July 15 Ukrainian ancient holiday Bereginja - mother-ancestor of all living things. Image Bereginja transformed into Ukrainian trident - a symbol of Ukraine. Christians refer to this day to the image of the Virgin. Learn about the wonderful traditions and superstitions of the Ukrainian people and the ancient holiday
Bereginja image - one of the main and most ancient traditions in both the Ukrainian people, and all the Slavs. Keeper - from the word "protect" - a symbol of life, fertility goddess, nature, good, the mother of all living things that are on earth. Keeper gives life and protects every living thing. With the advent of Christianity, the image of Bereginja merged with the image of the Virgin.
Keeper was our ancestors protector of home and family from all evil, good home-goddess who guarded the house, young children, the welfare of the family. Archaeologists and historians are her sculptures and images of ancient dwellings of the Slavs, amulets way Bereginja were with him, often - on the neck.
BEREGINYA constantly accompanied Radiant riders embody the sun. It is accessed during ripening, and particularly bread, which shows the goddess belonging to the supreme patron of the human race.
Bereginja image - a woman with raised hands for the blessing - has been widely spread in the Ukrainian folk art. A mother Bereginja can be found on vishivankah and pysanky, dolls, amulets motanku home schematic representation Bereginja transformed into a drawing trizubtsa - one of three symbols of Ukraine, coat of arms our country.
With the advent of Christianity, the image of Bereginja transformed into an image of the Virgin. In the Orthodox Church calendar July 15 commemoration day of St. - Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia. Other names for the holiday: "Raw Virgin", "Cheese Lady", "Photius", "Day Petrova Womb."
On BEREGINYA girls went into the woods - birch venerate and ask for luck in love. On BEREGINYA could try to bewitch her lover with the help of birch twigs.
July 15 was made to pass meadows embroidered towels, spread them on the grass wet with dew, and then wipe their face - health and strength. After the towels were hung on the birch trees that can share its power of the tissue. These towels have been used in a variety of folk traditions, such as courtship or marriage, to the young no evil eye, and their life together was happy.
Sayings and signs on BEREGINYA:
- Yellow leaves appeared on the trees - autumn and winter will be early.
- In the woods to Photios got a lot of berries - winter will be frosty.
- Born on July 15, women are good mothers and wives, and men have the stubbornness and endurance.
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