January 6 - The Eve of the Nativity of Christ, when the whole family gathers at the family dinner. For the Holy Supper has a long tradition and national signs. Learn what you can and can not do for dinner on January 6.
Christmas is shrouded in a lot of signs, rituals and traditions. Christmas celebrations begin on the eve of the evening, Jan. 6. The whole day, the whole family spends the festive bustle of preparation for the holiday, creating an atmosphere of magic and sorcery. For women, there are special signs, what you can and can not do on January 6.
The main tradition of the Holy Supper - on the table should be 12 traditional Christmas meatless dishes.
All day January 6, our ancestors performed especially ritual, especially watching the way to behave for a festive dinner.
According to custom, January 6 did not eat all day, Only small children were doing a favor. Children night peeping in the window, waiting for the first star, with its advent the whole family sat down at the table.
After the appearance of the first star in the sky the whole family is headed by the master of the house, say a prayer, inviting the whole race to try the Holy Supper, and begins a festive family dinner.
Holy Supper - a festive family dinner the whole family, it was believed that the table in Christmas dinner going to not only live, but also the souls of the dead and missing relatives is unknown.
If someone in the family was absent from Svyatvecher- for him to put plates and cutlery on the table.
Sitting down on a chair, "purged" place- to not accidentally sit on the soul of a deceased relative. It was believed that on Christmas Eve the dead souls filled the house, and were going to their multitudes, they are everywhere: on benches and on the windows, and on the table and under the table ...
Begin dinner with properly kuti - it symbolizes health and well-being for the whole year.
After dinner, did not wash the dishes - left remnants of food on their plates for the spirits.
After dinner plates and cutlery were left on the table.In the morning, look at a spoon - if someone has a spoon upside down, meaning that the person who ate out of the spoon, expect trouble and failure.
perfume departed in the world other relatives and kutyu uzvar exhibited at the windows, and boiled peas and beans scattered in the corners of the house.
If the Christmas party guest knock at your house - it must necessarily accept and invite to the family table, it is believed that the guest on Svyatvecher bring happiness into the house.
During the Holy Supper talking loudly is not accepted, in and out of sitting at a table, the table, while the father of the family - you can not.
Sneeze in the Holy Supper,- a good sign of a happy, promising wealth in the coming year.
After dinner, the fun begins, a young girl wondering at her spouse and kids are traditionally close supper after a celebratory dinner family: grandchildren - grandparents, nephews - aunt and uncle, godchildren - godparents with the words: "Welcome Vechir, of the Holy Evenings Be zdorovі! Asked Tato th i mi mama you if asked for the evening - here you supper! "
Youth January 6 starts caroling, carols continue all day on 7 January.
In addition to 12 dishes on the table in Svyatvecher must also be:
Candle.Candle flame - a symbol of faith, belonging to the divine light.
Salt- without it is impossible to feel the full flavor of the food.
Garlic,which lies at the corners of the festive table and drives away evil spirits.
In addition, garlic - a symbol of fertility and health.
You will be interested to know how to properly cook kutyu
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