The most common superstitions and signs. Household signs for the home - how to keep peace in the family

From time immemorial, the threshold leading to the house has been given great importance, because the threshold is the boundary that separates those living inside the house from the outside world. Modern magicians treat the threshold as a special type of energy, whose task is to store and protect the house from outside intrusion. The threshold has many magical properties and forms the space around a person according to certain laws. In fact, the house begins with a threshold. It starts not only in the physical plane, but also magical. As far as the threshold is magically “strong” and protected from negativity from the outside, the owners of the house will be so prosperous. Nowadays, unfortunately, this aspect is practically not given attention, and then they are surprised why money, luck and prosperity flow out of the house so easily, and instead they are attacked by negativity and illness. In many cases, the reason is that the threshold to the native house does not cope with its protection function. How to magically strengthen the threshold The threshold is strengthened by talismans and amulets. In the old days, even during the construction of a house, an amulet was laid in the threshold itself, a talisman was placed under it, and security amulets were hung above the threshold. For example, the well-known horseshoe, sharp objects or branches of magical plants: wormwood, mountain ash, aspen, and so on. Nowadays, you can hang a hot pepper. Of course, the thresholds of modern apartments are far from the mighty thresholds of old houses, but here you can protect yourself. If it is not possible to place a security amulet, then you can either draw it or draw it with something sharp on your doorstep. As a drawing, maybe, again, a horseshoe or a cross - all this will indicate that the entrance of people with negativity into your house is securely closed. Signs associated with the threshold Many signs are associated with the threshold. Nothing can really be passed through the threshold, otherwise you can lose your luck. It is also not recommended to talk across the threshold - relations with that person can deteriorate. During cleaning, you should not start sweeping the floor from the threshold, otherwise you can sweep the evil spirits into the house, and sweeping garbage across the threshold also promises disaster. Stumbling over the threshold is not good. This means that the path will be unsuccessful and some kind of trouble may happen along the way. But it is especially bad luck when the threshold begins to creak - such a creak portends illness and even death. The creaking threshold must be repaired as soon as possible. However, the threshold can act as an assistant and even a healer. So, knowledgeable people advise you to sit on the doorstep for some time if you are suddenly overcome by sadness or melancholy or a bad mood has fallen. They also sat on the threshold and ate a piece of rye bread sprinkled with salt, if they could not get rid of the longing for another person who had gone into the world. Conspiracies and rituals for the threshold In order for the threshold to better fulfill its protective duties, conspiracies can be read on it. One of the most common is this: “Skate, share a thin, lover-martyr. Roll - do not reach, do not spin at the threshold, do not cling to the porch, do not hang on the gate! Leshov's song, crow's help. Roll from the threshold! Amen". And here is another conspiracy-amulet for the threshold: “Bring, Lord, past my house all the enemies whom I know and whom I do not know, whom I am waiting for and whom I am waiting for. My word is the first, the enemy's word is the last. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen". And so that everything goes well with you yourself, then make it a habit, each time leaving the house and stepping over the threshold, say these words: “My strength is beyond this threshold.” Sometimes people can appear in the house who are either unpleasant, or envious, or more frankly ill-wishers who come to quarrel, so that such visits do not happen again, after they leave, salt should be poured after them beyond the threshold of the house. If you want to protect your home from damage and the evil eye, pour a little salt under the threshold at the front door with the words: "Everything that comes bad, everything will go to salt and earth." You can pour salt along the entire length of the threshold (but so that no one notices), saying: “Salt-salt, do not let goryushka into the house, become a threshold for the house, a talisman for the family.” Cleaning the threshold in the house from negative energy Any threshold is a powerful accumulator of negative energy. Therefore, it should be regularly cleaned and washed off the accumulated negative. For cleansing, you can simply use a broom and sweep your native threshold three times with the words: “I sweep away sorrows, illnesses, ailments, damage, lessons, superficial evil eyes, bringing. Threshold metenny, God blessed. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen". If you feel that simple sweeping is not enough, then use a stronger method of cleansing. You will need salt for it. Be sure on Friday and be sure to scoop three pinches of salt from a wooden salt shaker with your left hand on Friday, dissolve them in a bucket of water and this salty water thoroughly wash the threshold three times, reading the plot: “It is salted with salt, soaked with water, salt does not rot, and spoilage does not come to my house. Turn away, roll back, turn back! Get out, I didn't call you. Amen". The water left after washing should not be brought into the house - it must be poured out without fail at the crossroads.

1. Why can't photograph sleeping people?
This superstition is common in the society of photographers, and among ordinary people. Many young mothers are especially reverent about this issue, forbidding photographing their children in a dream.

In the 19th century, there was a tradition in Europe to photograph dead people as if they were just sleeping. The deceased was dressed in smart clothes and laid on the bed or "seated" on an armchair and photographed. Often one could come across photographs in which the deceased was depicted during an impromptu family tea party "sitting" at a common table. What now causes at least bewilderment was considered commonplace at that time. Hence the origin of superstition - initially, with closed eyes in the form of sleeping people, the dead were captured in the photo. Therefore, in order not to associate a sleeping person with the deceased, it is impossible to photograph sleeping people.

According to another version, a person photographed sleeping will not live long. After all, being imprinted with closed eyes, in the form of the dead, he thereby, as it were, attracts a quick death to himself.

The most popular version is that the soul of a sleeping person leaves the body. At this time, a person is absolutely defenseless, and imprinting him during the period of “little death” (as the time of sleep has long been called), this can negatively affect his energy. And a person who simply woke up from the flash of a camera can be frightened by surprise.

Well, if a photograph of a sleeping person falls into the hands of an unscrupulous person, evil and envious, then grief cannot be avoided. Indeed, since ancient times, magicians and sorcerers have used the image of a person for various magical rituals. With the advent of photographs, it has become much easier to do this - a photo captures not only a human image, but also reflects its bioenergetics.

From a photo you can find out everything about a person: the past, the present, and the future - as well as cause irreparable harm (damage and evil eye, bewitch, curse). That is why it is impossible to photograph sleeping people - after all, a photo of a sleeping person with weak bioenergetics is especially vulnerable in this regard. Therefore, if you already have photographs of sleeping relatives and friends (especially children), delete them or take care of them in a safe place, not exposing them to the public.

2. Why can't you send anything over the threshold?
Tell me, don't you know people who never say hello, and even more so do not pass anything over the threshold? Where do you think this strange superstition came from? The thing is that in ancient times the remains of the ancestors were kept under the threshold of the house, and disturbing them by passing something over the threshold was considered extremely dangerous. Therefore, it is impossible to sit on the threshold, which is still considered the border between 2 worlds - a safe house and an evil world, or even worse - the world of the living and the world of the dead.

3. Why can't you return halfway?
This superstition is also connected with the threshold, with its function as a boundary between worlds. Having not reached the goal, a person returns home weakened, and anything can expect him on the threshold-border - from the spirits of ancestors offended by excessive anxiety, to entities dreaming of penetrating into our world. In order to neutralize the failures attracted by the return, leaving again, it is worth looking into the mirror, capable of doubling the strength and energy of an inhabitant of our planet.

4. Why can't you give a watch?
This superstition came to us from China, where it is believed that receiving a watch as a gift is considered an invitation to a funeral. In our country, it is believed that a donated watch will count the period of friendship with a person, or even count the time left to his life. In addition, the hands of the clock belong to sharp objects, which, together with piercing ones, are highly discouraged in order to prevent quarrels and mutual insults.

To neutralize the destructive event of the watch, you need to ask for a coin for it - then it will be considered that you did not give the watch, but sold it.

5. Why can't we celebrate 40 years?
40 years is a single anniversary that is not customary to celebrate, especially for men. The tradition is based on the idea of ​​the connection of the numeral "forty" with death.

Approximately, this is due to the fact that even in Kievan Rus it was customary to “check the dead” for incorruptibility, and in the 17th century the period by which the incorruptibility of relics was determined was set at 40 days. Therefore, the number "forty" was directly associated with the funeral. Moreover, it is so "consonant" with the memorial, the fortieth day of death, and in general, in all religions it is considered fatal.

Accordingly, the one who celebrates the fortieth birthday does not show proper respect either to the dead, or to death itself, and incurs ailments, failures, and even death.

6. Why is it impossible to immediately leave the house, but is it necessary to “sit down on the path”?
The sign is based on the ancient faith of the inhabitants of our planet in good and evil spirits that rule the world. It was believed that family spirits cling to a person, interfering with him on the road and trying to return him back. Sitting down in front of a long road, the spirits can be fooled - they will think, as if no one is going anywhere at all, and lose their attentiveness. And accordingly, it will be possible to go on a journey without excessive “luggage”. By the way, this sign echoes the ban on returning halfway. Spirits can get angry at being deceived and cause even more mischief along the way.

Moreover, this sign also has a practical explanation - before a long journey it is always useful to sit down, put ideas in order and think it over again.

7. Why can't you walk in one shoe?
This sign was observed at all times. Old people say that if a person allows himself to walk in one shoe or one slipper, then he becomes an orphan extremely early. Even the Bible says: "Each creature in pairs." Shoes have always symbolized unity. Two shoes are a pair. By sharing a pair of shoes, you are sharing those who gave you life. And these are your ancestors. It’s not so bad if your parents don’t have a common life, and they just disperse. And if there is true love in the family, then, apart from death, nothing can separate loving hearts.

8. Why can't you choose anything at the crossroads?
The crossroads has always been considered a fantastic place, where the worlds - ours and the invisible - literally intersect. A huge number of rituals are performed at the crossroads, which are focused on the good and justice. Almost all people, passing through the intersection, talk, as if they feel an incomprehensible anxiety there. It is possible that the power of self-hypnosis comes into play, or maybe not ...

It is believed that if you “transfer” illness or misfortune to some thing, and throw it at the crossroads, evil spirits will take it away. In order not to take away other people's problems for yourself, you should not choose anything at the crossroads, because the more expensive the thing found there, the more serious the trouble or illness reduced to it.
It seems that the founders of the Perekrestok trading network did not work out the concept of the name...

9. Why can't you eat with a knife?
They say if you eat with a knife, you will become vicious. Why is that? The thing is that our ordinary knife has an old and rich history.
A knife is one of the first and main tools for the protection and extraction of food by an inhabitant of our planet. For a long time, it was not just a piece of alloy, but an object of sacred significance.
A knife is not only a tool of labor, but also a tool of protection: both from real threats and from all kinds of evil spirits. Such a magical item required a special attitude towards itself, and was used only after special rituals were performed. To eat from it meant to anger the spirits, which make the inhabitant of our planet vicious and brutal. Not to mention the fact that you can cut yourself corny like that.

10. Why can't you take out the trash after sunset?
Everyone knows this well-known sign, but not many people know its roots.
Firstly, it is believed that if you take out the garbage after sunset, gossip will circulate about you, and this is logical - why would you be happy to take something out of the house under the cover of darkness? After all, the neighbors will not stop discussing why you hide your own garbage like that. They also say that when you take out the trash at night, you take money out of the house, but this defies logical explanation. Another explanation has to do with the belief in good and evil spirits. In order for good spirits to enter the house at night (to protect the household from evil spirits), it is necessary to prepare for their visit and remove all rubbish from the house. Who did not have time, he was late, and there is no point in taking out the garbage, respectively.

11. Why can't you take pictures in the mirror?
In ancient times, the mirror was associated with the evil demon Mara, who cultivates pride in human souls, urging them to dress up and admire themselves in front of the mirror. Today, of course, no one believes in this. But at the same time, everyone, without exception, hangs mirrors in the house where the deceased is; every girl knows perfectly well how dangerous baptismal divination on the mirror is; and there are few people who can look into the eyes of their own reflection for a long time without feeling alarm or discomfort.

Mirrors are able to accumulate energy from the surrounding space. And first of all it concerns negative energy. And any image of a person, including a photograph, carries a piece of his soul. Thus, photographing your mirror reflection, you kind of open your destiny to the energy that has been accumulated by the mirror for many years.

There is a belief that a person who keeps a photograph of his mirror image at home dooms himself to misfortune in his personal life. Maybe this is not so, it is not for nothing that many brides are photographed against the background of a mirror. But still it is better not to experiment. Moreover, you should not show such a photo to strangers.

12. Why can't you tear photos?
From the same series. Many interpreters believe that by tearing up a photograph, we thereby bring illness to the one who is depicted in it.

It is also believed that any photograph is an imprint of the soul of the person depicted on it, a graphic cast that has an aura. By tearing the photograph, we break the aura. Burning in this sense is harmless - it does not disturb the aura.

13. Why can't you do something on the 13th?
Belief in the terrible day, Friday the 13th, arose approximately from a free interpretation of the Old Testament. On this day, Cain killed his own brother Abel. Over time, this legend has acquired a huge amount of speculation, turning the number 13 into a terrible symbol of troubles and misfortunes. For example, 13 accomplices were calculated in the hidden supper, and the betrayal of Judas is mentioned for the first time in the 13th chapter of the Gospel. Over time, the attitude towards 13 has only worsened. So, for example, Franklin Roosevelt never wandered on the 13th, in some clinics there is no 13th ward, and in some hotels there is no 13th floor. And in a family where there are thirteen children, one of them will certainly grow up as a lawbreaker. But sometimes the 13th salary))

14. Why can't you kill spiders?
Since ancient times, the spider has always been an insect that brings good luck, but also in some beliefs it was mentioned that the appearance of a spider is to receive some kind of news. People who wanted to be healthy never touched spiders.

The spider is valued by people, as it once saved Jesus when he fled to Egypt. It is written in the legends that Jesus, during his journey, hid with the Holy Family in a cave. A spider came and protected the entrance to the cave with cobwebs, after which everyone thought that no one had been in it for a long time.

There are similar stories about Moses and Mohammed. A spider has always been a good omen, if a spider descended on a person, this indicated that he would soon become rich. Little red spiders are called "money spinners".

It was believed that if such a spider crawls over your clothes, then soon you will change it to a new one, if you catch a spider and put it in your pocket, then the pocket will always be filled with money. Older recipes constantly used spider webs as an ingredient. Some even ate the spiders alive with a piece of butter.

15. Why can't you cut your hair?
There is a belief that the life force lies in the hair. Accordingly, cutting your hair is deliberately shortening your eyelid. And also hair is a conductor between worlds (like a mirror, for example), an attribute for evil spirits (well, there, a lock of hair in magical rituals, etc.), loose hair is a symbol of freedom (in the old days, married women did not let their braids go in public ) and sin (from a dissolute girl to a witch) at the same time ... Slavic mythology, pagan motives - everything from there.

What you believe in will happen to you. A pregnant woman should not cut her hair - the child may be born dead. It was believed that it was in the hair that the life force of a person was hidden. A child up to a year was categorically not recommended even to comb. Parting with hair - reduce your vitality, shorten your life. In some places, it is believed that if a child is cut before the age of seven, then his "mind is cut out."

All the main rituals are also associated with hair: baptism (rolling locks of hair in wax), wedding (bride's braid), burial (widow's hair loosening) and so on.
Hence the belief that any sorcerer, having human hair, can harm him, cause damage. Therefore, it is not recommended to leave cut hair in plain sight.

16. Why can't you give an even number of flowers?
In different countries, there are traditions associated with the number of flowers given, for example, in the USA, Europe and some Eastern countries, it is believed that an even number of flowers given brings happiness. In Russia, it is customary to bring an even number of flowers only for the funeral of the dead.

There is an opinion that odd numbers are characterized by instability, movement, that is, they symbolize life, living matter. And even - stability and peace, that is, dead matter.
This conditional division is relevant only up to a dozen. Florists have a rule: if there are 12 or more flowers in a bouquet, then their number does not matter.

In the old days, people believed in the magic of numbers, where everything good was associated with odd numbers, and bad things with even numbers. That is why, for example, at Christmas, an odd number of dishes were always put on the table. People believed that odd numbers symbolize the constant continuation of life, incompleteness. And even ones, on the contrary, mean the finiteness of all living things, the stoppage of movement.

17. Why is it impossible to give gifts?
The main reason is ethical - after all, this gift was originally made to you, and in relation to the person who spent time and money on this, re-gifting his gift would be elementary disrespect. Especially considering that you will not spend anything on finding and buying this gift, which will be disrespectful to the new owner as well. In order to give this gift to another person with impunity, you must at least be sure that the first giver will not find out about it, and will not ask at the meeting: “How is the fondue pot that I gave you?”

Another reason is the uselessness of the gift. If it was not useful to you, then there is a chance that it will not be useful to someone else, so donate the gift only to those people who will definitely find a use for it.

There is also a belief that a gift contains a piece of the soul of the giver, but following this logic, you can turn your house into a warehouse, never throwing away even broken gifts.

In many countries, it is customary to give a gift with a check so that a person who does not like the gift can go to the store, turn it in and get something more suitable.

18. Why can't you cut your nails in the evening?
The appearance of electricity in every home happened not so long ago, especially in our country. Before the advent of electricity, everyone safely used candles, kerosene or gas lamps.
Naturally, such a light source was not of high quality. Most people suffer from poor eyesight precisely because of the dim light in the room.
It is quite logical to assume that cutting nails in poor lighting is fraught with minor injuries that cause a lot of pain and inconvenience. So people decided that it was better to warn future generations against these mistakes and created a superstition of this kind.

Another weighty reason that follows from the first is the low level of medicine. If we remember in which houses our grandmothers and great-grandmothers lived, it becomes obvious that there was no talk of sanitation and disinfection at all. When people cut their nails with devices that are completely not designed for this, they received a lot of injuries. The likelihood of blood poisoning and tetanus increased. There was no exact explanation of why diseases appear precisely after evening nail cutting, people began to associate everything with bad omens.

19. Why can't you whistle in the house?
Many people know the sign - you can not whistle in the house. Where does she take her roots from?
For ordinary people, a whistle is a sharp sound that disturbs peace. Now even the rules of etiquette do not provide for whistling - it is considered a sign of bad taste. The beliefs said that whistling can bring trouble on oneself, or it can become the main cause of grief. They also say: if you whistle, there will be no money. Indeed, if a person just walks around holding his hands in his pockets and whistling, then there can be no talk of any money. The main thing is work.

The sign cannot be taken literally. But most people willingly believe in this sign, equating whistlers with loafers. There is a version that the saying "do not whistle in the house - there will be no money" arose in the 19th century, because of the locomotive drivers.

20. Why can't you sleep with your feet towards the door?
Many believe that the matter is in omen: this is how the dead are carried out of the house. But those who have the bed in this way sleep and feel fine.
If you turn to the Feng Shui system, you can find the answer: "If a person sleeps in this position, he loses a lot of energy."

The bed is a special, cleanest place in the house, the energy of which must be carefully protected.
A home for a person is his shelter, a place for comfort and harmony. And the door is, as it were, a "checkpoint" of the building, a symbol of transition, unification and separation, a symbolic meeting of one's own and another's. Therefore, you can not sleep with your feet to the doorway.
But if the room does not allow you to put your bed differently, that's okay. Thousands of people sleep in this direction and live happily ever after.

Signs about the threshold are the rules known to people for the interaction of the energy of the house and its inhabitants with the energy of the outside world.

Folk wisdom is always based on observation and can be explained logically. The threshold of the house is located on the border of the energy of the house and the energy of the outside world, i.e. it is a barrier with certain rules - signs. Violation of these signs can lead to an imbalance in the energy in the house, to scandals, illnesses, losses and other troubles for the inhabitants of the house.

Signs about the threshold or rules for using the threshold:

1. You can't say hello across the threshold. Why? Because the violation of this rule will entail a breakdown in the energy of the house, through which, in addition to negative energy, various entities can penetrate. The result will be material losses in the family, scandals between households, breakdowns of household appliances, electrical equipment and furniture, poltergeist and other troubles.
2. It is impossible to talk through the threshold, otherwise it will lead to a quarrel. Why? The threshold is the gates of different worlds, the people standing on different sides of these gates are symbolically in different worlds. Hence, there is a high probability of distrust, misunderstanding and reasons for quarrels. People who come to you (even those who are not very pleasant to you) must be invited to the house, or go out to them on the street and have a conversation with them there. In no case do not talk to them, standing on the threshold of the house or through the threshold. Otherwise, your ability to find a common language not only with those who came, but with other people, too, may be impaired.
3. Do not step on the threshold when leaving or entering the house. The threshold must be crossed. The Old Testament tells us about the "three guardians of the threshold" in the temple of Jerusalem, whose duty it was to warn the parishioners that it was impossible to stand on the threshold. Those who stepped on the threshold were punished with sticks or a whip.
4. You can not transfer money through the threshold, because this will inevitably lead to material losses.
5. If, leaving the house, you stumble on the threshold, then the road will be unsuccessful.
6. For good luck to accompany you, when leaving the house, cross the threshold with your right foot. Crossing the threshold with your left foot you will attract bad luck.
7. If the threshold began to creak, it must be repaired immediately. Otherwise, someone in the house will get sick or die.
8. You should not sit on the doorstep, otherwise you will attract criticism into your life, they will gossip and gossip about you. An unmarried man or an unmarried woman will not be able to start a family if they like to sit on the threshold.
9. You can’t eat while standing on the doorstep, otherwise they will spread various fables about you, you will become the subject of discussion and all kinds of gossip.
10. It is not allowed to sweep the trash over the threshold. If a pregnant woman sweeps garbage across the threshold, then her birth will be very difficult, and the baby will often spit up.
11. It is not allowed to sweep the house from the threshold. Otherwise, you can show the way to the house for evil spirits who will consider it their own, will not let matchmakers go there and do various dirty tricks.
12. After registering the marriage, the husband must bring his wife into his house in his arms so that she does not cross the threshold on her own. This will guarantee that she will forever be the mistress of the house and will never leave it.
13. Signs about the threshold in case you have already left the threshold of the house, but for some reason you immediately need to return back. Be sure to do a funny little ritual. Having crossed the threshold, having returned, be sure to look in the mirror and show yourself your tongue. Now you can again go from home to where you were going. The ritual will double your strength and make your path successful. Without doing this ritual, you will lose power.
14. Signs about the threshold for attracting money. Put a piglet under the threshold of the house.
15. Merchants are not allowed to stand on the threshold of the store. Otherwise, he may lose all customers. A cat must live in the store, it will scare away evil entities, extinguish human envy and attract customers.
16. If a cat (and even a pregnant one) or a kitten appears on the threshold of your house, in no case drive it away, but shelter and take care of it. She will bring good luck and peace to the house, protect from thieves and evil spirits.
17. A cat that has wandered to the threshold of a lonely person will bring love into his life, he will be able to start a family (if he shelters a cat).
18. A black cat that appeared on the threshold of your house is a confirmation that you need protection from evil entities, someone is harming you with the help of witchcraft.
19. If on the threshold there is a black kitten with white paws, shelter him immediately. It will bring good luck and great profit.
20. Great luck awaits the host of a tricolor cat.
21. If your pet cat is lying down at the threshold so that it is impossible to get out, you should not rush. On your way there will be a threat to life or some kind of trouble. Get on the road later.
22. If your cat meows loudly when walking you out of the house, be careful. The trip can be dangerous and the day unsuccessful.
23. Find a dead cat on the doorstep to bad news and difficult situations in life. It is clear that this “gift” was thrown by a person with bad intentions. The cat must be buried away from the house, and the house cleaned with a candle. Starting from the front door, you need to go around the whole house clockwise, holding a lit church candle in your hand. At the same time read "Our Father". Returning to the front door, cross it 3 times with this candle and extinguish the candle with a touch of your fingers (do not blow it out). You can invite a priest to bless the house.
24. There are many rituals to get rid of diseases on the threshold. To get rid of the disease, the healer, standing outside the threshold, sprinkled charmed water on the patient standing outside the threshold inside the house.
25. On the threshold, they treat fright and a hernia in a child.

This is a mystical place.
The place where Yav and Nav meet.
Where the worlds converge: the world of the living and the world of the dead.
The threshold holds a huge number of secrets and mysteries.
Many rituals are performed on the threshold.
Among the Slavs, the threshold is on a par with crossroads and borders, which are also considered the most mystical places.
It is believed that two roads converge on the threshold - one leads to the house, the other - from the house.
This is the contact of two realities: entry and exit.
A place of resistance of two forces: dark and light.
And the threshold is the place where these forces are powerless.
The threshold is the so-called place of doing nothing.
According to legend, it is on the threshold that evil spirits live.
And according to this, many magical rites are done precisely on the thresholds.
That is why many signs are associated with the threshold.

For example, illegitimate dead children were buried under the threshold so that the priest, entering the house, would sanctify the soul of the baby with his presence.
Do not stand on the threshold;
Nothing is passed over the threshold;
They don't say hello across the threshold...

Let's talk about this mystical place in more detail. Sit down comfortably, we are starting ... They don’t greet through the threshold, they don’t say goodbye, they don’t sit on it, so as not to anger the household god and so that evil forces do not attack. Merchants never stood on the doorstep, so as not to frighten off luck, buyers and, in general, income. At dusk, garbage is not taken out through the threshold, this can lead to losses. They say: take out the trash over the threshold after sunset to failure and bad luck. If you take out the trash after a departed friend, he may never return. But if the enemy left, then the opposite is true: after him you need to spit over the threshold and even say a hot word - the threshold will endure everything and will not allow the enemy to come to him again.

The threshold helped to get rid of the unnecessary: ​​from longing, from habit, from illness and suffering. For example, a healer outside, in front of the threshold, sprinkled water on the patient, who was outside the threshold, in the house. Under the threshold of the house, evil spirits often cause damage: they scatter needles - so that there is no health, salt - for quarrels, and torn money for lack of money. In no case do not take all this with your bare hands, do not step on it, and do not even step over such a lining! It is necessary to collect all these tosses carefully with a broom or paper. And rather, in the trash can, away from home. And throwing away, be sure to say:

Where it came from, where it will go

Evil and misfortune will carry away."

(Lena Oparina)

or:

I won't take someone else's, but I won't give my own either.

Given by man, carried away by the wind.

(Lena Oparina)

You can’t stand on the threshold, otherwise you will interrupt the well-being going into the house.

After the guests leave, it is necessary to shake the tablecloth over the threshold, into the street - there will always be prosperity in the house and many guests.

To avoid a quarrel at a party, cross the threshold with your right foot.

To keep money in your house, hide three new shiny coins under the threshold by saying three times:

Silver to silver

money to money to this doorstep to this house

You can not sweep the garbage through the threshold, especially a pregnant woman, otherwise she will have a difficult birth, and the baby will often vomit.

In Russia, there was a custom: young people, leaving the house, stepped over a lit torch, after which an open lock was placed on the threshold; and when they returned from the church, they stepped over this castle. After that, the lock was closed with a key, and this key was thrown into the water (river, ..).

If a woman could not give birth in any way, then the midwives took her through the threshold three times, so that the baby would come out of the mother's womb more easily.

But the newborn was wrapped in a fur coat and laid on the threshold, saying:

As the Threshold lies quietly, calmly and quietly, so my child (name) be quiet, calm and healthy.

During the rite of baptism, the mother passed the child (especially the boy) to the godmother through an ax lying on the threshold of the house, so that he would become the guardian of the house.

Numerous folk rituals and healing actions were also carried out on the threshold.

So on the threshold, the mother could cure her child's hernia. Why did she sit on the threshold and, as it were, bite off a hernia.

On the threshold of treatment and fear. The patient himself should stand on the threshold, the healer with a knife and an ax in her hands goes around him, and then sticks them into the threshold, while saying:

What are you cutting?"

“I cut the fright, I cut it with an ax, I cut it with a knife, I calm the pain and fear.”

You can’t cut anything on the threshold - you will let the evil spirits into the house.

If a single guy sits on the threshold, then the brides will bypass him and his house.

If the longing for the deceased is not appeased in any way, then one must sit on the threshold and eat a loaf of rye bread.

In order for the child to wean easily from the breast, the mothers carried out the last feeding on the threshold, but only so that the legs were on opposite sides of the threshold.

When building a house, protective objects and objects were laid under the threshold, promising prosperity and peace to this house.

There's a lot more to the threshold.

But you can't tell everything at once.

So if you want to know more, then often look to us for a light, and what if you draw something else useful for yourself ?!

Good luck to you, Love and Happiness! And let the misfortunes pass you by!

With love, your Lena Oparina.

For many years in a row, humanity has not stopped believing in omens, despite the fact that fashion, priorities and other criteria of modernity are changing. The essence of superstitions is passed down from generation to generation, and most of those who have heard of them believe in them and observe the relevant rules. From the article you will learn why, according to signs, you can’t sit in one place or another, position, on an object, etc.

This sign in particular applies to women in position, although some manage to extend this superstition to all other people.

It is clear that a pregnant woman will try her best to protect her baby from all the troubles and hardships, which is why, often, women are in position:

• for a long time do not tell others that they are carrying a child
• try to comply with all the rules and regulations prescribed by doctors
• pay special attention to various signs and superstitions
• refuse many things and products, even when doctors do not forbid it

Probably, many have heard many times that pregnant women, according to signs, are forbidden quite a lot of things:

• visit burial sites
• sew
• don't step on the threshold
• cross at crossroads

Some of these prohibitions can be explained from a medical point of view, but in most cases they are inventions, moreover, completely unfounded, and no one can find an explanation for which.

Let's find out the definition and origin story of why pregnant women are forbidden to sit in a position where one leg is thrown over the other. Explanation of the ban from various fields of activity:

1. Signs. Since ancient times, it was believed that in order to avoid the birth of a crooked child, a pregnant woman should not sit cross-legged. This sign was a real taboo in those days when a midwife took delivery of women. Some explain this sign by the fact that the prohibition exists in order to protect the baby in the womb from getting entangled in the umbilical cord.

Immediately I would like to say that there is no medical evidence, that the first, that the second fact does not exist. In some cases, indeed, babies are born with crooked legs or get tangled in the umbilical cord, but the reasons for this are completely different.

1. Esoterics. If we carefully analyze the sign in question from the side of esotericism, then it can be noted here that:

• experts in the field under consideration argue that in a person the center of all energy flows is located in the navel zone;
• if a pregnant woman crosses her legs or arms on her stomach, the sheath of energy flows can break, and positive energy will leave the body.

The other "side of the coin" of this sign is that some people are sure that many people (not only women in position), very often automatically (without noticing it) cross their legs in a dream or just sitting on a chair, because this can protect them from various kinds of evil

• bad thoughts
• evil spirits

1. The medicine. If we consider this situation from a medical point of view, everything is much simpler here, especially since the arguments below are not an assumption, but verified facts. It is undesirable for a pregnant woman to sit in a position where the leg is thrown over the other leg, because this can lead to:

• Varicose veins. It should be noted that women in position quite often suffer from varicose veins. The considered position of the legs can further aggravate the already difficult situation with the veins, because the elastic vessels of the extremities are pinched in the hole under the knee, which means that the blood stops circulating normally.

• thrombosis. In the event that a woman is prone to vein problems, the next possible development of this problem is the appearance of blood clots, and poor blood circulation in this is a great helper.
• When a pregnant girl sits on a chair, bench or other surface for too long, and also crosses her legs, this can again cause slow blood circulation in the pelvic organs, which can later lead to such a problem as fetal hypoxia.
• A pregnant woman, with an increase in the gestation period, will herself feel that sitting in a cross-legged position, she has pain in the spine, which means that this position of the legs does not bring anything positive for her health.

To believe in the explanations of esotericists or to trust medical statements is, of course, your business, but the conclusion can be made unequivocally that it is undesirable for pregnant women to sit in this position.

Why can't you sit on the table?

Many signs have been lost in time, but a large number of superstitions have firmly entered our modern life, and have consolidated their positions in everyday life.

In fact, many do not even think about why it is impossible to do this or that, and to the question: “Why?” - they answer that:

• so accepted
• such a sign
• can't and all

Let's find out all the same, why you can not sit on the table:

1. One of some versions says that it is on the kitchen table that negative energy accumulates. This is undeniable just because at the table we:

• discussing family issues
• We make not the most positive and successful decisions
• we sit down for him when we are very tired or we are angry with someone

All the negative vibes that have accumulated on the table for a long time are immediately taken away by the person who sat on it.

1. Another option: the table is the "palm of God", because it is behind it that we eat, and by sitting on this object, we anger God.

If you show this kind of disrespect for God (it is worth noting that some people read a prayer at the kitchen table before each meal), the table will always be empty, and the material situation will instantly worsen.

1. Women pay increased attention to this superstition, because many believe that sitting on the table increases the likelihood of a girl being alone for life and never finding her soul mate with whom she can go through life.
2. In addition to the fact that such behavior is considered bad luck, do not forget that sitting on the table means violating the main rules of etiquette.

So, if you decide to sit on the table, you should not only be afraid of the wrath of God, but also be considered ignorant in the eyes of others.

Why can't you squat?

You can’t squat - this is not a sign, and not a superstition, but a recommendation signed by specialists in the medical industry. It should be noted that some prohibitions that are based on medical arguments and evidence, over time, are perceived by many as signs, so it is sometimes difficult to figure out whether this is superstition or a recommendation.

So, let's figure out together what are the reasons for the ban in question, and what such an addiction can lead to:

1. When the knee is bent for a sufficiently long period of time, the blood vessels are compressed, and it turns out that the blood circulation in the lower extremities slows down. Very often this manifests itself in the form:

• numbness (loss of sensation)
• goosebumps (as they say in the common people)

For those who believe that doctors always exaggerate, we advise you to listen, in this case, to your body. Under normal conditions, you feel your legs perfectly, and there are no unpleasant sensations, but if you squat, an unpleasant tingling and dumbness are felt in your legs.

1. Do not forget that this position of the body is an additional (and, in this case, undesirable) load on the cardiovascular system. The heart begins to work with increased power in order to "push" the right amount of blood (and, accordingly, oxygen, which is so necessary for the normal functioning of our entire body) through the transferred vessels.

So, if you squat too long and often, you can get, at a fairly early age, heart problems.

1. Do not forget that while squatting, some of our blood supply remains in the legs, separated from the general blood flow, which in the future can adversely affect the work of various organs and systems in our body.
2. For those who suffer from vascular weakness and fragility, this recommendation is a categorical prohibition, the failure of which can most likely lead to serious damage to the vessels.
3. For those who like to squat, it is no secret that leg cramps intensify and appear more often each time, which means that varicose veins are an unsurprising consequence of regularly finding the body in this position.
4. Those who play sports should not squat, because this will minimize the results of your workout and nullify all your spent efforts. The fact is that for the normal development of muscle tissue, a sufficient amount of oxygen is needed, which enters there with the blood. By squeezing the vessels, you disrupt this process.
5. As for pregnant women, squatting is a taboo for them. Every woman carrying a baby should know that such a body position can lead to:

• miscarriage
• premature birth

Among other things, with the considered position of the body, blood pressure increases very much, which can affect the well-being and health of a pregnant woman extremely negatively.

If we talk about the aesthetics of this position of the body, then it is simply absent here. Today, most people associate sitting on squats with the behavior of gopniks and ill-mannered people who have not even heard of culture and proper behavior in society.

Remember, short-term squatting will not harm your health in any way, only long and systematic gatherings in this position can adversely affect your well-being and health.

It is a myth to assume that squatting promotes relaxation of muscle tissues.

Why not sit on the doorstep?

People who consider themselves superstitious, at all times, were especially careful about the threshold of their house. To this day, it is believed that this place is downright magical. One of the results of this belief was the appearance of signs that one should not sit on the threshold.

It should be noted right away that many cultures and beliefs are convinced that the threshold:

• this is a special place, because it is the border that separates the world of the family from the world of all other people
• protects the family home from all adversity and negative energy that is from the outside

Not for nothing that in the old days the thresholds in the houses were very high. It was believed that the higher the threshold, the more difficult it would be for evil spirits to get into the house and harm the family.

Among other things, in order to make the protection stronger, a wide variety of rituals were performed on the threshold:

• right under the threshold they buried the carcass of a dead bird;
• during the construction of the hut, a snake skin was thrown under the threshold;
• horseshoes were often hung over the threshold (and even now in modern apartments you can see this protective symbol above the front door).

The ancestors were sure that it was impossible to sit on the threshold, because it was not good at all. This is due to the fact that when a person arranges gatherings on the threshold, the door to the house remains completely open, and at this moment it is very easy for evil spirits and negative energy to enter the home, the house turns out to be, as it were, unprotected from hardships and troubles.

Scientists studying the history of various superstitions and signs say that such a large number of different signs about the threshold also appeared due to the fact that earlier people were buried right under the threshold (not all). According to some versions, unbaptized children were buried here, which is why sitting on the threshold was considered disrespectful to the spirits, and if you do this, you can cause their indignation and desire for revenge.

Folk signs also say that you should not pass any things and objects across the threshold, because the consequences of such an act can be:

• causeless quarrels
• scandals in the family
• trouble

In addition to the mystical explanation of the ban in question, such a sign can also be explained from a practical point of view, namely: it was extremely difficult to heat the stove with firewood in winter and create a warm atmosphere in the house, and sitting on the threshold with the door open was considered a kind of sabotage.

Why not sit on the corner of the table?

A rather contradictory sign, because it has a different decoding. There are several beliefs about why girls should not sit on the corner of the table (for some reason, this has nothing to do with guys):

1. “Then you won’t get married for sure” - elderly women like to repeat this very much, who believe that they have lived a lot and know everything. In fact, such a belief appeared for a reason, it's all about symbols. If a girl is sitting on a corner, then it turns out that the peak of the corner is directed directly at her, and thus, as it were, separates the space. It will not work to sit on the corner together, no matter how thin the people are, and even if such attempts are made, the space between the halves will still be divided.
2. Energy messages. In this case, this sign can be explained from the Feng Shui side, although this version is similar to the previous one. The doctrine says that the corners cut space, while shooting the so-called "poison arrow". In this case, we are talking, first of all, about the energy of health. When a person sits on the corner of the table, it “affects” the heart and stomach, also the negative “arrow” is directed to the solar plexus, and in Feng Shui this zone is responsible for the center of will (in this case, we are talking about supporting a man and his position in society ).

1. It is also believed that the angle will be a significant hindrance in attempts to start a romance or intrigue.

It is also not necessary to lose sight of the version that sitting on the corner is even useful. Maybe you have heard that whoever sits on the corner will always be with the corner. This means that if you need your own housing and dream of it, then sitting on the corner is a useful activity.

If there is no place to sit at the table, and a place on the corner is free, take the opportunity to attract positive energy to yourself and get what you want (in this case, get your own housing).

Why can't you sit on the windowsill?

Many superstitions and signs ceased to be relevant after serfdom was abolished:

• the structure of society has changed
• lifestyle changed
• priorities have changed, etc.

The considered sign came to us from antiquity and is still relevant. It was once said that if a girl sits on the windowsill, then she will not get married. In those days, a young girl was not supposed to expose herself to the public.

Let's find out what this is connected with, and what our beloved grandmothers said about this:

1. It was worthless for the girl to appear at the window, because if the groom sees the bride earlier than expected, the wedding will not take place.
2. It was believed that if a young girl spends her time near the window, then she does nothing, and she is no mistress, and who needs such an uneconomic wife.

Do not forget about the practical explanations of such an old sign:

1. To begin with, you need to consider how strong the window sill is and how heavy the one who decides to sit on it is. The most likely result of such gatherings is that the window sill will simply break.
2. There is a chance of getting burned, because in winter there are very hot batteries under the windowsill.
3. Do not forget about the norms of ethical rules. It is not for nothing that gatherings on window sills are prohibited in all public institutions.
4. In principle, this is dangerous, especially if the window is open.

To believe in this superstition or to perceive it as a rule of ethics is up to you.

Why can't you sit with your back to the window?

It is impossible to say that this ban is irrelevant today, because Feng Shui supports this rule, and people believe that this is a bad omen.

1. Feng Shui. The point is that while a person is sitting at a table, the element of water, not air, should be located behind him, so it is better to place the table in such a way that there is behind you:

• aquarium
• water boiler
• stove, on which there is always a full kettle of water

This has a positive effect, both on working moments and affairs, and on digestion.

1. Beliefs:

• A person must see the enemy in the face, so that if he looks into his window, the person is ready to attack (in the case of one-story houses).
• The energy of light should completely fall on a person, and not just on his back, a person must be aware of what is happening behind his back (in this case, from outside the house)

If you believe in superstition, there is nothing wrong with that. The main thing is that you still believe in your own strength, and not rely solely on any signs. Be careful, but do not forget that many signs have no reason to believe them 100%.

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