November 7: who should cry, and who is strictly forbidden

Tomorrow, November 7, marks the day of remembrance of the martyrs Marcian and Martyrius, and the people called this date “Dadovski lamentations”. It is believed that now winter finally comes into its own. The sky is often covered by rain or snow. According to an ancient belief, nature grieves for those who have gone to another world.

Our ancestors were sure to visit the cemetery on this day: they put the graves in order and lit candles. Leaving food in the garden was not accepted. It was given to the poor so that they could remember their relatives. At home, the table was set, necessarily putting on it the favorite dishes of the dead.

Special attention was paid to orphans and the disadvantaged. To help them was considered a sacred duty, and to deceive or offend a child without parents is a grave sin that could bring trouble to the whole family.

Strict bans on November 7

1. Don't cry in the pillow. Women were allowed to lament and ask for advice from their ancestors, but it was strictly forbidden to pour tears into the pillow. It was believed that feathers will remember grief, and it will pass to anyone who lies on this bed.

2. Don't eat bread. This ban threatened traders with a complete lack of profit. Those who sold grain were forbidden to change places of trade, so as not to scare off luck.

3. Don't pick up coins off the ground. The money seen on the road promises financial losses, it is better to bypass them.

4. Don't refuse help. To drive away a beggar on this day is to call upon oneself woe.

Those who were born on this day, fate gave amazing patience and the ability to alleviate other people's troubles. And all the rest of folk wisdom advises: keep secret the dream, dreamed on the night of November 7, and it will bring good luck.