The vernal equinox is the most unique natural phenomenon when the Earth during its movement around the axis and the sun is in a position where the sun's rays plummet to the equatorial zone. From this day the sun goes to the northern hemisphere, and in almost all countries the day is almost equal to night.
What date is the vernal equinox?
The date, when the Vernal Equinox Day is celebrated, is conditionally due on March 21, although due to different number of days in a year (in a leap year), this date has to be recalculated. However, this is important for astronomers, while the rest have forever adopted the date of March 21.
How do they celebrate the vernal equinox?
Since the pagan times with the Day of the Vernal Equinox, the Slavs have been associated with many magical events. So, it was a day when the spring met with the winter. According to popular beliefs, on this very day the God-Sun descended to Earth.
On the Day of the Vernal Equinox, according to tradition, it is customary to guess, perform rituals for desires, use conspiracies , and riot.
Feast Day of the vernal equinox is associated with the awakening of the earth, grasses, flowers, with the first sap flow in the trees, the beginning of field work. On this day, all the girls and women traditionally bake figurines of birds from the dough and throw up, then catch. By this they attract health, love, happiness, prosperity.
Another symbol of fertility among the Slavs is the eggs. They were painted, painted on them with signs and symbols, personifying the heavenly body and then used to make amulets and various talismans.
During the celebration of the vernal equinox, sorcerers and witches were also activated. They arranged a sabbath, fueled by the energy of the awakened nature and conducted certain rituals. Servants of evil always gathered on the Witch Mountain, which was invariably present in every locality.
Girls also wondered, using all the same baked larks. In them it was necessary to hide various little things like a button, a ringlet or a coin, stipulating the meaning of each of them. Then the larks ate and recognized the "surprise" that came to them, which is to be expected.
Also, you can make a wish before going to bed and bite off the lark on a small piece all night, eat and repeat your desire.
Whether you will use all these fortune-telling and fortify or not, the main thing is to try to think in this magical day about the good, then the sun will without fail give you a charge of vivacity and strength.