December 30 – put money in your pocket

December 30 in the folk calendar is Danilov’s day. In Rus’, houses were well heated. It was believed that if the stove was kindled that day, its heat would be enough for at least two days.

To attract good luck in finance, a bill or a coin was put in the pocket. At the same time, old, worn or deformed money was no good – according to popular belief, only brand new coins or banknotes can attract financial well-being.

Sewing helped in establishing family affairs that day. There was a sign: if you sew or sew up clothes for your husband, his love for his wife will flare up with renewed vigor. But you can’t sew on buttons, otherwise the problems of the old year will pass into the new one.

There is also a belief that on this day in a dream the human soul leaves the body, so you can’t wake the sleeping person – he can lose his memory or become seriously ill. You can not kiss a sleeping child under three years old – it is believed that then he can become seriously ill.

Also, according to popular signs, today one should not rush, show excessive fussiness. But it is also impossible to be late, so as not to miss your happiness. So, being late for work, you can miss a profitable offer, and if you don’t arrive on time for a date, you will fail in love affairs.

Taking risks on Danilov’s Day is not at all a noble cause. It is believed that today any risky actions will not end in anything good.

You can’t talk about your problems and complain about life – the problems will only increase.

In the bath today it is better to give up alcoholic beverages. It is believed that a bannik can punish lovers of copious libations – scald or bring to a swoon in the steam room.

Popular signs on December 30 are as follows:

– what is the weather on this day, it will be like this in May;

– frost on the trees – Christmas time will pass without frost;

– a south-west wind is blowing – towards a snowfall;

– the forest is reflected in the clouds – a snowfall will soon begin, which will drag on for several days.

Dreams that occurred on the night of December 30 are considered prophetic. Especially those that dreamed in the morning.

Alena Bodrienko.

Photo by Moskovskaya Pravda