Take care of the well-being of your home or plan to move - we will tell you the date in 2020 they celebrate Brownie Day, how to build relationships with the domestic spirit and what signs and beliefs are associated with the houses, as well as offer original cards for congratulations on this unusual holiday.
Invisible hosts
Since ancient times, people believed that in every house next to the owners there lives a spirit that can become for people both an indispensable assistant and a serious problem. It all depends on whether the owners will like Domovoy, whether they will find a common language with him.
Important! Domoviks do not belong to evil spirits, as they retreated from the dark side to help people. Our ancestors believed that the soul, which has become the home spirit, gets the opportunity to go to Paradise, having served the owners of the house faithfully for 70 years.
Brownies are shown to people extremely rarely. More often they let you know about the presence in the house and attitude to the owners through their actions. A good Domovik will take care of people and animals, helping to housekeeping and maintain order and comfort in the house. It is believed that the spirit is able not only to protect the house from evil relatives, but also on completely material things, for example:
- protect pets (cattle) from various misfortunes;
- warn owners of imminent danger;
- wake up at night in special cases (for example, if a house fire occurs).
Despite some stereotypes prevailing in modern people, Domoviks are not loners and are not closed within the boundaries of any house. They themselves can choose the house in which they will live, but at the same time they can communicate with their relatives, go on a visit and even move with the owners they like.
Years go by and, along with the way of life of people, Brownies also change. If earlier they preferred houses with stoves and barns, where farming was carried out and kept a lot of cattle, today they live with pleasure in city apartments. Otherwise, their habits and tastes have not changed. A good caring hostess can always count on the help of the spirit, in the house where no quarrels and screams are heard, and there are always a lot of goodies on the table. If you noticed some “mischief” on the part of the Neighbor, then he is angry that the household is disordered or wants more of your attention.
In 2020, you can appease your friend and assistant in several ways:
- leaving for him his favorite goodies (a pot of warm porridge, a bun with milk, sweets, sugar);
- pampering pets (everyone knows that little houses are especially fond of cats);
- congratulating Neighbor in 2020 on Brownie Day.
Brownie Day
In 2020, Domovoi's birthday falls on February 10 (Kudesy and Velesichi). In some regions of Russia, it is customary to celebrate the holiday according to the old style on January 28.
The people also call this holiday the “House Brownie Day”, because according to ancient legends, on the night of February 10 to 11, the housewives prepared a treat for the “Grandfather Neighbor”, trying to establish contact with the “keeper of the hearth” and appease him for the coming year.
What to gift?
In 2020, on the Brownie Day you can prepare:
- a gift box in which traditionally placed bright beads and buttons, shreds of cloth and coins;
- refreshments, which may be cookies, gingerbread cookies, sweet buns or cakes;
- greeting card.
Important! Domoviks do not value the amount of money from the owners, but their housekeeping and care, therefore all gifts for your home assistant must be done with your own hands.
The only thing you can take ready for Brownie Day in 2020 is postcards. After printing a beautiful picture, add a few words from yourself, be sure to thank you for the help provided last year.
Get a beautiful plate that will be used only for these purposes. All prepared gifts must be delivered in the evening, while saying:
Grandfather is a neighbor!
Eat porridge and save our hut!
Grandfather is a neighbor!
My brownie is Khvedenka (or another name for your Domovik)!
I brought you dishes of delicious
Dishes are sweet (or hearty, if the treat is not sweet),
Share my food with me.
You need to speak in a hurry, with warmth and an open heart, because the spirit will feel false and you can get a radically opposite effect.
If you accidentally missed Brownie Day, not knowing what date it is celebrated in 2020, or simply were absent at this time, you can treat Domovik on any day of the year.
You can send the original postcard to friends, relatives or just acquaintances who might not know or forget how long they celebrate Brownie Day in 2020. Such a fun reminder will allow people not to miss the opportunity to pamper their "home spirit", or simply cheer them up.
Signs and beliefs
The legend of the Domoviks is rooted in the distant (still pagan) past of Russia. Like many other long-standing beliefs, the story of good helpers, guarding the peace of their masters and helping to create coziness in their homes, has outgrown its signs, which are worth paying attention to.
- Missing sock - a warning to the owner of the house that it is necessary to pay more attention to the family and to establish life.
- Dishes disappear - a hint to the hostess that it is better to take care of the house.
- Knives disappear - a warning to a family in which there are often quarrels and misunderstandings.
- Strongly knocking dishes - to danger (beware of fire).
- Pulling hair - to be a quarrel between spouses.
- Gently stroking in a dream - to good changes.
- Cries - to the loss.
- Knocks on pipes - to insults.
- Crying (howling) - to trouble.
- The soft rustling of a broom, the creaking of a door slightly or the barely perceptible knock of dishes is the normal and natural behavior of your house spirit, who checks his household and puts things in order.
Important! Signs are relevant not only on Brownie Day itself, but also at any other moment in 2020, when your Neighbor wants to give a sign.
If you are moving, do not be too lazy to bring a new place of residence with you, think about whether you want to take the Boss with you from your previous apartment (house), or prefer to try to establish a warmer relationship with the new Domovik.
Conclusion
Now you know who the number is and how to celebrate Brownie Day in 2020 and we advise you to follow these simple recommendations, regardless of whether you believe in the existence of spirits or not. Prepare delicious treats with your child, treat your pet, put things in order, and you will immediately feel how the atmosphere in the house will become warmer and kinder.
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