Merry Christmas is connected hugea number of different customs, will take and rituals. It has long been considered: how people celebrate this holiday, this will be the whole year. Nowadays, we often think so about the New Year. However, for Christian nations, Christmas, omens, customs, and rituals associated with it were much more important. In this article we will tell you about what beliefs are associated with this bright Christian holiday.
For most Christians, Christmas has a verygreat importance. This is a celebration of faith, love, warmth, happiness and goodness. In Russia and in countries where the people profess the Orthodox faith, it is celebrated on January 7th. Catholics of the whole world (Orthodox Greeks have recently joined them) celebrate the Nativity of Jesus Christ on December 25, but the Armenians, the people who first adopted Christianity in the world in 301 as a state religion, celebrate the most important of all church holidays on January 6. Of course, the main thing in it - participation in the Christmas service in the church. After that, all Christian nations, regardless of which of the denominations they belong to, set the festive tables for which they prepare special dishes. This day is usually celebrated with the whole family, with close and dear people. This is the main custom for Christmas. Signs today, not all attach importance, but many of them are still very interested, even if just for fun.
This holiday is not taken to stay inalone If there is no opportunity to celebrate with the whole family, then it is better to visit those people whom you consider as closest to you. Or invite someone to visit you, but do not be alone in the four walls. It is very important to see happy people, for example, a couple who is waiting for replenishment, or a family in which a child was recently born. Being among them is one of the signs for Christmas. According to her, being among the happy people on this wonderful day, you yourself "get infected" from them with happiness. Having come to visit them, it is necessary to bring along a gift, a toy for the child, something sweet - sweets, cookies, jam, and if you can, then make your own cooking.
Do not forget to call and congratulate this day.all the most important people in your life. If you do this from year to year, then people will respond to you with the same coin. But to hear a cascade of good wishes is the best sign. The custom for Christmas to congratulate loved ones and give them gifts appeared a long time ago, this is written in the Bible. Remember how the wise men with their gifts searched the little trees where little Jesus was born. By the way, you can buy a gift for yourself. According to legend, a thing bought on Christmas Eve will serve its owner for a long time. Good and wealth also attract lighted candles and a fire in the fireplace to the family (house). It is necessary to light one candle for those who are no more, the departed. It is believed that they will help you attract good luck. There is another very common folk omen for Christmas, which is associated with the arrival of guests. It is very important that a man sets foot on the threshold first. This is to luck. But the woman who first stepped over the threshold of your house - to failure and illness.
Прекрасная примета на Рождество, если к вам в the door was scratched by a cat or a dog. If you wish, you can let her in or feed him at the doorstep. Do not forget also about their pets, they should also be abundantly fed, so that you have enough wealth in your house for a whole year. Also give those who need it - no matter what: money, food, clothes, etc. It will also attract money to you.
Существует целый перечень поступков, которые ни в In no case should you do it before the main Christian holiday. For example, a bad omen for Christmas is activities related to production. On this day, you cannot bake bread, make something with your hands, sew, knit, weave (any activity that includes a thread). By the way, the thread in ancient times was considered a symbol of life. In historical times it was believed that on this day time stops, that is, on a holiday it is not worth creating and giving birth to anything. Also, you can not engage in cleaning, washing and cleaning. It is desirable that before the Old New Year - January 14 - the garbage is not thrown away, so that, God forbid, good luck does not go with it. But the 7-day trash is better to burn and dispel it to the wind.
In addition, this day must be trulyholiday, and people should devote themselves entirely to him and not load themselves with any work, but rest and celebrate. Another bad omen for Christmas are swearing and quarrels. It is necessary to try to refrain from such manifestations, otherwise you can call trouble on yourself and loved ones and lose the hope of salvation. So you need to tune in a pleasant way, pray, remember all the best that was and is in your life, and throw bad thoughts aside and do not conflict with anyone and be indulgent.
Пить воду в ночь перед Рождеством - примета также not good They say that it is to the torment. Today, this belief seems strange to us, but is it not better to suffer than to suffer later? It is forbidden to guess on the very Christmas night. For this you will have 11 days, from January 8 to 18, that is, before Baptism. These days are called Orthodox Christians.
Сегодня каждый старается приукраситься в a festive night, put on something bright and beautiful. This tradition comes from time immemorial. However, in those days it was necessary to put on not just beautiful clothes, but also to prepare something new, completely unworn clothing. And a bad omen for Christmas is to be at the Christmas table in black clothes. It was believed that this would lead to failure and great losses.
The number 7 since ancient times is considered sacred.According to one of those who, on the seventh of January, will have time to do 7 good deeds, will take the coming year successfully. He can ask the angels to fulfill any of his cherished desires. In addition, 7 poor people need to give alms before Christmas - this is a very good sign. It is said that after this person will live in prosperity for a year. You can also give to seven close (optional) people for a useful gift or to treat seven kids playing in the yard with sweets. And merchants are advised to sell the goods to the first buyer at a discount of up to seven units (7 rubles, 7 dozen or hundreds).
According to omens and customs for ChristmasChrist, who had been forming for many centuries, for forty days, during which angels come to help people, in the mornings, immediately before the awakening, perform the following ritual: pray, cross three times and make a good wish. And every evening, as soon as the sun sets behind the horizon, you need to light a candle and pray again, crossing three times. You can make a single wish every day, and you can think about the same thing all the time, and then the likelihood that it will come true will increase significantly.
Very bad sign of losing something on the eve of itholiday. This, according to belief, will lead to large losses throughout the year. And on the contrary, to find something before Christmas is a good omen, especially if it is something valuable, such as a piece of jewelry. This will mean that a large amount of money will soon come into your hands. Also, if you accidentally pour out tea or coffee on the Christmas table, this is to material well-being. Another sign of Christmas for money is the starry sky. A heavy snowfall indicates a bountiful harvest. But the young month in the night sky - to failure in money.
Surely everyone knows about such a ritual asChristmas cake with a coin inside. Who will get it, he will be lucky throughout the year. According to another custom, you need to throw a thoroughly washed coin into a champagne glass, drink it carefully, so as not to swallow it, then dry it and put it in your wallet. It is believed that she will attract money in your wallet. It is desirable that in the Christmas night in your pocket was at least some amount. Empty pockets and wallet - not good.
Мы уже давно привыкли считать, что у каждого года there is a patron animal. For example, the current is considered the year of the Dog. Signs for Christmas, in principle, should not have any relation to the patroness of the year. After all, let's not forget that Christmas is the largest of Christian holidays, and the Chinese, who invented the horoscope, are not Christians. However, let's symbolically call this year the Year of the Dogs and see what special stars prepared for us in 2018.
Не дай Боже увидеть в рождественскую ночь в год Dogs mouse: this is a loss or expense. In no case can not borrow something from someone on the night before Christmas. This sign concerns not only money, but also any products, such as salt. You cannot cut the Christmas cake before the first star appears in the sky. If the evening is overcast, then you need to wait until it is quite dark. The household should wear fresh (new) underwear, otherwise you can scare off luck.
Before you sit down at the festive table, you needfeed pets. If you don’t have those, then in a bowl you can bring a bone or something meat to the street - something that a dog might like. In no case can not use cracked or chipped dishes. The dog will definitely not like it. And you do not need to put on the table gilded or colored dishes: either pure white or crystal. You also need to put on the table a few extra devices for the deceased relatives. This will reduce the likelihood of disease.
In no case do not need to cook for the holidaylobsters and crayfish so things don't go backwards. It is better to cook meat and vegetables. Believe me, the dog will like it. Fill the glasses, who gets the last drop - will be happy this year. Another sign of luck is to see a hunchback in the morning. It will multiply if you run up and touch his hump. And if you meet a large black dog, then this year is for you. Accidentally step on dog excrement - also attract good luck.
If there are young people in the family, there are, of course, moreall I care about is whether they can find a mate and marry (get married) next year. However, unmarried girls are forbidden to guess on Christmas night, as it is possible to frighten away happiness. However, if you go outside this night and ask the name of the first person you meet, this will be the name of your future husband. And you can see the groom's face, if you put a comb under the pillow. And you will need to hang a towel in the courtyard at night. If by the morning it is wet, then the wedding is just around the corner. And you can also ride a wedding ring on the floor, if it rolls for a long time, then it’s not too early to wait for the groom. A few minutes before January 7, you can go outside and throw your shoe, if he lies with the toe against the door, it means that this year the girl will not marry, and if the toe is out, then the wedding is near.
