The traditions, superstitions, and beliefs of Russia include Russian superstitions and customs. Many of them are now an integral part of everyday life, or just general social etiquette, though they often have superstitious origins. Their awareness, and their perceived importance, depends on a variety of factors including region and age. Some are very common and practiced by most of the population, while some are not very clear and can be more regionally based.
Russia does not have some superstition that Westerners find as commonplace. Most Russians do not really care about the number 13, open an umbrella in the room or walk under the stairs.
Komuni or do a conversation with the devil. The sorceress mainly uses black magic to call the devil. The purpose of the devil's call includes obtaining wealth, fame, consent, sex, or harm to others. Those who refuse Christianity and seek Satan feel that Satan is as powerful as God and evil spells are more powerful than prayer.
Magic love
Romansa connected with magic and magic even up to the 18th century when it became a common literary theme. Neighbors suspect that magic causes people to be so passionate that they lose their senses. Christianity supports marriage and childbearing, but it does not support the pursuit of the pleasures of the flesh. This prohibition does not stop people from using Satan to get their pleasure. For men the usual goal is sex, but for women it could be to get married, take revenge, or regain the love of a husband.
Death
There are many interpretations of death in the Russian folk tradition. It can be reversible, and sometimes outside the body. It is also closely related to sleep. It is believed that when a person sleeps, one can cross the "other world" and return to life. There are two types of death. A person who dies in his old age surrounded by the family dies with "good" death, a death that is "their own". They leave when God says they should. A person who dies with a "bad" death, or death "not his death", dies too soon before God's appointed time to them. These people may have been killed, committed suicide, died of illness, or in war. Because of the nature of this death the earth can not receive them until the time comes which means they do not receive proper burial and are sometimes not buried at all but covered with stones or sticks. Russians associate "good" death by bringing good crops while linking storms, droughts, and other forms of destruction with "bad" deaths.
Funeral rite
Some steps must be taken once a person has died so that their bodies can be buried and their souls can travel to "another world." The first step is to wash the body. In the Dual-Faith setting (where Orthodoxy and folk traditions are combined) this ritual prepares the deceased for his encounter with God. They then dress themselves in white, handmade, remaining unfinished clothes because they are not belonging to this world but "another world." In Christianity, the white clothing worn by the corpus represents the pure life promised by the deceased to live when he was baptized.
The body must wear a belt during burial because the deceased will need it when he is resurrected during the Last Judgment. The belt is very important in Christian rituals and the people. Christians appreciate them, babies accept them, along with the cross, when they baptize. Thus, it symbolizes one's commitment to Christianity. In folk tradition, the belt marks a person's private space and proves that he is a member of society and protects the wearer from dark forces.
After washing and dressing the body, the body is placed at home for three days before it is put into the coffin. Orthodox households and Old Belief households (pre-1650 Orthodoxy) perform this ritual slightly differently. The Orthodox families laid their loved ones dead so that their heads led to the iconic angle. In the homes of the Old Believers, the feet are placed closer to the corner of the icon so that the deceased person faces the corner and can pray if he or she wishes. Old Believers believe that the dead can still feel for the time after their death. For fear of waking the new dead, mourning does not begin while washing or dressing up. The inappropriate funeral ethics can also awaken the dead.
The coffin, sometimes referred to as the "new living room," is very comfortable, made like a bed with a pillow filled with birch bark or wood shavings. The mourners place objects in the coffin that the body may need after death such as money, food, favorite items, and a reflection of status or occupation. Traditionally, men carry coffins on their backs to graves where burial will take place.
At the time of the funeral, a priest performs a "stalling" ceremony, praying over the body and allowing mourners to throw dirt at the cemetery, symbolically inserting corpses into the earth. The priest then puts the crown of paper on the head of the deceased and the grieving people throw the land and coins to the grave (a good coin to pay for transit to "another world" or for a space in the cemetery). After the funeral, the mourners sing a lament that describes the deceased leaving his family and the soul that goes from the body.
It is also important to remove the handkerchief used to wipe the tears in the cemetery. You should not take it home because it is believed that if you do this you bring tears into the house.
Soul
The Russian folk culture portrays the soul both as small and childish, or having wings and flying. For forty days after the funeral, the soul of a dead visit places the preferred places or places where he sins to ask for forgiveness. After forty days the relatives of the deceased set a place for their loved ones at dinner, inviting him to join them for his own warning. When families see that their skin is untouched they know that their loved ones have left.
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The Unclean Power
Unclean Force (Refers refers) refers to Satan and all the demons and is potentially dangerous in the ranks of the Russian gods. Although the creatures of the unclean powers are located primarily in the spiritual realm they are able to manifest themselves in this world in various forms, most notably including domovoi, leshy, kikimora, vodianoi, and rusalka. Also included among the evil forces are shamans, witches, undead, and "unclean dead men", including suicides, those who died from intoxication, victims of accidents and victims of violence, unbaptized babies, and vampires. Likewise, foreigners and people of other religions are considered to have unclean powers.
Among these spirits, domovoi is considered least dangerous. If angry, domovoi will act as poltergeist. Other spirits, like rusalka, are more evil. He was said to lure a man for their watery death. Among the places where the strongest defilement against Russian farmers is the crossroads, thresholds and baths.
Pampering
Associated with the unclean strength is superstitious belief in "pampering" ( ????? ). A harmony with the unclean forces can damage others through the use of evil eyes or through magical rituals. People who are spoiled will be affected by illness and misfortune such as illness, mental illness, deformity, loss of livelihood, and death. One kind of pampering is a form of hysteria called clickushestvo ( ??????????? ). It causes the enchanted person to scream, curse, and fall to the floor when in the presence of religious objects or displays.
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See also
- Russian Folklore
- Russian culture
- Slavic mythology
References
External links
- Russian superstition in Slavic Paganism Encyclopedia (in Russian)
- Russian superstition in an article (in Russian)
- Other articles
- A collection of Russian superstitions
- Other articles
- A collection of them
- Twelve Russian superstitions
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