Superstitions can be useful, because some of them are concentrated long-term folk wisdom
SANE FEATURES
WEDDING
Good luck awaits the bride who is getting married in old shoes.
It is quite a reasonable omen: why a newlywed who will have to be on her feet for a long time, meeting guests and then dancing until nightfall, bloody calluses? Just wear new shoes before the wedding.
If the groom sees the bride's dress before the wedding, the marriage will be unsuccessful.
In many countries this ban was imposed not only on the groom. Before the ceremony, the bride's dress could only be seen by the bridegroom herself and the seamstresses, so that it would not be jinxed and … not stolen, because the dress was given as a dowry and they tried to make it as rich as possible. And who needs a bride without a dress and without a dowry - of course, the family will not work out. Today, this sign is more likely associated with the fact that men do not like to accompany a woman on shopping trips.
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If in front of the registry office the bride and groom eat chocolate or candy, breaking them in half, then life will be sweet.
It's a good omen, because sweets help you relax and stop worrying before the ceremony.
TO SORA
Greeting and saying goodbye on the doorstep is a quarrel.
The meaning of this belief goes back to the special role of the threshold in the house - the mystical border between the outside world and the home. But the everyday meaning is quite clear: you cannot start greetings without inviting the person to enter, or continue the conversation when the guest is already leaving. That is, we are talking about the rules of decency, politeness.
ABOUT CHILDREN
You can't show your baby to anyone for six weeks. Otherwise, he can be jinxed.
This sign is associated with the rite of the fortieth day, or churching. According to the Orthodox religion, after giving birth, a woman is excommunicated from the church for forty days, which means that she cannot “protect” her baby. On the fortieth day, the woman brings the child to the temple, and she herself again gets the opportunity to receive communion. In fact, during this period, a stranger can bring an infection into the house, and the baby is still very weak after birth.
CASH
You need to put the broom with the broom up in the house, and then you will have money.
When you, contrary to common sense, do this, then you will associate this position of the broom with your wealth. And when your gaze, willy-nilly, clings to this incorrectly placed object, you will all the time think: is the earned enough for a month, is it possible to save up for a new car? That is, the broom helps you to remember more often that it would be nice to work harder to get rich. Psychologists advise: if there is no broom, at least draw a red spot on the wallpaper - the main thing is that something unusual constantly looms before your eyes, pushing you to labor exploits.
Do not pick up small change on the street, especially at intersections - it can be spellbound.
In general, any "easy" money found is a rather dangerous thing. For example, in Japan, no one ever picks up a lost wallet, believing that fate will soon ask very sternly for such an unexpected gift, taking something more valuable from you. Our wise ancestors advised to wisely dispose of the money found, spending it on good deeds: to distribute to the needy, to help the sick, to support orphans. Then the money spent will return a hundredfold.
Keep in your wallet an "irredeemable" or charmed coin or banknote, which cannot be spent even with severe need, otherwise the money will be offended by you and will not go into your hands.
The usefulness of this sign is purely psychological. Every time you open your wallet, you remember her: are you lost? And if she is with you, it gives you strength and confidence to work successfully and productively. This means that you can earn decent money.
DURING PREGNANCY
During pregnancy, you cannot sew, cut, patch, otherwise the child will have a "patch" - a birthmark.
From a medical point of view, handicrafts will not bring any harm to the expectant mother. The only thing to look for is a comfortable posture. After all, static load and prolonged sitting can impede blood circulation.
You can't sit on the doorstep - the child will be born dead.
Our ancestors perceived the threshold as a line between their own world and someone else's, and it is on the line of transition that it is most difficult to defend against evil forces. But in fact, behind this belief there is only a real concern for the health of the expectant mother. After all, sitting on the doorstep, which means, in a draft, is not the best place for a pregnant woman.
It is necessary to hide the pregnancy as long as possible, otherwise they will jinx it.
If now they have learned to deal with the problems of miscarriages, then several centuries ago the situation was much worse. And any complications were perceived as the result of the evil eye. But even today, psychologists themselves recommend to mothers: if there is a threat of termination, then the first time you need to keep the pregnancy a secret. Of course, the point here is not in the "evil eye", but in the fact that if such a misfortune happens, then questioning others will additionally injure the woman.
LEAVING FEATURES
To marry in May is to suffer the whole century.
Our ancestors believed that the May family would not be strong because this month field work begins, which is completed only in the fall. In addition, winter supplies were already running out, and summer food was not yet available. Today, the chain of supermarkets and stalls, operating 24 hours a day, all seasons, has canceled this formidable superstition.
The wedding team of horses was decorated with bells so that their sound would drive away all evil spells and envious thoughts from lovers.
Today, melodic "ding-dong" successfully replace the sounds of the car horn.
Cockroaches and ants in the house - to wealth.
These insects appear where they do not clean up food debris after themselves, which means that fairly wealthy people live in this house. But in our time, despite a good omen, they are actively fighting cockroaches and ants.
The tooth that has fallen out of the child must be thrown into the corner - the mouse, and in return it will give the crumb a new strong tooth.
This belief was invented for children so that they would not be sorry to part with a lost tooth.
BTW
Professions and signs
DOCTORS believe that sitting on a table in a hospital is a deceased person. And the most common bad omen is to treat a sick physician. Even the best surgeon will never operate on his relative.
If an ACTOR has a play or a role text falling to the floor, then he must definitely sit on it and rise with it. In the theater, you cannot whistle, swear and walk in dirty shoes. Otherwise, the theater will be offended.
FLYERS are never photographed before flying.
It is a bad omen for SEAFARERS to point a finger at the sky. This threatens a storm or calm.
FIRE Fighters say that if you clean your boots while on duty, you will definitely receive a call for a fire.
SPECIALIST COMMENT
Oleg VASILIEV, candidate of psychological sciences, employee of the Russian State University:
- In deep pre-Christian times, a person, faced with unusual phenomena, created a whole system of rules and prohibitions, which, in his opinion, protected from thinness. And the events repeated over and over again were recorded in the people's memory, eventually turning into stable omens and beliefs. Even time is powerless before many of them.
But it is noticed that omens come true, as a rule, among those who unconditionally believe in them. There is no mysticism in this. It's all about human psychology. It is by faith that he programs himself for certain actions, which are then perceived as a come true omen - good or bad, it doesn't matter. But the most tenacious are those superstitions that really work. And they work because they were the result of the experience accumulated over the centuries of observing the life and nature of several generations of our ancestors.