Signs and rituals for Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday - folk signs and customs
1. To marry a rich man you need to go to church, light 12 candles for your health and 12 candles for the health of your betrothed. When you light candles for the health of your betrothed, say this:
“Lord, have mercy and save your servant, whose name I do not know, but whom you have appointed to be my husband. Amen.”
On the same day, at night you need to put on a new shirt, take two twigs from two different trees, twist them together (if they fall apart, they can be strengthened with woolen or cotton thread), put them on a flat dish, light a candle and, dripping wax on slander these two branches:
“Two twigs have interlocked forever, they will interlock - they will not separate, for good, for gold and silver, for profit, for offspring, for eternal life. Amen.”
Say this until the entire candle burns out. These twigs should be kept in a secret place until the wedding. After the wedding, they need to be sent down the river.
2. The daughter stayed too long as a bride
On the day your daughter was born (on the date, not on her birthday), wash her with water and honey with a hex, and then wipe the bracket and door handle with the same water.
How sweet the red dawn is to people, How sweet the clear star is to people, How sweet the honey is to the bee, So is all the love for the slave (name). Amen.
3. To get married after divorce
If you have separated and have already decided for sure that there is no and cannot be a return, do so. Choose an even Thursday so that you have the whole day free. Strip naked and wash the floor naked. Then fill a basin with water and pour this water from head to toe. Then wash the floor again and rinse yourself off again with the spoken water. And so three times. Then, having rested and dried, get ready for church. There, light 12 candles for your health. When you go out, give alms to three people.
You will see, you will soon meet your new destiny.
There is a golden ship on the sea, On the ship there is a young king, He waves his oar, he hurries, He does not eat or sleep, He looks towards me. With him are Saint Moses and Saint Luke, and with them is golden flour. And this is not torment, but torment, heavy boredom for me. Sadness and melancholy of a good fellow. Pavushka, Romanea, run, Lyubavushka, bring the young man to me, Blow heat in his face, Point him on my porch, To my table, On my bed, Put a ring on my finger. Let my word be strong, tenacious to the white body. No one's word will interrupt, My destiny will not be broken. Keys in the river, Sand in the water, The Holy Cross is on me. Amen. Amen. Amen.
4. If a woman cannot get married
If your friends got married a long time ago and have children, and you “stayed too long with girls,” then you need to hem someone else’s wedding dress, but a new one. After this, you will certainly get married soon.
It’s also a good idea to have a pin from the bride after the wedding. This will not harm the bride, and will help you get married faster. It is very good to wash the bride’s shoes, this also means a quick marriage.
5. Remove the spell of loneliness
"Oh, long-suffering Mother of God,
Exceeding all the daughters of the earth in purity
Your own and due to the many sufferings,
transferred to the earth by you,
accept painful sighs
ours and keep us under your roof
Your grace.
Other shelter and warmth
Are you not familiar with intercession?
but, as one who has the same boldness
born to you,
help and save us with your prayers
With our own, may we achieve without stumbling
Kingdom of Heaven, where everyone is
let us sing saints in
Trinity to one God now
and ever and ever.
And now a lecture on the spell on loneliness:
"A bad, cursed, evil word, like an arrow from the enemy,
I was struck by loneliness.
With God's help, with the Most Holy Theotokos
I will cover myself with invincible hope.
I'll take it off with an honest prayer,
I will find Jesus' help.
6. To marry a girl
If a girl has passed the age when she gets married without receiving a single proposal, she should go on the last Friday to walk through the field where the burrs grow, saying:
Just as a burdock clings to my hem, so would suitors cling to me, fall in love with me, and keep up with me, asking me to marry them. Amen.
You have to go into the field alone, without friends.
After a walk at home, they collect thorns from the dress, tie them in a rag with menstrual blood and store them somewhere away so that no one can see until the girl gets married. After the wedding, about three days later, you need to wash the rag and take the burdock to the field where it grew before.
7. To get married.
On Maundy Thursday before Easter or on Thursday before Christmas, you need to rise as high as possible from the ground and certainly before sunrise and shout three times at the top of your voice:
Guys, guys, look at me and love me!
8. If no one is looking at the girl at all
You need to decide to take a broom, go to the pub (where, unfortunately, men often go) and, without paying attention to anyone, sweep the entrance, saying three times:
Just as everyone goes and goes to this beer, gathers, so it would be to me, God’s servant (name), Matchmakers went and gathered. Amen.
9. A mischief for the groom
If a guy has been following you for years, but still doesn’t dare to ask you to marry you, you need to draw a circle with a knife with a wooden handle, put a birch log in the circle (after scratching your loved one’s name on the log with a knife) and, standing behind the circle, say three times:
“You are my mummer, you are my betrothed, I’ve had enough, and you’ve had your fill. Stop partying. It’s time to marry me.”
After this, the log is burned. Your wedding will take place soon.
10. From damage to loneliness
The spoiled woman is taken to the bathhouse. They arrange it so that a man can wash himself in this bathhouse before and after it. They say water in three basins. The spoiled food is washed from each basin in turn. Wipe with a new towel.
The towel is hung on the branch of a tree with a masculine name: oak, poplar, maple. They leave without looking back. They don't tell anyone about it. Usually, once is enough for a girl to get married. Read on the water like this:
God's water is Ulyana, my blush is Maryana. My lips are not kissed, my breasts are not pardoned. I wash away the centuries, I put on the wedding crown. God's water is Ulyana, my blush is Maryana. Let the grooms see this and want to marry themselves. Key. Lock. Language. Amen.
11. How to remove the spell on loneliness
Buy the “Seven Shots” icon. Light seven candles near her. Lock the door and do not open it to anyone until you have read the prayer and reprimanded the spell on loneliness forty times.
There are many prayers in honor of the miraculous “Seven Arrow” icon. They are read to soften evil hearts and pacify those at war.
Oh, long-suffering Mother of God, Higher than all the daughters of the earth, in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You endured on earth, Accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do you know of no other refuge and warm intercession, But, as you who have the boldness to be born of You, Help and save us with Your prayers, May we without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, Where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the one God, Now and ever and ever forever and ever. Amen.
And now a lecture on the spell on loneliness:
The bad, damned, evil word, like an arrow from the enemy, struck me with loneliness. With God's help, with the Most Holy Theotokos, I will cover myself with invincible hope. With an honest prayer I will remove it and receive Jesus’ help. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
12. Mischief on the betrothed
If the time has come, and grooms are not in a hurry to come to your house, be sure to take advantage of this trick. They read the confusion with a new comb. Use a comb, not a comb. Because this comb will need to be left in your hair for seven days.
So, we read:
I, the servant of God (name), will put on a comb and invite suitors to come to me. Just as bees fly to honey and look at flowers, so suitors would rush to me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
13. How can a girl get married sooner?
On Easter, before sunrise, light the oven. Kneel in front of the stove door, open and close it three times, then shout loudly into the stove:
How many people go to church these days, I will have so many suitors.
14. For marriage.
On Easter, at sunrise, knock on the glass of your window and say:
Easter sun, roll across the sky, And you, groom, show up at my doorstep. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Christ has risen, and the groom comes to me. Amen.
15. For the early marriage of an old lady
On Maundy Thursday, wash your face with cat’s milk, saying:
Just as everyone pets cats and how cats cling to everyone, so the suitors won’t let me pass. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
16. How can a bride with any defect get married?
Previously, if a girl had a child or was damaged in some way, the healer would make a special spell for her, and the girl would get married safely. They read the plot into the slightly open underground (cellar). You need to read the plot nine times:
My owner is a yard servant, be my dear matchmaker. Make me, God's servant (name), the husband of (so-and-so). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
17. To attract suitors to the house
During the Easter service, holding a handful of wheat on his chest. Returning from church, I sprinkle grain at my doorstep with the words:
There were so many candle lights in the church, so many suitors for me. There are so many suitors in a handful of grains. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
18. So that the Lord sends a good bride
Caring that the son would be lucky with his wife, and the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, they collected eggs and butter as a gift for the healer and went to her with a request: to beg God for a daughter-in-law - quiet, not obstinate, hard-working and submissive. For work you will need an icon of Tikhvin Our Lady. Place the icon on a clean towel and read 40 times:
Christ is at the door, angels in the corners, Saints in the courtyard, Our Lady of Tikhvin is with me, Glorify the quiet meekness in my daughter-in-law. For my son, God's servant (name). Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. The sheep is silent, and the daughter-in-law is silent. The fish is silent, and the daughter-in-law does not scream. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
19. How to get married after divorce
Read on the water on the new moon, on Women's Day, then wash with this water:
Lady Water. God created you on the third day. You have been washing people for centuries. You washed, washed, freed from dirt and filth. You washed the saints and sinners, You washed Jesus Christ and his mother Mary, the Most Pure Mother of God. In the name of that water I call on the Mother of God, the intercessor praised by the world. Mother of God, Most Holy Theotokos, For the sake of the water that washed the mother who gave birth to You, For the sake of the water in which You bathed the baby Jesus. For the sake of the water that God created, Cover me with marriage, For God himself created a mate for everyone. I pray to you, Mary, send me a groom to be my husband, From now on and for all eternity. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
On major holy holidays, do not read this plot.
20. Spell words for a fishing net
With this strong conspiracy, boys were caught as grooms for even the ugliest girl. And how they then lived well and well, that everyone only envied them. They did it this way: early, at the first sign of dawn, they went to the river and found the nets set by the fishermen. Holding the net with your right hand, you read the love words three times:
God help me. God bless. And you, net, catch fish for the fisherman, and for me, the servant of God (name), the groom. Rise, my bridegroom, from summer and from winter, from autumn and from spring, from north and from south. I am talking about this network to my dear friend. Just as fish get caught in a net, How they never get out of it, They fall asleep in it without water and don’t wake up, So would my fiancé (name) come into my house himself and never leave me anywhere else. I close all the roads for you (name), I close the return thresholds for you. Until the network itself unties itself into all its knots, Until then my fiancé (name) will not give up on me. May my words be sculpted and strong. I close with an amen, I cover with an amen. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
21. To make the girl like the grooms
On Maundy Thursday, buy a mirror without taking change. Then stand between two trees and, looking into the mirror you just bought, say:
As the whole world looks in the mirror, admires its reflection, so the guys would admire me, make love and kiss me, and vying with each other to woo me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
22. Conspiracy for male love
On Easter, kiss nine colored eggs, saying:
Just as people love Holy Easter, Appreciate and remember mother’s affection, So men would love me more strongly, Appreciate me more than anything else, Follow me, God’s servant (name), in herds. Christ has risen, and the suitors come to me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Then treat the men with these enchanted eggs.
23. Conspiracy for quick matchmaking
If a girl has spent too much time as a bride and matchmakers are avoiding her house, then this should be done. Buy an egg from seven housewives, take flour and salt from three neighbors. At midnight, knead all this into a dough, saying:
Dough, dough, lie down in your place. The bride, the servant of God (name), asks you to send me the brave fellows, eligible bachelors. Come to my yard, suitors, Just as quickly and quickly, As quickly as my dough will rise soon. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Bake a pie from the dough and treat it to the men. Women should not be treated to such a pie under any circumstances.
24. So that the grooms come to get married sooner
Pick the grass from those yards (at least seven) where there are single guys. Then weave a braid from this grass, bring it to your home and put it under your pillow, saying:
Lie down, grass spit from other people's yards, Not for the motley cows, But for the dryness of me, God's servant (name), suitors. How this grass is woven, curled, wrapped, so that suitors would curl around me, kill themselves for me, God’s servant (name), and rush to woo me on my threshold. I'll spit out the chicken, I'll blow away the smoke. My job is to stick together and not break. As I said, So be it. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
25. Mischief on the grooms
If you are no longer young, but still not married, break an aspen branch, cut it into five parts and, after waiting for night, turn on the stove. Place a cast iron pot on the fire, in which put five aspen sticks, and cook them until you read the following plot forty times in a row:
An open field, a wide expanse, An old aspen grows there, A wild mountain gave birth to it. Judas walked through that field and found that aspen tree. Like on that aspen tree, on that heavy torch, Judas took and hanged himself, So would the suitors hang themselves on me, the servant of God (name), cling to me, wrap their arms around my neck, century after century, never parting. Drive them away, aspen tree, Disturb them, evil tormentor. How bulls are driven into a stall, How stallions are harnessed and driven around, So that willingly, but unwillingly, Grooms come, hurry to my doorstep, Woo me and ask to be my husband. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
26. A conspiracy that attracts men to a widow
Before dark, find a place where hops grow along the fence, and pick them at midnight. Place the twigs on your chest and take them home. Remember that throughout the entire journey - there and back - you cannot talk to anyone. Having brought the hops home, leave it on your porch and, before you step over it and enter the house, read the following spell:
You, hop, wandered along the fence and came to my house. How this hop twisted and twisted, tenaciously grabbed onto the fence, so that a good man would curl up behind me, behind the bitter widow, and marry him for the rest of his life. The key to my words, the lock to my lips. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Important: the ceremony is held on the full moon on Thursday!
27. Conspiracy against girlish loneliness
On Pokrov (October 14) go out onto the balcony or onto the street, so that you are standing in the open air. There, raise both hands above your head and say:
Bride Bride, Queen of Heaven, Take me out of the brides, Take off the heavy cross from me, Bless me for the crown. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Usually, after this ceremony, the girl gets married the same year. Just remember that you must spend it completely alone and not tell anyone about it.
28. Prayer for a happy marriage
To be happy in marriage, from ancient times they prayed to the holy martyr Tryphon. The words of the prayer are:
O holy martyr of Christ Tryphon, quick helper to all who come running to you and pray before your holy image, quick to obey the intercessor! Hear now and at every hour the prayer of us, your unworthy servants, who honor your holy memory in every place. You are a servant of Christ, you yourself promised before your departure from your mortal life to pray for us to the Lord and ask Him for this gift: if anyone in any need and sorrow begins to call upon your holy name, may he be delivered from all pretext of evil. And just as you sometimes healed the daughter of the Tsar in the city of Rome from the torment of the devil, you saved us from his fierce machinations all the days of our lives, especially on the strange day of our last breath, intercede for us, when the dark visions of crafty demons surround and frighten us will begin: then be our helper and quick drive away of evil demons, and leader to the Kingdom of Heaven, where you now stand as saints at the Throne of God, pray to the Lord that he will grant us also to be partakers of the ever-present joy of joy, so that together with you we will be worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Comforter Spirit forever. Amen.
29. Begging the groom (for a girl)
On men's day - Tuesday or Thursday - bake pancakes, read a special spell over them and treat the men with the spelled pancakes. The spell words are as follows:
I'll get up early in the morning, bake pancakes for the funeral, remember my girlish loneliness. Remember also, Lord, for the repose now, overnight, of the servant of God (name) celibacy. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
30. Conspiracy to attract suitors
Read a special spell over the poppy, which then, with a good swing, throw it against the wind. The plot is like this:
I confuse the paths of the suitors. How many poppy seeds are in my hand, So that my house is full of matchmakers and eligible suitors. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Important: the ceremony is not performed on odd days!
31. Plot for an ugly girl
Wash yourself at sunrise on the day of your Angel. At the same time say:
Bless, God, my words, my deeds in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. How in severe hunger people dream of food, so that I, God’s servant (name), would be desired by all men, beautiful and fragrant, smell like a scarlet rose for them, bloom. And so that Mother of God may give Beauty to my forehead. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
32. For girls who want to get married.
You need to wait for the new moon, that is, the very first day of the new moon. The girl should let her hair down and wear the shoes of a married woman who has recently gotten married. In these shoes you need to go outside and, looking at the thin crescent of the moon, spin on your heels clockwise, while saying: The month is young, be my matchmaker, Send me a rich groom, Young like you, not bearded. Let him be touched by me, curl around me, as I, God’s servant (name), curl around you, curl around you, marvel at your young body. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
33. If they don’t take you as a wife.
If you see an even number of geese in the river, walk into it knee-deep, splash water on yourself and say:
How these geese swim in pairs. So they will ask me (name) to get married today. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
34. Get married after a divorce.
When bad weather occurs (wind, hurricane or rain), you need to open the window and say:
My betrothed. Come to my home, Shelter from the bad weather, wash off the dirt, Drink, eat, dry off and go to sleep on a downy bed. Fall in love with me, God's servant (name), Come, fall in love, and live. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
35. To quickly attract the groom.
If the girl is not married, you need to do this: on October 13, speak water, wash your face with this water and dry yourself with a man’s shirt. Before the conspiracy, do not forget to read “Our Father”. CONSPIRACY:
In the sky the stars dance around, On earth everyone lives in pairs. God bless me for my marriage too. Bless for the wedding crown. Put an end to my girlhood. Girls' braids are disgusting to me, girls' get-togethers are no longer pleasant to me. Lord, give me a woman’s scarf, and a wedding ring for my right hand. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
36. A conspiracy to make men pay attention to you.
Pat yourself on the head and read this plot:
God! As people wait, wait for spring, As the red sun is touched, So I, God’s servant (name), would rejoice, men, young and old. Old men, mature men, young fellows and beardless youths looked, admired, and followed me. They received me with honor, they respected me with honor, Everyone stood up on their feet in front of me, They gave their word in conversations, They would come to show mercy to me, They held onto my dream to kiss. All words have keys. All matters - locks. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
37. For the attention of men.
They cast a spell on a new hairpin, ring, brooch, etc. - any item that you can carry with you all the time. The spell words are:
Treasure, you are my treasure, a love pledge, I am not putting you in a prison-ground, I am bewitching you to a girl. In the name of an angel, in the name of an archangel, pull the suitors to me, God's servant (name). I would be like the blush of the dawn, Like the drunken grass of perfume, Desired by any man’s heart. They would be sad for me, yearn for me, Not seeing me, they would grieve: In the world, at the feast, on land and water. Everywhere! Be like the sun, like the clear moon, Like a light warm wave. Among all my pav friends there is only one like this. My words cannot be suppressed, they cannot be whispered, nor can they be reprimanded with a strong word. How people bow to the Mother Church, So that the guys can Love and respect me, Meet me with a smile, See me off with their eyes. My word is first, My deed is strong. What I didn’t say, what I didn’t finish, what I didn’t think through in my thoughts, my conspiracy will bring everything to fruition. Amen.
38. Conspiracy to meet a good person.
On the Feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary (October 14), read the following conspiracy:
Most Holy Mother of God, Cover my little head with a crown, a golden cuff. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Why are those words spoken? From the Gospel of Christ, the Heavenly King, Michael the Archangel, Saints Peter and Paul, the Supreme Apostles. They put distant tuns for bad suitors, And for my only, red falcon, They light the path of candles to me, the servant of God (name), They invite me, and bless me for the wedding. Amen.
39. A conspiracy to meet your soulmate.
Read the following conspiracy under the Intercession, which is celebrated on October 14:
God bless! God help me! My faith is righteous. Stand around me, stone mountain. And I will put on the clear rays, I will be blessed by the Mother of God. Protection Father, send the crown to me, God's servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Amen. Amen.
40. Prayer to meet your soulmate.
On the Feast of the Intercession of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary (October 14), go outside and sweep the snow with a new broom towards your door, while reading the following conspiracy:
Just as the Holy Protection came, So the groom would have found me. I, God's servant (name), sweep, sweep, invite the betrothed-mummer. There is so much snow today, so that I won’t be left without a groom. Word is deed, swiftly and boldly. So that the groom would walk briskly and boldly towards me, God’s servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
41. For the betrothed. On Intercession (October 14), get up in the morning before everyone else, cross yourself three times and say:
Bless me, God, on the Holy Protection. Give the earth a snowball, and give the groom a quick path to me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
42. A conspiracy to make a widow marry again.
Wash yourself on Maundy Thursday (the last Thursday before Easter) from the door frame with the words:
How all people grab onto this bracket. So the suitors would grab at me, the widow. They never parted with me. There was a widow, become a bride, There is a place for a good man next to me, a servant of God (name). Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
43. Conspiracy from the “century” (remove the crown of celibacy).
Buy a mirror with a wooden frame. Take this mirror to the crossroads during the full moon. Stand so that in this mirror you see the full moon above your left shoulder. Looking in the mirror at the moon, read the following plot:
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. There is a dark stormy river in the city of Amatael, That stormy dark river has yellow banks. All the waters, all the streams flow to this stormy river, they merge with the stormy river, stick together. So, just as men flocked to that river, they would flock to me with my house, with my yard and my body, and cleave to me, to God’s servant (name), forever and ever. Not a single stream escapes from the stormy dark river. So men would never leave me, the servant of God (name), And how my feet stand firmly and firmly on this earth, So that suitors would also come tightly and firmly to me, to God’s servant (name). Mother moon, how I look at you in the mirror, So that the grooms will look and admire me. We looked, but didn’t see enough, looked, but didn’t see enough. They put her next to each other down the aisle and never left her alone. Key. Lock. Language. Amen. Amen. Amen.
44. Discipline yourself from widowhood.
To do this, read a special plot while looking out the window at the waning moon (the waning moon):
I repent to Kavel and Abel, I bow to them and get baptized, I cry and pray. You are dear brothers, saints in front of the church, Take the widow’s handkerchief from me, Free my threshold from the coffins. How this month melts and wanes, So that the spell goes away from me. Now, forever, forever and ever. Amen.
45. Conspiracy to meet your love.
Buy twelve candles from the church. Place four candles near the icon of Hope, Faith and Love and their mother Sophia. Three candles - at the crucifixion of the Savior, light three candles at the icon of the Mother of God, and bring two home. After sunset, light the candles and read the following plot over them twelve times in a row:
Have mercy, Lord, Have mercy, Mother of God, Command the servant of God (name) to marry. How these two candles burn, So that the heart of a man for God’s servant (name) lights up, He would want to marry her. If he walked to her porch, he would lead her to God's crown. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
46. A conspiracy to quickly meet your soulmate and get married.
Read the following conspiracy on the day of remembrance of St. Paraskeva (October 28):
Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, holy martyr, Send a man’s beard to my courtyard, Even if it’s for a widower, just so as not to remain a wench. I bow to you, Mother Paraskeva, order the male tribe to marry me, and I am a maiden (widow), a servant of God (name), I will keep the fast, glorify all Fridays. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
47. Conspiracy to meet a person with whom you will be able to build a long-term relationship full of trust and love.
God bless! God help me! Dawn Maryana comes, the sun rises in the sky. So I, the servant of God (name), would get married and find a suitor. God bless me for my marriage too. Crown with a crown, give the betrothed to Me, God's servant (name). My word is strong, my deed is sculpted. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. Amen.
48. A conspiracy to get rid of loneliness.
Put on a new white shirt and let your hair down (remove all elastic bands, barrettes, combs, etc.). The plot is read for three days in a row at morning and evening dawns. The words of the conspiracy are as follows:
My light is a scarlet dawn, My request to you is not small: Rite and bring a young man to me for a crown. Lead his soul, lead his heart, lead his eyes, Put us under the image. May he appreciate and love me so much and never forget me forever and ever. Be you, my words, strong, molded, heavy, like sea stones, dry sands, earthen springs. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Important: during these three days, do not eat meat in any form.
49. If you doubt your fiance's words.
On any Thursday, except holidays, when you are alone at home, stand in the middle of the room, cross yourself three times, bow three times and say:
House elf, head golovik, Take care of the house, house beams, Floors and subfloors, Domestic people, livestock and poultry, Defender of deceived maidens, Help me, help me, Call out, shout out, Lure me into a married husband of God's servant (name), so that he was drawn to my house, to my road, to my threshold, to my door, help me, the servant of God (name), give the servant of God (name) the betrothed, dressed. Send his matchmakers to my doorstep. Amen.
If you have a basement, after reading the plot, throw sugar or candy there.
50. A conspiracy thanks to which your loved one will propose to you:
Amen after amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. I tell you, listen to the words of him who sent me! I put a crown on the servants of God (names), I lock these words, I throw the keys into the ocean-sea. The mute fish has the keys - the fish in the sand. Sleeps on my locks and keys. Until the entire ocean-sea is drained, Until all the water from the ocean is drunk, the Servant of God (name) will always love me. He will go down the aisle with me, and will not leave me, the servant of God (name), one step away. Amen to the word, amen to the deed, and three times after the amen - amen.
51. A girl’s prayer for a prosperous marriage:
Oh, All-merciful Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on the fact that I love You with all my soul and with all my heart and that I fulfill Your holy will in everything. Rule Yourself, O my God, over my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You Alone, for You are the Creator and my God. Save me from pride and self-love: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me. Idleness is disgusting to You and gives rise to vices, give me the desire to work hard and bless my labors. Since Your Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then lead me, Holy Father, to this title, sanctified by You, not to please my lust, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You Yourself said: it is not good for man to be alone - and, having created He gave him a wife to help him, blessed them to grow, multiply and populate the earth. Hear my humble prayer, sent to You from the depths of a girl’s heart; give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love and harmony we glorify You, the merciful God: Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
52. How to remove damage done to a single life (for men).
If a man lives alone for many years. This damage is removed this way: they take water from three wells, put sand into it from three streams or rivers, speak and wash the guy or man. They spell water like this:
Saving water, healing power, You come from the holy land, You don’t let anyone die of thirst. You wash away the dirt, wash clothes, save from fire and flames. Save God’s servant (name) too. Remove the evil, bachelor spell from her. Water, water, who is older - you or me? You! - you’ll have to take off the damage. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
53. From loneliness.
If a girl just can’t get married, then on the ninth Friday after the Nativity of Christ, let her stand at a pedestrian intersection and read the following love spell on all four sides:
"Men's soul, follow me,
To my home, my betrothed.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages.
54. Ritual against loneliness on poppy seeds
Cast a special love spell over the poppy (if you can’t collect it, buy it at the grocery store), then, with a good swing, throw the poppy against the wind. The love spell is:
"I confuse the paths of the suitors.
How many poppy seeds are in my hand,
So that my house is full
Matchmakers and groomsmen.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Important: the ritual is carried out on even days!
55. Conspiracy so that the Mother of God sends a good daughter-in-law
Taking care that the son would be lucky with his wife, and the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, they collected eggs and butter as a gift for the healer and went to her with a request: to beg God for a daughter-in-law - quiet, unobstinate, hard-working and submissive.
You will need an icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin (small size). Place the icon on a clean towel and read the love spell 40 times:
"Christ is at the door, angels are in the corners,
saints in the courtyard, Tikhvinskaya
Mother of God is with me, glorify
quiet meekness in my daughter-in-law.
For my son, servant of God (name).
Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The sheep is silent, and the daughter-in-law is silent.
The fish is silent, and the daughter-in-law does not scream.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
56. A conspiracy to help find a groom
Take off your shoes, stand on the ground and, turning to the east, read the following plot three times:
“East side, I want to be wooed.
And who is walking in your direction,
Let my conspiracy catch him,
Points in my direction.
Key, lock, tongue.
Amen. Amen. Amen."
57. Ritual for marriage
On Men's Day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) - bake pancakes, read a special love spell over them and treat the men with the enchanted pancakes. The spelling love words are as follows:
"I'll get up early in the morning,
I'll bake funeral pancakes,
I will remember my girlish loneliness.
Remember also, Lord, for your peace now,
Overnight, God's servant (name) becomes celibate.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Maundy Thursday falls on the last week of Lent before Easter - Holy Week. This is an extremely significant day for believers, since many signs and customs are associated with it. There are many conspiracies for Maundy Thursday: for unmarried girls, peace between spouses, good luck and money. Even on such a day, it is best to read a prayer against damage, which must be said over running water. Such traditions have ancient roots and are passed on from generation to generation. What should you not do on Maundy Thursday? Believers will have to give up some activities. In 2016, Maundy Thursday falls on April 28th.
Folk signs on Maundy Thursday
The main “Thursday” tradition is general cleaning of the house - it must be completed on this day. And it is better to devote the remaining time until Easter to prayers and strict fasting.
Another sign for Maundy Thursday is that on this day it is forbidden to give anything away from home. Even any “little thing”, like salt or matches, given as a “debt” to a neighbor, can take away wealth and well-being.
After a solemn service in church, a candle is brought home, which has miraculous healing powers for many ailments. Do not forget also about Thursday salt, which must be prepared in a special way and then blessed. With the help of such baked salt, many diseases of the cardiovascular system and digestive organs are treated, and also cleanse the body of waste and toxins.
According to folk custom, on Maundy Thursday they did festive cooking - they painted eggs and baked Easter cakes. Our ancestors always prepared cottage cheese Easter, since milk and cottage cheese were considered special sacred foods that brought strength and fertility.
Ancient signs and customs on Maundy Thursday
Before Good Friday you need to get rid of fears, worries and sinful thoughts. Folk rituals held on Maundy Thursday can have a magical effect on many areas of human life.
Early in the morning you need to wash your face with a silver spoon or coin - it is believed that this will bring health and beauty to a person. According to popular belief, if you take a swim on Maundy Thursday before sunrise, the water will clear you of fatigue, anxiety and troubles. Before the procedure, you need to read a prayer, and during ablution, a conspiracy to attract good luck.
Maundy Thursday - signs and customs for girls for love
Since ancient times, girls have observed certain customs and signs on Maundy Thursday. In particular, on such a day the ends of the hair were cut - it was believed that this provided the curls with the desired thickness and fullness. For an unmarried girl, the best way to “bewitch” her betrothed was to follow the following custom. The towel used to dry yourself on Maundy Thursday should be given along with the Easter cake and Easter eggs as alms for Easter. According to popular belief, after this the girl will meet her love and she will certainly be wooed.
Maundy Thursday - conspiracies
Since ancient times, this day has been considered special because people had the opportunity to change their lives for the better, getting rid of many problems, illnesses and adversities. Many signs, conspiracies, customs and prayers for Maundy Thursday have survived to this day.
Conspiracy for money
In order to attract wealth and good luck, you need to count all the money in the house on Maundy Thursday. We do this three times - early in the morning, at noon and during sunset. This ritual will provide you with prosperity for the whole year.
Conspiracy to make wishes come true
As popular belief says, if you rearrange different objects from place to place on Maundy Thursday, this will help fulfill your most cherished desires. An important point is that such movements should be made after the completion of general cleaning in the house.
What not to do on Maundy Thursday: folk signs and customs
In addition to permitted matters, there are many prohibitions on Maundy Thursday. So, on Maundy Thursday you cannot:
- sit during a festive service
- eat quick food
- cleaning the house after general cleaning on Maundy Thursday
- pour out water after cleaning the house or garden
- lend money and things
Signs for Maundy Thursday go back to ancient times, when belief in the mystical and unusual was commonplace. Today, many are interested in folk customs, as well as conspiracies - for money, unmarried girls, for health and good luck. What should you not do on Maundy Thursday? These signs are worth paying special attention to. Good luck with your preparations for Easter!
Girls often wonder what to do on Maundy Thursday to get married. Moreover, why is this day well suited for performing rituals or reading conspiracies?
Detailed answers to these questions are discussed below.
This day comes during Holy Week before Easter. It is believed that it was on Thursday that Christ celebrated supper and washed the feet of each of the 12 disciples. This is where the name of the holiday came from, as well as the traditions and customs of going to the bathhouse and putting the house in perfect order.
Interestingly, anyone can feel the special wave of Maundy Thursday. It is clear that after everything at home is sparkling clean and your hair smells of fragrant shampoo, your mood immediately lifts. You may even catch yourself wanting to do something good at such moments, to plan important events in your life.
And the issue of marriage is very important for still unmarried ladies. After all, every woman wants to be loved, and even more so, she has every right to do so.
So it turns out that the girl has a good chance on this special day: the energy of purity and renewal, the approach of Easter celebrations, will undoubtedly help to tune in to a positive wave. And one more secret: in order to get married, a lady needs to sincerely believe that very soon love will unexpectedly knock on the door.
Rituals for marriage
According to popular beliefs, a lonely girl should clearly imagine the image of the desired man (perhaps this is a specific or imaginary person). Having tuned in and believing in the fulfillment of your dreams, you can reinforce your desire and perform the following rites and rituals:
- They take ordinary soap and, calling the name of their loved one, say: “(Name) sticks to me like soap.”
- After cleaning the house is finished, it is better to put your wardrobe in perfect order. And be sure to leave room... for men's clothing. This symbolic gesture allows you to imagine those days when your loved one will be nearby: the girl invites him into her life.
- You can take the seed of any plant and plant it in a flower pot. A folk sign says that if a flower planted on Maundy Thursday sprouts quite quickly, then you won’t have long to wait until marriage.
- But if a girl has been looking for her happiness for a long time, but has not yet met her betrothed, she must paint the eggs herself, bake Easter eggs and distribute them to everyone who needs them.
Prayers and spells
Along with these signs, it is useful to know what else you need to do on Maundy Thursday to get married.
Prayers for marriage
Here are some interesting prayers for love:
But it’s better to say this prayer while looking in a new mirror. They also buy it on Thursday, but you don’t need to take change:
Just as the whole world looks in the mirror and admires its reflection, so the guys would admire me, make love and kiss me, and vying with each other to woo me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Conspiracies for marriage
And here are the conspiracies. Like prayers, they are said only in solitude. These words are spoken before the sun rises. They wake up on Thursday, wash themselves with water (it can be recharged with silver by placing a ring or other object at night) and say:
How bright and red Maundy Thursday is. So the slave (name) will be beautiful for everyone. Amen.
And this conspiracy is specifically intended for a widow. You need to wake up early and wash your face, placing a basin next to the door frame, and say the following words:
How all people grab onto this bracket. So the suitors would grab at me, the widow. They never parted with me.
There was a widow, become a bride.
There is a place for a good man next to me, God’s servant (name). Key, lock, tongue.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
And finally, the simplest version of a plot for a happy marriage:
My betrothed, dressed up, without bad habits, appear!
NOTE
If prayers can be said on any day and at any moment, as the heart tells you, then in the case of conspiracies there are subtle nuances. It is believed that they cannot be read or done in a state of even slight intoxication, as well as during the monthly cycle.
You can also speak your own words, because the main thing here is faith, and not just some specific proposals. Girls can be advised to simply create a little holiday for themselves - drink invigorating coffee, eat delicious real chocolate, listen to relaxing music.
Then your mood will certainly rise: and this is a sure sign that it’s time to read a prayer in order to get married happily.
Maundy Thursday will cleanse our body,
Will make our home clean and fresh,
Clean Thursday - feel free to clean everywhere,
So that you can rest on Easter later!
Maundy Thursday will cleanse our souls,
Will make our thoughts pure,
Maundy Thursday - in the ocean, on land,
Prepares souls to enter the temple!
The Thursday before Easter is considered Maundy Thursday.
Special signs and customs during Holy Week are associated with Maundy Thursday. It is on this day that you can get rid of many sins and improve your life. Following Easter signs and rituals, you can change your destiny for the better next year.
Swimming on Maundy Thursday
Usually on Maundy Thursday a ritual of ablution is performed (this is where the name “Clean” comes from). It was believed that contact with water would bring a person strength and health for the whole year.
“If you want to be healthy all year, by all means, take a swim before sunrise.“- Try it yourself and you will see that, indeed, this morning the water acquires wonderful healing properties. This water can wash away all the sins accumulated over the year.
Do not indulge in laziness, but rather get up early on Maundy Thursday and wash yourself white in the shower, in the bath or in the bathhouse before dawn. If you cannot believe in the power of the magical Thursday water, then there will be no harm, cleanliness benefits everyone - both physical and mental.
On Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, it was customary to wash all domestic animals with water melted from snow - from cows to chickens - and burn the salt in the oven, which, according to popular belief, acquired healing properties from this.
In some villages, at midnight on Maundy Thursday, women were also ordered to douse themselves with water to protect themselves from illness. It was believed that at this midnight even “the raven bathes his children.” There was even a custom at midnight on Holy Thursday for girls to go waist-deep into the river (if the ice had already melted) and, standing in a tight circle, call on spring. If the ice had not yet broken, the girls washed themselves from the ice hole and rolled “to the east and west sides” on the ground.
If you wash your face before dawn on Maundy (Clean) Thursday, you need to say: “I wash away what they put on me, what toils my soul and body, everything is removed on Maundy Thursday.” And so that young people would pay attention, the girls, while washing their faces, would say: “As Maundy Thursday is bright and red, so will slave (name) be beautiful to everyone. Amen".
On Maundy Thursday, it was advised to cut the hair of a one-year-old child for the first time (cutting it before one was considered a sin), and for girls to cut the ends of their braids so that they would grow longer and thicker.
All livestock were also advised to have their hair clipped for health and well-being.
There was also a custom of burning crosses on doors and ceilings with a candle to protect the house from the invasion of evil spirits. Passion candles were given to those who were seriously ill or suffering from difficult childbirth: they were believed to have healing powers.
General cleaning on Maundy Thursday
On Maundy Thursday they clean, wash, and wash everything in the house. Starting from Thursday, nothing is given or taken out of the house until Easter.
There is a sure sign - if you spend Maundy Thursday general cleaning, you will get a lot of joy for it.
In addition to the fact that the house will become clean, there is also such a religious element here that for six days after Maundy Thursday, religious people do not clean.
In addition, there is a popular belief that when you start spring cleaning in the house, you receive as a gift from the Lord the opportunity to find, it seemed forever lost beloved and necessary items. And indeed it is. I myself have more than once had to find long-lost things during such cleaning, and in the most unexpected places.
Now, as a rule, on Maundy Thursday they wash windows, wash curtains, remove cobwebs, knock out dust and do wet cleaning in order to let more sunlight into the apartment on Easter Sunday. And according to the old Orthodox tradition, on Maundy Thursday it is customary to clean out closets and get rid of old unnecessary things. It is only advisable not to throw away things that may still be useful to someone, but to give them to those in need.
Count all your money
From time immemorial it was believed that if during Maundy Thursday count all the money in the house three times, then they will not be transferred to the family for a year. Counting money should be done early in the morning, at noon and at sunset. This must be done in secret not only from strangers, but also from all members of your household. Only then will there be any benefit from performing this ancient ritual.
Plot on Maundy Thursday for money.
And here it is money plot on Maundy Thursday. If you wash your doors and windows with water containing change, then throughout the year your monetary income will grow by leaps and bounds!
The words of the conspiracy that need to be said when throwing a bucket or basin of water into a handful of coins:
“Money, keep it going - don’t transfer it, grow it, multiply it, don’t get it from the enemy!”
and any other prayer that you know well. After all the doors and windows in your house have been washed, remove the change from the water and place it in a distant, but pre-washed, corner of your house or apartment for a week. Pour the water under any tree.
On Maundy Thursday, wash your face with silver
Place any silver item in a container of water overnight. And in the morning, on Good Friday, wash your face with this water, and for a year no evil spirits will not be afraid of you.
If there is a baby in your house under the age of one year, then this procedure is especially indicated for him, since he cannot yet protect himself with the help of holy prayer. Therefore, we should take care of its protection.
Thursday salt
Everyone in the family should take a handful of salt and pour it into one bag. This salt is removed and stored, and it is called “Thursday salt,” that is, Maundy Thursday. They used to treat themselves, as well as their family and friends. The same salt was used to make amulets for the family, livestock, garden, and home.
Thursday salt can be prepared in two ways:
- The first way: go to three neighbors or friends, and ask them for a handful of salt, then mix it, preferably in an earthenware bowl, and use it as needed. They say that when added to the food and drink of a seriously and even terminally ill person, Thursday salt can help heal him.
- The second way to prepare Thursday salt is this: pour a pack of salt into a frying pan and fry it, stirring constantly, while reading the “Our Father.” You will feel the readiness of the salt yourself.
This ritual on Maundy Thursday is also useful because if the salt in the frying pan suddenly begins to crackle and shoot, this indicates that you have been damaged. Fry the salt until it stops making cracking sounds, and do not forget to constantly read the prayer.
Also on Maundy Thursday, a special passionate candle was made, which protects homes from fires and residents from illnesses. But Maundy Thursday is traditionally called “clean”, not only because on this day they clean and put the house in order before Easter: today every Orthodox person strives to cleanse themselves spiritually, take communion, and accept the sacrament established by Christ."
On Maundy Thursday it is necessary to rearrange as many objects as possible from place to place, this is for money and good luck for the whole year
If a girl just can’t get married, then she needs to give the towel she used to dry herself on Maundy Thursday, along with dyes and Easter cake, to those who ask for alms. Then the desired marriage should take place quickly.
These are the main ones signs and rituals are associated with Maundy Thursday. Moreover, all of them, one way or another, are associated with establishing cleanliness and order. Only after putting things in order on Maundy Thursday do they begin to bake Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs.
Health to everyone!!!
Signs, customs, conspiracies and prayers associated with the Maundy Thursday holiday are considered very strong and effective. This is due to the fact that rituals are enhanced by the ritual of ablution. Water on this significant day has truly magical properties, helps to get rid of painful thoughts and gives a person health. Other signs, conspiracies, customs and prayers created on Maundy Thursday help to find family happiness, financial independence and peace of mind.
Maundy Thursday - signs and customs for everyone
On Maundy Thursday, signs and customs instruct all believers to clean the house, wash dirty clothes, sweep the floors and wash the windows until they shine so that the Easter light can easily penetrate into every home.
In addition, on Maundy Thursday, according to custom, eggs are painted, Easter cakes are baked and delicious Easter cottage cheese is prepared, which, by the way, according to signs, should never be tried. After all, Lent ends only on Sunday, and its rules require Christians to abstain from fatty, high-calorie and sweet foods until Easter.
Signs for Maundy Thursday for money and prosperity
The main sign on Maundy Thursday, which attracts financial stability to life, is considered to be the “sowing” of money. To do this, you need to put the change in a sieve early in the morning, walk down the street and sow the coins. For the ritual to work, it is necessary that no one sees you.
There is a sign according to which on Maundy Thursday they wash the entrance doors and windows with water containing small change. It is believed that after such a ritual, prosperity in the house will grow by leaps and bounds.
Maundy Thursday - signs and customs for girls for love
On Maundy Thursday, signs and customs recommend that unmarried girls keep the towel they used to dry themselves after bathing that day. At Easter, it should be given to people asking for alms, along with Easter cake and painted eggs. After such a ritual, they usually get married very soon.
There is an interesting sign for girls associated with the custom of baking Easter cakes on Maundy Thursday. Old people claim that on this day an unmarried young woman can find out the name of her future spouse. To do this, you need to break off a piece from the hot cake, hide it on your chest under your outerwear and quickly run out into the street. The first man you meet along the way should be asked about his name. The future spouse will be called exactly the same.
Maundy Thursday - conspiracies, prayers for happiness, health and a good life
There are many signs, customs, conspiracies and prayers associated with Maundy Thursday that help to find good health, external attractiveness and family happiness.
- In the morning, each family member should wash his face with silver. It could be a coin, a spoon or a cup. The signs and customs of Maundy Thursday claim that such a ritual works no worse than a conspiracy or prayer and provides a person not only with good health, but also with beauty.
- If you steal a silver coin on Maundy Thursday, you can then use it to cure illnesses, bewitch your loved ones and tell fortunes for the future.
- To keep your hair healthy and grow especially thick, it is recommended to cut it on Maundy Thursday.
- It is necessary to swim on Maundy Thursday before sunrise. At this time, water has miraculous properties and helps wash away worries, sorrows, illnesses and heavy thoughts.
Maundy Thursday - what should you not do on this day?
There are signs and customs on Maundy Thursday that say what should not be done on this day. Strict believers, for example, believe that you can start any business only after attending the morning liturgy in church and definitely taking communion.
Under no circumstances should dirty water remaining after general cleaning of the house be poured near the home. It is better to pour it in a deserted, rocky place where nothing grows.
According to ancient customs and superstitions, on Maundy Thursday and until the Easter holidays, you cannot give away any valuables from home, since along with them you can “give away” your own financial well-being.