The Winter People Calendar

I continue to write about the winter holidays and folk traditions. Holidays in the Russian countryside were an important aspect of social and family life. Farmers have even said: ... In addition, the holidays were always associated with agricultural work, many of the signs and celebrations were aimed at obtaining a good harvest in the future. So, what (besides Yule weeks) celebrated the Slavs:.

January 6 - Turitsa. The holiday is dedicated to the tour - one of the oldest among the Slavs worshiped the power of possessing magical powers. The tour is embodied union of Veles and Perun, the glory and prosperity of the Slavic Rod. On this day, wondering the whole next year;.
January 21 - Prosinets. There was Blessing of the Waters. ' Pro- shine ' - means the rebirth of the Sun. The middle of winter - it is believed that the cold begins to subside, and returned at the behest of the gods in the land of the Slavs;.

January 28 - Velesichi. ( Kudesy - the day of house ). Kudesy - Day treats brownie. If the house will be left without etotden goodies, from a good guardian of the hearth, it will turn into a rather fierce spirit. By the way, T. Alexandrov, author of ' Domovenka Kuzi ' was born on 10 January;.

February 2 - Gromnitsa. The only day in the winter when a storm can happen - you can hear thunder and see lightning. Gromnitsa reminds us in the midst of ziy that even among the worst disasters there is a place a ray of light;.

February 15 - The Meeting. This day - the border between winter and spring. ' At the Meeting of winter with spring Third ', ' to meet the sun in summer, winter turned into the cold ...

February 16 - Pochinki. Following the adage ' Prepare sledge in summer and winter wagon ', the owners immediately after Candlemas early in the morning was taken for the repair of agricultural equipment. We worked together as a family, finding work, even for very small;.

February 18 - The Trojan winter. - An important date for the Ancient Slavs. This day, our ancestors believed the day of military glory, when many Russian soldiers fell by the Roman soldiers in the Danube region.

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