August 14, Christians celebrate the first Honey Spas. Find out why the first call saved Macovei, on holiday traditions and superstitions, what you can and can not do in this day
Feast - the first in a series three Great Spasov, that mark the faithful in August. The name "Christ" means "Savior", as well as the fact that people can save themselves a new crop - honey, apples, nuts, bread and all that gives generous land. August - a generous month the new harvest and the month of thanksgiving and blessing of generous gifts of nature. According to ancient tradition, the first crop have to offer to God, and only then to feast yourself.
Honey Spas, according to the church calendar, dedicated to the memory of Origin Precious Wood of the Holy Cross. From this day begins dvehnedelny Assumption fast or Spasovka.
Honey Spas in people has many names: First Savior, Savior Wet, Maccabee Spas Most Gracious, Savior poppies Poppy saved, saved water, Makoveev Day, Gourmet, Honey festival Bee Festival, Farewell to summer
August 14 in the church is another memorable day - seven Maccabees Old Testament martyrs. The people of his given name to this day - Macovei and associate it with a poppy.
Church tradition Honey Spas
According to the Slavic tradition to this day in the temples is done a small blessing of water and honey of the new collection, blessed his eating, doing homemade cakes with honey and poppy seeds.
In Ukraine, this holiday is collected traditional bouquets - makoveyki- from chernobryvtsev and other garden flowers, herbs and be sure to add to the dry poppy heads.
Consecrated in church Honey gets a special healing power. It is believed that even a seriously ill person can recover, if you eat at least a spoonful.
People believed that the need to eat, brought out of the church consecrated honey and make a wish - it will come true.
On poppy consecrated water in the Church, it is believed that all the water becomes holy and healing that day. Its gain in reserve and kept as Epiphany. This water is also the next day (but in any case not to Honey Spas) need to wash your house, do spring cleaning in order to free housing from the accumulated negativity, envy, strife, and disease
Consecrated as poppy heads put under the pillow children that bad and restless sleep.
Consecrated on Makovey flowers and herbs stored behind the icons, as a strong guardian of home and family, this bouquet is not thrown away, and a year later burned
On Makovey adjusted high crosses, decorating them with flowers and poppy heads, and on top of the pumpkin mask attached with a candle inside, which looked like a human skull. Throughout the night the youth sang and danced, protecting your makoveevsky cross.
Our ancestors believed that Macovei women all sins are forgiven, if they themselves forgive and pray for forgiveness.
Consecrated on Makovey poppy hostess kept for the Holy Supper on Christmas and added to kutyu.
Sanctified poppy used and unmarried girls to bewitch her spouse.
seeds consecrated poppy sprinkled around the house - that no evil person or evil spirits in the house did not get
Don'ts August 14
• Do not do any heavy physical work, washing, cleaning the house, such a matter is better to finish the day before.
• Do not quarrel and swear or wish someone evil
folk omens
• On Macovei summer ends, autumn begins.
• Came First Savior, prepare a fur coat in reserve
• In the Savior all in a stock: the rain and the wind, and a bucket, and raznopogode.
• On the first saved and the Pauper Medco try.
• On the first rescued holy wells.
• On Macovei widows help - help the weak, and you're happy.
• Rain on Macovei - small fires happen.
• Honey Spas new wells sanctifies.
• In the first save any woman's sin will be forgiven.
• After First Spas not extend into water.
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