June 30 the Orthodox Church remembers the three brothers - martyrs Manuel, Saveliev and Ismail. The people of this day was considered unfavorable, she has been associated with hazards, rampant evil spirits and superstitions
The church name celebration June 30 - Martyrs Manuel, Saveliev and Ismail. In people, this holiday is called Manuilov and Savely, although we are talking about three brothers - Manuel, Saul and Ishmael. The brothers grew up in a family of a wealthy pagan Persians, and their mother was a Christian, and the children brought up in the faith of Christ.
As always in our nation church and pagan celebrations are closely intertwined, and June 30 Manuilov superimposed on the ancient holiday "Yarilki", dedicated to the god of the summer sun Yarile. And celebrations dedicated to the sun god Jari Old Slavonic go one by one on two consecutive days - June 30 celebrated "Young Jari", and on July 1 - "Old Jari." Other names June 30: Manuel, Manuilov Day, Manuel, Manuel Solntsestoy, Solntsestoy Day Savely and Manuel, Manuel, and Savely Savely Savely, Jari, Jari young
On Yarilki were lush fairs and peasant festivals, this time finishing all the peasants sowing and magnificently celebrated the end of the proceedings.
Beliefs and superstitions of June 30,
On Manuilov there were many to take and, mainly, they are all connected with evil spirits, and the day of June 30 was considered bad, unfortunate, unfavorable.
People say that the sun Manuilov "stagnant" They are hassle-fogs, flowing rivers of milk. It called bad day: at that time to the cottages fit evil and tried to kill a man. Sometimes you could hear someone calling plaintively: "Come out of the gate! Give me your sleep! Give fire! "Run these requests could not be in any case.
Manuilov, Man- fraud, liar, one who attracts and deceives the people they called the various evil spirits, which may be the person in any ghostly appearance and are enticing, inducing a wraith, cheat.
The name Manuilov connect two female name - Manichaean and Manja - wicked old woman and her daughter, who on this day went to the villages and the people lured into the woods, to give them leshemu. Girls as Magna attracted to the river for water lilies that bloomed just for this day, and as soon as she plucked lily, pulled her to the bottom of a river or lake. Therefore, the people were afraid to go to any waters that day, and the more pluck lilies - could drown and become water-spirit.
People have noticed that on June 30 lowered to the ground white mists the people they were considered evil. In such mists of people saw the familiar people or the white cow. It is impossible to follow this vision, or back roads to find. Afraid of in this day and white cows that suddenly appeared at the gate. Let her into the yard can not in any case because it is evil. They said that since the evil spirit beast pretends to put her in the crib, along with other pets. If conceived in evil spirits out, it spoils the milk.
If Manuilov and Savely dreamed something strange, unusual, it is necessary to cross and to call God for help, so he took a wraith and drove evil spirits.
June 30 prohibits anything to lend,otherwise the house will take your wealth and happiness. Especially feared pass out of the house fire, it was thought that with him all life out of the house.
In the evening that day fired from rifles, to scare away evil spirits and disease.
There to this day and their signs in the weather.Bright summer lightning presaged a good harvest, and the evening rainbow - good weather. But the crimson sunset promised a strong wind and bad weather.
Name Day celebrate on this day: Immanuel Joseph, Isaac, Cyril, Clement, Maxim, Nikita, Pelagia, Savely
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