The bright holiday, which begins in early summer, decided to observe nature, to guess or to perform other rituals.The day before we associated with the filling of the earth and all nature friendly forces the birth and development.Therefore, it was thought that the rites of the Trinity the most effective.At this time, the awakening of nature, ready for a new period of fruiting, can give a person a strong energy.Our ancestors knew it well and gave us a legacy of some of their traditions.
Rites of the Trinity related to agriculture
This holiday comes on the church calendar.That is, each year - in a day.But agricultural concerns it had the deciding factor, since it is already finalizing the sowing, farmers were preparing for haymaking.At the Trinity he came (and still come) heat.That rite which is performed before the peasants in this bright day.Very often, the heat, along with the upcoming holiday, harm the development of the new harvest.Therefore, the peasants gathered bouquet of wild plants, water them with my tears, and carried into the church.It was believed that in this way they ask the Higher Forces to shed a needed rain to nourish the land with moisture.
This custom is preserved in our time.As the rain at the time of the existence of drip irrigation nasuschen not, as before, the ceremony itself has acquired a different meaning.Herbs, watered with tears and brought into the temple of the Trinity, considered remorse and repentance of the one who collected them.This involvement of the forces of nature in the process of self-cleansing power.
Celebration Trinity
Since Trinity - holiday rites presuppose a special table decoration on this day.That gave nalivshayasya new forces of nature, was the main dish of the holiday feast.Greens in any form is submitted to the festive table.Not only that, that grows in the garden, but many wild herbs were delicious salad ingredients.The most important thing on the table was considered a loaf - a symbol of the sun.He broke his hands and handed out to guests.Not all of these enjoyed the refreshments.Sliced loaf zasushivat to be used in the preparation of dishes wedding this year.It was believed that a new family, encountered a loaf of bread with slices of Trinity, prepared a special happiness and prosperity.
Healing ceremonies at Trinity
Every woman know that herbs collected in the bright holiday, have a special power.Before dawn Sage went to the fields and woods to collect medicinal plants.Then gathered bouquets lit in the church.Their zasushivat and used for the treatment of humans and domestic animals.
Furthermore, according to Russian tradition, the house and decorated with wild plants.It was believed that the spirits of dead relatives arrive at the house that day to protect the race from evil.The spirits will hide in the spring grass, and do their work.In the evening, the grass was removed from the house to the dark forces, which captured the spirits there, left the family nest forever.
Maiden ceremonies at Trinity
girls are particularly sweet and desirable was Trinity.The rites and customs allowed that day to guess at her spouse.For example, the girls went to the birch tree, and threw it into the thick branches of a spoon.If the thrown object is not entangled in the branches and fell to the ground, the lucky girl to marry.
Taking a walk through the meadow, girls wove wreaths and threw them into the river.If he swam safely means to be a wedding if you do not want to leave the hostess, I pestered its bank, then still have to be like on the shelf.But if drowned, the trouble can come to the house.
