Christianity is a very light religion. In Russia, pagan traditions were woven into it. This is why the holy holidays are so joyful and spiritual. There are not so many of them, if you understand thoroughly. Among the main holidays, Trinity occupies a special place.
This is the time when the earth came to the annual gifting of its caring owners with the first harvests. She oozes strength and energy. The peasants finished hard work by the Trinity, rested, gained strength before a new period of agricultural work - harvesting. Everything around was filled with magical expectation, a kind of joyful anticipation.
From this, many rites and traditions fell during the Trinity period. People believed that the land was especially favorable to them, "talkative", so to speak.
Peasant signs on the Trinity
It was customary to observe nature constantly. Those who know a lot about her signs managed to learn a lot, foresee (with her help). Signs and traditions were carefully kept, passing from mouth to mouth in the family. They determined a lot of things. As they say now, they made a plan for harvesting, harvesting, repair work, and so on. On this day, they determined what will be this year. Today, not everyone is interested in such agricultural subtleties. However, many of them can affect our current lives.
It was considered good if it rained that day. The peasants rejoiced at such a "gift from heaven." If the clouds began to cry, you know that the harvest will be noble, you will not have to starve. The rain foreshadowed late frosts, which would allow you to calmly cope with the harvest, prepare mushrooms, which were also predicted in abundance.
The hot sun on this day did not particularly please people who were wise with folk knowledge. Such weather could portend a drought, which is not very good for crops. The fields were not customary to irrigate. Nature took care of them. Today one can only rejoice in the Trinity heat. For residents of megacities, this is a sign of a clear, not rainy summer. But for the peasants - a sign of future worries.
love omens
Not only "daily bread" our ancestors lived. Of course, their work was in honor, but they thought not only about the harvest. Brides on this holiday were waiting for matchmakers. It was believed that if you agree on marriage at a festive feast, then life will be comfortable, good, joyful. Yes, and it was customary to get acquainted at the festivities that were held in the settlements.
They said that if you notice your soul mate (simply fall in love) with the Trinity, then the Angels will keep such a union especially carefully. So judge by your friends, is this really so. Naturally, you need to ask those who keep in memory the joyful moments of first love.
Women's worries on the Trinity
Married ladies also on this holiday did not stay away from the general "spiritual" works. If the girls were supposed to think about marriage and the prolongation of the family, then older women protected their families from evil. Firstly, before the Trinity, they definitely went to the graves of their ancestors. They were removed and necessarily swept over with birch twigs. They said that this is how evil is driven away from them.
Birch was generally, as they say now, "the brand of the day." The old people claimed that this tree is gaining special strength for the holiday. Little is known about this, only making a wish for the Trinity was also necessary at the snow-white trunk of a birch. The girls, deprived of the attention of the guys, whispered this quietly. They needed to secretly cry at the branches of a tree. If it “makes noise” with foliage in response, it is a good omen. Know that he will soon meet his fate.
When the “girlfriend” was sullenly silent, not moving, the girl understood that she would not get married this year. It will sit on parental bread for a long time. It was good if Trinity Day greeted people with a rainbow. It was believed that happiness would certainly come to the village (or family, or to a person).
Worldly signs on the Trinity
Since much has been preserved in this holiday from pagan times, the traditions in the villages were treated very carefully. On the one hand, they went to the Temple for the service, on the other hand, they looked closely along the way at those who came across. Nobody could be offended. Marriable girls (widows) were required to welcome all males.
It was a good omen to treat a tramp, a traveler, a stranger. In principle, a table was set for any guest, but an unexpected (even completely alien) one foreshadowed the arrival of prosperity in the house. Many traditions and rituals are based on this sign. Such an "accidental" guest began to be invited directly. And sometimes, on the street, treats were handed out to everyone in a row. Kindness and generosity, shown from the heart, have always been honored. It was believed that such behavior would surely open the door to happiness.
Every Orthodox family observes holiday customs. To do this, it is not necessary to collect special herbs in the field or count the stars. There are quite ordinary things that should be done on Trinity.
For example, on Parents' Day, you need to go to the graves of deceased relatives, put candles in the church for the repose of their souls. You can remember the departed only in a positive context and without sadness.
On the evening before Trinity, parishioners collect large bouquets of birch branches, freshly cut grass and wild flowers, and then go with them to the temple. They are considered endowed with healing properties, so they are in the house for a whole year. From such bouquets it is recommended to make decoctions for illness.
Sunday service is held with a prayer to God for the gift of the Holy Spirit to the dead.
Monday after the holiday is a symbol of victory over evil. After the service, believers leave the church and treat the needy with sweets, distribute money to them. It is believed that this helps to protect against misfortunes in the future.
There are special signs associated with the Trinity. For example, the harvest and temperature next winter depend on the weather on the holiday. Our ancestors thought that on this day the Earth reveals its secrets to people, so they were looking for treasures.
Here are some more popular ones:
- if it rains on a holiday, there will be a fruitful mushroom season;
- plants collected at Pentecost will help cure any disease;
- no frosts from Monday - the next days will be warm
Villagers on the eve of the Trinity weave bath wreaths. To do this, the side shoots are carefully plucked from the trees, but in no case the upper branches.
Festive table
Bread and other pastries are prepared immediately before the celebration. According to folk signs, only the closest people gather at the Trinity table. You can not invite unwanted guests, the atmosphere should be clean and joyful.
By tradition, the table is covered with a festive green tablecloth. Our ancestors kept it to attract the betrothed. It was believed that the more different pastries on the table, the more joy is expected in the future.
The newlyweds should pay special attention to the feast. Baking bread and loaves on Saturday before the holiday is a wonderful family tradition.
An indispensable attribute of the Trinity table is chicken eggs. Also, there should be fish, meat, vegetables and fruits, sweets.
What can not be done on the Trinity and what time?
Some things are strictly forbidden to do during the holiday. According to an old belief, the souls of the dead, who wander among the living, can get angry. On this day, any work is prohibited, including needlework and housework. Also, you can not dig a garden, plant vegetables and fruits.
Swimming is strictly prohibited on this day. There is a belief about a mermaid who personifies the soul of a little girl who died before baptism. According to him, an unmarried girl, having bathed in the river, can stay there forever.
It is forbidden to ignore a trip to the cemetery to relatives. It is believed that they can get angry and take one of the living people to their place.
In no case should you show anger and aggression, commit sins.
What can you do on Trinity?
On the eve of the identity, the housewives tidy up the house to clean it of unnecessary items and dirt.
It is customary to decorate the house with branches of mountain ash and birch, which symbolize new life. Believers on this day line the floor with cut grass.
The most common custom is to take with you a few branches from the church, which will be a good protection for your home from evil forces.
On Trinity, you can pray for suicides and those who are missing. The clergy hold a divine service for the repose of the souls of all the dead.
According to religious canons, fortune-telling is a forbidden action, but this law has not been enforced for centuries, since the girls always guessed at the suitors on this holiday.
Signs for unmarried and unmarried
Children are introduced to Orthodox traditions from an early age. They observe the rituals of adults and eventually begin to participate in them themselves.
Young girls weave wreaths, throw them on the water and see what happens:
- Float - life will be happy.
- Will wash ashore - a lover will appear.
- Not moving - this year there will be no changes.
- Drown - expect trouble.
It is believed that the tablecloth with which older women cover the festive table helps to attract suitors.
Trinity - one of the main Christian holidays, is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, therefore it is also called Pentecost. In this holiday, in addition to directly Orthodox traditions, there are also features of ancient pagan rites. The official church, of course, has always protested against such heresy, but such dualism is not uncommon among the Russian people.
The peasants celebrated the Trinity noisily, cheerfully. It was a special holiday for farmers, the time when the sowing season is already over, preparations are underway for haymaking and the first harvest, and therefore a few free days without hard work should have been celebrated. Many signs and rituals are associated with the Trinity among the people.
Signs on the Trinity
Trinity always took place at the beginning of summer. For the peasants, this time was very important: good rain guaranteed thick grass, which means excellent haymaking, moist, nutritious land, which means a good harvest. Therefore, the signs on the Trinity were treated very carefully, passing them on in the family from adults to children.
One of the most ancient signs is the custom to bring to the church for consecration, and then hide in the house behind the frame or later behind the icon bunches of “tearful” herbs - grass that was specially mourned, since tears symbolized rain. Thus, people begged from nature, and later from God, a good summer without drought, with rains and a rich harvest from the earth saturated with moisture.
Birch twigs inserted behind window frames, architraves, shutters, green grass scattered around the room also symbolized a good harvest summer, because it was like that in every village house.
Any peasant labor for the Trinity was condemned in the village: neither in the field nor in the house it was possible to do business, except for cooking. It was also impossible to swim, because this time is the time of mermaids, when mermaids can lure to their bottom.
The day before Trinity, on parental Saturday, everyone went to the cemetery - to commemorate relatives, if someone didn’t get on that day, it was believed that he called the dead to him, and they, in turn, would take someone away from home (then have a relative die). Therefore, before the Trinity, they left a memorial dinner, and hung out the clothes of the dead on the fence - and remember, and postpone death, drive away.
It was on Trinity that old women went to the cemetery to sweep the graves with birch brooms - it was believed that evil spirits recede at the same time, and the dead rejoice and promote peace, harmony and wealth in the whole village.
Marriage was a good omen. It was believed that if they get married to the Trinity, and they get married to the Intercession, then the life of these spouses will be long, happy, in love and harmony.
Of the agricultural signs, one can note the well-known "rain" ones: rain on the Trinity - for the harvest, for mushrooms, for warm weather, without frost.
And the next day after the Trinity - Spirits day. The earth was considered a birthday girl, they also didn’t work on it, and in the morning they went in search of treasures, because on their name days the earth will surely reveal something valuable to a good person.
Divination for the Trinity
The Church rejected all sorts of fortune-telling, but it just so happened among the people that between Christmas and Epiphany, the big Christian holidays, there was a long period of Christmas time - the time of fortune-telling, and on the Trinity, during the mermaids, the girls guessed at fate, at the betrothed, with trepidation they waited for matchmakers .
The most common fortune-telling is the "curling" of a birch and the weaving of wreaths. On the eve of Trinity, the girls went into the forest, tilted the tops of young birch trees and wove a wreath from twigs - they “curled”, if, upon arriving at Trinity to her birch, the girl saw that she had developed or withered, you won’t have to wait for good. If it remains the same, there will be a wedding, and a beloved betrothed, and wealth in the house.
Weaving wreaths is also a custom for the Trinity. The girls in the company wove, the men were not allowed to see them, if the guy saw someone's wreath, it was a bad omen, the "evil eye" of the girl. Wreaths were woven directly to the Trinity and went with them to the river. There they launched: where he swam - from there the groom will be, stayed by the shore - the girl will not marry, well, if she drowned - she will die this year. Moreover, the wreaths were not removed from the head with their hands, but bent so that they themselves fell into the water.
In order for the betrothed to dream, they put birch twigs under the pillow.
Conspiracies for the Trinity
The culture of a Russian person is rich - with his right hand he prayed to God in the church on Trinity, and at that time he could hold a bunch of grass with his left hand. Then, leaving the church, bow to the four corners of the world, weave at home from this bunch of wreaths, speak the cherished words on it and put behind the icon - for a happy and rich year, until the next Trinity. So, both Christian and pagan views of the Russian people merged into one. And there was no contradiction here, everything is harmonious and harmonious.
Even food for the Trinity was sometimes prepared with a conspiracy and in a special way. In the pre-Christian world, everything round was valued - pancakes for Maslenitsa - the same tradition, since the circle is a symbol of the sun. So on Trinity they baked a round loaf and made fried eggs in a frying pan of two eggs.
A round scrambled egg is both a symbol of the sun and a friendly married couple, "without corners", that is, without quarrels and disagreements. While the scrambled eggs were baking, the hostess would surely say cherished words over her, salted them with Thursday salt, and did not tear the greens, but spread them with twigs and onion feathers, which also meant unity and a strong bond between husband and wife. The husband himself did not participate in this, but waited for the wife to perform all the sacraments, put the scrambled eggs on the rye loaf and go with her husband to the grove, to the birch tree, pre-decorated with bright shreds - to celebrate the Trinity and eat together the charmed food - a talisman from all evil.
For a love spell on a loved one, they take the grass consecrated in the church, weave it into a wreath and put it under the pillow, while saying:
“I go to bed without praying and without crossing myself, Lord, forgive me, Christ. I put a wreath of holy herbs under my head. As these herbs twisted and intertwined into a wreath, so let the servant of God (name) around me, the slaves (name), twist and twist, as the wreath will wither and dry, so let it dry and grieve for me, God's servant (name), food is not seizes, does not drink with drink, does not go on a spree; at a feast, he or at a conversation, in a field or in a house - I would not go out of his mind-mind. Be my words strong and sculpting, stronger than stone and damask steel, a sharp knife and a greyhound spear. And the key to my words and affirmation, and the fortress is strong, and the strength is strong in the heavenly heights, and the castle is in the depths of the sea. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen."
A conspiracy for good luck, for success in business, was always made at dawn on the street in the morning of the Trinity:
“I will rise, having prayed, I will go out, crossing myself, I will ascend a high mountain, I will look around on all four sides. As on the eastern side, in a green meadow, a black horse grazes, restlessly wild and violent. No one saddled him, no one rode him, that horse did not know the stirrups-reins. I will tame that horse, and he will walk obediently under me, carry me where I want. My will is strong, my word is true. Amen."
Trinity, Trinity Day or Pentecost is an Orthodox Christian holiday that occurs on the 50th day after Easter. As a rule, the weather on this day is already warm like in summer, and the blossoming nature pleases with young greenery and flowers. From time immemorial, the onset of the Trinity has been awaited with great impatience by the common people, since at the time of the church festival it was supposed to rest from all chores, as well as generous feasts and cheerful festivities. In addition, many traditions, customs and signs are associated with Pentecost - most of them have survived to this day. Today we will find out what can and cannot be done on Trinity and how many days this wonderful spring holiday lasts. Our ancestors believed in numerous signs for the Trinity and the Spirits Day following it - for the weather, for young unmarried girls and for those who want to get pregnant. By adhering to simple rules and rituals, you can attract health, happiness and wealth into your life. Merry Trinity to you and only good omens!
What kind of holiday is the Trinity - meaning, traditions, customs
Every year after Easter Sunday, Orthodox Christians prepare to celebrate the Day of the Holy Trinity. So, what is this holiday - the Trinity? According to Holy Scripture, it was on this day that the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles of Christ, thereby revealing the mystery of the Trinity of God. As a result, the followers and disciples of Jesus began to understand the languages of different peoples - thanks to this wonderful gift, Christianity soon spread throughout the world. Thus, the Holy Trinity is of great importance in Christian theology and is considered the "birthday" of the Church. It will be interesting for every believer to learn about the traditions and customs for the Orthodox holiday of the Trinity.
Traditions, customs and signs on Trinity Day
The Trinity holiday falls on the warm season, so many traditions and customs are associated with nature - weather phenomena and plants. So, on the Trinity it is customary to decorate houses and temples with birch branches, which serves as a talisman against adversity and the evil eye. In the old days, a special decoction was prepared from birch leaves - a wonderful drug for many diseases. Young unmarried girls wove wreaths from branches so that fate would give a long-awaited meeting with her betrothed. The main tradition on the eve of the Holy Trinity is the commemoration of deceased relatives and friends - on parental day they usually order funeral services, as well as clean the graves and decorate them with flowers. It is believed that on Trinity Saturday, the prayer for the dead helps even those souls who are in hell. In addition, Holy Trinity Day is great for matchmaking - there is a sign that meeting a girl's parents and asking for her hand on Pentecost prophesies a long and happy family life.
Signs on the Trinity - what not to do and how many days
Holy Trinity Day is considered the third most important holiday after Christmas and Easter. According to the church calendar, in 2018 the Trinity falls on May 27 - the 50th day after the Resurrection of Christ. As with any other holiday, signs on the Trinity are important and are passed down from ancestors to descendants. So, what can not be done on the Trinity and how many days? Let's take a closer look at the main prohibitions in this Orthodox Christian celebration.
Folk signs and prohibitions on Trinity Day
According to church canons, the main ban on the Trinity is imposed on housework - cleaning, sewing, washing, washing. It is strictly forbidden on Trinity Day to dig the ground, plant plants, mow grass, cut down trees, make birch brooms and engage in other types of physical labor. Any work on this day is not pleasing to God, so it is better to postpone all work for a certain period. Otherwise, such disrespect for the great church holiday may adversely affect the results of labor. In addition, weddings and weddings are prohibited on Trinity, but you can’t imagine a better day for wooing - according to popular belief, such a union will be strong and happy. Our ancestors believed in a sign that on Trinity Day and a week after the holiday it is dangerous to swim in ponds, as well as walk in the forest. It was believed that during this period, mermaids could drag the bather into the pool or lure an unlucky traveler into the thicket with their laughter. The list of prohibited activities on the Trinity also includes sinful thoughts in relation to other people, quarrels with relatives and resentment.
Signs on the weather on Trinity and Spirits Day
In the church calendar, after the Trinity, Spirits Day comes - an Orthodox holiday in honor of the Descent of God the Holy Spirit on the apostles-disciples of Christ. Many folk omens for the Trinity and Spirits Day are associated with natural phenomena, according to which our ancestors tried to determine the weather for the whole year, and also judged future harvests.
Folk signs about the weather for the feast of the Trinity and the Day of the Holy Spirit:
- Rain on Trinity Sunday - we expect a great harvest of mushrooms in August
- There are no frosts on Spirits day - to warm weather, and a cold holiday portends a drop in temperature in the coming days
- If the ternary decorations from birch branches have not lost their freshness after three days, the hay will be wet
- Hot weather on Trinity Day - summer will be dry and low-yielding
The current signs on the Trinity to get pregnant
Many women dream of having a child - in order to get pregnant, it is important not only to follow medical recommendations, but also to pay attention to the signs of the Higher Forces. So, some signs on the Trinity will help everyone to conceive and even allow you to determine the sex of the unborn baby.
A selection of signs about pregnancy on Trinity Day
- Those who want to get pregnant need to drink a decoction of thyme (Bogorodsk grass), collected on the Trinity. Alternatively, a bunch of dry grass can be placed near the bed as a talisman.
- To conceive a child, a woman must bake a cake, cookies and buns, and distribute them to the poor. For the same purpose, they share clothes with the poor or donate money.
- Visiting churches, monasteries and other holy places will have a beneficial effect on a woman's ability to conceive.
So, now you know what kind of holiday the Trinity and Spirits day is, as well as what not to do and how many days. Our pages contain the most popular traditions, customs and folk signs for the Trinity - the weather, the harvest, to get pregnant. For Orthodox Christians, it will be interesting to learn about the signs and rituals for the parent's day, which precedes Trinity Sunday. Good luck to you and a cheerful Trinity!
Faced with 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, its history has biblical roots. Many 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.
history of the holiday
In general, the day is also called Pentecost, because the Orthodox celebrate it on the fiftieth day after Easter.
Before answering questions of interest on the topic “Trinity, signs and customs, conspiracies”, let's get closer to the moment the holiday itself appeared.
So, after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, his disciples lived in a constant feeling of a holiday, since their Teacher appeared to them for forty days - first to one person, then to another, then to all at once. Saying goodbye to them before the time, the Lord rose above the earth before their eyes. This is how he assured his disciples that when the last day of the world came, he would come to earth just as he had gone to his Father. He said that he would send them a comforter - the Holy Spirit, who would come from God the Father. The apostles at first did not understand what this could mean, but they believed that everything would be so according to His word.
The emergence of the first temple
After all these events, they maintained this blessed state in their souls, like a fire in a hearth. From day to day they gathered in a secluded upper room in Jerusalem and there they fervently prayed and read the Holy Scriptures. Thus, another prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ came true: "From Zion shall come the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." This is how the first Christian church arose.
Not far from it was the house of one of the beloved disciples of the Lord - the apostle. In the same house, according to the will of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God - the Virgin Mary also stayed. There were always students around her. For all believers, she was salvation and consolation.
How did the feast of the Holy Trinity
And so it happened that on the tenth day after the Ascension 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 was beginning. Tongues of fire appeared in the air, which were not material, but of the same nature with that blessed fire that every time comes out in Jerusalem on Easter and does not burn.
Having swept over the heads of the apostles, the flames descended into them and rested. And then, after the external manifestation, an internal one immediately happened, which happened in their souls: “All were filled with the Holy Spirit.” All the apostles and the Mother of God felt an extraordinary power that came to life in them. This is how the disciples of the Lord received the blessed gift of the verb and began to understand languages that had never been spoken before. All this was necessary in order to preach the gospel throughout the world.
holy gift
Generously endowed with the Holy One Spirit and feeling that these were 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 began to be invisibly present, reflecting and acting in their souls.
Beloved children came out of the walls of the upper room of Mount Zion. United with the Lord the Holy Spirit, they went to preach throughout the world Christ's doctrine of love.
And now, in memory of this miraculous event, the feast of Pentecost can also be called the day of the appearance of the Holy Spirit, who came from God the Father, as God the Son promised the apostles. This is how the sacrament of the unity of the Holy Trinity appeared.
Trinity: signs and customs in Russia
For some time now, the feast of the Holy Trinity has become a favorite among the Russian people. Therefore, many folk signs, customs and rituals are associated with it, which the people adhere to, in addition to church celebrations.
Signs on the Trinity have gone since ancient pagan times in Russia. Many different superstitions were associated with the Trinity, or "Semitskaya", "Semikov", week.
This week was dedicated to the goddess of spring, who became the winner over the demons of winter. On this occasion, there were noisy national games and celebrations. The usual time for the Holy Trinity is the end of May or the beginning of June, and it was especially suitable for the spring feast of the rebirth of the earth, when the fresh and lush greenery had not yet lost its beauty. The pagan calendar, coinciding with Christian holidays, contributed to their unification with each other.
Folk omens for the Trinity
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 vibrant atmosphere around the first summer holiday.
And now the Semik (Semitskaya) week, the seventh after Easter, ending on the day of the Holy Trinity, began to be called "green Christmas time", and it was also called "mermaid", "suffocating commemoration", "high". And all this, of course, became a relic of Russian paganism.
This is what the Trinity used to mean for the Russian people. Signs and customs at that time were very different, but at the core they were great folk festivals. As they say in a folk joke: “Honest Maslenitsa called Semik to visit, for which she is honored and praised!” Semik is the Thursday in the seventh week after Holy Pascha before Pentecost.
Semik
What do they do on Trinity? Signs and customs of the spring holiday are similar to Shrovetide. 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 is primarily a girl's holiday, taking place three days before Trinity. Girls from entire villages with all sorts of delicacies gathered on the banks of the river and wove wreaths, which were no longer used as decorations, but as amulets from evil spirits. Some girls guessed on wreaths and threw them into the water: if the wreath sinks, the girl will not get married this year, or even the abyss (die). if the wreath floats up and goes against the current. Then the girls sang and danced around a curly birch branch, which they cut down, dug into the ground and decorated with ribbons.
What not to do on Trinity
It is not in vain that many are interested in signs for the Trinity, what cannot be done on this day and how it should be celebrated. The very first sign is that you can’t work on this holiday. On the day of the Trinity, it is not recommended to hold wedding ceremonies and weddings. Any earthwork is prohibited. However, it is very good to prepare various healing herbs for the whole year on the day of the Holy Trinity, as it is believed that they will have a triple power for healing.
In general, there are different, rather surprising signs of the Trinity. What else can't be done? This is a common question, and it should be dealt with more carefully, because something irreparable can happen.
Again, from the time of paganism, it was impossible to swim on the Trinity, because from the next day the mermaid week began. It was believed that all water evil spirits such as mermaids and mermen at that time lured careless people into their networks. Therefore, it was desirable to stay away from water. It was also impossible to go into the forest alone.
The most important signs
Here are the most memorable folk signs for the Trinity. The day before the Trinity (in it was customary to go to the cemetery to commemorate the deceased relatives. If someone forgot to do this, it was believed that the dead, angry, could take one of the relatives with them. Therefore, before the Trinity, a memorial dinner was arranged, clothes were given away dead to ward off death.
Old women went to the graves at the Trinity and swept them with birch brooms so that the evil forces receded, and at the same time the dead rejoice and contribute to tranquility, peace and harmony throughout the village.
As for the topic “Trinity, omens, conspiracies,” many people wooed the Trinity, and this was a very good omen. They said that if the matchmaking for the Trinity, then for the Intercession - a wedding, which means that the life of the newlyweds will be in love and harmony.
Rain on Trinity - for a good harvest year, for mushrooms and warm weather.
And the day after the Trinity was considered the day of the name day of the Earth, when no one worked either, and those who wanted to get rich went for the treasure. For a kind person, the earth from its bowels could reveal something very valuable.
Main amulet
Signs on the Trinity can be very different, and if you stick to them, you can save yourself from many troubles. However, the main amulet against evil spirits has always been a pectoral cross, which must always be worn, especially on the Trinity.
Now, in the topic “Signs on the Trinity, what is impossible and what is possible,” much should be clear. On this holiday, it is necessary to set the table and gather guests in order to relax and have plenty of fun with family and friends.
Trinity Feast
In the topic “Trinity, omens, conspiracies”, a very important matter should be noted: all healers and sorcerers know that on this day all herbs have a triple power, but it is even more important to know that at all times Christians were instructed to spend this day in unceasing prayer to the Saints Apostles and ask them for indulgence and protection. Prayer always acts on evil spirits much stronger than any witchcraft conspiracy.
Continuing the topic “Trinity: signs and customs, conspiracies”, it should be noted that today the customs have changed a little. Now it is enough to make an evening party or spend time in the family, putting aside all the troubles, not being offended and not swearing, in order to worthily celebrate the Trinity, then the Lord will give everything that the family of this person will need.
Conclusion
Signs on the Trinity say that the culture of the Russian people is so rich that on this holiday they pray to God with their right hand in church, and hold a bouquet of herbs with their left. After the service, a believer will leave the church and bow to all four corners of the world. And then he will come home, weave a wreath of herbs with cherished words for good luck and health, and put it behind the icon until the next Trinity holiday.
This is how gradually Christian and pagan views and traditions merged into a single whole. And there was no contradiction here, everything is very harmonious and harmonious.
