Baptism is the end of the New Year and Christmas festivities, but this is not the importance of the holiday. Epiphany during the period of Christianity has become of great importance for people living or striving 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 were added to the church holiday, which, by the way, tend to come true. There was also magic.
Epiphany turned out to be a holiday with a somewhat liberal bias, allowing divination, the use of conspiracies and analysis of signs. But here's what you can't do at Epiphany, January 19, is to swear and hide anger. Actually, such actions are punishable on any day, but especially on Epiphany.
Fortune telling - only on Christmas Eve
Marriage, financial situation, he alth and well-being of loved ones is a familiar set of questions, the solution of which has remained relevant for centuries, and one wants to know the answer in advance, and that it must be positive.
You can find out your fate, but not on Epiphany itself, but on the evening before, until 00:00 inclusive. Next is taboo. At midnight, new, festive days start, and those who did not have time to find out their future are late. Fortune-telling will have to be postponed for a whole year. In the old days, the girls did just that, they were God-fearing and well aware of what not to do on Epiphany, January 19.
Conspiracy plot
Conspiracies can also be attributed to the category of divination. Active actions on the part of a person to correct their fate were also taken before midnight. But some rituals (for money, for example) were allowed to be performed before dawn, in parallel with the collection of baptismal water.
Analyzing fortune-telling for Baptism (January 19) - what can and cannot be done - we come to the conclusion that you can wish yourself and those around you we alth, he alth, marriage (marriage) and direct all spiritual, magical and prayer forces to this. You can’t think badly - the boomerang effect on holidays is more pronounced and acts faster.
List of Epiphany Signs
The main signs for Epiphany, January 19 (what can and cannot be done) one hundred and fifty years ago was a program of action that was adopted by everyone, young and old.
Now they are not believed so massively and are perceived rather as entertainment, but more and more often they notice that forecasts based on the fluffiness of the snowfall, the clarity of the stars, the direction of the wind, are not devoid of logic.
So, what are the signs for Baptism, January 19? Do's and Don'ts?
It is strictly forbidden to enter into discussions of an aggressive plan, holding holy water in your hands - it may lose its power.
You can't also be greedy and get too much Epiphany water.
January 19 and after Epiphany is not supposed to guess.
Two days after the Epiphany they do not wash at home and two weeks - in the hole.
But dipping into the hole is welcome. 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 Epiphany is allowed to personally draw small crosses over the windows and the front door - this will save the house from trouble.
If a bird knocks on the window at Epiphany, pray for the dead relatives, it is their souls that ask the living for help and charitable deeds.
Why can't you feed chickens?
One of the strange, at first glance, Epiphany bans is on feeding chickens on this day. It would seem that such cruelty to living beings is unacceptable. But zealous villagers, who count not only every laying hen, but also every sprout in the garden in the summer, take the ban seriously.
They have well-fed chickens - number one on the list of "What not to do on Epiphany, January 19th". What does the poor bird, forced to suffer on a bright holiday, have to do with it? It is not known where such a sign came from, but they say that if it was inEpiphany do not feed the chickens, in the summer they will not rake the beds and spoil the seedlings.
Physical labor banned
On the day of the big Christian holiday, all types of physical labor are banned. This is probably the most enjoyable. What can not be done on Epiphany, January 19? That's right, work! The time freed from everyday tedious work can be spent pleasantly and profitably - attend a service in the temple, go on a visit, have fun with friends.
Of course, meeting nice people here means "fifty and more." You can warm your soul a little with alcohol even at Epiphany. What you can’t do on a holy day is to get too carried away and “sort out”. Firstly, the holiness of the holiday does not save you from a hangover and a headache. Secondly, looking like a famous pet is simply indecent. It is better to get tipsy from a beautiful day, a bright holiday, revel in faith in a wonderful future predicted on Christmas Eve, and enjoy life just like that.
