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Our ancestors were attentive to their own hair. They considered them a place of concentration of human energy and vitality. It is through curls that invisible interaction with the outside world occurs. Therefore, all signs regarding caring for them or washing their hair were strictly observed.
Friday
Usually on this day a person feels tired and is already mentally preparing for rest. Therefore, most people often experience a loss of strength, the remainder of which they do not want to spend on hygiene procedures or hair care.
This is an unfavorable day from a religious point of view. On Friday, Jesus Christ was tortured and then crucified on the cross. Therefore, the energy of the day is quite heavy and negatively affects a person.
Another popular belief is that hair begins to fall off a head washed on Friday. They become dry and brittle and lose vitality.
When not to wash your hair: folk signs
✅ For our ancestors, hair was a center of accumulated energy, and it is not surprising at all, because thoughts accumulate and materialize in the head area, sending certain signals into space.
That is why such a huge number of folk signs and superstitions have survived to this day. Today I want to understand with you a common procedure - washing your hair.
We live in a crazy pace of life and many of us don’t think “I’ll wash my hair today, because I can’t do it tomorrow!” Agree that few people are puzzled by this question, because as long as we have time for ourselves, we immediately begin bathing procedures.
And all because no one knows about folk signs, maybe you have developed your own prejudices, but I will “introduce” you to the habits of our ancestors.
You can't wash your hair on Monday
As people say, starting business on Monday is a bad thing! And washing your hair is no exception. According to popular wisdom, washing your hair on the first day of the work week will bring bad luck to all other working days. I decided to test this “prohibition”, or rather warning, for myself.
I’ll tell you, dear readers, that this didn’t affect my luck in any way, but an employee, without even reading my blog, admitted that it’s better for her not to wash her hair on Mondays - then the whole week is all wrong, and at work there are only “misses.”
Happy Tuesday
Things are better with this day of the week - European nations have always started great things on Tuesday. As you may have guessed, this day is favorable for “spa treatments.”
I wonder if Tuesday, with its magical powers, will help you create a stunning hairstyle?
clear environment
Wednesday is the equator of the work week. It seems that the energy has already been spent, but there is still a charge of energy to complete everyday work. Our ancestors were confident that on this day a person has a clear head and thoughts, which means he is ready to reboot and accumulate new strength.
Thursday is one of the most favorable days for washing your hair.
As for Thursday, there are no special concerns. But still, it is better to wash your hair before sunrise - this way you will be enriched with energy and accumulate positive thoughts. This day fits the saying: “He who gets up early, God gives him!”
Special Friday
This day of the week, like Monday, is difficult and it is better not to start new things.
Again, everything is interconnected with Christianity, because it was on Friday that Jesus Christ was crucified and subjected to terrible torture. Therefore, in the first half of the day you cannot have fun, do household chores and make a mess.
If you believe your ancestors, if you wash your hair on such a day, expect heavy hair loss. It sounds terrifying, but I didn’t tempt fate and refrain from such procedures on Friday.
Of course, there are exceptions when you can’t do without washing your hair on Friday.
"Bath" Saturday
The first day off after a hard day is a great time to not only clean the house, but also get your body in order. Saturday is an excellent day according to all religious canons for bathing procedures; of course, on this day you can not only wash your hair, but you should!
After all, on Sunday this opportunity will no longer exist. Even in the distant past, people put aside their affairs and devoted the day to rest, prayer and family leisure. You shouldn’t worry about your appearance and body on this day; resurrection, according to religion, is given to us for spiritual enrichment.
And finally, I will share with you one more sign; it is no longer tied to the days of the week.
If you are prone to superstitions, it is better not to wash your hair before the exam, they say water washes away all knowledge!
This is how you studied the tickets all evening, and then decided to take a bath or shower and “washed away” the necessary information. Also, before important negotiations or interviews, you should not wash your hair, in this case you can “lose” your luck.
Of course, it’s inconvenient to go to a meeting with people with a dirty head, but it’s better not to risk it. However, the right to choose always remains yours.
To believe or not to believe, that is the question...
Sunday
Sunday plays an important role in the spiritual cleansing of a person. Church ministers advise devoting this day to rest, working on your state of mind and cleansing your thoughts of filth. It is recommended to spend the last day of the week in prayer or with family, visiting elderly relatives in need of help.
Any work on Sunday, as well as long hygiene procedures, including washing hair, is a sin, especially if the day off coincides with a church holiday.
You should not devote a lot of time to your own body, what is more important is the soul, which must throw off the ballast of everyday worries and be imbued with the love of God, without being distracted by natural needs.
Bathing procedures and cleaning should be carried out the day before - on Saturday, when, on the contrary, they are favorable. On the last day of the week, when even the Lord himself rested, you should visit the church.
According to the popular belief of our ancestors, you should not pollute the water on Sunday, otherwise you will give dirty water to your dead relatives.
For those who wash their hair in the evenings
Advantages:
- Firstly
, washing your hair in the evening frees up time in the morning, so you can sleep longer. - Secondly
, you can braid your hair at night or, using soft curlers, get ready-made curls in the morning that you just need to comb. Thank God, today there are special devices that will not create discomfort in your sleep. - Thirdly
, this is good from a hygiene point of view, since during the working day it is impossible to protect your hair from the dust that settles on it. And it’s more pleasant to go to bed with a clear head, just like after an evening bath or after a shower.
And this habit also has disadvantages:
Read also: What to do if your hair is frizzy?
- If you are tired and have not dried your hair well enough, in the morning your head will have an unpredictable hairstyle, since we do not control our movements during sleep. Moreover, this deficiency manifests itself on both short and long hair.
- For many people, the procedure of washing their hair greatly invigorates them. In the evening, this can play a cruel joke on you when you cannot fall asleep right away. Problems with falling asleep, of course, can have other reasons, but an invigorating shower is an activity that is more suitable for the morning hours.
- If your hair is unruly and prone to dryness, you will fully experience all these delights in the morning. In this case, we can recommend not using 100% cotton pillowcases. But if you love natural fabrics, a silk pillowcase will help you. Hair will not be over-dried and electrified. It’s not just that natural silk bed linen costs a lot of money.
conclusions
We are not calling for changing habits. If you are used to washing your hair in the morning, please just try to wake up at a time so you don't have to do everything in a hurry and don't go outside with wet hair.
As for time for quality hair washing, it needs to be allocated in sufficient quantities, both in the morning and in the evening. Well, for those who support evening procedures, we advise you not to go to bed with wet hair.
Otherwise, there are no scientifically based restrictions on the time of day for washing your hair. Yes, even at night - the main thing is to do everything right and not cause harm
On the eve of an important event
You should not pay attention to washing your hair before significant events that relate to business, work, or personal life.
It is believed that in this way you can scare away luck, so your plans will not come true.
Schoolchildren and students do not wash their hair on the eve of tests, tests and exams. According to legend, water washes away the knowledge gained.
About bathing children
With bathing children on Sundays, everything is not so simple, since in Rus' it was prohibited to do this. In those days, there were special days on which one could wash. For example, the traditional day for girls to swim was Friday, and for guys it was Saturday. Thanks to this, everyone was clean when Sunday arrived, and therefore there was no need to wash on the weekend.
The children also had to be bathed on one of these days, so that on Sunday morning they would go to church clean and tidy for worship.
The ban on washing children on Sundays is also due to the fact that physical labor cannot be done on days off. After all, in the old days, in order to wash the baby, you had to do a lot of things. Now everything is much simpler, and parents do not have to physically overwork.
Modern priests recommend that parents know moderation in everything. Therefore, if the baby is too dirty, you should not put off bathing him for other days. You can do this on Sunday as well. Moreover, on Monday the child must attend school, and therefore he must be clean before the start of the new school week. If things, including bathing, are done for the good, then you can do them on Sunday.
Bath for health
You only need to knit brooms for a bath during the full moon - then you will increase your health. You cannot use branches of a burning tree for this, or a tree from the root of which 2 trunks grow.
A sick person and a healthy person should not use the same soap - the disease can be transmitted.
You can ask yourself for health by feeding the bannik with sweets. Before starting the fire, it is recommended to place a saucer with a piece of sugar in a corner, and after washing, take it outside the threshold of the bathhouse and leave it there for a day.
Washing with soap leads to poverty and melancholy. It needs to be thrown away or buried with the words: “I absorbed the remnant of illness and misfortune and passed it on to the land!” It didn’t affect me at all!”
Is it possible to take out the trash on Easter?
- you can’t take trash out of the house on a holiday Sunday, otherwise all your wealth will go away. — crumbs after the Easter feast should be collected and thrown out after the guests.
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Bath magic
In the bathhouse, all thoughts and words acquire special power. They can come true whether you want them to or not. Therefore, you should enter the bathhouse only with pure and bright thoughts, with the desire to wash away the accumulated negativity. You can ask the water to cleanse you of all bad things by reading the “Our Father” prayer on it before washing.
Love spells and other magical actions performed in a bathhouse are the most powerful. This is where you can effectively remove the evil eye and damage. To do this, you need to take a new broom and read the “Our Father” prayer over it. After washing, wrap it in an old newspaper, take it into the yard and burn it after 7 days with the words:
“The brand broom took damage and the evil eye upon itself, protecting me, the servant of God (name), from illnesses, from troubles, from problems. Burn, twig and leaf, burn away the damage and the evil eye without delay! In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen!"
If someone shouted curses in your face, you need to take a good steam in the bathhouse, saying: “The steam took away everything, returned the evil to the evil, I have the good left!” After this, wipe your face with a new handkerchief and burn it the next day.
If the newlyweds take a steam bath with a broom collected from the branches of 7 willows bending over the water, they will always love each other and live a long and happy life.
After washing in the bathhouse, you can remove 2 twigs from the broom, recite the Lord’s Prayer on them and put them under your pillow - your sleep will be healthy and sound.
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Sometimes people of the older generation, whose advice most listen to, are convinced that during major church celebrations, in addition to the fact that one cannot do work, one should also not wash on church holidays (especially in bathhouses). If the ban on labor seems quite understandable and simple to many people, then why is it forbidden to wash and is it worth walking around dirty during celebrations? In this article you can find out in more detail about this prohibition, whether failure to comply with it is considered a sin, and much more.
Should I wash my hair in the evening - yes or no?
The Slavs prefer evening time to wash their hair, but our Asian friends do it mainly at sunrise. What is the rationale for this approach?
Is it possible or not to wash your hair at night?
Evening hair cleansing procedures are acceptable and even this has its advantages. So at this time there is no need to rush anywhere, you can calmly make a mask, wash your curls and dry them without using a hairdryer.
On what holidays can you not wash?
It should be noted that on some days it is still prohibited to swim, namely on Elijah’s Day, that is, during this period, the so-called official ban on swimming comes into force (this mainly applies exclusively to natural bodies of water).
The date of its celebration falls on the 2nd day of the last summer month. As a rule, after this date the weather becomes changeable and the nights become colder, making the water temperature unsuitable for swimming.
The Lord is always with you!
How to behave in a bathhouse
In order not to anger the bannik, before entering the bathhouse, you must knock and ask permission: “Bannik-bannik, I ask you to come to your house, I will protect myself from evil. I know your rules, I conjure them! Receive the guest according to his rank and conscience. We found not troubles, but blessings! Key, lock!
From midnight until the first rooster crow, the bathhouse belongs only to the bathhouse attendant - washing at this time is dangerous. Also, according to popular belief, you should not go to the bathhouse on Monday - this is bathhouse day. If you break the ban and wash your hair, your hair will grow slowly. And the best days for water procedures are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, when the bannik looks after the evil spirits so that their malicious actions do not affect the well-being of those washing.
Men should go to the bathhouse first, then the spirit will not bring illness and trouble. You cannot steam the bathhouse more than 3 times, otherwise the bathhouse may suffocate. Also, folk wisdom forbids taking a steam bath while drunk - then walking around absent-minded and inattentive for a week.
In the bathhouse, according to signs, you should not spit, especially on stones - the bathhouse attendant will spit boiling water in response. You cannot stay in the bathhouse overnight: after midnight, other evil spirits come to visit the obstinate spirit, which can make sure that you do not wake up.
In order for the spirit of the bathhouse to be satisfied, it must always be kept perfectly clean. Once a month you need to coax the bannik with new soap, placing it on the floor in a corner. After washing, you need to thank the bathman and leave him a little hot or cold water in the basin.
Before the exam
Washing your hair the night before an important exam is a recipe for failure. It is believed that knowledge is washed away with water and shampoo, so there is a high chance of forgetting everything you have learned.
They say that you should not shave, get a haircut or swim before important tests, and some even recommend not wearing makeup or changing clothes.
It is believed that the dirty and unkempt appearance of a student will not arouse sympathy from the examiner; he will not want to see the poor student take the retake again, so he will take pity and give a pass.
Signs when building a bathhouse
Before building a bathhouse, you need to bury coins under the future foundation and say: “Bannik, here’s a coin for your housewarming! Respect me, guard the bathhouse, do not wish harm to my guests, avert all troubles! Truly."
Before laying the bathhouse, it is worth carrying out a ritual so that it comes out strong, and the bannik settles in it kindly. On the waxing Moon, you need to go to the site of the future construction. Hold a handful of salt in your right hand, sugar in your left, bow to the 4 cardinal directions and sprinkle the salt around you with the words:
“The bathhouse is strong, the bathhouse is built for good luck, and heated for health. Bannik, dear, invite yourself, settle in with a good spirit. Solyushka will drive away all evil - no devil will touch me!” Then leave the circle and scatter sugar on top of it in a cross, saying: “Help yourself, bannik! Fertilize yourself, messenger of evil! Guard your throne - don't touch me! Words are the key, mouth is the lock!
After this, bow again on 4 sides and go home without looking back.
In a newly built bathhouse, you should put a new bar of soap and leave it untouched for at least a month. Under no circumstances should you build a house on the site of an old bathhouse: this area is considered unclean.
