February 8 — Fedorov day. Are you ready to meet with the dead?
Krympress reports:
Scary? And our ancestors also were scared on February 8. Today, the memory of Fedor Studit is revered — a Greek monk and public figure (759–826), ranked by the saints. So: Fyodorov was still called Fyodor Pinamnik day and, perhaps, this date is one of the most mysterious in the calendar. In the old days they believed: today the dead are especially yearning for their living loved ones. Yes, so “sick” the remaining in this world that they are ready to cross his border and come to a “date” with relatives. And not only in dreams, as is often the case on ordinary days, but in the house to appear as a ghost, and meet relatives on the street … such visits, even despite their love for those who departed, of course, people were afraid of, because various rites spent the day, in Theodors, To hold the soul of the deceased in the afterlife. Take a note of a few tips and you. Just in case … you never know:
- The dead relatives will not bother you if you hang on February 8 at the front door and under the window of the tunes and mountain ash. These plants, according to folk beliefs, scare away spirits. Juniper and thistle are endowed with the same force.
- Crosses drawn by chalk over the windows and doors, as well as an ax under the threshold, will come from meetings with the dead — the spirit will come, stumble and leave.
- Still the soul from the other world almost certainly will not bother you if outsiders are in February 8, on February 8. Especially at night. It is believed that the Dead Visiters do not like the presence of strangers in their home.
- If on Fedor the deceased, the relative nevertheless looked “on the light”, then you have a direct road to church. Order a prayer service for his repose, and spray the corners of the house with holy water.
By the way, not only those who love you can come to you today. Those with whom you did not really get along with you can visit. Some will remember some kind, for example … in general, be careful today.
But … dead dead — alive alive! And they also predicted the weather on Fedor Studit:
- A domestic cat sits on the windowsill and looks out the window — a thaw is approaching.
- The usual sounds are heard more loudly and clean — in the near future the weather will deteriorate.
- On the street is calm and clear — spring will be warm and will come quite early.
February 8 note: Arkady, David, Ivan, Klim, Maria, Peter, Semyon, Fedor.
And … returning to otherworldly creatures. Monsters today personally, “face to face”, can be seen in a usually quiet and glorious Swiss town called Lucerne. There, February 8, one of the most funny street festivals in Europe is taking place. It is dedicated to the wires of winter and it is also called the Swiss Maslenitsa. The essence of the celebration is as follows: crowds of mummers in fantastic masks and costumes walk the streets from the early morning, arranging a fun cacophony. One of the main events of the holiday is the parade and concert of monsters. This is a terrible and very unusual sight …
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