What not to eat on a leap year. What can not be done in a leap year and why? Why You Can't Get Married on a Leap Year

With the New Year holidays approaching, we look with some apprehension at the calendar for 2020 to find out if the new year will be a leap year and what surprises it can bring. we will try in our article to answer all the questions about the leap year 2020 that you may have.

Why is it called a leap year

The word "leap year" came to us from Ancient Rome and is translated into Russian as "the second sixth", in the original Latin "bis sextus".

The concept of a leap year was introduced over two thousand years ago under the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar. It was he who introduced the calendar, based on the period of revolution of the Earth around the Sun - we know it as the Julian.

According to the calculations of ancient astronomers and mathematicians, the duration of the year is 365 days and 6 hours. And so that an additional quarter of a day does not complicate the calculations, it was decided to add an additional day to the calendar once every four years - three years were considered 365 days each, and in every fourth year at the end of February one additional day was added.

The count of days in Ancient Rome differed from the modern one - the last day of winter, February 28, was called "the sixth day before the March calends." And by decision of Emperor Julius Caesar, every fourth year another day was introduced after the "sixth day" - "the second sixth day", in Latin "bis sextus". It was these glory in Latin that over many centuries were transformed into the “leap year” familiar to us.

How many days will there be in 2020

Days in 2020 - 366
Extra day - February 29

We have already found out that the new year 2020 will be a leap year, which means that we will live 1 more day in it - in February, instead of the usual 28 days, there will be 29. An additional 366 day in a leap year on February 29 is due to the fact that the Earth rotates around The sun makes 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds in 365 days. To compensate for this difference of almost 6 hours, one day is added to the calendar every 4 years.

Reference Information:

How many hours will there be in 2020 - 8784
How many minutes will there be in 2020 - 527040
How many seconds will there be in 2020 - 31,622,400

What years will be leap years

a year that is divisible by 400 without a remainder is a leap year;
the remaining years, which are divisible by 100 without a remainder, are non-leap years;
the rest of the years, which are divisible by 4 without a remainder, are leap years.

Leap years: 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, 2048, 2052, 2056, 2060

An extra day in a leap year, February 29, is called Kasyanov Day. In Naoda, this day is considered one of the most difficult and dangerous. A bad attitude towards the leap year was in folk beliefs associated with a certain Kasyan, about whom there were many legends and beliefs. According to one legend, Kasyan was an Angel who knew all the affairs and plans of God. However, it later turned out that he was a traitor who told all the plans to the demons. For this he was punished - for 3 years he was beaten on the forehead, and for 4 years he was released to Earth, where he had already committed evil deeds. According to another legend, Kasyan was a saint, but he broke the law and drank alcohol for 3 years, and stopped for 4 years.

Signs for Leap Year 2020

Leap years are considered unlucky and unsuccessful by the people - the number of accidents, natural and man-made disasters, and epidemics is increasing. According to popular beliefs, the reason for this is Saint Kasyan, whose birthday falls on February 29th. Among the people, there are many signs and prohibitions associated with a leap year.

In Leap Year, nothing serious can be started - building a house, major contracts or transactions, purchases, weddings, and much more. All this was forbidden. Because nothing good will come of such undertakings - everything will soon fall apart and bring many more problems with it. Also, if possible, do not change jobs and apartments.

In a leap year, construction of a house is not started, otherwise the future housing will suffer from a fire.
It is also considered bad luck to cost a bath in a leap year.
You should not buy a home, move to a new house or apartment.
In a leap year, they don’t change jobs - they don’t quit or get a new job.
A business started in a leap year often brings only losses.
When going on a trip, traveling, or just leaving your house for a long time, standing at the door and not crossing the threshold, say such a conspiracy: “I’m going and going on a leap trail, bow to a leap.
If a child was born in a leap year, it is necessary to call relatives by blood as godparents.
Hearing how a dog or a wolf howls in a leap year, you should immediately whisper: "Go howl, but not to my house. Amen."
When slaughtering a bird in a leap year, every third in a row should be given away from home for free - as a donation.
Before planting seeds and seedlings in a leap year, the following words should be said: "In a leap year, I soot, I'll die fine."
It is considered bad luck to play a wedding and get married. But if such a need arose and you have to tie the knot in a leap year, before the wedding ceremony, say these words: "I crown with a crown, and not with a leap end."
In Leap Year you can not celebrate the "first tooth". Since ancient times, our ancestors had a tradition - to invite guests when the baby has the first tooth in the house. However, if this event fell on a Leap Year, then the gatherings were canceled. Because, according to the sign, the child will have bad teeth.
People who get divorced in a leap year should buy a new towel. These towels are then taken to the church and given to the cleaners, saying to themselves: "I pay tribute to the leap year, and you, family angel, stand next to me. Amen. Amen. Amen."
On parental Saturday in a leap year, having come to the cemetery, they do not commemorate the dead until three people are remembered.
When you hear the first thunder, cross your fingers and say to yourself: "The whole family is with me (names of your family members). Amen."
Mushrooms are not picked in a leap year. Folk wisdom says: “To pick mushrooms in a leap year is to drag coffins to the graveyard.” In a leap year, kittens cannot be drowned.
Usually on Ivan Kupala people collect herbs for treatment. And in a leap year, having come to the forest, before you start collecting herbs and roots, stand facing the west and say: "Leap year, father, keep the bad for yourself, but let me take the expensive. Amen."
It is considered a great sin to drown kittens in a leap year.
The relationship that began in the "Year of Kasyan" will not be happy. According to signs, people who started dating at this time will often quarrel and cheat on each other.
In a leap year, it is better not to go to the church when the funeral is taking place there.
If your daughter's period began for the first time in a leap year, you can't tell anyone about this, so as not to take away female happiness from the girl.
If a person was convicted in a leap year and he went to prison, then one of the relatives of the prisoner should go to church, put a candle to three saints and, leaving the temple, say: “The leap year will leave, And the servant of God (name) will come home. Amen ".
A prisoner in prison, seeing off a leap year, must cross himself and say, but in such a way that no one sees or hears him at that moment, the following words: "Free will, but not captivity to me."
In the Leap Year, they do not carol at Christmas time. It was believed that by dressing in a costume of a monster or an animal, one can adopt their behavior.
Pregnant women in Leap Year should not cut their hair before childbirth, because the child will be born weak, painful.
In the Leap Year, you can not purchase in advance everything "mortal", that is, associated with the funeral. Because such actions lead to imminent death.
In Leap Year, you cannot sell or exchange animals, birds, and in general all living creatures.
When it was not possible to avoid a long trip, people in Leap Year, crossing the threshold, said the following: "I'm going and going on a leap year, I bow to a leap year. I got off the threshold (got down), and I'll come back here."

Is it possible to have a wedding in Leap Year 2020

A sign according to which those who are married in a leap year will not live together for a long time exists for many centuries. Even today, couples in love, before setting a wedding date, will definitely find out if this year will be a leap year, the year of the widow or widower. Wise older people say that if you get married on a Leap Year, it’s in trouble, and such a family will not live together for a long time. Is this superstition true and is it worth paying attention to - let's figure it out ..

The leap year was popularly called the "year of brides". According to traditions, it was at this time that every girl could woo the guy she liked, and at the same time, the young man could not refuse the offer. This custom led to the fact that married couples created without mutual love did not live together for long, and soon such marriages, concluded in a leap year, broke up.

The official church assures that Leap Year does not affect the relationship between spouses in any way, everything depends only on mutual love. But if you tend to trust folk signs, and if you are worried that Leap Year can somehow ruin your family life, then our ancestors gave some advice in such cases:

a wedding dress in a leap year should be long, below the knees. Moreover, the longer the dress, the longer the marriage will be;
do not give the dress to anyone after the wedding. Also, you can not sell a veil, gloves and other accessories;
do not put a ring on a glove, because in this case both partners will not take marriage seriously;
in order to have a strong marriage, women kept the spoon with which the groom ate food. Already after the wedding, on the 3rd, 7th and 40th day, the wives gave their husbands to eat with this particular spoon;
a coin was put in the shoes of the bride and groom this year, according to our ancestors, this ritual will save the family from disasters.

Having a baby in Leap Year 2020

The attitude towards the birth of a child in a Leap Year is rather ambiguous. On the one hand, our ancestors believed that the birth of this year is unfavorable, because such a person will have a sad and unhappy fate, only losses and suffering await him. But others, on the contrary, believed that those born in a leap year are unique people who are destined for a special fate.

And the chosen ones were people who were born on February 29th. Surely, more than once, many of us wondered how they celebrate their birthday in general - every four years or like everyone else every year. In general, there are those who celebrate their birthday every 4 years, and those who every year. At the same time, since ancient times there has been a belief that such people will definitely live a long life.

German professor Heinrich Hemme came up with a system for calculating a leap birthday depending on the hour of birth. So, if a child was born from midnight to 6 am on February 29, then the holiday must be celebrated on February 28, if from 6:00 to 12:00, then the 2nd birthday should be celebrated on February 28, and in the third year on March 1. When the child was born on February 29 from noon to six o'clock in the evening, the name day celebrates the first year on February 28, and the next 2 years on March 1. And, accordingly, if the baby was born from 18:00 to midnight, the birthday is celebrated on March 1.

As already mentioned, some considered people who were born on February 29 to be chosen by fate. According to this sign, these are people who are waiting for happiness and good luck. After all, this is the day when the so-called window from the parallel world opens, respectively, the person who was born on this day is a messenger who is destined for something special.

Another sign is related to the fact that February 29 is a magical and mysterious day, and people born at this time have magical abilities, they are called, according to our ancestors, to teach us something, to show the right path at a crossroads. Therefore, they tried to listen to the opinion of such people.

Conspiracies and amulets in a leap year 2020

If you trust folk wisdom and are wary of the upcoming leap year, you should use special conspiracies and amulets that will help protect you from troubles and dangers.

Conspiracies before the onset of a leap year

"A horse rides, a foot walks,
I have had a successful year.
I will dress myself in holy clothes,
I am baptized with the holy cross,
Say goodbye to the old year
with a leap year
Dating
I put on holy clothes.
Key, lock, tongue.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

"Annual angels,
holy angels,
Do not give your word
Do not let your business
Of the leap year departing
In the new year coming.
Do not let to the servants of God (names of family members)
No black days
No evil people
Not a burning tear
Don't get sick.
twelve angels,
Stand up for defense

The word is strong, molded by the year.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

From the point of view of numerology, 2020 is also considered not very favorable, therefore, on New Year's Eve, it is also necessary to read such a talisman:

"Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I take the seal of the moon
Sign the sun
And the entire celestial mirror.
Amen.
I put twelve stars
I call twelve names:
East - Gabriel, Madiel, Diamel, Yanael;
West - Sahiel, Ziniel, Khabiel, Vahanael, Karabiel;
North - Mael, Virael
and their servants: Valiel, Baliel,
And I call with them
Seven Witnesses
and also the South - Karaniel, Dabriel, Darviel, Anael, Suneel, Abigel And Ranel.
I have a shield.
Who will take the shield
He won't take him away.
How heavy is the earth
So the shield is heavy, lies -
Don't take it, don't pick it up
Don't take away.
Close, shield, my house,
Me, a servant of God (name),
my relatives,
Big and small
Servants of God (names of your family members).
Sunday Angel - Michael,
Good genius - Dariel,
The genius of evil - Shavaiot,
The spirit of the planet - Oh,
The angel commanding the Fourth Legion is Salamiah.
I close on Monday
Bless Tuesday
I protect the environment
I defend on Thursday
I keep Friday
I watch Saturday
Sunday -
Salvation for the whole year.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

Another amulet should be made on the eve of Christmas time, because the damage received by a person these days is very difficult to treat, and it is at this time that the sorcerers try to take revenge on the offenders or throw over their troubles and illnesses.

"God, I'm sorry
God bless.
From holy God
Jesus Christ the living.
All holy fathers
martyrs,
Saints and miracle workers
Descended from heaven,
From their bright face
The devil is running.
Question them
holy wonderworkers,
Reverend martyrs
Nifont and Maroth,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria
And Dimitri Rostovsky: -
What are you, damned demons,
Came to mother earth
Answer with a name
Living God.
The demons answer them:
We are the damned and the spirits
Unclean children of Satan
Prince of Hell.
Came to torment
human race,
Christian:
break bones,
Shatter the mind
Diseases
And betray ailments,
Harm to create
Heart ache,
Relax the body
Drive into melancholy and sadness,
Take away blood and possessions,
To catch up with great damage,
to harm, to destroy,
Lead to death.
Who is without prayer
This one will go
Eat a piece of bread
Will drink water,
In addition, we are in the house
And we move into the body
One hell of a hundred
The devil breeds.
The blood of that
We drink alive
For the whole century
We plant damage.
Holy Fathers
Devils are interrupted
In the chains of the holy
Prayers cover.
Michael the Archangel, the Angel of the Lord,
Reverend Fathers
And martyrs:
Nifont and Maroth,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria,
Dimitri Rostovsky,
God from us
Pray for sinners
From holy damage
Protect:
For now, for eternity
To infinity.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen".

Amulet for a tear-off calendar

For this, as you probably guessed, you will need a tear-off calendar. So that he protects you from failures and misfortunes, bring him close to your face and ask fate for health and good luck, so that any trouble and failure will bypass you in the Leap Year. After these words, place the calendar in the hallway so that it protects you from unclean forces.

Conspiracy for good luck February 29

To do this, wake up on February 29 early in the morning and stand in front of the window. In order to bring good luck to your home, say the following words:

“As the sun shone in the sky, so luck stuck to me.
Today is a special day, today is a magical day.
Trouble does not know about this day, and unprecedented strength arrives with me.
This day will enter my house and bring me something good.

While you are saying the last words, be sure to open the window, otherwise luck will go to another.

2016 will be a leap year. It is believed that leap years are the most unfortunate. Is this true and what to expect from the coming year?

A leap year is a calendar year that is 366 days long, which is one more day than normal years. Many who wonder how many days are in a leap year are also interested in the question, where does that extra 366 day go? This day is attributed to February. So, this very year in February, not 28, but 29 days.

Why is there a leap year

In a year, the Earth makes a complete revolution around the Sun. That's just our planet makes a complete revolution not in full 365 days, but in 365 days and 6 hours. Accordingly, every year, this time accumulates. Roughly speaking, so that snowdrops do not bloom in December according to the calendar, one more day is added to February every 4 years.

The term "leap year" first began to be used in the Roman Empire and was introduced by Julius Caesar. In Latin it was called "bis sextus" - "bissextus", pronounced in Greek as "vissextus", we have - "leap".

Signs in a leap year: what not to do

A leap year occurs once every four years. Many are waiting for it with apprehension, because, according to the sign, this time accounts for the largest number of disasters and catastrophes. This year has always been considered the most dangerous and difficult; over time, many signs and superstitions have developed about it.

Can't start building houses. This sign is associated with the birthday of the Roman monk Kasyan, which just fell on February 29th. It was believed that Kasyan could interfere with the construction.
You can't change jobs. According to the sign, a new place of work in a leap year will bring only troubles and problems, and not monetary gain.
Leap year born were known in antiquity as sorcerers and witches. They have always been shunned and feared. If the child was born on February 29, then even greater magical powers were attributed to him. Such children were still considered messengers from the other world.
You can't get married in a leap year. They say that a wedding this year will either lead to the death of one of the spouses, or such a union will be short-lived.

Divorce in a leap year also promised bad luck. It is believed that one of the spouses will not be able to find happiness in his personal life after a divorce.
Leap years have the highest number of deaths. To protect yourself from this, according to a sign, old people should not buy clothes “for death”.
Mushrooms cannot be picked in a leap year. It is believed that at this time they especially carefully absorb negative energy, evil eye and damage.
You can't talk about your plans this year, otherwise they may not come true.
It is dangerous to travel and travel.
Animals may not be given away or sold from your home - luck and prosperity will go with them.

Even though leap year 2016 is just around the corner, don't set yourself up for disaster setbacks. A positive attitude and unwillingness to trust your fate to bad omens will help you make this year prosperous. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and

02.07.2015 09:35

Many have heard that negative events often occur in a leap year. It's time to find out...

New 2016 will be a leap year, which means that we will live 1 more day in it - in February, instead of the usual 28 days, there will be 29. An additional 366 day in a leap year on February 29 is due to the fact that the Earth makes its revolution around the Sun in 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds. To compensate for this difference of almost 6 hours, one day is added to the calendar every 4 years.

Everyone has a different attitude to a leap year - someone considers this period the most ordinary year that does not carry any danger, someone is afraid of it and associates many superstitions with this period. In this article we will try to understand all the signs, beliefs and misconceptions associated with a leap year.

Upcoming Leap Years: 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040.

Signs for Leap Year 2016

In a leap year, it is better not to start building a bathhouse.

A child born in a leap year needs to take blood relatives as godfathers.

If you live in a village and breed geese, then, when slaughtering a bird in a leap year, give the third goose as a gift to relatives or neighbors.

In the spring of a leap year, when you plant seeds and seedlings for the first time in the garden, say: "In a leap year, it's fine to die."

If you still decide to get married in a leap year, then before the ceremony, say this amulet: "I crown with a crown, and not with a leap year."

People who get divorced in a leap year should buy a new towel. These towels are then taken to the church and given to the cleaners, saying to themselves: “I pay tribute to the leap year, and you, family angel, stand next to me. Amen. Amen. Amen.

In a leap year, leaving home, they say without stepping over the threshold: “I’m going and going on a leap year, bow to a leap year. I left the threshold, I’ll be back here. Amen.”

At the first thunder in a leap year, they cross their fingers and whisper: "The whole family is with me (names of your family members). Amen."

Hearing the howl of a dog in a leap year, they say: "Go howl, but not to my house. Amen."

Usually on Ivan Kupala people collect herbs for treatment. And in a leap year, having come to the forest, before you start collecting herbs and roots, stand facing the west and say: "Leap year, father, keep the bad for yourself, but let me take the expensive. Amen."

Mushrooms in a leap year cannot be collected, otherwise you can bring illness and even death to your family.

In a leap year, kittens cannot be drowned.

In a leap year, it is better not to go to the church when the funeral is taking place there.

If your daughter's period began for the first time in a leap year, it's better not to tell anyone about it - not a friend, not a sister, not a grandmother - so as not to deprive the girl of female happiness.

On parental Saturday in a leap year, having come to the cemetery, they do not commemorate the dead until three people are remembered.

If in a leap year a person went to prison, then one of the relatives of the prisoner should go to church, put a candle to three saints and, leaving the temple, say: "The leap year will leave, And the servant of God (name) will come home. Amen."

A prisoner in prison, seeing off a leap year, must cross himself and say, but in such a way that no one sees or hears him at that moment, the following words: "Free will, but not captivity to me."

In Leap Year, you can not carol at Christmas time. Because our ancestors believed that by dressing in a monster or an animal, you can become the same as him, adopt their behavior. It was also believed that in this way in the Leap Year you can lose your happiness.

In Leap Year, you can not change anything in your life. Because you can destroy and destroy your life, the more white, as they believed, such changes are futile. Therefore, in Leap Year they did not get divorced, did not move to another place of residence, did not change jobs, did not get married, and much more was banned.

Pregnant women in Leap Year should not cut their hair before childbirth, because our ancestors believed that otherwise the child would be born weak, painful.

In the Leap Year, you can not purchase in advance everything "mortal", that is, associated with the funeral. Because such actions lead to imminent death.

Also, our ancestors, when they planted something, said: “In leap soot, it’s fine to die.”

In Leap Year, you cannot sell or exchange animals, birds, and in general all living creatures. It was also impossible to drown kittens this year.

When it was not possible to avoid a long trip, people in Leap Year, crossing the threshold, said the following: "I'm going and going on a leap year, I bow to a leap year. I got off the threshold (got down), and I'll come back here."

In Leap Year, you can not pick mushrooms, because our forefathers believed that they were all poisonous. However, such a superstition is more likely due to the fact that in four years the mycelium degenerates.

In Leap Year you can not celebrate the "first tooth". Since ancient times, our ancestors had a tradition - to invite guests when the baby has the first tooth in the house. However, if this event fell on a Leap Year, then the gatherings were canceled. Because, according to the sign, the child will have bad teeth.

Leap year wedding 2016

Even in our time, when few people pay attention to old superstitions, couples in love try not to schedule a wedding for a leap year. Probably, every girl heard from her parents or grandmothers that if you get married on a Leap Year, it’s in trouble, and soon such a family will break up. But is it. What is the reason for this superstition and what to do to save your marriage.

Let's start with the fact that since ancient times it was believed that Leap Year is the "year of brides." What is meant by this title? This suggests that every girl has the right to woo any young man during this period. At the same time, the guy cannot refuse. One can imagine the consequences of such a tradition. Young people were forced to marry those they did not like. Do not expect anything good from such a family life, and it is natural that such marriages broke up.

Representatives of the Orthodox Church have always argued that the Leap Year does not affect the relationship between spouses, it all depends on them. The most important thing is mutual love, which will save the marriage. If you are worried that the Leap Year can somehow ruin your family life, then our ancestors gave some advice in such cases:

a wedding dress in a leap year should be long, below the knees. Moreover, the longer the dress, the longer the marriage will be;
do not give the dress to anyone after the wedding. Also, you can not sell a veil, gloves and other accessories;
do not put a ring on a glove, because in this case both partners will not take marriage seriously;
in order to have a strong marriage, women kept the spoon with which the groom ate food. Already after the wedding, on the 3rd, 7th and 40th day, the wives gave their husbands to eat with this particular spoon;
a coin was put in the shoes of the bride and groom this year, according to our ancestors, this ritual will save the family from disasters.

Childbirth in Leap Year 2016

Conspiracies and charms in a leap year 2016

If you trust folk wisdom and are wary of the upcoming leap year, you should use special conspiracies and amulets that will help protect you from troubles and dangers.

Conspiracies before the onset of a leap year

From the point of view of numerology, 2016 is also considered not very favorable, therefore, on New Year's Eve, it is also necessary to read such a talisman:

"Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I take the seal of the moon
Sign the sun
And the entire celestial mirror.
Amen.
I put twelve stars
I call twelve names:
East - Gabriel, Madiel, Diamel, Yanael;
West - Sahiel, Ziniel, Khabiel, Vakhanael, Karabiel;
North - Mael, Virael
and their servants: Valiel, Baliel,
And I call with them
Seven Witnesses
and also the South - Karaniel, Dabriel, Darviel, Anael, Suneel, Abigel And Ranel.
I have a shield.
Who will take the shield
He won't take him away.
How heavy is the earth
So the shield is heavy, lies -
Don't take it, don't pick it up
Don't take away.
Close, shield, my house,
Me, a servant of God (name),
my relatives,
Big and small
Servants of God (names of your family members).
Sunday Angel - Michael,
Good genius - Dariel,
Genius of evil - Shavaiot,
The spirit of the planet - Oh,
The angel commanding the Fourth Legion is Salamia.
I close on Monday
Bless Tuesday
I protect the environment
I defend on Thursday
I keep Friday
I watch Saturday
Sunday -
Salvation for the whole year.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

"God, I'm sorry
God bless.
From holy God
Jesus Christ the living.
All holy fathers
martyrs,
Saints and miracle workers
Descended from heaven,
From their bright face
The devil is running.
Question them
holy wonderworkers,
Reverend martyrs
Nifont and Maroth,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria
And Dimitri Rostovsky: -
What are you, damned demons,
Came to mother earth
Answer with a name
Living God.
The demons answer them: -
We are the damned and the spirits
Unclean, children of Satan -
Prince of Hell.
Came to torment
human race,
Christian:
break bones,
Shatter the mind
Diseases
And betray ailments,
Harm to create
Heart ache,
Relax the body
Drive into melancholy and sadness,
Take away blood and possessions,
To catch up with great damage,
to harm, to destroy,
Lead to death.
Who is without prayer
This one will go
Eat a piece of bread
Will drink water,
In addition, we are in the house
And we move into the body
One hell of a hundred
The devil breeds.
The blood of that
We drink alive
For the whole century
We plant damage.
Holy Fathers
Devils are interrupted
In the chains of the holy
Prayers cover.
Michael the Archangel, the Angel of the Lord,
Reverend Fathers
And martyrs:
Nifont and Maroth,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria,
Dimitri Rostovsky,
God from us
Pray for sinners
From holy damage
Protect:
For now, for eternity
To infinity.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen".

Amulet for a tear-off calendar

Conspiracy for good luck February 29

To do this, wake up on February 29 early in the morning and stand in front of the window. In order to bring good luck to your home, say the following words:

While you are saying the last words, be sure to open the window, otherwise luck will go to another.

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Everyone has already calculated that coming year 2016 is a leap year, that is, it has 366 days, the month of February increases by one day and has not 28 days, as usual, but 29. Note also that in the Julian calendar every fourth year is a leap year, and in the Gregorian calendar there are exceptions to this rule.

It seems to be nothing unusual, but such an unremarkable event is surrounded by various beliefs and superstitions. At a minimum, most of the inhabitants of the earth try not to start anything new in a leap year. In addition, even statistics record that in a leap year there are much more catastrophes and epidemics than in a normal year.

The most complete list of all signs of a leap year:

1. In a leap year can't start anything serious- building a house, major contracts or transactions, purchases, weddings, and the like. Since nothing good will come of such undertakings, everything will soon fall apart and bring many more problems with it.

2. If possible do not change jobs and apartments.

3. A child born in a leap year needs to take blood relatives as godfathers.

4. From ancient times there was a tradition - to celebrate the "first tooth" of a child. On this day, guests were always invited to the house. But if this event fell on a leap year, the celebration was not held. After all, according to popular beliefs, the child will have bad teeth.

5. Pregnant women should not cut their hair otherwise a sick child will be born. But pregnant women do not cut their hair for reinsurance in any other year.

6. You can’t talk about your plans, otherwise you will predict their failure.

7. Worth it postpone any travel and travel. And if there is no way to avoid a long trip, then when crossing the threshold, you must say the following words: “I am going and going on a leap year, I will bow to a leap year. I left the threshold (descended), and I will return here.

8. People who get divorced on a leap year should buy new towels. These towels are then taken to the church and given to the cleaners, saying to themselves: “I pay tribute to the leap year, and you, family angel, stand next to me. Amen. Amen. Amen.

9. Strictly it is forbidden to carol at Christmas time in a leap year. Since, our ancestors believed that dressing in a monster or animal, you can become the same as them, adopt their behavior. It was also believed that in this way in a leap year you can lose your happiness.

10. Build a bath during this year is not possible.

11. In the spring of a leap year, when you plant seeds and seedlings for the first time in the garden, say: “In a leap year, it’s fine to die.”

12. Bad omen sell livestock, as well as to drown unplanned offspring of domestic animals.

13. If you live in a village and breed geese, then, when slaughtering a bird in a leap year, give the third goose as a gift to relatives or neighbors.

14. At the first thunder in a leap year, they cross their fingers and whisper: “The whole family is with me (names of your family members). Amen".

15. Usually people collect herbs for treatment on Ivan Kupala. In a leap year, when you come to the forest, before collecting herbs and roots, face west and say: “Leap year, father, keep the bad for yourself, but let me take the expensive. Amen".

16. Mushrooms in a leap year cannot be collected at all, otherwise you can bring illness and even death to your family. Our ancestors believed that all mushrooms in a leap year are poisonous.

17. In a leap year, it is better not to go to the church during the funeral of the deceased.

18. It is forbidden to purchase in advance everything "mortal" in a leap year, that is, everything related to the funeral. Otherwise, such actions can lead to imminent death.

What happens only in a leap year?

In ancient times, there was, and some argue that it still continues to live, a tradition - a leap year was considered the year of brides. The girls were allowed to woo any guy, but he did not dare to refuse. And such marriages very often broke up. Maybe that's why there is a superstition about leap year weddings.

In the Jewish calendar, a leap year does not add one day, but a whole month. After all, the Jewish calendar is based on the lunar month, and therefore the year of twelve months lags behind the astronomical solar year by about 11 days.

Leap Year 2016 wedding

Although many superstitions date back centuries, most newlyweds try not to get married on a leap year. According to the signs, the family that arose this year will disintegrate very quickly and generally incur many troubles.

But, if you somehow believe in superstition, but you really want to play a wedding this year, we present to you dates of 2016, the most favorable for the celebration.

January- this month is considered the most unfortunate for marriage, there are no successful dates at all. But regarding the most unfortunate, it is - 2, 4, 25 and all three last days of January.

February- already a better month than the previous one. You have 4 whole days for a successful marriage. You can safely plan not only a wedding, but also another important event, on such days - 14, 18, 20, 25 of the month.

May- this month is also completely unsuitable not only for a wedding, but also for any other responsible event.

June The only good day is the 25th of the month.

July- a completely unfortunate month for weddings. Judge for yourself how many really unlucky days there are - 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 of the month.

August- the only month of the whole of 2016, in which the maximum number of favorable days for a wedding. Feel free to plan your holiday from 1st to 8th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th.

September- this month will also be rich in two eclipses at once, therefore, like March, it is completely unsuitable for marriage.

October- the month is quite good and there are many successful dates in it - 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 of the month.

November- and this month has a sufficient number of lucky days. Here they are - 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 27 of the month.

December- the end of the year is not very generous with good days. Plan your wedding on the 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 18th of the month.

If you decide to get married in a leap year, but still worry, something bad would not happen, then the following tips will come in handy for you:

Before the wedding ceremony, one should say: “I crown with a crown, and not with a leap end”;

A wedding dress in a leap year should be long, below the knees. The longer the dress, the longer your marriage will last;

Both the bride and the groom should put a coin in the shoes, according to the beliefs of the ancestors, this will save the family from disasters;

After the wedding, the dress should not be given to anyone, and wedding accessories - veils, gloves, etc., should not be sold;

In order for the marriage to be strong, it is necessary to keep the spoon from which the groom ate during the wedding feast. The wife should be given to her husbands to eat from this spoon on the 3rd, 7th and 40th day after the wedding.

Having a baby on a leap year 2016

The fate of children born in a leap year was predicted by our ancestors ambiguously. Many believed that a person born in such a year would face many losses and suffering. But there were also many supporters of the fact that such people, on the contrary, are unique, and a special fate is prepared for them. There is an opinion that children born in a leap year are real mascots! They help their loved ones, give them luck and happiness.

And people who were born on February 29 were considered the chosen ones. They were credited with magical abilities, wisdom, and also predicted a long life. They also believed that they were called to teach people something, to point out the right path at the crossroads. Therefore, they tried to listen to the opinion of such people.

The only problem for these people is how do they celebrate a birthday in non-leap years? So, the German professor Heinrich Hemme came up with a system for calculating a leap birthday depending on the hour of birth. If the child was born from midnight to 6 am on February 29, then the holiday must be celebrated on February 28, if from 6:00 to 12:00, then the 2nd birthday should be celebrated on February 28, and in the third year - on March 1. And in the case of the birth of a child on February 29 from noon to six in the evening, the name day celebrates the first year on February 28, and the next 2 years on March 1. And, accordingly, if the baby was born from 18:00 to midnight, the birthday is celebrated on March 1.

A look into history

From January 1, 45 BC. Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar introduced a calendar designed by Alexandrian astronomers. This calendar was based on the fact that the astronomical year is approximately equal to 365.25 days, or, to be precise, 365 days and 6 hours. This calendar was called Julian. And in order to even out the six-hour shift, was introduced leap year. Three years were counted as 365 days, and every fourth year one additional day was added in February (February was considered the last month of the Roman year).

Caesar was assassinated two years after the introduction of the new calendar, and the second leap year began after his death. And, apparently, the priests who were responsible for the functioning of the calendar did not understand the principle of introducing an additional day every fourth year. Instead, they began introducing an extra day in February every third year. Presumably, they counted the fourth year from the year preceding the leap year. Therefore, for 36 years after Caesar, every third year was a leap year. Only Emperor Augustus restored the correct sequence of leap years, and also canceled several subsequent years to remove the accumulated shift.

As for the history of the leap year in the Gregorian calendar and the reasons for its differences from the Julian calendar, they are as follows.

In ancient times, everything was calculated according to the sun, natural phenomena, in a word, everything in the world obeyed nature. The countdown of the year started from . And the duration of the tropical year, that is, the time between the two spring equinoxes, is 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds. And here the difference between the tropical year and the average Julian year (365.25 days) is already noticeable, and this difference is 11 minutes and 14 seconds, which in approximately 128 years adds up to one day.

After several centuries, they noticed the shift of the vernal equinox, and this was important, because this day remained the main day of the year, since all church holidays were deducted from it, and the most important of them -. So, by the 16th century, the spring equinox occurred about 10 days earlier than March 21.

And to compensate for the resulting error, and also to avoid further bias in the future, in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar. In order to better match the average calendar year to the solar year, we decided to change the rule for leap years. a leap year and then remained a year whose number was a multiple of four, except for those years that were a multiple of 100. Such years were leap years only when they were also divisible by 400.

Upcoming leap years: 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040.

legends

An extra day in a leap year, February 29, is called Kasyanov Day. The people considered this day the most difficult and dangerous of the year. A bad attitude towards the leap year in folk beliefs is associated with a certain Kasyan, about whom there are a lot of legends and beliefs. One of these legends says that Kasyan was an Angel who was aware of all God's deeds and plans. But, Kasyan betrayed God and told all his plans to the Demon. For which he was punished - for 3 years he was beaten on the forehead, and on the 4th year he was released to Earth, where he, rejoicing in freedom, committed evil deeds.

People have different attitudes to the onset of a leap year: for someone it does not cause any emotions, while another category of people fears its onset, associating with it a lot of negative events, troubles and misfortunes. Next year will be a leap year, but it’s worth understanding where this concept came from and how 2016 differs from others. The history of the leap year originates in ancient times - we will start with it!

How did the leap year come about?

On January 1, 45 BC, Emperor Julius Caesar ordered astronomers to develop a clear time frame for the astronomical year. The result of their efforts was the invention of a calendar consisting of 365 days and 6 hours. In order to leave an integer number of days in a year, astronomers proposed to increase every fourth year by 1 day. Now any leap year includes 366 days with the same number of weeks, and February consists of 29 days.

Leap year 2016 is unfavorable for most undertakings

Superstitions and omens

The extra day of a leap year, February 29, is also called Kasyanov Day. It was believed that this saint drank for three years, and sobered up on the fourth, which is why he has a name day every 4 years. According to popular beliefs, this day of the year is the most difficult and fraught with danger. If you listen to superstitions, then in a leap year you should not plan any undertakings.

At this time, it is dangerous to change your place of residence, build housing, and even look for a new job. It was believed that any changes in a leap year will not lead to good. In Ancient Rus', even mushrooms were not picked this year, for fear of taking “bad” things from the earth and bringing adversity to the house. However, compliance with these requirements is a purely individual matter.

It is also believed that in leap years there is always an increased activity of the Sun, the likelihood of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions increases, crops deteriorate and political crises are coming. However, there are also good beliefs associated with the leap year! It is believed that a person born this year will be spoiled and favored by fate. The birthday people will be most lucky on February 29 - they will foresee the future and have developed intuition.

Do not be afraid of the leap year - the Fire Monkey will endow it with good luck!

Leap Year of the Fire Monkey

In 2016, the Fire Monkey will take over. She will become the full owner of the year not from the first of January, but from the eighth of February, when it comes. The Year of the Monkey promises to be successful for a career and solving money problems. Despite this, attention should be paid to health - chronic diseases can worsen. The Monkey is inherently curious and sociable, so the year is good for expanding your social circle.

In addition, during this period, you can safely change your life - it gives its blessing to any changes. As can be seen from the above, the symbol of 2016 eliminates many bad superstitions associated with a leap year. The color of the fiery year will be red, so carry a charm with you or wear clothes of the appropriate color - so you will not care about any negative manifestations, and luck will turn to face you!