This holiday is celebrated not only by believing people, but also by many of those who have never even visited a church . People's signs on Palm Sunday will also be interesting for Orthodox people, as well as for those who do not believe in God, because many of these beliefs are more related not to religious issues, but to more commonplace and familiar to many things.
Signs about how to celebrate Palm Sunday
There are two main traditions associated with this holiday, the first is that in the house you need to bring at least a few willow branches. This tree, according to the beliefs, has a miraculous power, it is able to ward off trouble, clear the house of evil and even help to recover a sick person. Therefore, the most important sign about Palm Sunday is associated with the branches of this tree. From the very morning you have to go to the forest or park, find a nice willow and pick some branches, only count their number, it must be odd. Next, thank the tree, so that it does not take offense at you, it's quite simple, you just have to bow to it and tie a ribbon, blue or red, to its twigs. Our ancestors believed that after this, the willow will forget that you hurt her and will not keep evil on you.
The second thing that also needs to be done on Palm Sunday, according to the signs, is to bake larks. Anyone who has ever dealt with a yeast or sand test can do it. Larks are special ritual buns made from the above mentioned types of dough. All of them, unlike regular muffins or cookies, consist in the fact that they are performed in the form of birds, you must agree that any person can fully cope with this task. It was believed that baked larks would sooner bring spring and warm summer, contribute to a rich harvest and the arrival of good weather.
Another feature related to Palm Sunday is that our grandparents tried to eat several kidneys of pussy will on that day. They believed that this would help them avoid various ailments, and also make them strong and enduring. Palm buds were given even to small children, who often were ill, since our ancestors believed that this would save the child from an ailment and help them grow faster.
By the way, signs and superstitions on Palm Sunday also talk about how to get rich. According to them, it is necessary to plant any indoor plant on this day, and as soon as it settles and grows, the prosperity will come to the house, only it is necessary to carefully care for the flower, because if it dies, the wealth will disappear. Of course, to argue that this method will help improve the financial situation can not be, but, you see, you can try to use it, because you are not threatened, except how to spend a couple of hours planting the plant.
Another interesting feature of this day is the way to attract a rich groom for a girl. A woman wishing to get married should ask her relatives to whip her with willow branches, our grandmothers believed that after such a ritual, the offer of a hand and a heart would not keep you waiting. Also the girl can go to the willow growing next to the pond, and tie to her branches a red ribbon, on which her desire will be written beforehand. After this, it is necessary to wait for the execution of what was written on the ribbon given to the willow.
These are some of the fun and naive signs associated with this day. Some of them may well be tried and implemented by a modern person, all of a sudden this will really help to achieve the desired.