On December 19 of each year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the wonderful holiday of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, celebrated on December 19, so you need to know the signs associated with it. In the people very often this saint is called winter Nikolo. Since ancient times, signs have appeared on the winter Nicholas on December 19 about which you will learn below.
The saint is considered the patron of the merchant's business and all seafarers, he protects children from disease and accidents. In fact, it's not all that Nicholas the Wonderworker is capable of. This saint should be contacted in those cases when you are going on a journey. He also helps in a serious illness. To this day it is believed that Nicholas the Wonderworker helps girls get married. Signs on the day of St. Nicholas, which is celebrated on December 19, are quite interesting and, as our ancestors say are true.
Signs on Nicholas - December 19
Before the night from 18 to 19 December, many began to prepare for holy gatherings, that's why they sewed suits in advance, they were looking for a widow's house, because it was there that the parties were organized.
The signs and rituals that exist on Nicolas on December 19:
- If the winter Nikola drives the horse into the yard, Nikola Nikola will feed her.
- The first strongest frosts, as a rule, come to Nicholas.
- If there are frosts before Nikola in winter, then there will be a thaw.
- If Nikola goes frost, then the year will be fruitful.
- For a long time it is believed that a lot of snow will fall before Nikola.
- How much snow will be on Nicholas, so much grass will be in summer.
Christmas gatherings
St. Nicholas is called the protector of fate and the intercessor of all lovers, so this day is also called winter matchmaking. Previously, young people spent holy gatherings with fortune-telling:
On St. Nicholas day, the girls gathered in the widow's house and conducted a candle-telling fortune-telling, a lot of people took part in them. They sang songs about what kind of life they wanted. The lyrics were short and varied in different life situations: wealth and poverty, luck and misfortune, separation , wedding, and so on.
For girls, holy gatherings were very important. In order to find out what will happen in the future, the girls ran past the houses where the festivities were held. They poured oats under the windows and listened to the conversation at the table.
For this divination, it was necessary to take a wedding ring from a woman who is already married and happy in marriage. The ring should be washed with water and hung on your hair, and then lowered into a transparent glass, half filled with water. If the ring hit the edge, it means that the girl will not get married. And if it rotates, it will come out.