March 14 the Orthodox Church honors the holy Evdokia, which is popularly called Yavdokha. Our ancestors believed that from this day wakes up nature and the real spring comes. What are the traditions and customs of this day?
March 14 - the first day of spring in the old style (1 March), on that day to the fifteenth century, our ancestors celebrated the first day of the new year. The beginning of spring was celebrated a lot of fun and magnificently, and Yavdokha popularly also called Vesnovka, Whistler, Avdotya Plyushchikha. The people feast on March 14 was considered women's day, when the time comes to say goodbye to the old and to open the way for something new in life.
Evdokia - incredibly beautiful woman who in his youth led a dissolute life, and this has earned a lot of money, but when German monk converted her to Christianity, he gave all his savings Heliopolis Bishop Theodotus and took the veil in the women Monastery. She later became abbess of the monastery and became famous for a variety of wonders. She said that her prayer could heal from any illness and even raise the dead, for it is holy Evdokia and died a martyr's death at the hands of the Gentiles.
What can you do on a holiday?
On a holiday bake larks / istockphoto.com
On this day, the faithful go to church and pray the holy Evdokia, asking for her healing from sickness and health.
According to legend, in the holy Evdokia are the keys to the spring waters and it was she who decides - it's time for spring or not.
On Yavdokha go home with carved swallows, urging spring stoneflies and sing:
Spring red nadhodit,
Svoї pіdvodit Creel,
Over fields that gayami,
Over the cherry orchards,
Over Levadia jelly
Vіє krill green.
Kazhe: "Earth to awaken,
Kvіtom odyagnisya clean! "
March 14 need to treat swallows bread crumbs - as you express them honor and attract prosperity into your life.
Hostess on this day baked larks - a special symbol of spring.
On this day, it was customary to carry out a special ritual for the coming of spring: the hostess in the morning went to the forest and collect dry branches, it was thought that if the Kindle Fire through these branches, the spring will come soon.
On Yavdokha house drifts melt water, they bathed the children and yourself washed, it was considered if the wash melt water that day, the person will be beautiful. Also this water sprinkled on the walls in the house, and watered the animals.
What not to do on Yavdokha?
Why can not destroy a swallow's nest / istockphoto.com
This spring the swallows return holiday falls. Our ancestors were very protective of these birds, so the destruction of their nests considered a great sin. Children with childhood warned: "If anyone would pick up a swallow or egg, in addition face covered with freckles, as well as destroy the nest - appear speckled smallpox ...".
If swallows flew to your house, and we decided to build a nest, in any case, do not turn them, otherwise not escape trouble.
Folk omens on Yavdokha
- If the day is warm and sunny weather, then spring will come early, and the harvest of grains and vegetables - generous.
- Warm weather March 14 says that the summer will be very hot.
- But if Yavdokha suddenly struck cold or much colder, it promised a cool spring and summer, and a poor harvest.
- On Yavdokha swallows fly when the birds flew into your house and decided to build a nest - this is for happiness and rapid replenishment of the family.
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