Neither party is not as expected by all, young and old, as the New Year. His celebrated by our ancestors, the Slavs. Some Slavonic tradition of celebrating the New Year came to the present day.
The main character is a fabulous New Year's holidays - Santa Claus, Which was Christmas praobrazom presenter. In Slavic mythology, he was the epitome of frost and cold.
Slavonic rites for a happy and prosperous life
- Our ancestors lips smeared with honey, so that life was sweet and carefree before the New Year. And the wife started to kiss when the clock struck twelve, the whole year has passed without conflicts and family problems.
- Slavyanka on New Year's baked cakes, which invested in the notes to the prophecies of the coming year.
- Our ancestors in the New Year's Eve, as well as many other festivities, were in the habit to jump over the fire was believed it clears the energy, improves health, gives lightness, freedom and takes away all the troubles and life Problems.
- When entering a new year, the villagers jumped into the barn, and there sprinkled themselves with grain, happy and fun. They believed that this ritual symbolizes abundance and make the new year rich in harvest.
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