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New Year’s signs are one of the components of the beloved holiday. They will help not only to meet the coming year of the Rabbit correctly, but also to attract the desired well-being into your life. We talk about the most famous folk signs for the New Year 2023.
The history of folk signs for the New Year
The tradition of celebrating the New Year on January 1 in Our Country appeared in 1799. Previously, the holiday was celebrated on September 1, and until the 1th century – on March XNUMX. Folk omens are an integral part of the New Year. Even our ancestors believed that well-being in the coming year would depend on their observance.
One of the oldest folk signs is associated with a festive feast. The food should be varied and rich. It is advisable to put a roasted pig on the table, and a whole one – it must be cut after serving. The tradition of putting up a Christmas tree, by the way, came to Our Country simultaneously with the transfer of the New Year celebration date to January 1 – in 1799.
For many centuries, our great-grandfathers paid attention to natural and social phenomena, which later took the form of folk signs.
“Money” signs
It is believed that the following actions will help to attract finance in 2023:
- put a large bill in the wallet of each family member;
- distribute all debts before the New Year, and it is also desirable to return what you owe;
- hang banknotes and sweets on the tree;
- wrap coins in foil and hang impromptu toys on the Christmas tree;
- put 5 or 10 ruble coins under the guests’ plates.
“Love” omens
Those who want to meet love or strengthen existing relationships should pay attention to “love” signs:
- to find love, you need to hang a heart-shaped decoration on the Christmas tree;
- a holiday met on the road promises a romantic meeting soon;
- lovers will be able to spend a year without parting if they hold hands tightly under the chimes;
- seven green candles lit on New Year’s Eve will attract family well-being;
- giving gifts to seven children, the girl will find love and family well-being;
- a dog met on January 1 promises success in love.
Signs for pregnancy
If you dream of hearing children’s laughter in the house, take a closer look at these signs:
- invite guests who have a small child to the New Year – this is for an early pregnancy;
- pregnancy will occur if the girl who is carrying a child feeds the one who dreams of children;
- they believed that by pregnancy – put children’s things and toys under the Christmas tree;
- a tree that has taken root in a tub promises a quick addition to the family.
Signs to attract good luck
The most famous sign that helps to attract good luck and fulfillment of desires in the new year is to write a wish on a piece of paper, burn it, and mix the ashes with champagne and drink. All actions must be done during the chimes. But there are other ways:
- you can let go of all hardships and attract happiness by opening a window or door during the chiming clock;
- the one whose glass is filled with the last drops of champagne from the bottle will be lucky in the new year;
- if a man crosses the threshold of the house on the morning of January 1, the next year will be happy for the owners.
weather signs
According to the weather on the night of December 31 to January 1, one can judge the future harvest and the state of nature for the whole year:
- if there is a lot of snow, you should expect a rainy summer;
- heavy snowfalls promise a rich harvest;
- if the month is clearly visible, one should expect frosts, but if it hides behind a haze, warming;
- gray clouds in the sky – to warming, white – to frost;
- ice, frozen with mounds – in the summer there will be a good harvest of wheat.
What not to do before the New Year
Folk signs forbid doing some things:
- you can not celebrate the New Year in an untidy house;
- you can’t meet a Rabbit without a Christmas tree. If it is not possible to put a tree, you can get by with a decorated spruce branch;
- December 31, you can not clean up and do laundry. It’s better to do it in advance;
- on New Year’s Eve, you can not sew up clothes and sew on buttons;
- you can’t cook festive dishes in a bad mood.
What can you do before the New Year
But what, on the contrary, is worth doing on the eve of the holiday:
- it is necessary to celebrate the New Year in a good mood, forgetting about all problems and grievances;
- forgive all insults and make peace with loved ones;
- take stock of the past year and make plans for the future.