Christmas - a wonderful holiday. Since ancient times, our ancestors worshiped it and take good care of all the signs that accompanied Nadvechere Christmas and Christmas. What are the signs attracted happiness and welcome in the new year, and which could self-fulfilling prophecy? Read on Kolobok.ua.
Remember the story of Nikolai Gogol's "The Night Before Christmas"? There Vakula flew on the boundaries of the queen's slipper in Petersburg. So, our ancestors believed that in the Holy Supper and Christmas is really all possible: in this time of good and evil forces walked on earth. You can disturb the evil and live in grief a year, and can, on the contrary, call happiness in your home.
Signs on Nadvechere Christmas
By Nadvecheryu Christmas all prepared in advance to have time to sit down with the first star. Special signs and rites exist for women on January 6.As soon as the preparation, the owner of the house is not cleaned and stopped any housework until Epiphany (January 19). Vodohrescha only after all the garbage collected and burned in the yard, symbolizing purification.
Christmas Eve – it is family night and thought a bad sign not to be at home in Nadvechere. It promised wandering in foreign lands all year round.
It was impossible to swear on this day, if the owners do not want to spend a whole year in a quarrel. A good sign was considered reconciliation with all the enemies.
It is considered a good sign sneeze at dinner - it promises good luck in the coming year.
The house is set Didukh which was to pull him wealth and wealth. It was made of the last stack on the field, which is specifically allowed since autumn. Once contributed Didukh could not do any housework, just look after the cattle.
According to tradition, a meal with a festive table had to be sure feed livestock.To do this, the owner took a spoonful of every dish on the plate and treat animals. On the same day it was impossible to beat the animal. It was believed that at midnight they talk about their host to God, so they need to appease.
Holy Supper dinner just felt kind. Our ancestors believed that the dead relatives are also present at the meal, so they kutyu left and uzvar, and did not clean the dishes at night and appliances - to the dead souls could lick the food off the plates.
In the morning looking at the cutlery next to each dish on the table - if someone's spoon was turned bottomed up, the one who ate with her this year, expect big trouble.
After dinner festivities began. Young girls and guys wondered at her spouse, and caroling.
Signs nature Nadvecherya Christmas
Christmas Eve could "prophesied" Productivity and barren summer weather. Therefore our ancestors carefully peered into the weather.
If there was a starry sky on the night before Christmas, it was thought that the chicken will be carried well and will be a lot of peas in the next year.
If there was a moon in the sky - it will be a good pumpkin crop.
Frost on the trees foretold many nuts and fruit garden.
Snow promised a rich harvest of apples. Clear skies meant a dry summer and yield, and vice versa.
Christmas Traditions of Christ
On the morning of January 7, Ukrainians went to the church. After the service, they sat at the festive table, which unlike Nadvecherya was not lean.
Go on a visit was made in the afternoon. Young visited his parents. Godchildren - carrying lunch godparents, and those gifts to their gifts.
In this day to forgive all wrongs and reconciled. Also continued caroling. Carols attracted wealth in the house, so the owners Kolyadniki well thanks. If Kolyadniki bypassed the home side, it was a bad sign. At Christmas, our ancestors were attentive to the signs.
Christmas marks
It was believed that if you have lost any thing- wait for the losses in the next year. If you've found something expensive, then happiness and luck will accompany the whole year.
If you have a table for Christmas spilled some drink (This does not apply to alcoholic), this sign meant the imminent arrival of success.
If on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day drop the mirror,and it will crack, it can be a self-fulfilling trouble in the house.
women it was impossible to do any work, especially to sew, embroider and knit. If it did, it was thought that it will attract the disease in the family.
It was a bad omen Mouse in the house On Christmas. She brought on the ruin.
Find spoonfor Christmas, so dearest wish is soon to be fulfilled.
It was believed that meeting with the hunchback man Christmas will bring good luck for the next year, especially if you are able to touch the hump.
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