On a bright holiday that comes at the beginning of summer, it is customary to observe nature, guess or perform other rituals. This day used to be associated with the filling of the earth and all nature with the pure forces of birth and development. Therefore, it was believed that the rituals for the Trinity are the most effective. At this time, awakened nature, ready for a new period of fruiting, can give a person the strongest energy. Our ancestors knew this well and passed on some of their traditions to us.
Trinity rituals related to agriculture
This holiday comes according to the Church calendar. That is, every year on a different day. But for agricultural concerns, this was not of decisive importance, since at that time the sowing work was already completed, the peasants were preparing for haymaking. Together with the Trinity came (and still comes) the heat. Here is the ritual that the peasants used to perform on this bright day. Very often, the heat that comes along withholiday, harmed the development of a new crop. Therefore, the peasants, having collected a bouquet of field plants, irrigated them with their tears and carried them to the church. It was believed that in this way they ask the Higher Powers to shed such necessary rain in order to saturate the earth with moisture.
This custom has been preserved in our time. Since the rain at the time of the existence of drip irrigation is not as intense as before, the rite itself has acquired a different meaning. Herbs watered with tears and brought to the temple on the Trinity are considered repentance and repentance of the one who collected them. This is the attraction of natural forces to the process of one's own energy purification.
Trinity Celebration
Since the Trinity is a holiday, the rituals involve a special decoration of the table on this day. What the nature, filled with new forces, gave, was the main dish of the festive feast. Greens in any form were served at the festive table. Not only the one that grows in the garden, but many field herbs were the components of delicious salads. The most important thing on the table was considered a loaf - a symbol of the sun. They broke it with their hands and handed it out to guests. Not everyone enjoyed this treat. Pieces of loaf were dried to be used in the preparation of wedding dishes this year. It was believed that a new family, met by a loaf with pieces of Trinity bread, was destined for special happiness and prosperity.
Healing rituals for the Trinity
Every woman knew that the herbs gathered on the bright holiday had a special power. Even before dawn, the witches went to the fields and forests to collect medicinal plants. Then collectedbouquets were lit in the church. They were dried and used to treat people and pets.
In addition, according to Russian custom, the house was always decorated with field plants. It was believed that the spirits of deceased relatives would fly into the house on this day to protect the family from evil. The spirits will hide in the spring grasses and do their work. In the evening, the herbs were removed from the house so that the dark forces that the spirits captured there would leave the family nest forever.
Girlish rituals for the Trinity
The Trinity was especially sweet and desirable for girls. Rites and customs made it possible to guess at the betrothed on this day. For example, the girls went to the birch and threw spoons into its thick branches. If the thrown object did not get tangled in the branches, but fell to the ground, then the lucky woman will get married.
Walking through the meadow, the girls wove wreaths and threw them into the river. If he sailed away safely, it means that there will be a wedding, if he did not want to leave the hostess, he stuck to her shore, which means that he will still have to be like girls. But if you drown, then trouble can come to the house.
