On a bright holiday that begins in the beginning of summer, it is customary to observe nature, divine or perform other rituals. This day was previously associated with the filling of the earth and all nature with the pure forces of birth and development. Therefore, it was believed that the rites on 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 ceremonies related to agriculture
This holiday comes according to the Church calendar. That is, every year - on a different day. But this was not of decisive importance for agricultural concerns, since at that time sowing work was already completed, the peasants were preparing for haying. Together with the Trinity, heat came (and still comes). Here is the rite that the peasants used to perform on this bright day. Very often, the heat coming along with the holiday, 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 church. It was believed that in this way they ask the Higher Forces to shed such necessary rain in order to nourish the earth with moisture.
This custom has been preserved in our time. Since rain at the time of the existence of drip irrigation is not as urgent as before, the rite itself acquired a different meaning. Herbs, watered with tears and brought to the temple on the Trinity, are considered the 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, ceremonies suggest a special decoration of the table on this day. That which was presented by nature, which has poured with new forces, was the main dish of the festive feast. Greens in any form served to the festive table. Not only the one that grows in the garden, but many field herbs were the components of delicious salads. The loaf was considered the most important on the table - a symbol of the sun. They wrested him and handed out to guests. Not everyone enjoyed this treat. The pieces of the loaf were dried to be used in the preparation of wedding dishes this year. It was believed that a new family, met with a loaf with pieces of Trinity bread, was destined for special happiness and prosperity.
Therapeutic rites on the Trinity
Every woman knew that herbs collected on a bright holiday, have a special power. Even before dawn, the witches went to the fields and forests to collect medicinal plants. Then the collected bouquets were lit in the church. They were dried and used to treat people and pets.
In addition, according to Russian custom, the house was necessarily decorated with field plants. It was believed that the spirits of deceased relatives would fly into the house that day to protect the race from evil. Spirits hide in spring herbs and do their job. In the evening, the herbs were removed from the house, so that the dark forces that the spirits captured there, left the family nest forever.
Maiden rites on the Trinity
Especially sweet and desirable was the Trinity. Rituals and customs allowed on this day to guess at the narrowed. For example, the girls went to the birch and threw a spoon into its thick branches. If the planted object was not tangled in the branches, but the ground fell, then the lucky woman will marry.
Walking through the meadow, the girls made wreaths and threw them into the river. If he sailed away safely, it means to be a wedding, if he didn’t want to leave the mistress, molested her shore, then he still had to go to girls. But if he drowned, then trouble can come into the house.