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Ash Wednesday | Mountain fire
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Barbara's branches
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To 4.December is celebrated the name day of the holy Barbara, which ranks among the 14 emergency aids. The legend tells, that Barbaras father let it close for its own security into a tower. As Christian she is pursued and finally beheaded of her own father, thereupon by lightning one kills. Before it died received it the promise, that nobody, that it calls without Sacraments receipt will die. The prayer around a blessed death was humans in times, in those the God picture was coined/shaped by its judge function, very importantly and the holy Barbara made very popular as an affirming spokeswoman. Barbara is considered as Patron of the miners, Building master, Tower guard, Bell caster and firefighters. The custom, To cut branches from fruit trees to and place in the water, is still far common. One expects, the fact that the branches in the holy evening blossom and rates it as good, lucky indication. |
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There is an analogy of the flowering branches to the miracle, for believers humans at the Christian night occurs. Behind the flowering custom is the excessive quantity, that in the cold winter dried up the blooms on the grave of the holy Barbara exactly in the evening 24.December again blossomed. |
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