Krympress reports:
And this day was popularly called «repair.» All because the village owners immediately after Sretenskaya thaw on February 16 at Simeon and Anna were accepted early in the morning for repairing agricultural inventory. They worked with the whole family, saying «the grandfather gets up in the repair — a little light — it repaired the harness of summer and so -year -old.»
The Church now celebrates and recalls the life and acts of St. Simeon of the God and St. Anne of the Prhevitsa. The latter was in the Jerusalem Temple when Maria and Joseph with little Jesus came to him. It was Anna who recognized Jesus and told everyone about who is in the temple. As for Simeon, this elder lived 300 years before he got the opportunity to meet with the Savior. According to God’s covenant, after that he could die. And so it happened: Simeon held Jesus in his arms, gave the baby to his parents and let out his spirit.
And finally, the main tradition of today is to decorate the house with brooms! Thus, the brownie was crushed, because our ancestors believed that it was in the broom that this mystical creature lives. The floor on this day did not sweep away, so as not to disturb the owner. It was believed that if you can get the brownie, the house would remain without protection and protection.
Signs of the day:
- A lot of snow on this day — the summer will be rainy.
- Sparrows twice loudly — spring will come very soon.
- If Simeon is snowing — the summer will be rainy and cold, it is still far from spring.
- If you do not fix the harness on the day of February 16 — wait for trouble.
- According to popular beliefs, on this day the brownie comes to the stable. So that the unclean power does not bother animals, the owner tied each horse to the mane of whip and a couple of footcloths, leaving them all night. They believed that after this house horses would not touch.
- They tried to appease the brownie, leaving a pot of porridge in the corner for him. It was believed that the spirit would be carried away by treats and would not prank.
- According to the note on February 16, 7 morning frosts were counted — according to the signs, it was believed that after that spring would come.
- The sooner you start to bother the household on this day, the faster the spring will come.
- You can’t borrow money on this day and wear black things — this is a sign that promises troubles.
Name days today they note: Nikolai, Vladimir, Ivan, Roman, Mikhail, Pavel, Anna, Adrian.
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