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Holiday Yarilin Day July 1. Yarilin Day (Top of Summer): signs, traditions of the holiday

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Yarilin day - the day of the scorching sun.

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This day in Rus', the Slavs have long dedicated to the god Yarila.

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According to the old style, Yarilin Day or the Top of Summer was celebrated on June 18. According to the new style, they celebrate - July 1.

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Myths about the god Yaril were spread throughout the territory inhabited by the Eastern and Western Slavs.

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Outwardly, Yarilo looks like a young man with red hair, dressed in white clothes with a flower wreath on his head. This god moves around the world riding a white horse.

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Distinctive features of the character of this god were fury, sincerity, purity. He personified the reborn sun, full of life-giving energy necessary for all earthly beings.

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There are versions that Yarilo is the god of the sun, Slavic Eros, the god of love and passion. This is the god of the life-giving forces of nature: when everything growing falls into a yard, that is, it becomes covered with greenery, begins to bear fruit, then the animals rage - they strive to produce offspring.

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“Yarilo is a good fellow, he rides on a white horse,
on fair-haired curls - a wreath, in the left hand - a bunch of rye, in the right - a club.
Waving Yarilo with rye - the fields grow fat, the bread is eared;
wave his club - thunders rumble, rains pour.
Where the horse steps, there is silk grass with azure flowers spreads,

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This is how our ancestors painted the image of the deity.

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The myth of the creation of life on Earth

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It says that once upon a time, under the dark veils of Chaos and Cosmos, Mother Earth slept, and she slept soundly.

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But now, Yarilo came to Earth and began to awaken her with his passionate kisses. Kisses carried in themselves sunlight and warmth, from which the Earth began to awaken.

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The earth heated up and got hot so that it gave birth to animals and birds, insects and fish from Yarila, which settled over its entire surface. All of them are children of Yarila.

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But then the turn of special kisses and special passion came, from which a person was born on Earth. And he became a favorite of the gods, after which they instilled in him a spark of reason - a spark from the world's sacred fire.

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Since then, each person must honor his mother Earth, as well as the god of the spring sun Yarila, without whom a miraculous birth would not have occurred.

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Rituals for the day of Yarila

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On this day, it was customary to collect fragrant herbs and brew tea from them. Our ancestors believed that such a drink would help to cope with a variety of ailments.
Supernatural phenomena were expected on Yarila: the sun slowed down, and special “holes” formed on the earth, through which one could look at the other side of the world, and into the other world. To do this, it was necessary at noon to braid strong birch branches into a tight, strong braid and look through them from the steep bank of the river; they believed that in this way one could see loved ones about whom there had been no news for a long time.
On Yarilin week, conspiracies for prosperity are especially powerful.
Our ancestors, seeing a spider on this day, made a wish. Then they watched the spider: if he crawled down, then the desire would certainly come true, if up, then the plans were not destined to come true.
On Yarilin Day, children and pets are lightly beaten with willow twigs. At the same time, we wish them health and good growth.
Morning dew on Yarilin Day is endowed with special magic. On this day, she gives people beauty, strength or health, which they need more than anything else. To do this, you need to swim in the morning dew.
On Yarilin Day, the girls woke up early and washed themselves with morning dew, so that there would be no end to the guys all year.
It was believed that children born on this day could become the keepers of traditions, experts in all annual holidays and signs. The talisman of children who were born on Yarilin's day was Agate stone.

How the Slavs celebrated Yarilin Day

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On this day, they went to mowing, stuffed mattresses with freshly cut and dried grass. In the evenings, they gathered around the fires, had fun, danced round dances, brewed fragrant herbal teas.

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They also arranged "Yarilin games", fairs, visits to relatives. The holidays were accompanied by fisticuffs, songs, dances and reckless fun.

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At the celebration, a bride was chosen for Yarila and named her Yarilikha. The girl was dressed in all white, her head was decorated with a wreath and, tied to a lonely standing tree, danced around her, singing songs:

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Yarilo dragged around the world,
He gave birth to a field of life,
He gave birth to children,
Where will he step
There is a living wall
And where does he look
There the spike will bloom.

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The youth gathered outside the village, in a sunny clearing - "Yarylin's Pleshka". Here, the festivities were noisy all day long, the people ate, sang, danced and honored the young man and girl in white clothes, decorated with bells and bright ribbons - Yarila and Yarilikha.

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With the onset of darkness, numerous "Yarilin fires" were lit.

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Folk omens for July 1 - Yarilin Day

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Yarilin holiday was called special; they said that he was "waited for a whole year," that it was "every day."

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The people believed that spiders predict the weather on Yarila: if insects leave their nests and make a new web, then you should wait for long good weather. If the spider itself tears its web and hides, then this foreshadowed bad weather.
Fog in the morning - the day will be hot and sunny.
Pink sunset in the evening - the next day will be hot.
The new moon on this day is a drought.
If you can hang a bucket on the horn of the month, the weather will be dry for two weeks.
A lot of midges in the fields - to a successful hunt for quail.
Ravens soar under the clouds - to bad weather.
Morning fog spreads along the lowlands - the coming days will be fine.
Wind screw - to fine days.
A lot of dew - millet will be born.
Fedul looked into the yard - it's time to cram the sickles, he is preparing for the harvest ahead of time.
In the sun, the dress fades, and lying on the morning dew, it takes on beauty from the dawn.
That's what hay dew is for, so that the eyes become sharper.
There is dew on the grass - the scythe walks easier.
Walk two mowings before the sun - you will not walk barefoot.
The evening dawn is golden yellow with pink reflections - for good weather.
Whirlwinds with a screw - for sunny weather.
In July, thunder and lightning keep even the sparrows from falling asleep.
In July, the yard is empty, but the field is thick.
In July, the sun burns without fire.
In July, the clouds go with the wind, from August - against.
Hay dew will straighten a stooped man and improve his health.
If you wash yourself with dew before mowing, you will be beautiful.

Echoes from the past

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The name of Yarila is preserved in the names of many Slavic villages. These are the Yarylovaya Grove and the Yaryn River in Belarus, the Yarilovo Field in the Kostroma Region, the Yarilov Valley in the Vladimir Region.

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The people of the Hutsuls, the Carpathian highlanders, call the spring yar, and among the Kostroma people, yar is heat and ardor.

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Yar is also a stream of water rapidly rushing during the spring flood.

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Ardent means quick-tempered, enraged.

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Yaritsa - a field of wheat.

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Many people were and remain the namesakes of the young, reckless god Yarila. These are Yaropolk, Jaromir, Yaroslav and Yaroslava, Yarina.

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July 1 - Yarilin Day, Top of Summer! On July 1 (June 18, old style), the Slavs celebrate Yarilin Day - the day of the scorching sun. This day in Rus' has long been dedicated to the god Yarila. Even with the spread of Christianity, this tradition did not stop.

SLAVIC HOLIDAY OF YARILO - THE WINNER Yarilin's holiday was called special; they said that he was "waited for a whole year," that it was "every day." In Rus' they said: “Yarilo is a good fellow, he rides on a white horse, on fair-haired curls - a wreath, in his left hand a bunch of rye, in his right - a club. Yarilo waved his rye - the fields grew fat, the bread was eared, he waved his club - thunders rumbled, it rained. Wherever the horse gets up, there is silk grass with azure flowers. Yarilo is not only the god of the sun, but also the Slavic Eros, the god of love and passion. This is the god of the life-giving power of nature: when everything growing falls into a yard, that is, it becomes covered with greenery, begins to bear fruit, then the animals rage - they strive to produce offspring. To this day, trade fairs and games were timed. The holiday was accompanied by fisticuffs, songs, dances. In the evening, the people had fun around the fires, they sang songs, the youth led round dances.

Signs and beliefs on Yarilin Day: Supernatural phenomena were expected on Yarila: the sun slowed down, and special “holes” formed on the ground, through which one could look at the other side of the world, and even at the other world. To do this, it was necessary at noon to braid strong birch branches into a braid and look through them from the steep bank of the river; they believed that in this way one could see loved ones about whom there had been no news for a long time. On this day, it was customary to collect fragrant herbs and brew medicinal teas from them. Our ancestors believed that such a drink would help to cope with a variety of ailments. On this day, early raspberries usually bloomed, late varieties bloomed. The peasants were trying right now to plant cauliflower seedlings in the ground. Also appear the fruits of black currant, blueberries. The appearance of Yarilin's day in Rus' It is not possible to answer definitely when Yarilin's day appeared. Based on pre-revolutionary sources, it is only known that the holiday was accompanied by wild fun in the Kostroma, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tambov and Voronezh provinces. Fisticuffs, games and fair gatherings made up his amusement. Yarilo is a cheerful, riotous God of passion and prowess. Yarilo will look at the oncoming one - he is drunk without beer, drunk without hops; will meet the eyes of Yar-Khmel with a beautiful girl, - in an instant she will throw her into the heat: she would have thrown herself on someone’s neck ... And around him, along his entire path, along Yarilina’s road, flowers bloom, no step, no span - all spirits, all brighter, more colorful.

Games, songs and dances In Voronezh for a long time, until 1763, there was a folk game dedicated to Yarila. It was performed before the conspiracy at Peter's post. On the eve of the game, snacks and festive clothes were prepared, and at dawn the crowds moved out of the city to a large square located outside the Moscow outpost. Games on Yarilin day (Merrymaking on Yarilin day) The girls dressed up one another better: red chebots (boots), a multi-colored reserve with wide sleeves, a white shirt and several multi-colored ribbons woven into a braid, heralded the annual and solemn festival. Well done also did not miss the opportunity to show their smart clothes. Traders set up tents in the pasture in advance and laid out delicacies, toys and small goods on the tables. This fun was a mixture of a fair with a noisy holiday festivities. Songs, dances and music accompanied the general fun. Among these amusements, one man was dressed up in a colorful dress, he was decorated with flowers, ribbons and bells were hung on him; a tall paper cap with a rooster sultan was put on the head, which was decorated with fantastic images; his face was blackened or blushed, trinkets and a mallet were given into his hands. Children with a drum beat announced the Yarilov procession. A crowd of walkers flocked to this spectacle. The mummer was strutting about in the square and dancing; he was joined by other dancers who treated him to gingerbread, poppy seeds, pies - everything that they brought for their treat. When the fun was in full swing, arbitrary games were made; from them they moved on to valiant fun - fisticuffs ... Ancient customs on Yarila games. At the latter, the most free circulation of young people of both sexes among themselves was allowed. All this is accompanied by complete decency. The gathering starts a game of "burners". Those who have looked out for brides stand in pairs with the girls they like in a long row; one of them, to whom the lot “burn” falls out, steps forward of everyone and calls out: “I’m burning, burning, stump!” - "What are you burning for?" - some beautiful girl asks him. - “I want a red maiden!” - "Which?" - "You, young!". After that, one couple rushes in different directions, trying to grab their hands again, and the “burning” one tries to catch the girl before she has time to run away with the guy standing with her earlier. If the “burning” one catches the girl, then he becomes a couple with her, and the one who remains lonely “burns” instead of him; but fails to catch - he continues to chase other pairs. During the Yarilin revelry, hugs and kisses were allowed, performed under branchy trees that hid couples. There are areas where the Yarilin holiday begins with the fact that the girls - in a round dance - choose one of themselves, dress it up in flowers and put it on a white horse. All participants of the game are dressed in festive attire, with wreaths of wild flowers on their heads. At the same time, in White Rus' they sing a song about the god-Yaril and his joyful and cheerful walking around the white world: And gdzezhen naked - There is a kapoy, And gdzezhen no zyrne - There is an ear of blossom! Conspiracies, jokes In Yarilin's week, all kinds of love conspiracies have a particularly irresistible power - for dry spells, for sweethearts and for the heat of the moment. “On the sea in Kiyan,” says one such conspiracy, “there was a tomb, in that tomb lay a maiden, a child of God (name)! Get up, wake up, dress up in a colored dress, take a flint and a flint, set fire to your heart zealously for the child of God (name) and follow it into melancholy and sadness! Almost everywhere, the ancient custom has been preserved - to go to the graves at this time to the dead. Here everyone is treated, leaving what to treat and lying in the damp earth. In some places they treat not only the dead, but also brownies: leaving the house, they leave the table set and laden with various foods and drinks. Great happiness awaits that owner who, returning home, will find everything eaten and drunk. “Yarilo spring yarit!”, “Targeting for Yarila, bargaining is good. There is a sense, but the whole is pounded! says the village about this time. "Yarilo Kupala is calling!" - the people continue to sprinkle jokes with eloquence: - “From Yarila to Agrafen-swimwear is within easy reach!”, “A woman drinks on Yarila, gets drunk on Kupala!” (M. Zabylin 1880) Name day on this day: Alexander, Vasily, Victor, Nikanor, Sergey. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the martyrs Hypatius, Leonty and Fedul. Yaropolk, Yaroslav, Jaromir, Yarosvet - these are Slavic male names that have absorbed the bright light of the sun. Ardent - hot, fiery, spring - sown in spring, yarun - current black grouse, yari - spring, passionate, full of young strength. All these words of Slavic paganism are from the image of the bright Yarila - the Sun.

The “crown of summer” is approaching - a holiday that the Slavs celebrated in honor of the pagan god Yarilo, who was responsible for everything that exists in nature and even for contacts with the other world.

When is Yarilin Day celebrated

Yarilin day, which is also called top of summer, noted July 1, which corresponds June 18 according to the old style. This day in Rus' since ancient times was dedicated to the Slavic pagan deity Yarila - the god of the Sun. However, with the advent of Christianity in Rus', the holiday did not disappear, but was transformed, acquiring a new folk-Christian meaning. It was believed that it was on the “crown of summer” that all the saints measured their strength with the pagan Yarila, but they could not finally win, so the deity was reborn every year.

Yarilo in Slavic mythology was not only the god of the Sun - he symbolized fertility, the forces of the earth and nature, as well as carnal love and even passion - feelings that Christianity, as you know, do not approve of too much.

Yarilo was responsible for making everything in nature “rage”, play - the ear was filled with grain, the grass became thicker and more fragrant, berries and mushrooms began to ripen in the forests, fish were found in reservoirs, etc.

On Yarila, who was responsible for the Sun, they even expected supernatural phenomena, which included eclipses and various natural disasters. The ancients believed that on Yarilin day, doors and windows to the other world open, through which you can look into both the past and the future, as well as see missing or deceased loved ones.

Folk traditions on Yarilin Day

To see the other world and missing or dead relatives, you need to climb the high bank of the river at noon on July 1, find a birch, braid birch branches into a braid and carefully peer through them into the water.

On this day, it was customary to go for haymaking, and then stuff mattresses with mowed grass. It was believed that if you sleep on such a mattress all summer, it will bring health and give strength.

At the top of the summer, young people gathered around the fire in the evening, the boys and girls sang, danced, jumped over the fire, in short, they stood up “Yarilin games”, often very immodest - there was an abundance of booze on tablecloths laid out right on the ground, and the participants in the holiday often indulged in various amusements not approved by the church.

Also these days it was customary to organize fairs, visit cemeteries and visit relatives.

Signs for July 1

If July 1 falls on a young or old month, then you need to imagine that you are broadcasting a bucket of water on its lower horn. If so, don't expect rain anytime soon.

If on July 1 morning fog spreads over the lowlands, expect dry, hot and clear weather in the coming days.

At the beginning of July, as a rule, early raspberries bloomed and late ones bloomed. At this time, in the southern regions, cauliflower seedlings were planted in the ground. Also at this time, it was already possible to harvest the first blueberries, and blackcurrants began to ripen in the gardens.

This day in Rus', the Slavs have long dedicated to the god Yarila.

According to the old style, Yarilin Day or the Top of Summer was celebrated on June 18. According to the new style, they celebrate - July 1.

Myths about the god Yaril were spread throughout the territory inhabited by the Eastern and Western Slavs.

Outwardly, Yarilo looks like a young man with red hair, dressed in white clothes with a flower wreath on his head. This god moves around the world riding a white horse.

Distinctive features of the character of this god were fury, sincerity, purity. He personified the reborn sun, full of life-giving energy necessary for all earthly beings.

“Yarilo is a good fellow, he rides on a white horse,
on fair-haired curls - a wreath, in the left hand - a bunch of rye, in the right - a club.
Waving Yarilo with rye - the fields grow fat, the bread is eared;
wave his club - thunders rumble, rains pour.
Where the horse steps, there is silk grass with azure flowers spreads,

- this is how our ancestors painted the image of a deity.

The myth of the creation of life on Earth

It says that once upon a time, under the dark veils of Chaos and Cosmos, Mother Earth slept, and she slept soundly.

But now, Yarilo came to Earth and began to awaken her with his passionate kisses. Kisses carried in themselves sunlight and warmth, from which the Earth began to awaken.

At the place of each kiss, flowers, meadows, fields, forests were born on Earth - children conceived by Yarila. And the young god of the spring sun did not let up, continuing to shower Mother Earth with kisses. And rivers and lakes, seas and oceans were born on it. The earth heated up and got hot so that it gave birth to animals and birds, insects and fish from Yarila, which settled over its entire surface. All of them are children of Yarila. But then the turn of special kisses and special passion came, from which a person was born on Earth. And he became a favorite of the gods, after which they instilled in him a spark of reason - a spark from the world's sacred fire.

Since then, each person must honor his mother Earth, as well as the god of the spring sun Yarila, without whom a miraculous birth would not have occurred.

Rituals for the day of Yarila

On this day, it was customary to collect fragrant herbs and brew tea from them. Our ancestors believed that such a drink would help to cope with a variety of ailments.

Supernatural phenomena were expected on Yarila: the sun slowed down, and special “holes” formed on the earth, through which one could look at the other side of the world, and into the other world. To do this, it was necessary at noon to braid strong birch branches into a tight, strong braid and look through them from the steep bank of the river; they believed that in this way one could see loved ones about whom there had been no news for a long time.

On Yarilin week, conspiracies for prosperity are especially powerful.

Our ancestors, seeing a spider on this day, made a wish. Then they watched the spider: if he crawled down, then the desire would certainly come true, if up, then the plans were not destined to come true.

On Yarilin Day, children and pets are lightly beaten with willow twigs. At the same time, we wish them health and good growth.

Morning dew on Yarilin Day is endowed with special magic. On this day, she gives people beauty, strength or health, which they need more than anything else. To do this, you need to swim in the morning dew.

On Yarilin Day, the girls woke up early and washed themselves with morning dew, so that there would be no end to the guys all year.

It was believed that children born on this day could become the keepers of traditions, experts in all annual holidays and signs. The talisman of children who were born on Yarilin's day was the Agate stone.

How the Slavs celebrated Yarilin Day

On this day, they went to mowing, stuffed mattresses with freshly cut and dried grass. In the evenings, they gathered around the fires, had fun, danced round dances, brewed fragrant herbal teas.

They also arranged "Yarilin games", fairs, visits to relatives. The holidays were accompanied by fisticuffs, songs, dances and reckless fun.

Yarilo dragged around the world,
He gave birth to a field of life,
He gave birth to children,
Where will he step
There is a living wall
And where does he look
There the spike will bloom.

With the onset of darkness, numerous "Yarilin fires" were lit.

Folk omens for July 1 - Yarilin Day

Yarilin holiday was called special; they said that he was "waited for a whole year," that it was "every day."

The people believed that spiders predict the weather on Yarila: if insects leave their nests and make a new web, then you should wait for long good weather. If the spider itself tears its web and hides, then this foreshadowed bad weather.

Fog in the morning - the day will be hot and sunny.

Pink sunset in the evening - the next day will be hot.

New moon on this day - to the drought.

If you can hang a bucket on the horn of the month, the weather will be dry for two weeks.

A lot of midges in the fields - to a successful hunt for quails.

Ravens fly up under the clouds - to bad weather.

Morning fog creeps along the lowlands - the coming days will be fine.

Wind screw - to fine days.

A lot of dew - millet will be born.

Fedul looked into the yard - it's time to cram sickles, preparing for the harvest ahead of time.

In the sun, the dress fades, and lying on the morning dew, it takes on beauty from the dawn.

That's what hay dew is for, so that the eyes become sharper.

There is dew on the grass - the scythe walks easier.

Go to the sun two mowing - you will not walk barefoot.

The evening dawn is golden yellow with pink reflections - for good weather.

Whirlwinds with a screw - for sunny weather.

In July, thunder and lightning keep even the sparrows from falling asleep.

In July, the yard is empty, but the field is thick.

In July, the sun burns without fire.

In July, the clouds go with the wind, from August - against.

Hay dew will straighten a stooped man and improve his health.

If you wash yourself with dew before mowing, you will be beautiful.

Echoes from the past

The people of the Hutsuls, the Carpathian highlanders, call the spring yar, and among the Kostroma people yar is heat and ardor. Yar is also a stream of water rapidly rushing during the spring flood. Ardent means quick-tempered, enraged. Yaritsa is a field of wheat.

Many people were and remain the namesakes of the young, reckless god Yarila. These are Yaropolk, Jaromir, Yaroslav and Yaroslava, Yarina.

Among the people of Yarilin, the day is also called the "Top of Summer", as it falls on the hottest time of the season.

Yarilo is the god of the sun, warmth, spring and carnal love, who has a bright temperament. He was considered the god of fertility - in the old days it was said that on Yarila all living things "come to the yard", that is, they begin to bear fruit.

According to legend, from the union of Yarila with Mother Earth, which until then was lifeless, all life on the planet, including man, occurred.

Yarila was considered the youngest among the solar gods, but the respectful attitude of the ancient Slavs to his cult was no less from this. Legends say that on this day the other gods measured their strength with Yarila, but he invariably won the fights.

In the old days, noisy games were held in honor of Yarila, often on a marriage theme, feasts, fairs and fisticuffs. Yarilin's day has a sacred meaning - on a sunny holiday you can look into the future, reconcile with brownies, gain health and preserve youth.

When did the holiday

The exact date of the origin of the holiday is unknown - its roots go back to those distant times, when there was no Christianity in Rus' yet. Yarilin Day - the long-awaited holiday of the sun god, according to the ancient Slavic tradition, was celebrated on the first day of July.

On this day, the ancient Slavs asked for help from heavenly bodies, nature and animals. Yarila-Sun Day was considered a holiday of the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

Worship of the sun was an invariable attribute of the culture of the Slavs, so they tried to honor Yarila at every opportunity.

The solar god was also honored on other days - holidays in honor of Yarila were usually celebrated from March 21 (the day of the vernal equinox, Maslenitsa) and the days following it, until the middle of summer.

Despite the fact that the Orthodox Church is against such holidays and calls it paganism and idolatry, Yarilin Day has not lost its former popularity. People continue to believe in the power of the sun and celebrate the crown of summer. This holiday is especially revered by the Eastern Slavs.

Traditions and rituals

Yarilin's holiday was called special - in the old days they said that they were "waiting for a whole year" and that it was "every day".

On this day, traditionally, everyone took a break from field work, arranged festive fairs, fun folk festivals with games and competitions, in which young people showed their strength and dexterity. People believed that the more fun the holiday was, the more successful the year would be.

Feasts were also held in the fields with obligatory dishes - scrambled eggs, pies and sweets. In the evenings, young people made bonfires, near which they danced, sang songs and had fun.

Girls and boys dressed in the best and brightest outfits, treated each other with sweets, arranged processions with drumming. Girls, as a rule, decorated themselves with ribbons and flowers.

Men, for the sake of fun, dressed up in colorful dresses, put on jester's hats, decorated outfits with ribbons and bells. Passers-by treated the mummers with pastries and sweets - a meeting with them promised good luck, a rich harvest and happiness in their personal lives.

Yarila was often depicted as a handsome young man on a white horse, whose head is decorated with a wreath of spring flowers, and ears of corn in his hands. Therefore, in some places on Yarilin Day they chose a handsome guy or girl, put them on a white horse, put a wreath of wild flowers on their heads, and gave ears of corn in their hands.

The horse with "Yarila" was led through the fields, saying: "Where with the foot, there is a hay of life, and where it looks, there the ear is blooming!" This rite was called "Unlocking the Earth."

Since Yarilo is the god not only of the sun, but also of carnal love, marriage games were encouraged. On this day, as on Ivan Kupala, relations between boys and girls were free, but everything remained within the framework of decency.

Marriages concluded on Yarila were recognized as legal, and children born after the holiday were considered born in wedlock. If love was non-reciprocal, they turned to love spells, which on that day were more effective than usual. Therefore, knowledgeable people tried not to miss Yarilin's day.

On this day, women went to the forest for branches for wreaths. In the old days, it was believed that women were prone to disputes, gossip, envy, and in order to reconcile everyone and ensure good relations throughout the year, they came up with a ritual - you had to look into each other's eyes through a wreath.

Unmarried girls on this day went to guess on the bank of the river. They threw wreaths into the water and watched where they would swim and from which side to wait for the suitors. The main thing is that the wreath does not drown, otherwise the wedding will not be seen next year.

In the old days, on this day, before sunrise, sorcerers and healers went to remote places "to listen to treasures." And if the treasure wanted to reveal itself, it was easy and quick to get rich.

People believed that on this holiday, Mother Earth follows her secrets less carefully, so they can be unraveled.

Popular beliefs say that on this day the evil spirits hid especially carefully. Evil spirits are afraid of the sun even on ordinary days, not like on a holiday dedicated to the daylight.

Supernatural phenomena were expected on Yarila - the sun slowed down, and special "holes" formed on the earth, through which one could look at the other side of the world, and even at the other world.

To do this, at noon they took strong birch branches and wove them into a braid, from which they went to a steep river bank and looked through it. According to legend, in this way one could see the spirits of dead relatives and living loved ones, from whom there has been no news for a long time.

On Yarilin day, treats were left for the brownie, and if the treats disappeared by evening, people believed that the brownie was satisfied with the offering and was happy to live with the owners, respectively, happiness and prosperity would reign in the house.

Treats were also left on the graves of relatives, visiting them and congratulating them on the sunny holiday.

People believed that Yarila on this day could help get rid of illnesses and other hardships - you just need to sincerely ask him about it at dawn in a secluded place.

Signs

On this day, medicinal herbs and other plants endowed with magical properties were collected. People believed that a hot drink made from medicinal herbs collected on Yarilin Day relieves many ailments. Healing herbs fed livestock, decorated the house to protect against hail, drought, insect pests.

Morning dew on the Yarilin holiday was considered healing, giving youth, beauty and health. Therefore, in the old days, people washed themselves with it, collected it in small containers to give to the seriously ill, moistened the sheets and wrapped themselves in them.

Cattle, on the day of the sun god, were driven out to the pasture, so that he would be like in Yarilin's dew. By the way, on this day the cattle were fed to the full, as it was believed that the more the animals eat, the more fertile the year will be.

In the garden, they arranged harvest reviews, looked for the first fruits - they buried one cucumber so that the harvest was good, the rest were served for the meal.

On this day, people mowed and dried the grass, and then stuffed mattresses with it - it was believed that on such a feather bed you can not only sleep well, but also improve your health.

On this day, it was customary to lightly whip children and pets with willow twigs, while wishing them health and good growth.

Many signs on this day were connected with the weather. If a sunny day fell on July 1, then the seven days following the holiday will be hot.

Morning mist, a gusty wind, and a golden-yellow evening dawn with pink reflections promised good weather. And the month in the sky is such that you can "hang" a bucket on the lower horn predicted dry days.

A lot of dew - millet will be born, and midges over winter - to catch quails.

The tails of the animals also predicted the weather for the rest of the summer. If the tails are lowered - to rain, if the tails are raised - to hot weather.

Those born on this day were considered the keepers of traditions, experts in all annual holidays and signs.

Material prepared on the basis of open sources

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