Baptism - the end of the New Year and Christmasfestivities, but this is not the importance of the holiday. Epiphany during the period of Christianity has become of great importance for people living or seeking to live a full spiritual life, and has become a sacred symbol of purification for the majority.
Not without the fact that a lot of folk signs and beliefs mixed in with the church holiday, which, by the way, tend to come true. Not without magic.
Epiphany turned out to be a holiday with a fewliberal bias, allowing divination, the use of conspiracies and analysis will take. But what can not be done at Baptism, January 19, is to swear and hide anger. Actually, such actions are punishable on any given day, but especially for baptism.
Guessing - only on Christmas Eve
Marriage, financial position, health andthe well-being of loved ones is a familiar set of questions, the solution of which remains relevant for centuries, and I want to know the answer in advance, and that it always be positive.
You can learn your fate, but not in itself.Epiphany, and on the eve of the evening, before 00:00 inclusive. Next - taboo. At midnight, start a new, festive day, and who did not have time to find out their future, he was late. Divination will have to be postponed for a year. In the old days, girls did just that, they were God-fearing and well aware of what should not be done at Baptism, January 19.
Conspiracy plotting
Conspiracy can be attributed to the category of divination.Active actions on the part of a person to correct their fate were also undertaken until midnight. But some ceremonies (for money, for example) were allowed to be performed before dawn, in parallel with the gathering of baptismal water.
Analyzing divination for baptism (January 19) - whatit is possible to do and what is impossible - we come to the conclusion that it is possible to wish for yourself and the environment of wealth, health, marriage (marriage) and direct all spiritual, magic and prayer forces to it. Bad thinking can not be - the boomerang effect on holidays is more pronounced and faster.
List of Epiphany signs
Basic signs of baptism, January 19 (what you can do and what not) a hundred and fifty years ago were the program of action, which was taken on board all - from young to old.
Now they are believed not so massively and perceive,rather, as entertainment, but more often they notice that forecasts based on the fluffiness of snowfall, clarity of stars, the side of the wind, are not without logic.
So, what are the signs of baptism, January 19? What can and cannot be done?
It is strictly forbidden to enter into discussions of an aggressive plan, holding holy water in her hands - it can lose its power.
It is also impossible to be greedy and take too much water from the Epiphany.
January 19 and after the baptism is not supposed to guess.
Two days after the Epiphany are not erased at home and two weeks in the hole.
But welcome dipping in the hole. It is especially useful for those who dared to tell fortunes the day before - water will wash away this sin.
You can sprinkle the house with holy water.
The hostess before Baptism is allowed to personally draw small crosses above the windows and the front door - this will save the house from harm.
If a bird knocks on the baptism in the window - pray for the deceased relatives, it is their souls that ask living help and godly deeds.
Why not feed the chickens?
One of the weird at first glanceEpiphany bans - on feeding chickens on this day. It would seem that such cruelty to living beings is unacceptable. But zealous villagers, who have not only each hen on the bill, but also every sprout in the garden in the summer, take the ban very seriously.
They have well-fed chickens - at number one in the list “Whatyou can’t do it on Baptism, January 19. "But what about the poor bird who has to suffer on a bright holiday? It is not known where such a sign came from, but they say that if it is not Epiphany that you don’t feed the chickens, in the summer they will not rake the beds and spoil the seedlings.
Physical labor is prohibited
On the day of a big Christian holiday, all types of physical labor are banned. This is probably the most pleasant thing. What not to do at Baptism, January 19? Correct, work! The time freed from the daily tedious work, you can spend nice and useful - visit the service in the temple, go to visit, have fun with friends.
Of course, meeting with nice people heremean "fifty and more." You can even warm your soul with alcohol even in Baptism. What can not be done on a holy day, so it is too carried away and "touch". Firstly, the holiness of the holiday does not save from a hangover and a headache. Secondly, to look like a famous pet is simply indecent. It is better to hop from a beautiful day, a bright holiday, revel in faith in a beautiful future, made a mark on Christmas Eve, and enjoy life just like that.
