“Efremov” national holidays 10 Feb 2018

2018-02-09 19:19

“Efremov” national holidays 10 Feb 2018
According to popular notions, without a house can’t stand any one house. If brownie showed up to any of the household members, it promised last illness or death. According to legends, the house moaning and crying before the accident, stomps or yells when angry or naughty.

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Folk festival “Yefremov day” is celebrated on February 10 (old style – January 28).

The Orthodox Church in this day honors Ephraim the Syrian, one of the teachers of the Church of the 4th century, the Christian theologian and poet.

The first place among the works of Ephraim is his interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. Other names of the holiday: “Ephrem the Syrian”, “Ephraim sverchkova Deputy”, “Cutesy brownie”.

Saint Ephraim was born in Mesopotamia in the city of Niziba.. Born during the reign of Constantine the Great, and survived until the reign of Theodosius the Great. It is known that the parents of the monk Ephrem were faithful Christians. In the early years of Saint Ephrem renounced the world and went into the wilderness, where he became a monk. He received from God the gift of wisdom: he said that from his mouth, expired grace, like a sweet river napasa tenderness the souls of all who listened to his teachings. Of Ephraim in Russia, there were many nicknames: windlifter, zamecnik, prebiotic, sverchkova Deputy.

Accordingly, and traditions of his day was due to many. For example, Ephraim was impossible to kill the insects that lived in the house. According to one legend, on this day it was necessary to sweep the floor in the house with a broom of wormwood, which could protect the house from evil spirits and evil people. In folk tradition, the day of St. Ephraim the Syrian was associated with the names of house — spirit and the “owner” of the house.

According to popular notions, without a house can’t stand any one house. As a rule, the house — the invisible being, but in some cases, the stories of the peasants, he appears in a human or various animals, most often in the way of a snake, a rooster, a cat or petting.

If brownie showed up to any of the household members, it promised last illness or death. According to legends, the house moaning and crying before the accident, stomps or yells when angry or naughty.

The peasants believed that the house might fall on and crush a sleeping person. He may also torture to death of any cattle, or to drag into the cellar and grow a baby in there, which is the worst hour cursed parents.

The people believed that the Domovoy does not like quarrels, grumpy and sloppy people. He punishes them, scaring at night and creating in the house is a mess: quench in furnace fire, overturn the bench, throwing dishes, hiding things.

It is known that each peasant family had a cat — but, interestingly, not only for hunting mice. Said that the cat is the mistress of the house, and she can get along with the family.

To Ephraim for the whole evening gatherings devoted to the stories about the home, its habits and antics. Told stories, sang ditties and jokes.

The signs of the day judged about summer: the wind of Ephraim foretold rain, and dampness.