Seven accept that our ancestors believed.

--Sol Waking - tears shed ...
Probably almost every one of us, when you wake up the salt somehow recalls one of the most popular will that it promises quarrels and unhappiness. Salt in the world culture has quite an interesting and multi-faceted character, but the Russian folk tradition has always attached to her, first of all, domestic importance. It is believed that this sign appeared in the days of riots and uprisings in Russia in the middle of the XVII century, when the salt was literally gold. Hence the importance - waking wasting much precious thing - inevitably leads to a fight in the house. But the resourceful Russian people quickly found a way to avoid trouble. So, if you believe in omens, and still wakes up the salt, do not worry. Just to laugh, or to blow on the forehead or head of scattered sprinkle with salt. Later they began to joke that if the food is too salty - so the cook is in love with someone


. --- The whistle - the money ... proglyadish
This omen everyone knows, even the most remote from the superstitions Russian people. Besides the fact that whistle in the house can simply be rude, whistle, according to popular belief, it was possible to bring to the house of different evil. And could offend brownie. Then he runs away, taking with him not only acquired the good, but also to rest. Whistling wind comes into the house, which can also bring home all the wealth. No wonder that the sailors have always feared the storm whistling court. In addition, if the whistle in the house, you can "whistle" is not only money, but also memory. In fact, whistle - then turn away from the face of the Virgin herself, and the whistle in the house, one way or another - to the devastation

. --Odezhda Inside out - to quarrel ...
Contrary to other peoples in the Russian tradition of wearing clothing inside out does not promise good luck man. Folk wisdom puts it clearly: "The dress inside out - either drunk or bits will", and "spit on dress casually - to endure slander." It is not surprising, because people used to take clothing much more carefully and accurately than modern man. In ancient times, clothing and even performed some protective function. Not for nothing are sometimes depicted on clothing patterns, special charms. In addition, it was almost always very expensive and put it improperly could only careless people. Sometimes this is true, and gave good, even fun, value. For example, the people said that if a married women skirt wrapped with dressing, then she will give birth soon.

--At Sew yourself - memory zashesh ...
Another sign associated with clothes warns that it is impossible to sew clothes directly on itself, because you can sew up the memory. This is not only dangerous physically, but also has a certain mystical tinge. However, it is not known why this sign is associated with memory. Most likely, there is strong pagan overtones. One can only assume that the solution is that in the old days, when there were no antibiotics or antiseptics, and needles were big, curves and therefore uncomfortable, pricked a needle, you could get a serious infection of the blood or tetanus. However, for this the signs of the people came up with opposition: to protect your memory of the mysterious processes that need only take a string in his mouth. So that this superstition is treated with humor.

--At Threshold Stupa - ancestors wake ...
Sign, associated with a whole array of threshold, and not only in our culture. The most famous Russian variations on this theme, perhaps, that you can not shake hands across the threshold or pass things to the devil is not separated or that children were not dumb. Threshold - a border area between the outer and inner space, the area where the spirits live. And the question here is not about evil spirits, namely spirits. The fact that the ancient threshold of the house had some sacred meaning. It is a place inhabited by the spirits of ancestors who had to protect their living relatives from all evil. After all, in the old ashes of the dead are often buried under the threshold of Menno. Hence, the special relation to this part of the house.

--Baby Hair fall - the grass does not grow ......
A special relationship has always been to the hair, especially women. The value was and hair color, and structure, as for them it was possible to determine a time and human nature. Not without reason, as it was believed that a woman with uncovered head and disheveled should not go out in the storm, or the thunder will kill. And, of course, to the disheveled bareheaded women always wary: what if the witch? So it is not surprising that hair endowed with a mystical force. You can not cut the family, you can not store the cropped hair, and where a woman's hair to fall altogether - the grass does not grow

. --At Treading a strange footprint - feet lose ...
But with signs of all it is relatively simple to Russian superstition. You go on the trail of a stranger - someone else will pick up the disease, or even worse fate. But in the old days people sometimes seriously feared that the tracks can be a "conspiracy." And if there worked sorcerer - trouble is inevitable. And even if today many superstitions seem to us ridiculous, anyway, seeing someone's footprints in the sand, we automatically pay attention to them.