1. Traditions of the Generous Evening2. Rituals: how to make the year rich and successful3. Basic signs for the Old New Year4. Fortune telling for the Old New Year
The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year dates back to the transition from the Julian calendar (now called the “old style”) to the Gregorian calendar, according to which almost all countries of the world live today. Over the years, the holiday has acquired its own traditions, signs and rituals.
Today, the discrepancy between the old and new calendars is 13 days, which is why the Old New Year is celebrated on the night of January 13-14. Along with this celebration comes our native Slavic holiday of Melanka. According to traditions, people prepare generous kutia, due to which Melanki is also called Generous Evening.
Traditions of the Generous Evening
Melanki and Old New Year dinners are usually celebrated at the table with the whole family; clothes should be neat, well washed and ironed. At the end of the meal, you need to meet with neighbors and friends, close grievances and disagreements with reconciliation.
The celebration itself is rightfully considered not only a family one. This evening, young people dress up as Baba Melanka and walk through the streets and show small performances. According to the script, the woman-heroine is in a quarrel with grandfather Vasily, and also milks a goat, which is a symbol of the goddess of the month. The goat is then sold at the fair. The scene is filled with various characters. During the performance, people are wished goodness in the home, comfort, warmth, prosperity, good health.
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On this wonderful day, young people are given a unique chance to create their own family , plan a marriage, and conduct fortune-telling for their betrothed. If a young man was previously denied matchmaking, then during the Generous Evening he has another chance. The main thing is that the beloved is at home at this time.
Late in the evening, closer to midnight, the girls gather in groups and go to give generously . This action is carried out under the windows of houses. It is believed that on this night on the street you can see the new year seeing off the old one.
There is also a ritual of sowing , in which only children take part.
The most generous gifts are received by those who knock on the door first (in the morning, of course). Sowing is accompanied by singing songs, telling rhymes, and dancing. All this is aimed at bringing happiness, prosperity, and a good harvest to the house.
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