In people, the holiday on March 3 is also called "Jari oatmeal" or "Yarilo with a harrow." Holiday dedicated to the Slavic god Yarile, god of the sun, heat, spring, fertility and little bird oatmeal - harbinger of spring.
Our ancestors believed that the March 3, Jari took up the plow and harrow, to see if they are ready for field work. Similarly, peasants and farmers inspect your equipment and if necessary, repaired it. This day was especially artists like blacksmithing, since they work considerably increases.
March 3 holiday Yarilo oatmeal / open sources
By tradition, the people honored March 3 beautiful bird oatmeal, possessing bright plumage lemon yellow. According to our ancestors, the appearance of this Ptakha portends imminent warming, and this is very Yarilo oatmeal gave the right to notify all of the singing of the coming of spring. It said that oatmeal sings: "In-ki-nsa, no! On-ki-nsa-no. " Therefore, in the folk tradition of March 3 it was also called "Leave the sled."
In honor of the oatmeal they baked oatmeal cookies and special buns - "porridge". This baking hostess regaled households, relatives, neighbors and itself birdie. According to national signs, if the porridge like food, it soon naklichet heat. People from the treats are not refused, because it, in their opinion, because of this spring will not come. Young girls and guys in this day is usually organized fun holiday celebrations.
March 3 holiday Yarilo oatmeal: folk omens
March 3rd Day oatmeal: signs / istockphoto.com
March 3rd Day oatmeal: signs / istockphoto.com
- If is a lot of snow on March 3 that the harvest will be good.
- Plenty of water and slush on the Day of oatmeal - grass and hay will be a lot.
- Clouds floating high in the sky: the weather will soon spoil.
- If March 3, thick fog, the summer is expected cold and rainy.
- Crimson glow on March 3 - forward to an early snowfall.
- If you hear crackling trees that will soon hit the cold, and if they have become black - it's warming.
- Hear singing oatmeal that day: Winter has come back down and warm spring days.
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