Thunder - in the folk tradition of retributive instrument of heavenly forces - God of Elijah the Prophet, Perun, Rod.Most often, the thunder is because St.Ilya rides across the sky in a chariot with fiery horses that Elijah or God thrown across the sky and down to earth stones;South Slavs believed that the thunder and lightning descended from dragons fighting mythical zmey- Hal.
everywhere among the Slavs exists a belief that God, of St.Ilya celestial serpent or thunder struck the devil, hell, who, hiding and fleeing, climb into the water or under a tree, under a stone.Therefore, during a thunderstorm people can not take shelter under a tree or in the water.According to the beliefs of Belarusians who can not sit on the border (where devils are found);dangerous places where buried unbaptized infant, etc.It is believed that "Thunder" (lightning) does not hit in some trees in the nettle, to the house, where there is a stork's nest.Serbs believed that "Thunder" does not hit in the nuts, so thunderstorm girded walnut branch.Man killed by "thunder", the Slavs and could be considered righteous, happy, and the sinner, in which the devil was hiding.Tree struck by "thunder" did not use for construction or firewood, but he sometimes attributed healing properties (such sliver of wood treated with a toothache).
A lit by lightning the house often forbidden to put out (thought to be impossible to extinguish the fire) or was supposed to put out is not water, and milk from a black cow, sour milk, whey, and so on. N.
During thunderstorms to protect against thunder lit Sretensky ("gromnichnye") candle blessed on Palm Sunday willow branches, burned in a furnace flax, grass, Trinity herbs, wreaths, and so on. n.
throws into the yard shovel, used for baking bread or laid crosswise shovel and poker, I took out the bowl,consecrated objects, water and grass Easter tablecloth, egg, bread and salt."Turn away", was removed a cloud, waving a hand, a scythe, a grain shovel, cloth, a stick, a frog which rescues from the mouth of a snake;walks around the house with a shovel, threw an egg through the house, etc .;uttered special spells, for example, "Go well, the clouds, the Tatar mountains where Tartars sit drops of water crave.We do not crave it, t. To. We have enough of her! "(Pol.).
During thunderstorms prohibited keep open a door, a window or a pipe, sitting by the window, eating, drinking, talking, walking bareheaded, barefoot, pulling up the hem, and others. All this could bring to the human thunderbolt.Sometimes instructed to hang the mirror.sitting under the beam with a cross, etc.
To guard against thunder, warning magical acts were committed.On Candlemas ("Gromnitsy") consecrated a special "gromnichnaya" candle, which was kept in the corner and lights during an electrical storm (sometimes it was the Thursday candle).Under the roof of a house Western Slavs hung bunches of flowers or wreaths, woven into a holiday of Corpus Christi, under the eaves and stopped as nettles, nuts or other plants, Christmas straw and so on. F. Keep away from "Thunder" shells of easter eggs and bones of the sanctified pig: theytied in a knot, and stored under a roof and buried in the field, in the garden, in the garden.Paul defended walnut, willow and others. Branches, specially made crosses that are stuck in the corners of the field.
In order to get rid of the fear of thunder, was recommended to have moldy bread or bread poedenny mice;have crumb of bread with a knife;there are flowers Rye, willow buds, and so on. n .;children podpalivali a cross hair on the head, was broken over his head caked child two loaves, giving kiss "bread" shovel.
main and most reliable means of protection against thunder considered respect and reverence for the holidays and "thunder" days, which is especially a lot of it was from the South Slavs: all Thursdays between Easter and Ascension, a few days during the harvest ("Fiery Mary", and others.)Ilyin Day et al., when strictly prohibits all work, especially work in the field and spinning-weaving.
first spring thunder was regarded as a significant event and accompanied by lots of magical rituals and divination.In the eastern Slavs was made, they heard thunder, lean against a tree (oak), or rubbing his back against a tree, an oak pole, fence and so on. D. The ego has been done to prevent or cure back pain.With the same purpose, rolling on the ground, or simply fell to the ground, which was to bring health, prosperity, luck.Bulgaria and Serbia and rolled on the ground (or rolled the boy), that during the field work did not hurt the back and not to hail broke crops.
Less common customs include: washing the river, well, pouring water, followed by a red handkerchief to wipe, to be healthy and beautiful;tapping a stone or iron on the head, "to be strong and not be afraid of thunder";lifting heavy objects (wagon, wheels, kilns and so. n.);lighting candles, burning oven under the sanctified willow branches.Hearing the first thunder, baptized and baptized three cloud.All these measures were to ensure the strength, health and fortune and protected from the summer storms,
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