July 6 people have long celebrated the feast Agrafena Globeflowers, according to legend - a sister to bathe. This holiday is not less interesting than the Midsummer, with their traditions, rituals, fortune-telling and omens for women.
July 6th centuries was like a prelude to Kupala holiday - year of the god in the Slavic peoples. People believed that these days - 6 and 7 July, God comes down to earth and water heat, cleans ponds and forests from all evil, and the water and the sun grass gives special magical life-giving force. The people on Agrafena Globe, there were many interesting signs, rites and traditions.
Has long midsummer night was considered one of the most magical, mysterious and mystical, in its ritual fillings superior holiday to bathe. On the night of Ivan Kupala wondered and made wishes. A feast was preceded by Kupala day his sister - Agrafena-beauties. According to legend, on this day Agrippina rode in a cart full of cut grass, to visit her brother. Kupala - a holiday when worship fire, water and plants. Therefore, a long time these days lit bonfires, collected herbs, braided wreaths, bathed in the waters, and organized festivities.
July 6 at our ancestors opened the swimming season, the people for the first time after the long winter and spring were allowed to bathe in rivers and lakes. Women bathed in the waters naked, bathed in baths, doused each other with water from wells for happiness and health.
Men in the bath is not allowed in this day women stocking special brooms for a bath of the seven plants, herbs, read conspiracy of love, amulets made for happiness and from every evil.
According to the signs, before the holiday herb Agrafena inhabit the soul of ancestors and can not pluck them. On July 6 the ban was filmed and allowed to collect medicinal herbs already nightfall, women went collect a variety of herbs and flowers, as it was believed that on Kupala night and the holiday itself plants have the highest force.
On Agrafena taken to protect the house from evil spirits with the help of the plants on the floor at home and near the threshold scattered wormwood, nettle, chamomile.
On the day of Agrippina and Kupalo collect medicinal herbs and harvest them for the winter, to be used for infusions and healing from various ailments during the cold period.
On Agrafena as on bathing it is compulsory swim, because the water gives the cleansing of negativity and healing from disease, finding strength and health.
On Agrafena swim and was taken to cook traditional dishes of ritual, chief among which was considered a votive porridge, which was treated to the travelers, the poor and foolish. Porridge is prepared by clubbing the whole village outdoors.
Traditionally on this day was pouring water - for good luck, good fortune, love, health.
In Orthodoxy, July 6 recall holy Agrippina, who lived in the third century in ancient Rome, accept and suffer for their faith in Christ. Holy Agrippina pray from the healing of many diseases, help to find solace in life's difficulties, gaining strength against any negativity in my life.
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