Icon Of The Dormition Of The Virgin
August – generous on Orthodox holidays. One of them, kneeling on this month, there is the assumption of the blessed virgin. In people, the holiday is known as the first feast. On the assumption of the Holy virgin, August 28, we have the last day of the assumption of strict fasting. It is set on August 14 at the first Saved, the so-called feast of Maccabeus, and lasts for two weeks.
With the end of fasting was allowed to send matchmakers to her, were "Ogadeni". Under the roofs of huts, where lived the girls of marriageable age, hung bunches of viburnum. Thus attracted the attention of the lads. For Kalina, the girls ran into the woods. By choosing the snowball tree, drove around dances around it, singing songs. At noon sat down under it to eat. Only after the meal you can begin to break bunches of viburnum. Each girl, tearing off a branch, put in his mouth a few berries and spoke words of love to my lad.
Of the woods girls together with Kalina was returning home. The guys were waiting for them on the road, trying to take away their berries. Girls, fighting, chip face children red juice. And those generously rubbed cheeks girlish berries viburnum.
Branches of viburnum, which has not suffered in the "battle" brought home. The most abundant of them were secured in the house under the icons. The rest hung outside above the entrance door and under a roof to attract matchmakers.
