What is the number of the Apple Savior in 2015? Apple saved: signs. as celebrate the holiday
Apple or the Second Savior symbolizes not onlyharvesting, but also farewell to the summer. It was on this day that our ancestors arranged lush and slightly sad folk festivals, because they believed that on August 19 (according to a new style), summer was inferior to the right of autumn. For all the towns and villages, prepared meals, covered rich tables and went to church to consecrate the apple harvest. With this Savior there are many interesting beliefs, traditions and rituals, which we will describe in detail.
Traditions of Apple Feast
It is interesting that the apple in each culture hadrich symbolism. Remember at least the juvenile apples, the apple on the saucer, which predicted the future, the fruit of cognition from the Garden of Eden, etc. In Russia, this fruit was considered a symbol of prosperity, and the more the harvest, the more satisfying the coming year. In Russian culture apples occupy a special place - they can be found in embroidery, fairy tales, bylinas, painting, songs and traditions.
According to the tradition of the 19th day, baskets with bulk ripeThe Orthodox believers were taken to the church for consecration. Also the priests went out into the gardens and consecrated the trees themselves, so that they would bring more harvest for the next year.
After a campaign in the church, the housewives preparefruits for the winter - dried, soaked, canned, make compotes. In the evening, all family members and friends gather at a festive table to enjoy refreshments - apple pies, jam, porridge, etc. On the holiday of the Savior in 2015, you can cook a lavish charlotte or apples, baked in the oven.
"Apple" folk wisdom: signs and sayings on the Apple Savior
It's no secret that the Slavs have a sign for any day and for any reason, and there are so many of them on the Apple Spas that they can "predict" the whole of 2015!
What are the most interesting signs on the Second Savior:
What kind of weather will come out on the holiday, this will be January (dry, rainy, windy).
If the day turned out to be dry, then autumn will be poor on precipitation, if rainy - you can wait for rain, clear sunny - there will be a severe winter.
The very first fruit, eaten on the Lord's feast, can fulfill the cherished desire.
Winter crops were sown after the Apple Savior. If sowing occurs during the northern wind, rye and wheat will grow strong with large grain.
If there is a fine rain during sowing of winter crops, the harvest will be good.
Saying no words about this topic. About a child who is very similar to his parents say "The apple tree from the apple tree has not fallen". Mironov's excerpt from the song "The Island of Bad luck" about the unfortunate savages, on the face of the terrible but good inside, can be replaced by the saying "Krivo a tree, yes apples are sweet." And about unreliable people they say "Worm apple till the first gust of wind".
The Apple Savior is a collection of the long-awaited harvest andat the same time the meeting of autumn. In the morning people went to the church to bless the fruits, in the daytime they made preparations for the winter, and in the evening after a hearty meal they lit bonfires, choruses and sang ritual songs.
