Holy Week is the time before the bright holiday of Easter, during which it is customary, in addition to tidying up the house, to also prepare ritual dishes - bake Easter cakes and paint eggs.
But these two Easter symbols have long been shrouded in a series of signs.
Beliefs about Easter cakes
It is believed that if you treat a beggar with Easter cake, you will be lucky for the entire next year.
If the Easter cakes crack during baking, it means that there will be a time without any special achievements or successes ahead.
A heavy, underbaked paska means a difficult and troublesome year for the family. But an airy, smooth and well-made one promises an easy life and a bright future.
Burnt Easter cakes with a large crack - to possible health problems among household members. It is important to see this sign and prevent everything by taking tests in advance.
If you give Easter crumbs to wild birds, it will bring prosperity.
If the paska has grown excessively in volume during baking, it means that the family will soon be rich. This is for increased prosperity.
It is believed that if you eat 9 Easter cakes baked by different housewives at Easter, it will bring you great luck.
In order to have a good harvest, peasants used to take pieces of holy Easter cake with them to the fields. And they scattered its crumbs on the ground for fertility.
If a girl wants to get married quickly, on Easter she should feed as many guys and men as possible with Easter cakes that she baked herself.
Signs about painted eggs
When an Easter egg accidentally falls out of your hands, bad luck is ahead.
Breaking a painted egg means a quarrel. The conflict can be either domestic or involving strangers.
If an egg rolls off the table and falls, this is how envy acts towards the family.
