The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos is an ancient holiday that has been celebrated for almost 2,000 years. Therefore, a huge number of customs, signs, rituals and conspiracies are associated with it, which are not only Christian, but sometimes pagan in nature.
Signs for the Annunciation
The Annunciation falls in mid-spring (March 25 old style and April 7 new style). It is this time that is considered the beginning of a new agricultural year. Therefore, the holiday has whole line weather signs that "say" how fertile the land will be and how good the harvest will be:
Wind on the Annunciation- to a good harvest;
Thunderstorm on the Annunciation- to a hot summer and a large harvest of nuts;
Rain on the Annunciation- to an abundance of wheat and rye.
There is also an interesting belief: if in the morning on the day of the Annunciation you drive the hens from the roost with a broom, then they will lay down a lot of eggs for christianity on Easter!
Folk customs on the Annunciation
Lighting bonfires
Fire is one of the main symbols of the Annunciation. On a holiday, bonfires are made and rubbish, old things, clothes and shoes are burned in them. In Russia, in order to undergo spiritual cleansing, people jumped over the fire and led round dances around the fires. Also, the clothes and bed linen of sick people were burned in the fires: this contributed to their speedy recovery.
Wish-fulfilling star
Many in the old days believed that it was at the Annunciation that it was easiest to beg from the Lord for glory and wealth. People left their homes at about midnight and looked in the sky for a large and bright star, as if drowning in the Abyss. Having found her, they understood that the heavenly gates were open, and God clearly hears all their requests.
Consecration of the grain
An ancient ritual for the Annunciation is associated with the lighting of grain. Grains of wheat, rye, barley are laid out on a saucer and placed in front of the Annunciation icon at home or in a church. It is believed that the consecrated grain will give a quick and bountiful harvest, and the year will be well-fed and prosperous.
Conspiracies for the Annunciation
Conspiracy to fulfill desires
On the eve of the Annunciation, bring a thin twig of a tree into the house and place it under your pillow. Make a wish, say it out loud several times. In the morning, look at the twig: if it has not broken, then your request will be fulfilled.
Conspiracy for well-being and health
You can make the Annunciation salt, which will bring good luck and health to your home for a whole year. At the dawn of the holiday, put the usual table salt(4 kg.) In a canvas bag and put it in a warm oven for 10 minutes. You can use this salt as a spice for food, add it to water for cleaning, carry out rituals to remove the evil eye and spoilage.
On the eve of the Annunciation, every woman can conduct rituals that will help strengthen the family and increase wealth. How to bring all this into your life?
Amulet for money
It is very important that before the holiday, each woman conducts certain rituals and conspiracies in her home. Festive rituals are prepared 3 days before the Annunciation. If the wealth in the family depends on the husband, women make a talisman for a man so that he climbs the career ladder.
To complete the ceremony, follow these steps:
- Take a square of white cloth, a red thread, and a leaf of clover. Clover leaves are a Slavic monetary symbol that helps to achieve financial well-being.
- Add oak leaves to a white napkin, which symbolizes strength, confidence. Oak leaves in a charm will make a man more decisive and persistent. These qualities will be reflected at work, so there will be career growth and an increase in salary.
- The last herb added to the amulet is silver wormwood. It symbolizes health, the tone of the energy field. Wormwood is rubbed on the noses of pets to keep them healthy.
- All corners of the napkin are lifted, and the bag is tied with red thread. The amulet is tied in 3 knots or a bow.
- The bag is placed in a pillowcase next to the pillow of the person who will sleep on it.
This amulet will help clear the mind of unnecessary thoughts, calm down and bring many working ideas. The herbs will be removed headache... When changing the pillowcase, you need to monitor the state of the amulet. If the white bag turns yellow or has lost the smell of herbs, it must be taken out of the house and burned, because it has already fulfilled its purpose and has lost its strength.
If on the Annunciation or on the eve of a holiday you notice that in your dried herbs bugs started up - this is a sign negative energy in the House. The herbs have completed their task and attracted negative forces to themselves, after which they need to be burned.
Bread braids
Housewives on the Annunciation bake bread braids that will bring prosperity to the house. Pigtails symbolizes unity and cohesion strong family... The combined energy of all family members will attract the maximum of well-being, beauty, health, money and success.
Bread braids are baked on Sunday. The hostess gets up at dawn and kneads the butter dough according to her favorite recipe. During kneading, the dough is salted 3 times and a plot is read:
"The first time - a good hour", "The second time - a good hour", "The third time - a good hour."
The dough is mixed and separated; the knife is not used when cutting the dough. The parts of the test should be equal to the number of family members. Each part needs to be divided into 3 more parts and sausages are formed, after which the sausages are braided. The conspiracy is read:
"The first scythe - the road is open, the second scythe - the face is washed, the third scythe - the diseases are forgotten".
Butter braids are baked and placed on the table, where the whole family gathers to celebrate the Annunciation. It is imperative that at the festive table, each family member should completely eat his pigtail. Small pigtails are made for children so that they will definitely eat them to the end.
While eating at the festive table, you need to imagine pictures of a happy future life, how everyone is healthy and happy, that the family has money and a full house of friends. All these imaginary pictures materialize after a while.
Complex magic technologies are not used in the ceremony. For the ceremony you will need clay pot, a trifle and green candle... The money for the ceremonial pot needs to be collected during the day when you go to the store. Collect change in the form of small bills and coins, at the end of the week you will have a certain amount of change.
Take out of the pot all the money you collected in a week and place it around the pot in 2 circles. There is no need to select coins, lay out circles from all coins in a row.
The circles may not be closed, they may be dense, it depends on the pot and on the amount of small things that you pick up in a week. Next, light a green candle and, moving along the inner circle, drip 1-2 drops of green wax on the money. Next, you need to say the conspiracy:
"Money in a circle, money around."
So you need to go through the whole circle, you need to move clockwise - this is very important, such a movement is creative. While counterclockwise movement is destructive.
When you have completed the passage of the circle, you need to wait a little for the wax to freeze and collect all the coins, moving in the sequence in which you dripped the wax. Coins are collected in a pouch or wallet to create a money talisman.
The coins that remained in the outer circle must be collected and taken to the church or to the place where they ask for alms.
The rite is aimed at enhancing cash flows in the Annunciation. For the ceremony, a small container is used in which the action itself will be carried out. It is advisable to use 7 old coins in the ceremony. Old money contains more natural components (natural metals) than modern money.
Today's money contains alloys that have no natural energy. You will also need a handkerchief and cereals, wheat is best.
If there is no wheat, pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds can be used, any seeds that can be included in human nutrition are used. Coins are laid out on the bottom of the container and covered with cereals, water is added to the container. Next, the container is covered with hands and the plot is read:
“Mother Wheat, you feed both the young and the old, and the poor, and the bar. From the grain you give 10, and 15, and 20. Give also to me, named (NAME), money will be born, like this wheat. As it grows day and night, does not let me die of hunger, so let my money grow and feed me. "
After that, the container is covered with a handkerchief, and after germination, the coins are placed in the wallet.
Rite of passage for the Annunciation * Return of happiness. *
Conspiracies, signs and rituals.
April 7 Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. On this day, the "Return of Happiness" ceremony is held.
Ritual "Return of Happiness".
(This ceremony is only held on April 7, on other days it cannot be done!)
Buy a bird in advance - a titmouse, a sparrow, a pigeon, etc. Prepare her food and water, over which you first tell about everything that worries or saddens you, you can cry and lament. Then read over them "Our Father" and "Virgin Mary, rejoice ..."
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in Heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in Heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also leave our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the Lukavago.
Virgin Mary, rejoice ...
Virgin Mary, rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you. Blessed are You in wives and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, as you gave birth to our souls of the Savior.
Then give the bird food and water, and when it has eaten and drunk, release it.
Annunciation salt.
On the same day you can make Annunciation salt (used in the same cases as Thursday salt). To do this, pour salt (at least 4 kg) into a bag from cotton fabric and before sunrise, at dawn, bake it in the oven for ten minutes. This salt can then be used throughout the year: salt food with it, clean the apartment with it, remove the evil eye and spoilage, etc. Buns are baked with Annunciation salt, which help to cure the child from the evil eye. The child should be given such buns on an empty stomach in the morning for three, seven or fourteen days - depending on the strength of the evil eye.
It is believed that on this day Heaven opens, grace descends on people and they get the opportunity to be cleansed of their sins.
The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos has long been considered a difficult day. Quarrels, scandals, all kinds of misunderstandings are not uncommon on this day, so you need to try at all costs to control yourself and not succumb to emotions. Otherwise, troubles will stick to you for a long time.
On this day, you should not do any housework, put on new clothes, cook food (it is better to do everything the day before).
Amulet for the Annunciation.
A charm that saves in grief and preserves in need.
Read under the Annunciation.
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In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Without a wrist, but with a cross under a crystal bridge
Sleeps, sits, but hears and sees everything
An old saint with a gray beard, barefoot.
He sees and anticipates
In all sorrowful cases, it helps me:
From hunger and cold, from sword and fire,
From an implacable sorcerer,
From old age and premature old age,
From all volost people, honest and dishonorable,
From a trial in vain, a terrible punishment.
The gray-haired saint sits under the crystal bridge,
He sleeps, but hears and sees everything.
Whoever touches me will drop his staff.
Whoever wakes him up inadvertently will ruin himself by this.
Keys, padlocks,
My words are secret and witchcraft.
Close not once or twice, my words,
Nine locks, nine keys.
Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
The day after the bright holiday of the Annunciation, Orthodox people glorify the Archangel Gabriel. People say that on April 8, the archangel descends from heaven to earth and fulfills all the desires of people. To make your plan come true, you need to get up early and go outside. Be sure to wear a pectoral cross, as
it is by him that the archangel notices those asking. Face the East, cross yourself three times and say out loud (but not loudly) 3 times the conspiracy:
"Archangel Gabriel,
servant of our Lord, hear the prayer of the servant (s) of God (s) (your name) and fulfill my request (say your desire in your own words). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen".
The archangel was also called the gospel Gabriel. As you will notice, if on April 8 you receive a letter or telegram (now both sms and
emails), then soon you will know the good news.
Signs.
On the Annunciation, do not give anything to anyone - otherwise poverty will come to the house. It was believed that those who gave to the Annunciation from home, spent family peace and peace on strangers.
- If in the Annunciation from morning to midnight you call your husband "dear" forty times, the husband will love and groom all year.
- On the Annunciation, you should not go to the hairdresser, and it is also not recommended to do anything with your hair and even comb your hair, “The bird does not build a nest, the maiden does not weave braids
- You cannot put on new clothes for the Annunciation, otherwise you will tear or spoil it
- On what day of the week does the Annunciation fall, on that all year round do not start any new business. For example, if the Annunciation fell on Friday, then business does not start on any Friday throughout the year.
Since the Annunciation, no one will ever sow, so as not to trigger a crop failure. There is even a belief that on what day this holiday occurs, that one is supposed to be unfortunate for crops and plowing, and the next one is the most successful and happy.
On April 7, every year, all Orthodox Christians expect one of the twelve feasts - the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. Judging by the name of the church celebration, one can guess that we are talking about the good news. It was on this day that an angel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus Christ.
The significance of this holiday in the Christian religion is enormous. This is evidenced by the fact that, despite Great post On this day, the Orthodox allow themselves more than usual. Also, reverence for this holiday is also indicated by the fact that on this day it is necessary to get rid of work and spend it quietly and calmly, rejoicing in Christ.
Although many Christian holidays fall on different days The Annunciation is not one of those. Every year this holiday is celebrated on April 7th. Depending on what day of the week this holiday fell - a lot will be connected with this day this year.
According to the priests, on this day, it is extremely important to devote all their time to spiritual enlightenment, reading the Bible and singing psalms. At the same time, no thoughts, work and vain affairs should distract.
✨ Annunciation in folk tradition
In the Slavic folk calendar, the Annunciation is perceived as the date of the beginning of spring. The Eastern Slavs have a wide Spread got an idea of the annual cycle of the earth, in particular that, from late autumn to the Annunciation, the earth is "closed", it is "sleeping", etc. in connection with which, before the Annunciation, it cannot be touched: dig, dig, drive stakes into the ground, plow and sow. "Sleep" of the earth in the period from the Exaltation to the Annunciation is sometimes understood as a state of "pregnancy" of the earth, when it is hidden in it that at a certain moment, during its "awakening", comes out. Reptiles, insects, plant roots, etc., as well as rain moisture, are attributed to the fact that it slumbers in the ground during the winter and comes out only on the Annunciation, so violation of the prohibition to touch the ground before its "opening" is fraught with summer drought.
The end of the period of "sleep" of the earth on the Annunciation is described in folklore beliefs: its "awakening, discovery, unlocking, rebirth" and the like, coupled in time with its blessing from God. Following this, on the Annunciation, snakes, frogs, insects appear on the ground, bees in hives and animals in the forest awaken. "Discovery" of the land entails permission to cultivate it: plowing and sowing begins.
Among the Slavic peoples, the arrival of birds from a distant country called "iriy" or "vyry" was associated with the Annunciation. In Belarus, on this day, children met storks. Mothers baked cakes for them in the shape of a stork's paw, the children took the cakes out into the yard, tossed and called the stork ("busla"): "Busel, busel, give me a cop!" In Russia, birds were released at the Annunciation, “so that they would sing to the glory of God,” and brought happiness to the one who freed them.
Sometimes bonfires were burned at the same time as singing - in this way they “burned the winter” or “warmed the spring”. The Annunciation bonfires were considered protection from diseases, the evil eye and evil spirits. The Russians burned straw beds, old bast shoes, jumped over the fire and fumigated clothes. The Serbs, in order to protect cattle from epidemics, drove cattle between two fires at the Annunciation; on the eve of the Annunciation they extinguished the old fire in the hearths and produced by friction a new, "living" fire.
Magic rituals, fortune-telling, predictions of health, happiness, luck, wealth, harvest, weather, etc. are timed to the Annunciation. NS . They took care of being healthy, well-fed, well-dressed, and having money with them on this day, because it will be like this all year round. Among the Eastern Slavs, a penny was baked into one Annunciation prosphora, and whoever got such a prosphora was considered happy and successful, he was instructed to start sowing or other work. Pieces of prosphora were placed in seeds, buried in the corners of the field from hail and drought, placed in the first sheaf, in the bottom, so that the mice would not eat the grain; Prosphora was taken with them when sowing, tied to a seeder, and used to treat fever.
Our wise ancestors believed that the earth sleeps under the snow, the souls of our ancestors fly away to Iriy, all evil spirits sleep under the snow and that the earth cannot be destroyed until everything is awakened, this law cannot be violated because until the day of awakening the earth cannot be disturbed. On April 1, the brownie wakes up, followed by the goblin. It was customary to celebrate this day with offerings to your assistant - milk, pies, sweets, porridge. 
And after the spirits, the earth wakes up. They say the day of the Annunciation has always been a special day, a day when much can be forgiven, a day when it was necessary to start all over again, because nature woke up young and renewed, the eternal wheel of life spun again from the very beginning.
✨ Traditions and customs for the Annunciation
Traditions of the Annunciation In Russia, this holiday was considered a holiday of freedom and tranquility. It was not celebrated with a feast, on the contrary, people indulged in prayers and meditations. Sometimes figurines of birds in the form of larks were baked for the holiday.
According to legend, one of the strictest prohibitions on this day was on knitting, sewing and weaving. This tradition is connected with the fact that our ancestors believed that the threads are the fates of people that can be confused and attracted to the house of parting, quarrels and strife.
On the Annunciation, birds were given special importance. The ritual of releasing birds, often pigeons, was also associated with them. For this, there were special catchers, who then sold the birds for the ritual. There was a belief that pigeons would bring the message of good deeds man to the angels, who will subsequently reward him for this.
On the night of April 6-7, it used to be customary to "warm the spring", so at this time they organized a holiday with bonfires, where they burned garbage, old shoes, straw and rags. For the last time they called for spring, danced and sang songs.
As already mentioned, it is impossible to work on this day, but it was possible to consecrate seeds and seedlings for the harvest. Indeed, according to legend, God himself opens the sky to bless the earth for a good harvest.
One of the most interesting traditions on this day is the preparation of the Annunciation salt. This was done in order to take advantage of it in the event of any illness. All family members took a pinch of salt and placed it in a bag, which the hostess subsequently calcined over the fire.
If during the whole year this salt was not needed, then at the Annunciation it was burned, believing that all troubles and misfortunes would disappear with it. The same was done with the consecrated water and prosphora, which the hostess kept throughout the year.
Separately, it should be noted that many Orthodox Christians after the service tried to purchase as much prosphora as possible, but if they did not succeed, they baked it themselves. Then a festive dinner was held, where the hostesses grinded this consecrated loaf and gave it to all family members, some of the woman was saved in order to add crumbs to livestock feed.
Also, many believed that if one makes a lot of noise on this day, rattles pots, ringing bells, then this will scare away predatory animals and save livestock.
✨ Signs for the Annunciation
Annunciation Day, perceived as one of the most important seasonal boundaries, after which spring begins, in many places was considered a very "dangerous" day. On this day, a strict prohibition on any work and even everyday activities was observed everywhere. As the Russian proverb says: "On the Annunciation, the bird does not build a nest, and the maiden does not weave braids."
Why many things cannot be done is connected with many signs. For example, if you plant seedlings on this day, they will not sprout. In addition, this applies not only to the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, but also to the day of the week on which this feast fell. But the next day after the holiday - on the contrary, very successful. On the eve of the holiday, many plant peas. It is on the eve that it is considered auspicious sowing.
- Look at the weather. If there is snow on the roofs of houses on the Annunciation, then it will lie until May 6 - Yegoria. If this day is frosty, then several more matinees will be cold. If it's warm, then a lot of frost lies ahead.
- If you don't see swallows on the holiday, then spring will be cold.
- If on the eve of the Annunciation holiday you see a dark sky and you cannot see the stars, then the chickens will not fly well. If the sun is outside, then wait good harvest wheat. It is rainy - good year for fishing, and the autumn will be a successful mushroom season. A thunderstorm heralds a warm summer and a good harvest of nuts. And frost is a harvest of cucumbers.
- If you want your whole year to be successful, have good health, a happy family, then be sure to go to church and eat the consecrated prosphora. Many people bake it for everyone in the family or buy it, and then crumble it and eat it. The crumbs are also mixed with the seeds of their best harvest and given to livestock and birds to eat. This is often done even for bees, only mixed with honey.
- Since the Annunciation falls on Friday, it is better not to start a new business on this day for the whole year, since it will not be successful.
- Many peasants carefully monitored the weather that day. If it rained on the Annunciation, then they were preparing for a good harvest of rye, but if there was a thunderstorm, they believed that nuts would be born this year.
- The fishermen hoped that on this day there would be rainy weather, as they believed that the whole year would then be a good catch.
- On this day, many families tried not to quarrel and live in peace and tranquility, as they believed that the year will pass as you spend the Annunciation.
- For thieves, there was a belief. If you manage to steal something on this day, then next year will be successful and in abundance.
- If the swallows did not appear at the Annunciation, then everyone was preparing for the cold winter.
- If new clothes were bought on the eve and on the day of the holiday, then in no case could they be tried on that day, otherwise, according to the omen, it would quickly deteriorate and break.
- In the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, in no case do they borrow money and do not give anything from home. Otherwise, you will surrender your health, well-being and peace.
- On the Annunciation, you should not go to the hairdresser, and it is also not recommended to do anything with your hair.
- On this day, it is good to guess, ask - the sky is open.
- On this day, salt is burned in a frying pan with prayer - it is added to food for various diseases. You can light a fire and jump over it (to purify energy).
- Wash jewelry, talismans, runes in the spring.
The salt prepared on the day of the Annunciation, according to legend, had a special healing power.
The custom of ritual use of salt is very ancient, which has come down to the pre-Slavic times, when for any salt they recognized the ability to scare away harmful forces, to protect a person.
On the same day you can make Annunciation salt (used in the same cases as Thursday salt). To do this, pour salt (at least 4 kg) into a cotton bag and bake it in the oven for ten minutes before sunrise, at dawn.
It was considered a universal medicine. With the evil eye and various ailments, the peasants took it inside, rubbed it with a solution, and the sick cattle were given bread salted with it or bred a whisper in a drinking bowl.
This salt can then be used throughout the year: salt food with it, clean the apartment with it, remove the evil eye and spoilage, etc. Buns are baked with Annunciation salt, which help to cure the child from the evil eye. The child should be given such buns on an empty stomach in the morning for three, seven or fourteen days - depending on the strength of the evil eye.
It is believed that on this day Heaven opens, grace descends on people and they get the opportunity to be cleansed of their sins.
The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos has long been considered a difficult day. Quarrels, scandals, all kinds of misunderstandings are not uncommon on this day, so you need to try at all costs to control yourself and not succumb to emotions. Otherwise, troubles will stick to you for a long time.
On the Annunciation conducts magic rituals, to attract good luck, happiness, health, wealth and a good harvest. If on this day you are healthy, well-fed, well-dressed and have money with you, then all year later, you will be just as happy and happy.
1. Buy prosphora for the Annunciation, stick a pretty penny into one of the prosphora. Then go around all the household and let them choose a prosphora for themselves. Anyone who gets a prosphora with a coin will be happy all year, all his undertakings will be successful, whatever he doesn’t think of will definitely work out, and all year he will be accompanied by good luck and success.
2. The Annunciation prosphora must be dried and grinded. Mix the resulting crumbs with the seeds before sowing. This mixture guarantees a good harvest.
“Where I sit, there and sit,
Do not sweep with the wind,
Do not wash out with rains,
And do not spoil the enemies.
The mother of cheese is the earth, the mother is the holy church.
Amen. Amen. Amen".
3. Do not give anything to anyone that day.
“I go to bed, I have a cross seal on me, guardian angels on my sides, preserve my soul from evening to midnight, from midnight to morning. Amen".
5. If on this day before washing you give alms, then the whole year in the house will be prosperity.
6. Burn salt in the oven and store the ash for sprinkling the garden from pests. Ash has the power to cure spoilage.
7. It is advisable not to comb your hair on this day, hair will climb.
8. If you call your husband “cute” 40 times on this day, your husband will have a beloved all year.
9. Collect the grass in the church, and keep it behind the icon for happiness, health and well-being
10. To arrive at the Annunciation, sprinkle spell water on your store before the first customer enters it.
“The gospel announced a miracle.
The good news leads people to the temple,
And my conspiracy will call the people to my shop.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever and forever and ever. Amen."
11. Buy sugar for God’s dough (for Easter).
12. For good luck, buy honey under the Annunciation, spread it on your right palm and close it on the left. Immediately open your palms and, seeing how difficult it is to do, say:
"How honey melts,
Hand to hand sticks
So that good luck to me, (Name), sticks.
Key, lock, tongue.
Amen. Amen. Amen."
The memory of the people keeps many traditions associated with church dates, including signs on the day of the Annunciation. Despite the fact that such superstitions are denied by religious canons, people use rituals, conspire to gain a happy and rich life. The centuries-old experience should still be trusted or at least listened to.
The name of the significant event described by the Bible means "good news", which the Archangel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that day. The celestial being descended from heaven brought the news that the righteous woman was soon to become the mother of the savior of the human race - Jesus Christ. The Son of God was to appear on earth to cleanse mankind from sins.
What they don't do according to signs during the Annunciation
- They do not work on the land so that the harvest is not lost, and life is rich.
- They do not give anything from home, so as not to lose their happiness and well-being.
- They do not engage in any business, since the work will not please with a good result.
There were strict restrictions for girls on the holiday, they could not do needlework, so as not to confuse fate. Also, a taboo was imposed on trying on new things, otherwise the girl will not marry this year.
What is supposed to be done on the day of the great feast of the Annunciation
- According to Christian traditions, believers always go to church for the morning service. At the end of it, parishioners are presented with holy unleavened bread. The crumbs from the uneaten broth were mixed with planting seeds and Annunciation salt to await a rich harvest.
- On the day of the holy holiday, according to tradition, it was supposed to prepare a little Annunciation salt. Therefore, each family member had to throw a handful of salt (ordinary table salt) to the bottom of the bag. After being calcined over a fire, it was stored in a secluded place for use on special occasions.
- For happy life Annunciation day should be devoted to the creation of blissful and merciful deeds, to stay with the family. Following signs, white doves were released on Annunciation Day. Birds flying into the sky will notify God of good human deeds.
- The solemn date that Orthodox Church celebrates April 7, timed to coincide with the start of work on the ground, associating with fertility. Therefore, the corners of the garden were showered with ash mixed with salt to protect the land and future harvest from the evil eye.
Interesting prohibitions associated with belief in evil spirits... It was forbidden to be near the water, so that the mermaids would not be enchanted and dragged under the water. A sign associated with the house forbade to be far from the home that day, so as not to anger the house snake, who regularly counts households. For an absent person, superstition prophesied death.
Code of signs associated with the Annunciation
The folk memory has preserved many rituals related to different spheres of human life. Signs related to the Annunciation predict future events and weather, attract money and good luck, portend a rich and happy life.
How to attract good luck
Signs on the day of the bright holiday of the Virgin are associated with hair - they cannot be combed, so as not to scare off good luck. Girls with long hair it was recommended to braid a tight braid the day before the significant event. According to other signs, luck was attracted as follows:
- rituals for young people - jumping over a fire during festivities to cleanse negativity with a flame of fire;
- a ritual for adults - to wash with the last snow, collecting and melting it to get rid of sins.
According to signs, you cannot get drunk in the Annunciation, otherwise the family will appear strongly drinking people... It was also impossible to kindle the stove on a festive day, so you can trigger a fire instead of a rich and happy life.
How to predict the weather
People working on the ground are more interested in weather signs today. Previously, they were relevant for the peasants, who were in the majority. Superstitions on the Annunciation are closely related to the arrival of spring:
- if the swallows are not visible before April 7, a cold spring is expected;
- morning fog on a holy day - to the high water of rivers;
- what the weather is on the Annunciation, the same will be on the day of Holy Easter.
Good weather on a clear day when Mary received good news, was associated with a warm summer, according to signs, the harvest will be good. Rain on a festive day promises a dry summer, but grasses will be good. According to signs, the thunderstorm on the Annunciation predicts a rich harvest of nuts. If evening sky sprinkled with stars - hemp will freak well.
How to attract money
In days church holidays especially strong rituals to improve the financial situation. Therefore, to gain a happy and rich life, do not forget about the signs for money. For those who work in the office, it is important not to lend money to anyone on Blagovest, but to sprinkle holy water on their workplace and voice a request for wealth.
Associated with the holiday interesting sign... Go to church in the morning and buy as many prosphora as there are family members. Hide a coin in one of the loaves and present each household with a loaf. Anyone who finds a coin in the prosphora will be rich and happy throughout the year.
In order for life to be prosperous, and love reigned in the family, during the bright holiday of the Annunciation, one should not quarrel with household members. For the whole day, you should repeat the word beloved or beloved at least 40 times, this is akin to a conspiracy for love and a happy life.
Popular conspiracies for the day of the Annunciation in 2018
- Most often they use a conspiracy for salt. Overcooked and charmed salt is stored for a year, if the patient is in the house, it is placed at the head of the sufferer. If everyone is healthy, on April 7, a year later, the charmed salt is burned at the stake in order to save the family from all problems.
- On the day of bright goodness, no candles are lit at home, so as not to show their sins to the Archangel Gabriel. By candlelight only sinners are visible, the righteous remain unnoticed. Before going to bed, you need to create a conspiracy that relieves of adversity, referring to the Guardian Angel.
- There is a honey rite to attract a happy and rich life. Palm right hand smeared with honey, connected to the left palm, then the hands are spread apart and the ritual is fastened with a conspiracy that brings good luck. It will stick to a person like honey to a hand.
The Feast of the Annunciation is considered so bright and kind that no special magic rituals are needed on this day. To realize the desired, a sincere prayer to the Lord or the Most Holy Theotokos is enough. If there is faith, a miracle will surely happen.
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