Facing this very interesting topic,it is necessary first of all to plunge into the very essence of the feast of the Holy Trinity. After all, his story has biblical roots. Many people associate this holiday with great festivities and fun. There are even signs of the Trinity, and they are very different, but more on that later.
In general, the Holy Trinity Day is also called Pentecost, because the Orthodox celebrate it on the fiftieth day after Easter.
Before answering interesting questions on the topic “Trinity, Signs and Customs, Conspiracies,” let's get closer to the moment when the holiday itself began.
Итак, после Воскресения Иисуса Христа его ученики they lived in the constant feeling of a holiday, since their Teacher came to them for forty days - then to someone, to another, then to everyone at once. Saying goodbye to them before the time, the Lord rose above the ground in their eyes. That is how he certified his disciples that when the last day of the world comes, he will appear on earth just as he went to His Father. He said that he would send them a comforter - the Holy Spirit, which would come from God the Father. At first, the apostles did not understand what this could mean, but they believed that this would be the case with His word.
After all these events, they supported in soulsIts gracious state, like a fire in the hearth. Day after day they gathered in a secluded upper room on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and there they prayed earnestly and read the Holy Scriptures. Thus, another prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ came true: "The law and the word of the Lord shall come out of Zion from Jerusalem." This is how the Christian temple first appeared.
Not far from him was the home of one ofBeloved disciples of the Lord - the apostle John the Divine. In the same house, according to the will of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary, was also present. Pupils always gathered around her. For all believers, it was salvation and consolation.
And it so happened that on the tenth day byAscension of the Lord, on the day of the first Jewish harvest, when the apostles and the Mother of God were in the upper room, at three o'clock in the afternoon there was suddenly a strong roar, as if a storm had begun. Languages of fire appeared in the air, which were not material, but of the same nature with the grace of fire, which every time emanates in Jerusalem at Easter and does not burn.
Swept over the heads of the apostles, the flamessank into them and turned to rest. And then behind the external phenomenon immediately occurred and the inner, which happened in their souls: "Filled with all the Holy Spirit." All the apostles and the Virgin Mary felt the extraordinary power that came to life in them. That is how the disciples of the Lord received the grace-giving gift of the verb and began to understand languages that they had never spoken before. All this was necessary in order to preach the gospel throughout the world.
Gifted generously by the Holy One Spirit and feelingthat these are not the last spiritual gifts of the Lord, they began to hold each other's hands, while forming a new bright Church, in which God Himself, invisibly present, reflected and acting in their souls, became present.
Beloved children came out of the upper room of the mountain of Zion. United with the Lord the Holy Spirit, they went to preach the doctrine of love throughout the whole world of Christ.
And now in memory of this wonderful eventthe feast of Pentecost can also be called the Day of the Appearance of the Holy Spirit, who descended from God the Father, as God the Son promised to the apostles. Thus the mystery of the unity of the Holy Trinity appeared.
For some time now, the feast of the Holy Trinity has become a favorite among the Russian people. Therefore, many people will be associated with it, customs and rituals, which the people adhere to, in addition to the church celebration.
Signs on the Trinity have gone since ancient pagan times in Russia. Many different superstitions have connected the week with Troitskaya, or “Semytska”, “Semikova”.
This week was dedicated to the goddess of spring, who becamewinner over the demons of winter. On this occasion there were noisy national games and festivities. The usual time for the Holy Trinity is the end of May or the beginning of June, and it was particularly suitable for the spring festival of the rebirth of the earth, when the fresh and lush greenery has not yet lost its beauty. Pagan calendars, which coincided with the Christian holidays, contributed to their unification with one another.
Over time, the ancient custom of worshiping the goddess of spring Lada was forgotten, and the old rites merged with the new ones, creating an unusually beautiful and bright atmosphere around the first summer holiday.
And now the seven (seven) week, the seventhafter Easter, ending on the day of the Holy Trinity, began to be called "green Yuletide", and it was also called "rusalnoy", "stifling commemoration", "height". And all this, of course, became a relic of Russian paganism.
That is what Trinity meant to the Russian people earlier.Signs and customs at this time were very different, but basically they were great folk festivals. As they say in the folk jokes: “Honest Maslenitsa called Semik to visit, for which she was honored and praised!” Semik is Thursday in the seventh week after Holy Easter before Pentecost.
What is the Trinity doing? Signs and customs of the spring holiday are similar to the Carnival. Only one holiday takes place at the end of winter and the other at the end of spring, and both are celebrated in honor of the red sun.
Semik - first of all the girl's holiday passingthree days before the Trinity. The girls gathered whole villages with all sorts of delicacies gathered on the bank of the river and made wreaths, which were no longer used as decorations, but as wards from evil forces. Some girls wondered on the wreaths and threw them into the water: if the wreath sinks, do not get the girl to marry this year, or even die (die). A good omen if the wreath comes up and goes against the stream. Then the girls sang and danced round the curly branches of a birch tree, which they cut down, dug into the ground and decorated with ribbons.
Many people are not for nothing interested in signs on the Trinity, thatyou can not do on this day and how to celebrate it. The very first sign is that this holiday can not work. On the day of the Trinity, it is not recommended to conduct wedding ceremonies and weddings. Prohibited any land works. However, it is very good to harvest various healing herbs for the whole year on the day of the Holy Trinity, since it is believed that they will have triple strength for healing.
Generally, there are different, enoughamazing signs on the Trinity. What not to do yet? This is a frequent question, and it is necessary to deal with it more carefully, because something irreparable can happen.
Again, from the time of paganism to the TrinityIt was a swim, because from the next day came the mercenary week. It was believed that the entire water scum of the type of mermaids and water at that time lured into their networks of careless people. Therefore, it was desirable to stay away from water. It was also impossible to go to the forest alone.
Here are the most memorable folk omens onTrinity. The day before the Trinity (on the Saturday of the parents) it was customary to go to the cemetery to remember the dead relatives. If someone forgot to do this, then it was believed that the dead, angry, could take one of the relatives with them. Therefore, a memorial dinner was arranged before the Trinity, the clothes of the dead were given to ward off death.
Old women went to the Trinity to the graves and swept them with birch whisks for the evil forces to retreat, and with it the dead rejoice and promote calm, peace and harmony throughout the village.
As for the theme "Trinity, omens, conspiracies",At Trinity, many were in reunion, and this was a very good sign. They said that if the match on the Trinity, then on Pokrov is a wedding, which means that the life of the newlyweds will be in love and harmony.
Rain on the Trinity - to a good harvest year, to mushrooms and warm weather.
And the day after the Trinity was considered the daythe birthday of Earth, when no one also worked, and who wanted to get rich, went for the treasure. To a good man, the land from its depths could reveal something very valuable.
Signs on the Trinity can be very different, andif you follow them, you can protect yourself from many ills. However, the main cross from the evil forces has always been a pectoral cross, which must always be worn on itself, especially in the Trinity.
Теперь в теме «Приметы на Троицу, что нельзя и that you can "a lot should be clear. On this holiday it is necessary to set the table and collect guests in order to relax and have a lot of fun with relatives and close people.
In the topic "Trinity, omens, conspiracies" is necessaryto note a very important thing: all healers and sorcerers know that on this day all herbs have triple strength, but it is even more important to know that at all times Christians have been instructed to spend this day in tireless prayer to the Holy Apostles and ask them for mercy and protection. Prayer always acts on the evil forces much more than any sorcerous plot.
Continuing the theme "Trinity:omens and customs, conspiracies ”, it should be noted that today customs have changed a little. Now it is enough to make an evening or morning prayer, and then spend time in the family, throwing away all efforts, not to be offended and not swear, to celebrate the Trinity adequately, then the Lord will give everything that the family of this person needs.
Signs for the Trinity suggest that cultureThe Russian people are so rich that on this feast with his right hand in the church he prays to God, and with his left holds a bouquet of herbs. After the service, the believer will leave the church and worship in all four directions of the world. And then he will come home, weave a wreath of herbs with herbs, cherished words of good luck and health, and place him behind the icon until the next holiday of the Trinity.
So gradually, Christian and pagan views and traditions merged into a single whole. And there was no contradiction here, everything is very harmonious and harmonious.
