CrimeaPRESS reports:
On January 7, believers celebrate a major church holiday — the Nativity of Christ and remember the greatest miracle — the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. On this day, solemn services are held in churches, people gather together at the festive table. And no matter what people were doing on the feast of the Nativity of Christ, everyone, in memory of how the residents of Bethlehem refused the Mother of God lodging and dinner, put a lighted candle on the window, as if inviting the Lord and the Mother of God to visit.
Even at Christmas, our ancestors burned bonfires, believing that their deceased parents could warm up next to them and that this fire would certainly produce wheat in the summer. They tangled the table legs, “tying” the cattle to the yard. They fed the sheep the first pancake baked on January 7th so that they would be healthy in the new year. And on this day the chickens were not even given grain, so that they would not dig gardens in the summer. The owner tried not to leave the yard on Christmas night so as not to inadvertently “take away the wealth and well-being from the hut.” And it was customary to seat the first guest who came with congratulations on a fur sheepskin coat in the hope of a large litter of lambs.
In addition, during the breaking of the fast, on the first Christmas morning, you could not drink water at breakfast — otherwise in the summer you would dry up from thirst in the hayfield. It was not customary on this day to engage in “bent work”, that is, making hoops, runners, and clamps, so that the cattle would not be left without offspring. And in the hope of a fruitful year, everyone, as one, celebrated the holiday in new dresses. As for “natural” signs, there were many of them on January 7, and all of them predicted only good things. The snow that fell on the holiday predicted large grains of bread, the starry sky promised peas, frost predicted a rich harvest of garden fruits, a blizzard brought joy to the bee prospectors, and smooth roads promised thick buckwheat.
Signs of the day:
- If there is a thaw at Christmas, then you need to wait for a warm and early spring.
- If frost hits on Christmas, January 7, then it will be just as cold on Epiphany. There may even be a strong snowstorm.
- If Christmas falls on a Friday, it means that the winter this year will be long, and the summer, on the contrary, short.
- If Christmas falls on a Sunday, expect good luck in all matters. A person born on Christmas will be happy.
- He is recommended to wear jasper as a talisman.
- If a cat breaks the walls on Christmas Day, it means that the weather will turn bad very soon.
- If the cat is curled up into a ball, you need to wait for severe frosts.
- High snowdrifts on January 7 foreshadow a prosperous year.
- A thaw on Christmas Day foreshadows an early and warm spring.
- A clear moon in the sky — expect severe frosts.
- Good weather on Felitsata, according to signs, portends a rich harvest.
- It is known that, whatever the weather is like after the Nativity of Christ, this will be the case for the entire period after Peter’s Day (July 12).
- If the housewife breaks dishes or spills something on this day, this means a quarrel.
- You cannot tolerate quarrels in public until the Old New Year — it is considered to be unlucky.
- To have a wedding on January 7th is to be happily married.
- If there is a snowstorm outside, it means early spring.
- You can’t drink alcohol on Christmas Day — you’ll drink the entire summer harvest.
- According to the sign of January 7, the head of the family must stay at home on this day so that the herd does not get lost.
- If on Christmas day, looking at the sky, you pray and make a wish, it will definitely come true.
- If Christmas falls on a new moon, it promises a bad harvest. The starry sky, on the contrary, promises a good harvest of legumes.
- On this day you cannot go fishing or into the forest, so as not to disturb the mermaids, mermaids and goblins celebrating the holiday.
- On January 7, you cannot swear, work, move to a new place, slaughter livestock and think about something bad.
Name days are celebrated today by: Christina, Maria, Gregory.
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