Sol, so familiar to us white with a mineral crystal structure, daily use in food, it is not so simple.With her different peoples linked to many beliefs and magical rituals.
Patrimony
Once salt was very expensive and rare product.In Russia it was imported from a "foreign" countries, paying for it dearly, and was considered a mineral because something like a delicacy, although word of the then still did not exist.In folklore, including tales, proverbs and sayings have many of those that emphasize the value of these white crystals.A sign of scattered salt on the obligatory brawl?Not out whether it takes its roots?Of course, if you put a bunch of pinch denezhek and then waking her - had a fight here!And the tradition to welcome guests, not as expensive ever, and some bread with solko also says a lot!
magic of salt has been used successfully by the ancient sorcerers, witches and priests in many countries to deal with evil spirits, scare away werewolves, vampires and ghouls.It was believed that if the consecrated crystals scatter around the house, no evil shall not come near to it.And to destroy the vampire, wounding him and sprinkle of salt the wound, can be as effective as having shot with a silver bullet or sticking a stake in the heart.Specific
same magical healing capabilities, and even has, according to popular belief, the so-called Chetvergova salt.
strength of Holy Thursday
worth mentioning that Maundy Thursday - a special day for all believers.This is the time when people think of the Last Supper of Christ with his disciples about the treacherous kiss of Judas, those precepts that have been addressed to us from above.And also be sure to clean their homes, impose absolute purity on the eve of Passover, be sure to bathe, cleansing the body and confess, commune, purifying the soul.Hence the name of this ritual Thursday.And on that day we counted the money that they were carried out in the family washed "silver" water for the preservation of beauty, youth and health, in the home with the evening church service brought lighted there candles and deal with them all home, as it were, sanctifying, banishing evil, all the negativity that may have accumulated there since last Easter, ieover the past year.In addition, it is preparing the Thursday salt.
«special" salt
This salt is to this day considered special, healing and protecting from evil both humans and pets.In different regions make it different.The main thing that this process fell on the night from Wednesday to Thursday in Holy Week or on the morning of the "clean day."Chetvergova salt literally worshiped from time immemorial, with the penetration of Christianity in Russia.Her carefully cherished and used to treat many ailments.
In some regions, such salt is prepared, consecrated her during a church service.It was once thought that quite ordinary crystals to lie a great night in the corner under the icons, and they receive the life-giving, magical power.But the most common rite in which the salt is obtained Chetvergova - is burning through it on fire, the cleansing flames.The main attribute of the ritual was, of course, a Russian stove.Salt, as it was in the home, soaked to the state of slurry, then a wet Myakushko black bread.Instead, you can use the thick remaining after ottsezhivaniya kvass.The resulting mixture is tied in a bundle of clean rags, usually linen.It can replace the old linden bast.All this is placed in a furnace to heat or carefully camouflaged ash and leaves to the end of Saturday or Easter Sunday.When the package then pulls out, there was already a black salt prokalёnnaya cleansing fire.Mistress it disintegrated in a mortar subcultured, salted eggs at Easter razgovlenii and then stored for icons.It was added to the food sick family members or to water cattle fell ill.It was thought that such salt will save when the evil eye, and sewn in the amulet and worn around the neck to protect against bullets in war or dashing man in the road.Shepherds sure to put a pinch in a rag in her bosom, the first time going with the herd to the pasture.And if the husband and wife quarrel, the bag "chetvergushi" under the pillow was to bring in the family way.Similarly, relieve the family from misfortunes could ritual salt, pour a little into every corner.
