able to enjoy them for the next year.

Do not forget to put a wreath of candles downstream on Ivan Kupala - if you go to the bottom, then everything will be in love difficult, docked - there will be no wedding this year, swam further - you will be happy with your beloved human.

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