black cat ran across the road and put the keys on the table, and on the street saw a swallow flying low to the ground.It's just an event or they mean something?
In this article we will try to make out with you a topic such as the Russian omens and superstitions.Let's get acquainted with the meaning of these terms, as well as learn a few proven facts about different kinds of human activity.
What distinguishes a sign of superstition
believed that luck - that's what it was "seen", that is a recurring event with equal parts.Most of them are associated with the weather, but there are also related to other spheres of human life and activity.
Superstition also comes from the phrase "what they believe in vain (ie wasting)."Thus, it turns out that this category includes coincidence.They can not be influenced in any way, but people believe that only need to create the desired ambiance, and it will turn out.
The only catch is that the line between the two is ephemeral.In fact, one eventually flows into another.When changing climate Russian weather lore becomes superstition.And in the course of technological progress, many things become clearer, and move into the category of rules, or adopt.
Signs weekdays
Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Russian folk tradition considered the days when it is not necessary to start a new business.This does not mean that nothing should be done, and our ancestors were lazy.Not at all!They were very inventive and hardworking, are an example of this great architectural monuments, some of which are built of wood without a single nail.
just think that Monday starts the week.And if something went wrong that day, so will suffer, and the other six.
Friday is also not recommended to contrive anything new, since the case is subsequently move with difficulty, "backing."
These two days were called heavy, unlike them, Tuesday and Saturday were mild.At this time it is best to take a zero for any work.Also a long journey it is recommended to go these days, because it will be easy and enjoyable.
about money, there superstition that someone who gets or spends money on Monday, will be a whole week of expenditure.And borrowing on Tuesday will lead to great personal debt.
Signs of the Russian people are often intertwined with fiction and superstition, which, however, does not interfere follow similar instructions to many people.
Signs of the seasons
Once these observations have been the basis of meteorological knowledge, and even today in the villages grandmother, guided by signs, often give odds to weather forecasts.
Let's see what events are of particular interest to our ancestors.
begin with the spring.At this time, many migratory birds return from wintering grounds in the place of the usual habitat.It was considered so if flying finches, will go cold, and larks, by contrast, are warm.
By flying geese judged on a rainy spring.If you fly high, then months will bring a lot of moisture.
lot of birch sap - is rainy summer and bathing sparrows wet weather predicted in the next day.
Summer Russian signs usually relate exclusively to precipitation.If
day chorus frogs croaking in the pond, the birds fly low and worry, the ants are hiding, and the flowers are closed, so there will be a strong thunderstorm.
Autumn signs tell our ancestors about the weather in the next six months.
For example, if the leaves began to fall late, so expected a harsh and prolonged winter.And the mosquitoes will appear in November, in contrast, talked about the soft and warm snow season.
winter, the Russian omens are mainly focused on the signs of the thaw.
So, if the trees are covered with frost, or raven hides its head under its wing, or sunset burns quickly, it was thought that soon will come the warmer days.However, bathing
crows, sparrows flying around and Screaming promised snowstorm and bad weather with frost.
Here are brief characteristics of the environment, which are drawn to the attention of our ancestors to predict future events.
Signs involving birds
As you can see above, a lot of things to notice signs of Russian, is based on the behavior of birds.Yes, this is true, it is only the representatives of the local fauna at the mind all the time.Fish, wild animals, insects are less visible and less frequently encountered in everyday life.
Today, some ethnographers advocate certain superstitions, linking them with the result of the harvest and the weather.For example, the behavior of birds portends favorable conditions for filling the bins, similarly may indicate good luck in financial matters and prosperity (as a consequence of the large harvest).
So, of superstitions concerning the behavior of birds, considered favorable only pigeon shit, stork nest rolled up on your roof, and a flock of birds flying at you.
All other promised misfortune.We're not talking about the signs, the weather, will talk about them later.
How to call wealth
Besides the weather and bad, there are also signs of a good Russian.Now we talk about the incidents which the folk tradition promise to improve the financial well-being.
By the way, most of these will resonate with today's popular system of feng shui.If this knowledge is used by ancient peoples who could not borrow them from one another, then they may have a rational sense.
So, it is not necessary to keep in the house a few brooms and store it need only derzhak down and up a broom.Also Slavs dining table was considered a symbol of wealth, therefore, put to him empty packaging show disrespect.Try to avoid such behavior.
also to the Eastern tradition yin-yang sign echoes take the money with his left hand, and give the right.Careful attitude to the notes, rather, has deeper roots than mere superstition.
If you start to behave responsibly, to value finance, not crumpled notes, store them in a clean and beautiful purse, the obvious positive shift in the whole person, and in the financial sector in particular.
Thus, it appears that the majority will is a logical consequence of self-development and spiritual growth.
Wedding signs
10 Russian will that all should be aware of Brac, will be given below.
So, when a couple goes to a registry office, do not look back, for a mental return to the problems of domestic break the mood and can lead to further strife.
The ceremony should always be close to, or even better to hold hands.It is believed that this created a unified energy space of the family.
engagement ring is a symbol of well-being of the family hearth, so in the old days it did not take off, especially not a man to measure.
bells, ribbons, bows, and the noise of the wedding entourage are obliged to take the whammy on the couple and bring positive energy.
loaf with salt - a symbol of Mother Earth and prosperity.If, during the ceremony, one of the spouses is a bit off a piece of it, the family is waiting for a speedy divorce.
groom's house makes a bride in his arms as a sign of the future life of ease.
When they cross the threshold, the young should become the first step in the towel and go over it, crushing some old dishes.It is believed that in this way the couple bid farewell to the old life.A towel is kept for life, as a talisman.
By the way, in the old glass broken at the wedding, does not promise good luck.He just tried to neutralize the phrase "for luck."Entire same glasses kept in the family, as a talisman wellbeing.When young
going to get married, you should choose one way and return home to others.
None of wedding accessories is never given to the fitting of other people, either before or after the ceremony.Even relatives and friends.
bad luck to talk about the good, the bad, and it is worth mentioning Russian signs.Next will be announced the most common superstitions associated with misfortune.
Sol in the XVIII century, was worth its weight in gold, so the promise of scattered it brawl.As an antidote to the negativity, all were encouraged to turn into a joke, for example, sprinkled her head.
Whistling in the house also welcomed.It was believed that they can bait evil.
Clothing dressed inside, uniquely characterized by "a bit drunk or going."And often - and the first and second.
All signs associated with a threshold, basically have a tradition to lay a portion of the ashes of his ancestors for protection.So hello, attack or something forbidden to pass through it.
was also believed that a stranger walk in the footsteps of a stranger is not necessary.It was possible to "pick up" various misfortunes.
Russian signs on the nature
Probably the most common and universally recognized - a Russian weather lore.They only do not have the slightest hint of the mystical overtones and built on observations of animals and the elements.
For example, low-flying birds, the waves of birds, frogs croaking loudly, closed the day color shows that it will rain soon.
cat, curled up, showed a close frost lying on his back - the heat.
«Bathing" in the dust birds also talked about the warm weather.
Thus, most of the signs, which relate to the phenomena of nature and the ambient temperature, it is necessary to believe.They are based on the instinctive behavior of animals and plants, which are more sensitive than men.
ratio meteorologists
There are people who believe more in superstitions, but there are those who trust only to the forecast on TV.
themselves meteorologists say that many Russian omens have scientific value.Over the centuries, our ancestors learned to correlate the flowering trees and landings of different cultures, the condition of plants and the behavior of fish and animals.
For example, when ripe sunflower seeds, it was believed that it was time to catch catfish.A blossoming catkins on maples signaled the need to sow beets.
Signs all
In this article, we'll briefly acquainted with the majority of signs, relating to certain aspects of life.
Finally we present some more interesting folk notes.
example, to drive the cockroaches out of the house, it was necessary to catch them in the number of households, and put in a bast vyvoloch through the door on the other side of the road.
If the son is like a mother, father and daughter, it was thought, fortunately.If the children are more like a neighbor, then there will be trouble.
Good luck to you, dear readers!
