Everyone knows Christmas carols - ritual songs performed by the donty of the day, as well as on the night of Christmas. But do not everyone know the real story of the appearance of the car bead, from where they actually happen. I propose in this material to understand the origins of this old folk tradition.
Historical information
The bulk of modern people find carols by the attribute of christian Christmas. But in reality the rite of bonds is much more ancient - he existed long before the appearance of Christianity from our ancestors of Slavs. And the holiday, which was performed by carols, was called a wheelchade.Find out what awaits you today - a horoscope for today for all zodiac signs
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But what does the word "strolle" mean? It is formed from a reduced abbreviation "Kolo" - or solar child. The holiday strides since sincerely symbolized the birth of a new, young sun. And it in turn personified with the New Year, the birth of a new life.
There was an interesting legend associated with the breakdowns. So the newborn sunshine in it performed in the role of an adorable baby, captured by an evil witch in winter.
As the old legends say, the winter turns the blockage in a small wolf (in the Slavic language, it was synonymous for the word "wolf" there was a word "lutch" denoting the name of the third winter month). And when the skin is removed from the Volcchonka and burn on the bonoram of the spring heat, the God of the Kolyada will appear in front of people in all its glory.
Our rapids were in a hurry to express our gratitude to the divine wheelchair and therefore sowed ritual songs in his honor - carols. Since then, a lot of time has passed, many of the customs irrevocably rushed into the fly, and some modified. But the very action of bonds remained unchanged, although it is now being served in a slightly different light.
What is the meaning of the holiday strollers?
Kolyada (in some versions of Kalia) - an ancient Slavic holiday, renamed later in Christmas and the shock. The latter will last January 7 to 19 (before baptism).
On the day of the carriages, various mystical rituals were held. As for those traditions that have reached our days, the following can be called:
- It should be filled into various apparels made from skins and cattle horns, use special masks;
- quarreled, perform ritual collage songs;
- omnuzham express their gratitude, giving them sweets, foods, coins and other items;
- Young people play games;
- Lonely girls are guessing the narrowed.
It should be noted that the festival of the strides was the most important in the winter period of the year of the Slavs. Similarly, in our days, Christians are very honored by the Christmas of Jesus.
Triot Day Celebration date
From the holiday strides, the Slavs began a batch week (from December 25, after the Day of the Winter Solstice). And the celebration lasts until January 6.When Christianity was approved, then the traditions were somewhat modified, and the period of the shin began to celebrate from January 6 to 19 - that is, before baptism. The same time frames adhere to both the modern world.
How the winter solstice is associated with the day of the strides
As mentioned above, the striding is a holiday, designed to celebrate the birth of a new sun during the winter solstice. In ancient times, on December 25, it was not just a new year - people believed that the new shine was born and all agricultural activities.
If you familiarize yourself with the book by A.S. Famintsyna "The Deity of the Ancient Slavs" (was published in 1884), then you will receive information about two deities - Kupala (I was the God of the Summer Sun) and the Kolyada (the Divine of the Winter Sun).
And in the works of A.N. Afanasyev, entitled "Poetic views of Slavs in nature", it is described that the daylight luminous from our great-grandchildren personified a happy and divine life.
It was the solar gods in the pagan Pantheon, they were always the most brightened, kind and merciful. They wake up to life all the lives around, gave food and their support to everyone who needed it.
Still believed in the connection of the Sun and human destiny. In this connection, it should be applied for help to solar (that is, solar) gods in difficult periods of their life, when the total "black strip" occurs. And the red sun is designed to protect against any evil, darkness and cold.
It turns out that the meaning of the Slavic holiday strides and the car beads was in the glove of the Sun God and on these customs we understand the importance of the daytime shone for our great-grandparents.
Interesting traditions of Slavic carols
According to custom, the prolvoy songs were not in the dwelling, but at the windows. First, the flaws asked permission, and only then began to perform a ritual action. They were supposed to stand out with different flies, which varied somewhat depending on the particular region.
For example, residents of the northern regions gave warranties not pies and sloant, but ritual cookies, baked in the form of living beings, birds. This baking was prepared from a special test with a long shelf life.
The fact is that the corgists represented great value for each family - they were supposed to keep a whole year, up to the next holiday. They believed that thus wander the cattle from loss and would provide her successful reproduction.
In principle, ritual cookies were made by the Slavs and to other holidays, but then other characters were applied to it (for example, a symbol of the genus or sun).
Thrings in the process of their act used attributes:
- Wheel symbol. The band necessarily had eight ends, was brightly decorated and covered with the help of a candle. And he could be lit, spreading his light everywhere. In Christianity, transformed in the star.
- Verp. He was a bunk box where wooden statuettes were set, associated with the appearance of strides (Christians - Jesus Christ).
An ancient tradition said that at least three people should be present for the bond. And no matter how gender and age. The chapter of the quaruses stood a man whoars the beaddiction (in Christianity he bears a star). He had to possess a loud and beautiful voice and spoke.
The second in this procession followed the ringer. It was also considered a mandatory part of the warranty group. His duties came to call a big bell, notifying everyone around about the arrival of the executors of the carol.
And the third no less important member of the action is Mehonosha. For this role, a strong physically choosing a person was chosen, because his task was to carry all those treatments that were obtained by warranty. After all, they can not be struggled to gifts themselves, the last owners of the houses lowered in a special bag.
Chants sang the ritual songs under the windows and only one member of the procession was allowed to enter the dwelling, and even then only with the permission of its owner.
Interestingly, during the holiday, the strides in large Russian villages in the same yard could be from 5 to 10 groups of quarrels. And each group was sought to give generous gifts.
Preparation for the holiday strides
And finally, I want to talk about the correct preparation, which our ancestors necessarily adhere to the ritual day. And they started her in advance and did it very diligently.
- It was believed to prepare many different evaches, especially meat, so kaban was stabbed;
- performed thorough cleaning of the house;
- Paris your body in a bath;
- Painted new outfits before the holiday.
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