The birth of the Most Holy Theotokos is celebrated on September 21, and this holiday is one of the most important among believers. On this day, people pray and ask the Higher Powers to help solve the existing problems. With the feast of the birth of the Most Holy Theotokos, various signs are associated, according to which they determined what kind of weather changes are to be expected. After September 21, it starts to get dark early and the nights are longer than the day.
Signs on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On this day the believers celebrated the harvest festival in ancient times. Peasants went to visit, bringing with them dishes prepared from products of the new crop. The main idea of the celebration was that people wanted to pity the nature so that in the next year they could harvest a rich harvest.
A good sign for the birth of the Virgin was to visit the newlyweds. A young wife laid the table, and experienced guests shared advice on a happy life. In the old days of September 21, they also celebrated a kind of New Year. On this day it was necessary to extinguish the old one and to light a new fire. It was believed that this way, together with fire, life is renewed. It was considered a good sign to put your hands in something black, for example, in soot, and this foreshadows the achievement of success at work.
Signs on the birth of the Blessed Virgin:
- If birds rise high in the sky, then do not be afraid that the cold will come in the near future. In the event that the birds, on the contrary, try to descend to the ground in search of food, then the cold is already approaching.
- It was believed that when during September 21, clear weather, then another month of cooling can not wait.
- If the sky is clear at night, then soon frost will begin.
- To see on this day the fog is a harbinger of an early rain. If it quickly disappeared, it means that in the coming days the weather will change frequently.
- When it rains this morning, then winter will be cold and autumn will be rainy.
- In the morning, dew was seen on the ground, which means that in a month the frost will appear. If it quickly dried up - it's a sign that in the winter there will not be a lot of snow.
- On the night before the holiday in the sky, big and bright stars, then expect the onset of winter.
It is also worthwhile to figure out what can not be done at Christmas for the Blessed Virgin. On this holiday it is forbidden to perform physical work in the house, except for the preparation of festive dishes. You can not eat meat on September 21, but also quarrel and build bad plans.