Palm Sunday: what to do with the new and last year's willow. What can not be done during and after Palm Sunday

What is done on Palm Sunday: traditions and rituals

Thousands of years ago, at the time of Jesus' Entry intoJerusalem, people carved the Messiah's path with freshly cut palm branches. This magnificent tradition was adopted by the peoples in the East and applied it, meeting important guests. In our territories there are no palms, boxwood or olives. Therefore, the only suitable seasonal plant was verba. Its branches are pleasing with lush buds and for a long time retain their appearance even without water.

What do the believers do on Palm Sunday?laity, and what traditions are followed from year to year? Undoubtedly, the former scope of the celebration has long been lost, but the most important rites are relevant to this day. As well as a hundred years ago, people continue to collect virgin bouquets, rush to consecrate them in the temple and bring them to their home. There, branches beat children and relatives, driving away from them bad weather. An important place is given to a festive meal. Even if it is lean, but very long-awaited. On Palm Sunday, fish are allowed, which on other days is forbidden. In addition, on the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, you can drink a little red wine.

Some families prefer to spend the remainderlight holiday for the manufacture of potions, others prefer conspiracies for marriage and the appearance of narrowed. Still others go on a visit to close people or to the cemetery to the deceased relatives. What exactly to do on Palm Sunday, and what ceremonies to perform, each mistress decides individually, relying on the strength of faith and family preferences.

Signs on Palm Sunday - what to do and where to look

What else to do on Palm Sunday, exceptobservance of traditions and rituals? The answer to this question was given by our ancestors hundreds of years ago. To date, there are dozens of reliable signs associated with this holiday. They are passed on from generation to generation, from the older members of the family to the younger ones. To pay attention to the signs of nature, you could learn something about the near future and protect yourself from troubles.

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  If the night before the holiday is frosty, the harvest of spring bread will be generous;


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  What kind of wind blows on Palm Sunday, this will prevail all summer;


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  Frosts - to a good harvest of cabbage and cucumbers;


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  If a bright sun shines on Palm Sunday, wait for a good harvest of fruits and cereals;


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  A strong wind to summer storms and hurricanes;


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  To successfully resolve any issues, they ate a pimby kidney before the start of a business or conversation;


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  On Palm Sunday, cattle are not driven out of the shed, or evil spirits will spoil it;


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  If a holiday is enough to make a pious broth, the whole year will be than treated and consecrated the house;


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  If a sprouting willow branch grows in the ground, the whole family will be healthy, calm and secure.

Palm Sunday: when and what to do with the willow

The consecrated willow is not just a branch of wood,this is a real shrine with strong energy and magical properties. But in order for all the ancient Christian beliefs to come true on Palm Sunday, when and what to do with the willow, it is better to study in advance.

Firstly, on the eve of the holiday they tore off branchesexclusively from young trees without any damage to the cortex or kidneys. Pigs hanging over the river can not be touched. They say that the mermaids ride on it at night. It is also forbidden to fold a recruit bouquet from a cemetery plant or from a tree with a hollow.

Secondly, after consecration in the temple, a virgin bouquetdivided into several parts. A couple of twigs left in the cemetery, a few more branches were hidden in the stable as an amulet. Part of the shrine used to make potions and medicines. And the rest was put in the house until the next Palm Sunday. During the year, wood was used for various ceremonies and rituals.

Thirdly, upon the return of the willow branches from the templebeat all relatives, wishing good health and well-being. It was considered true to strike only on the back. If someone slapped you with a willow in the ass, it means that the person's intentions are not good.

Fourthly, on Palm Sunday young girls made a strong spell on the willow. And in most cases, the mystical ritual had a striking effect on the fate of fortune-tellers.

Fifthly, knowing when and what to do with the willow inPalm Sunday, experienced village women prepared the most powerful and miraculous drugs, healing not only from diseases and flaws, but even from infertility.

The new willow on Palm Sunday - miraculous properties

Fresh consecrated willow has a massmiraculous properties. It has long been used for a whole year after the holiday in various economic, everyday, medical and even mystical purposes. Coming from the church on Palm Sunday, each member of the family was beaten on the back by a branch from a bouquet. Do not forget about the livestock. This tradition served as the attraction of health and happiness. After that, the guard was placed in a corner of the house in a prominent and accessible place, so that it would protect the hearth from ill-wishers.

If the house had a bride for marriage ora young guy, a willow branch was planted in the garden. As soon as the sprout is taken, so be the wedding. In the event of a fire, a willow branch was thrown into the fire in order to calm its strength. It was believed that a bouquet of branch branches can control elements. The most devout laymen planted a well in the marvelous sprouts, in order to protect it from all sides from evil spirits. And the kidneys from the consecrated branches were chewed and swallowed with fever, sore throat and other diseases. Even the decoction from the festive willow was actively used in home healing.

What to do with the last year's willows on Palm Sunday

Every year after the celebration of the bright holidayPalm Sunday is left in the house for the branch sprigs. According to tradition, they are categorically forbidden to throw out, because they are endowed with protective and healing properties after consecration in the temple. A bouquet of flowers should stand in a conspicuous place for a whole year before the next celebration. And only then can you get rid of last year's willow, to make room for a new home guard. But you can not just take and throw the twigs into the garbage, as the overwhelming majority does. What to do with the last year's pussy on Palm Sunday know only a few. It's time to learn and you.

There are a couple of ways to properly say goodbye to last year's arms approved by the church:

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   The verba can be burned. After the wood is completely burnt, the ashes must be collected and grounded. Bury the remains of pussy-beans only in a secluded place, where no strangers go. According to folk dowries, this way of farewell to the amulet guarantees owners protection against fires and arsons in the house;


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   Also, branching branches can be sent along the river current. Reservoirs with standing water for this purpose are not suitable. Rapid water should carry last year's willow away from the place where the hosts live;


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   Branches that have allowed rootlets, should be planted in an open ground away from home.

If none of the above options are suitable, you can include a willow in the nearest temple, where the priest will burn it while reading the prayer during the church service.

Where else do the last year's willow on Palm Sunday

There are several other ways to attachLast year's willow branches of pussy on the eve of Palm Sunday. So, the old bouquet can be thrown under a shady bush in the nearest forest. If domestic cakes are cooked in the oven, a pussy will light a fire. Some laity sweep the corners with branches and bring them to be burned in a fire. In some cases, the guard is dried and stored on a shelf with icons as an amulet. There is an opinion that having fallen on a branch line and having swept a house with it, it will be possible to get rid of any evil spirits and envious views. And even if the last year's bouquet is kept in the house, the Palm Sunday holiday should be met with fresh.

What can not be done on Palm Sunday: folk and ecclesiastical customs

It is important not only to honor the necessary traditions, but also to clearly imagine what can not be done on Palm Sunday: folk and ecclesiastical customs are full of permits and prohibitions. So, for example:

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  on Palm Sunday you can not work, perform any economic functions, build, cultivate the land;


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  It is forbidden to prepare hot dishes on a holiday, it is better to cook all the necessary food the day before;


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  Palm Sunday is the day of Lent, which means that the festive menu should be modest (the only softening is the fish);


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  It is not necessary to comb your hair on April 9;


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  categorically it is forbidden to quarrel with close people on the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, utter obscene language, abuse alcohol, and have a lot of fun;


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  on Palm Sunday it is impossible to sew, knit, embroider;


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  in a bright church celebration it is worth refraining from watching TV and using the Internet.

What else can not be done on Palm Sunday - groundless myths of believers

In addition to the above prohibitions among the believerdozens of myths about the behavior of Palm Sunday. One of them considers the restriction on visiting the cemetery. The real reason for such a statement is unclear, because in all Christian canons, a march to the graves of ancestors on such a day is not just permitted, but even recommended. Also, despite the excuses of inveterate Old Believers, on the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, it is possible to hold memorial rites and the baptism of young children. Baptismal and funeral sacraments, as well as disposal of last year's willows, are allowed on any calendar day, regardless of the schedule of Orthodox holidays. And in fact, on Palm Sunday what to do and what not - everyone decides for himself. You can endlessly listen to the signs, rituals, traditions and rituals with the willow - and then to do everything you need without having faith in what is happening. And you can trust your whole soul, give up what you can not do, and even live after a Palm Sunday.