National holiday “Day of Katisha” March 5, 2018

2018-03-04 23:43

National holiday “Day of Katisha” March 5, 2018
The day she was called because on March 5, tried to slide down a snowy hill. It is believed, who then will pass, and happiness will be long.

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Folk festival “Leo of Catania” has been celebrated on 20 February, old style (March 5 – non-leap year).

In the Church calendar is the day of commemoration of the venerable Leo of Catania, Bishop.

Other names of the holiday: “Wheelers”, “Day Katisha”, “Katisha”, “snow”, “Maniac.”

The day she was called because February 20, all tried to slide down a snowy hill.

Leo of Catania lived in Catania in Sicily in the eighth century. He was famous for kindness and mercy towards the poor and homeless. For your kindness and strong faith the Lord rewarded the Lion with the gift of miracles and healing. Revered among the saints. Memory takes place in the Orthodox Church 20 February, old style), in the Catholic — February 20, new style. The day of memory of Leo of Catania very quickly turned into the day Katisha. The explanation for this name was simple: the kids and young people trying to this day to roll on a sledge store to have fun was enough until next winter. Hold competitions. Trying to ride on a sled as far as possible. It is believed, who then will pass, and happiness will be long.

According to the tradition, that the year was fruitful for Leo of Catania took the blacksmith hot embers, and poured them on the edge of the field. At the time of touch of land they asked for good luck for the farmer and good weather for grain.

The coal symbolizes fire. The people believed that it creates a Union between land and instruments of labor, warms the next harvest, fills the soil fertility.

On this day it was impossible to look at the sky. Said it was a bad omen: who will see a falling star, waiting for the imminent death or loss of someone from the family. By the way, this star was called… a maniac.

Falling stars was considered a sinister omen, he was off with the words: “Amen! Recipse!”. In some places, the shooting stars were honored for the spirits that visit women in the absence of men.

There were other bad omens for this day. For example, this: if someone gets sick on this day, a long time can not recover, or die. The patient was put on the night under the mouse a piece of bread, and in the morning watched: if the bread is dried up, that man was not meant to recover.