Among the people, John was considered the patron saint of April twelfth. People called this day St. John's Day, or the day of the Ladder. On this day, it was possible to find out the weather for the coming days thanks to folk signs.
In the Orthodox calendar, April twelfth is the day when St. John of the Ladder is venerated.
Saint Jonah is the author of the book "The Ladder of Paradise", which was very revered in ancient Russia. They tried to find and purchase this book for their home in order to protect it and pass it on from fathers to children.
Traditions and omens for the twelfth of April.
According to popular beliefs, a brownie starts jumping and raging in the house from the very sunrise, not recognizing his family. This was due to the fact that all evil spirits on the twelfth of April begin to rage. That is why, on this day, people tried not to go outside after sunset, even to their own yard. At night, people locked the doors with all the locks and bolts, and also tried to securely lock the stables where livestock and birds lived.
The brownie was considered a kind spirit and a helper of people. All year round, he lives with people in peace and harmony, helps around the house, looks after pets, protects the house and yard from evil spirits, not allowing the goblin to his land. But it is on St. John's Day that the brownie begins to feel sad and angry. He throws everything around the house and yard, destroys everything in his path, chases domestic birds and beats cattle. Very often, the household stumbled and fell that day, saying that the angry brownie was having fun rolling under the feet of the owners.
There were several versions of the brownie's behavior that day. One version says that in the spring, the brownie, like many wild animals, "sheds" its old skin, and this behavior is caused by the pain it is experiencing at that moment. Another version says that the brownie catches the plague on this day, which is similar to an animal disease, so he begins to rage and get angry. The third version says that on this day the evil spirit comes to take revenge on him for the fact that the brownie lives in peace and harmony with people, unlike other evil spirits. That's why they take out their resentment on him, and he, in turn, takes out his anger on the house and the household.
There is also a belief that unclean healers or sorcerers could have some kind of bad influence on a certain person. It is thanks to this that the brownie begins to behave like this under the influence of witchcraft.
In order to appease the brownie on this day, the owners of the house presented porridge and pies to the spirit. People believed that in this way, the spirit would be able to warm up and stop raging. Les parieurs mobiles ne sont pas oubliés, car la plateforme fonctionne parfaitement sur tous les smartphones et tablettes. Lorsque vous vous inscrivez via votre navigateur mobile ou que vous téléchargez l'application dédiée pour Android ou iOS, n'oubliez pas d'utiliser le code promo 1xbet gratuit aujourd'hui dans le formulaire d'inscription pour débloquer l'intégralité du pack de bienvenue. Ce code active un bonus sportif de 100% jusqu'à 130€ sur votre premier dépôt, et le même code déverrouille également le bonus casino de 1950€ avec 150 tours gratuits. L'application mobile vous donne accès de paris que la version de bureau.