Watering Monday: tradition and marks the first day after Easter

First Monday of Bright Week after Easter 2019, called wet or watering Monday. This name is associated with tradition: on this day the guys pour girls with water.

In 2019 Wet Monday comes 29 April. This will be a public holiday, as it moved off with a celebratory Sunday.

Watering Monday: The tradition of the day

To this day preserved old custom to pour water of. By tradition, the boys from the girls pour soul, so that they are beautiful and healthy for years to come. Girls in thanks guys give krashanki and treat a variety of goodies.

Those who fall under the stream of water, healthier, cleansed of negativity will be happy and cheerful. It is said that on this day it is impossible to get sick from the cold water. But if you have poor health, it is better not worth a long time to be wet and cold.

People in the ritual of pouring wet Monday is associated with the spring cleansing the body and soul with water, which is considered holy days of healing.

As the watering Monday

The Wet Monday guys pour girls / istockphoto.com

The Wet Monday Ukrainians do not just pour water on each other. Also accepted to go to visit each other and to congratulate on Easter Sunday. Also, the children go to visit their godparents with treats: Pasco, krashankami, cakes and sweets. Godparents, in turn, congratulated children with Happy Easter and presented them with gifts.

In addition, in some regions, for example, in Bukovina, taken to wash each other as much as three to after Easter: Monday guys pour girls Tuesday - girls guys, and on Wednesday all pour one other.

Signs on watering Monday

Signs watering Monday / istockphoto.com

1. If a girl nobody obolet in Wet Monday, then it is not destiny to marry this year.

2. If there is rain in the morning, the summer will be rainy.

3. Hear the singing of birds - to frost.

4. Migratory birds have returned from warm, but still do not sing, so will be more frosts.

5. Clear sunny weather - for a hot summer.

6. Windless weather promised rain in the coming days.

You will also be useful to know calendar of holidays on May 2019.