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On April 9, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem, which is also called Palm Sunday.. The holiday has no fixed date, it is celebrated annually a week before Easter.
Many traditions, signs and prohibitions are associated with the holiday, which our ancestors tried to follow from antiquity..
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What not to do on Palm Sunday.
The people believed that on this day it was impossible to clean, wash and do other housework, as well as physical labor..
It is also impossible to indulge in entertainment and visit entertainment establishments..
Since the holiday falls on Lent, you can not eat animal products and drink alcohol. But you can eat fish.
You can not swear, quarrel, swear and refuse others a request.
Holiday signs.
If it rains on Palm Sunday, then the year will be fruitful..
Willow blossomed on Palm Sunday - the year will be successful.
If the weather is sunny on Palm Sunday, the year will go well.
Hear the cry of a lapwing in the evening - to clear weather.
If flocks of lapwings fly low, then it won't rain anytime soon.
If during the flight the birds scream, then there will be a dry summer..
Frost and fog in the morning - for the harvest year.