A bathhouse for a Russian is a whole cult. She soars, she rules. She is able to reincarnate a person anew, give strength for new exploits.
No foot after midnight
If you think that the bath, like an island, is uninhabited, you are mistaken. From time immemorial, a bannik has lived in it - a bath owner. This creature loves to be pleased with it in every possible way, leave soap, for example, or do not throw out the water from the jug - the bathhouse also needs to wash. And he prefers to bathe strictly after midnight. If such a "happy" thought comes to your mind, beware - the bannik will "crush" you. Simply put, it will put a frenzy on your desperate little head.
Woman, step aside
Even in the bathhouse, women were faced with complete discrimination, and all because they were considered unclean for centuries. They were not always allowed to enter the church, what can we say about the bathhouse. It was believed that if a woman goes to the bath first, then all the diseases and sins washed away by her will be transferred to the one who will take a steam bath after her. Therefore, the first, of course, were the “holy” men, and only then their “unclean” wives.
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There will be no third line
In addition to the fact that the bannik prefers to take a steam bath after midnight, he also likes to wash in the third order, in the so-called "third steam". Please note that the bathhouse will not forgive you if you try to break the order and enter the bathhouse on the third run. The actions of the bannik will be gentle and quivering: he will either pour boiling water over you so that the skin comes off, or simply strangle you. Cleanliness, of course, is a guarantee of health, but if you don't have time, then go to bed, better to sleep dirty - you will be more whole.
Do not raise degrees
It seems that the bannik is still female, because he hates alcohol. You can, of course, raise the degrees in the bath, but only temperature. From those who like to "knock over" in the bathhouse, but not one at a time, the bannik, it was believed, could tear off the skin and … pull it on the ceiling. However, this superstition has quite understandable explanations. A drunk person can do such "miracles" in the bathhouse: pour boiling water over him, fall on hot coals, or even "pass out". Then, of course, we can say that this is the work of the bannik, but from such an explanation the burns will not hurt less.
Don't spit on stones
The situation here is not like the proverbial well. Everything is much simpler: you spit on the stones, and the same bannik will spit in response, so much so that it does not seem a little. He is a very touchy comrade, and at any hint of disrespect he punishes mercilessly. It is also believed that those who spit on stones in the bathhouse develop herpes. Do you need it? That's the same … Much better to add a couple, splashing clean water on the stones, and please the bathhouse.
Each - a broom
Bath brooms are such a serious attribute that one should approach their choice with special trepidation and excitement. You can knit brooms only on a full moon, while you should consider whether you are not pinching branches from a burnt tree and whether two trunks are growing from the root of this tree. And when you mercilessly break the branches of an oak or birch, all the time pray at the tree for forgiveness. And in no case should you use a broom after someone else in the bathhouse. It is believed that with someone else's broom you will transfer all the ailments, worries and troubles of its owner to yourself. So each steaming person gets a personal broom!
Not a bath day
There are also rules for the days on which you can visit the bathhouse. In no case, not on Monday - on this day the bathhouse is completely at the disposal of the bathhouse, and you already understood that you should not joke with it. The best days to go to the bathhouse have always been Thursday or Saturday. Those who are especially prone to cleanliness can add Tuesday as well. These days, the bannik is even ready to kindly look after the evil spirits so that they do not annoy you.