Porridge - signs: what beliefs are related to porridge?

Porridge - has long been the main dish on the table in Rus'. Let's find out what signs are associated with her?

Our ancestors have long been using the simplest food: porridge, fresh cabbage soup (cabbage soup) and, of course, bread. It was the most affordable food of that time, every housewife always had a pot with porridge or bread dough in the stove. Since the porridge is known for a long time, it has overgrown with beliefs and traditions.

Traditions and beliefs associated with porridge

Particular attention was paid to porridge in the process of preparation, it was constantly observed.

When the porridge rose a little in the pan from the side of the opening in the furnace, it portended trouble and troubles. And if, on the contrary, closer to the back of the furnace wall - happiness and luck awaited the family. In this sign, you can immediately count 3 characters (porridge, pot, stove), the meaning of which is quite simple: towards exit from the furnace - it means that luck comes out of the hut, and to the wall means, wait for the increase in the house. From a magical point of view, perfumes living in the furnace show their irritation to the owners of the house or note their respect.
A full pot with porridge has always symbolized prosperity and well -being in the house. They always treated the pots and were very afraid that they would not break, because it would bring misfortune to the family. However, this belief can be neutralized if porridge treats the home spirit. Conducted a special ritual. A cracked pot with porridge was carried all night in the far corner, and at dawn, porridge was given to birds or fish in the river, and the fragments of the pot were buried in the ground.

The porridge was always chewed with oil. In the event that in the house, for some reason, there was no oil, porridge was not cooked at all, because it was believed that it would lose its useful qualities and magical power. Since ancient times, a proverb has come to us: "You can’t spoil the porridge with oil."
In the feast, in honor of the celebration of the birthday, they always prepared porridge. Before sitting at the table, a ceremony was held above the head of the birthday. They took the pie and focused it abundantly, and then separated the culprit of the celebration above the head. Moreover, the porridge should be smeared as much as possible, so that it flowed on a piece of pie. The more it will be, the longer the person will live longer.
Porridge was an integral attribute on christening. After all, it was started to guess on this day. A spoonful of porridge must be thrown over the shoulder. If the spoon lands on the floor, then soon you will find an increase in the family - you will have a boy, and if the other side is a girl.
Porridge for christening Prepared according to a special recipe. They poured half a pot washed buckwheat. It was poured to the top with water, salted and heated. When the porridge absorbed all the water and the stove was melted, the pot was turned upside down and put in the furnace, closing the damper. They took out with a horn.
Two different cereals were prepared for christening. One was prepared by the mistress of the house, and the other was a midwife. The midwife added honey to the porridge. Her porridge should be steep, from wheat cereal or buckwheat. The master's porridge should be salty, with the addition of wine, salt and pepper. To attract wealth, the child was laid on the fur, and the pot with porridge was put in a fur hat and so served.

An empty pot, where sweet porridge was cooked, was split on the table and fragments were thrown into the garden - into a successful harvest. We came to us a proverb associated with broken dishes: "The dishes are beating - for happiness."
The porridge of the owners of the house was absorbed in a slightly different way. In order for the child to grow up healthy and in abundance, the baby’s dad had to eat a spoonful of porridge and throw an empty spoon up. If there was a little porridge in the pot, it should be put as high as possible. To get rid of evil spirits and unclean power, the guests had fun, laughed, noisy, as louder as possible, sprayed the wine on the ceiling.
Kum and Kuma had their own roles. They should have porridge, there is only the outside of the spoon.
Porridge had to be put on the festive table during the baptism of the baptism. Only in this case will it bring prosperity, health and good luck to the newborn. Following this signs, the pot should be large enough in composure with earthly goods. Therefore, the housewives tried to find a pot of as much as possible.
All guests should eat to the very end the porridge that they put in a plate, otherwise the baby will constantly hurt. And if the baby is not porridge, then his wife will be ugly.

According to the Old Russian custom, it was customary to feed the father of the family of a pissed and overprown porridge. This made it clear to her father what kind of torment a woman was experiencing during childbirth. This unusual custom fastened the family.

When the child was born, it was customary to invite guests and also cook porridge. It was KUMA was supposed to put a pot with porridge on the table. She was the first to put a coin there, behind her a rhinestone was done by all the guests. The last coin should put the godfather of the child. Before distributing the porridge, the guests took out all the coins on the plate, and brought the baby to the mother. Throughout the celebration, food needs to be praised and desire for happiness, prosperity, health and strength.

In ancient Rus', the people who came to visit always tried to look at the pot of porridge, if it was full, then the owners are happy for the guests, and if the pot is already half empty, they were not expected.
It was always believed that if an insect is found in food, it was foreshadowed by an unexpected surprise. The porridge in which the fly or midges fell on is other importance. In this case, they did not touch the porridge and immediately threw away cattle. Such porridge can cause trouble.
In Rus', the newlyweds fed the guests dinner with porridge. So they celebrated their first joint family dinner. If the guests liked the porridge, they praised her, and promised that they would come to visit again when the young will have a baby.

Nowadays, the main place on the table during a meal is not at all porridge. However, many remember the signs and their miraculous power. We assume that signs about porridge will fill your house with luck and well -being.