Men should be gallant and behave respectfully towards women.
March 8 is not only celebrated as International Women’s Day. According to the folk calendar, Polikarpov Day falls on this date. Today, Orthodox believers remember Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle John, who became bishop of Smyrna.
In the past, in Rus’ there was no holiday on March 8, so unmarried girls were sad and put away their dresses. Everything starts from the fact that they did not get married before Maslenitsa. So they had to wait for the wedding until late spring. The people concocted a proverb on this subject: “Clean, girl, the chests, close the outfits.
In order not to waste time, young girls tried to attract suitors with the help of various rituals.
Another curious old belief is that March 8 cannot be celebrated in a purely female company. The girls team must be diluted with men, otherwise the free girls will not get married until the end of the year and all kinds of bad conversations will start around the bride and groom.
It is also impossible to be alone on Polikarpov day. You have to go visit, and if there is no one to go to, visit a crowded place. If you do not do this, you will not have guests in the house until the fall, and communication with other people will not work.
Another handy sign. You cannot hide in chests (now in cupboards) winter things. March is considered a very unpredictable month. Any day it can get colder and even hit hard frosts. Recall that ten years ago, on March 27, Kursk was covered in snow.
Men should not say rude words to women, offend them and behave disrespectfully. Such behavior will lead to problems in various areas of life, from love to finance.
Unexpected negative events can occur for people who will be sad and sad today, especially when they wake up in such a mood.
You cannot walk in Polikarpov’s time with old clothes, torn and dirty things – this is a disease. On March 8, according to the signs, a father should not scold his daughter – evil spirits can harm. If today a spider in the house has woven a web, happiness will soon come to the family. In the past, it was advisable not to remove such a canvas before Easter itself. You cannot kill spiders – you can lose happiness and luck.
For those who believe in dreams. A dream that happened on the night of March 8 could come true in the near future. Also, today’s dream can tell you what to do and how to act to achieve what you want.
