On June 12, Eastern Rite Christians celebrate Holy Trinity Day. The holiday is celebrated on the 50th day after the bright Resurrection of Christ or Easter, so it is also called Pentecost.

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What not to do on Trinity.

Any physical work is prohibited on the holiday. In the old days, people on this day tried not to chop wood and not work in the garden.. It was believed that the plowman's cattle could die, and the entire village's crops would be destroyed..

It is worth remembering that the essence of the ban on working on a holiday is not that it is sinful, but to focus on the spiritual.

On this day, it is not customary to go to cemeteries.. The deceased were commemorated the day before, on Parents' Saturday. Trinity is a celebration of life and love, there is no place for sadness in it.

You can’t swim on Trinity, it is believed that anyone who enters a river or lake on this day will surely drown. The ban on bathing was maintained for the entire Trinity week, it was possible to go to the bathhouse only from the fourth day.

It is forbidden to get married on a holiday. It is believed that marriages entered into on this day will be unhappy.. But marrying the Trinity was not forbidden, but even encouraged. It is believed that marriages concluded after such matchmaking will be full of love and understanding..

On a holiday you can not swear, swear and think about the bad.

Signs of the Trinity.

If you wash yourself with dew on the Trinity, you can prolong health and preserve beauty.

Herbs collected on Trinity have healing power. They can be boiled and treated with them for the rest of the year..

A birch branch cut for the Trinity must be placed on the windowsill as a talisman against evil spirits.

Single girls need to be friendly with everyone in order to get married sooner..

You can not swim on this day, otherwise the mermaids can drown.

If the day turned out to be rainy, there will be a lot of harvest and mushrooms..

Sunny weather on Trinity - summer will be hot and dry.

Rainbow on Trinity - there will be happiness in the house.