Opening of Svarga — calling Spring (25/03)

Svarga opens up and the goddess Living-Spring comes down to the people. Today Spring is called and glorified not only by man, but also by all living things in the world, celebrating the victory of life over death.

Spring was called to the Opening for the third and last time. It was believed that when Svarga opens, no one works. The rite of call of Spring was associated with the first arrival of birds and the beginning of snow melting.

Larks, fly! We're tired of winter, I ate a lot of bread! You fly and carry Red spring, hot summer! Spring is red, what did you come with? You're on a bipod, on a harrow… Spring is red, what did you bring us? I brought you three lands: First bastard – Tummy in pole; Other bastard – With a bipod in a pole; Third estate – Bees in flight; And even a land – Peace on health!

With the onset of morning, they treated themselves to rye cookies in the shape of larks, released living birds from cages into the wild, calling for spring. The main, most active participants in the ritual were girls and children.

On this day, women « called millet», sang the song «And we sowed millet, sowed». Everyone also played the ritual game «round burners».

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