September 14 - the day the rich for the holidays. This day is celebrated Rosh Hashanah, and Church Slavic New Year, as well as the Indian summer begins. Learn about the traditions and superstitions of 14 September, which adhered to our ancestors
September 1, Old Style (14 September on the new) - the starting point in many of the beliefs and traditions of many peoples, lasting for centuries. The Orthodox Church celebrates on this day the Church New Year's or Home indiction, which dates back to the Byzantine era.
September 14 Church commemorates St. Simeon Stylites, In people, this day is called Semin day.
The ancient Slavs 1 (14), it was also noted festive, it the beginning of the Slavic New Year, as well as a harvest festival Thanksgiving and Mother Earth, which is called "oseninami" or "ospozhinkami". In September ended with the field work, harvest, harvesting ended and work to ensure supplies for the winter and family well-being for the whole year, until the next harvest, and all economic activities with the garden-field transport into the house.
On this day, families updated fire: old fire in dwellings was quenched, and the new, flint strikes, fomented. Update of fire - an ancient and important tradition, which was carried out with special verdicts on longevity, prosperity and good fortune for the whole family.
According to the signs of the Slavs in the day Goddess is alive, which represents the power of spring, fertility, youth and beauty of nature, leaves and takes his time until the spring, the birds fly away to warmer climes. For people coming winter and frost.
In folk superstitions September 14th - the beginning of Indian summer and wedding weeks. Indian summer - warm autumn days, when the air flying spider, smells autumn leaves, are serene warm sunny days. Crop is harvested, women can take a break from the hard work, because in the summer there was no time for rest. Therefore, these days of September, and is called - womanish holidays.
After the harvest - it's time to weddings. It has long been popularly after harvest began send matchmaker, bride performed, and begin the matchmaking Preparations for the wedding.
Since September, the women were taken for needlework - embroidery, spinning, sewing.
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