“Axinn day”: signs of people 6 Feb 2018

Techno 5 February, 2018

2018-02-05 20:22

“Axinn day”: signs of people 6 Feb 2018
In the Orthodox calendar is the day of commemoration of blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg. “What is Aksinya is the spring.” The old people advised in this day to sew, to spin, to knit, not to make the bed, cut hair and nails.

 

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Folk festival “Axinn day” on the 6th of February (old style – January 24).

In the Orthodox calendar is the day of commemoration of blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.

The name Xenia is a derivative of Xenia. Other names of the holiday: “the day of the Xenia”, “Xenia”, “Aksinya, Visioconference”, “Polimnia Xenia”, “Xenia Policlinica”.

Ksenia very early became a widow. Her as a pious woman, deeply struck by the fact that the man died suddenly, having failed to bring repentance. So she decided to dedicate my life to vimalananda for God’s forgiveness for her late husband.

After the funeral, Xenia gave away all the property, dressed in the clothes of her husband and took upon himself the exploit of foolishness.

Subsequently, the Lord granted her the ability to heal, predict and guide.

The saints Xenia of Petersburg canonized in 1988.

The weather that day was tried, when the spring comes. Therefore, the Sochi day began to call Aksinya Visioconference as “What is Aksinya is the spring”, that is, if Aksinya good weather, and spring will be red.

The caring owners of this day checked, there will be enough stocks of grain until the next harvest. Therefore the holiday is also called Ksenia Poloclinico.

Due to differences in climate in different regions has its own day, which means half of winter. In the Northern regions this is February 6, so the people this day was also called Ksenia Polimnia.

By this time, had to be eaten exactly half of the stocks of grain. The people said: “Polimnia in half, but not exactly divides the winter — by the spring of the heavier man”; “Pasapasa in the hopper: half old bread eaten, half of the period left until the next harvest”; “Winter grain had lain half to the East.” To this day, there is the “economic” signs: people carefully studied the price of bread.

If the grain on the market became cheaper — so it will be a good harvest.

Also said that if poloclinico the price is low, up to the new bread it will not rise. There were other methods of divination.

In Northern areas, the loaf was weighed in the evening and next morning. If the night weight of bread to decrease, and the price of it will decrease, and Vice versa.

In the South there were somewhat different: rye bread left for the night and in the morning looked at him. If the bread seems bigger than it was, waiting for a good harvest in the summer.

6 Feb was considered a heavy day. So the old people advised in this day to sew, to spin, to knit, not to make the bed, cut hair and nails.

On this day it was impossible to put Braga and kvass, otherwise the fall will suffer crop failure;

to tie any knots in order not to provoke the funeral;

to turn the bed so as not to get sick;

to cut toenails to avoid cramps;

to tell someone your dream.