The fragrant holiday is Makoveya. Effective poppy spells Why is the poppy blessed on three holidays?

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Report to the Herbal Science lesson

Poppy– a herbaceous plant 20-90 cm high.

Different peoples have their own names for poppy:

• In Yorkshire– “blind strike”, because the bright red color of the poppy has a blinding effect, and the “weak head” because the smell of its flowers gives me a headache. Common names: field poppy, fire flower.
• In Provence– flower of angels, because it is used to decorate churches on the day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, and also small children, dressed as angels, walk on this day in a procession in front of the priest carrying the Holy Gifts, and strew his path with poppy flowers.
• In Flanders and Brabant– “sprokelloem” – “ghost flowers”, because There is a belief that you should not go to poppy fields because the flowers suck your blood.
• In ancient Greece– “dylephilon” – “love spy”, because the girls, tearing off its petals and placing them on a circle formed by the bent thumb and forefinger of their left hand, hit them with their palm and determined by the force of the clap how much their lover was in love with them.
• In Germany– “klatschrose” – “flapper rose”, because it is used in the same way as in Greece, only this is no longer fortune telling, but a children's game.

Also the poppy is very symbolic, it is a symbol of:

• Poppy – a mythopoetic image- a sign of sleep and death, and a blooming one - of unprecedented beauty, also a symbol of unfading youth and feminine charm.
• Symbol of the Great Mother, meaning Mother Virgin, night. Symbolizes fertility, fertility, oblivion, idleness.
• In Flanders - memory flower, because Since the First World War, poppies have bloomed profusely in devastated fields.
• In China: retirement, relaxation, beauty, success; however, as a source of opium - decay and evil.
• In Christianity: sleep, ignorance, indifference. The blood-red poppy represents the suffering of Christ and the dream of death.
• In the Greco-Roman tradition: the period of sleep and death of the plant world.
• Poppy picking seems a symbol of the impossibility of accomplishing something or generally of enormous difficulty, it’s not for nothing that there are such phrases as “Like strewn with poppy seeds” (strewn), or “Mak-poppy” (finely, often, thickly).

There is more than one legend of the appearance of poppy on earth, for example, according to the ancient Greek legend - it was created by Hypnos, the god of sleep, for Demeter, the goddess of grains, when she was so tired in search of her missing Daughter that she could no longer ensure the growth of the grain. Then Hypnos gave her poppy seeds so that she could fall asleep and rest; and according to ancient Roman legend, he grew from the tears of Venus, which she shed upon learning of the death of Adonis.

Poppy was an attribute of many gods, and many of them were depicted with him:

He was attribute of the god of sleep - Hypnos Therefore, he was depicted as a lying or sitting youth or angel with lowered wings, carrying poppy heads in his hands, sometimes with a wreath of poppy heads on his head.

He was attribute of the god of death - Thanatos, therefore he was depicted as a young man with a wreath of poppies, but with black wings, in a black robe and extinguishing an overturned burning torch.

He was an attribute god of dreams - Morpheus, after all, even whose home - the kingdom of sleep - was planted with poppy plants.

He was an attribute goddess of fertility and marriage - Hera (Juno), therefore, the temple and the statue, which on the island of Samos were always decorated with poppy heads.

Mercury was depicted with a poppy, who always held it in his left hand.

The goddess of the night sky, Persephone, was also depicted with a poppy, who was represented entwined with garlands of poppy flowers - as a symbol of the peace descending to the earth at this time.

The goddess of the harvest, Ceres, was always depicted with a poppy in her hand. Wreaths were woven from poppy flowers and ears of grain to decorate her statues. Often the goddess herself was called Mecona (from the Greek mecon, makon - poppy).

Poppy has long been considered the flower of sleep and oblivion., which is why it has such meaning in the interpretation of dreams: If in a dream you inhale the aroma of poppy seeds, then in reality you will become a victim of false persuasion and flattery. If you dreamed of a blooming poppy, it foretells a time of enchanting pleasures and pleasant activities, but all this will be very unsteady and fragile.

If you saw poppy seeds in a dream or ate some dish with poppy seeds, then you will soon have an opportunity that will require you to show your foresight.

Poppy is of great importance in magic., where self-seeding poppy, blooming with white flowers, was most often used. It is considered a powerful remedy in love magic; it is believed that for this purpose the seeds must be collected with one’s own hand, in the evening, on the night of the waxing Moon, and always in the palm of the right hand. According to legend, to attract love you need to carry a few poppy seeds in your pocket.

Poppy is a talisman against various evil spirits:

• from the walking dead man: they put it in the coffin of a deceased person suspected of being a witch doctor, they poured it into the grave and around the grave of a suicide, a hanged man, a sorcerer, saying: “Then you will enter the house when you collect (count, eat) this poppy” (Ukraine, Poland) .
• The whole house was sprinkled with poppy seeds, lying on the table on Christmas Eve, walking on the sun to prevent visits from the vampire. During the funeral procession, they threw it after the coffin and scattered it along the road from the house to the cemetery.
• He also has the ability to counteract evil spirits: until the demon collects many scattered poppy seeds, he, according to legend, cannot move further and cause harm.

The poppy also protects against sorcerers, witches and the evil eye:

They showered it on the corner where a woman in labor lay with her newborn (Czechs, Slovaks).

In wedding ceremonies, they poured it into the bride’s stocking (Voronezh region), and gave the newlyweds a poppy head with them to protect them from sorcerers and the evil eye.

They sprinkled poppy seeds in the barn and around the barn with the sentence: “Whoever collects this witch (white poppy) will take away the spores from my cow”; after calving, they showered the cow and calf with the same words (Polesie, Transcarpathia, Slovakia, Croatia).

The calving cow's horn was drilled, blessed poppy was poured into it, and it was beaten with an aspen peg; A bundle of incense and poppy seeds was tied to the right horn of the cow. (Ukraine).

On Christmas Eve, the owners went around the yard with Christmas bread, honey and poppy seeds and sprinkled them thickly near the barn, “so that you, who chose them, could not proceed to the point of thinness.” (Ukraine)

According to legend, if you sprinkle a house with poppy seeds, all the witches' machinations will be ineffective. Only for this he must be consecrated to St. Macovia, that is, on the day of the Maccabee martyrs, August 1.

Poppy also protected people and livestock from snakes: on the eve of annual holidays, they sowed and fumigated the hut with poppy seeds, placing it on the window so that snakes would not crawl into the house; They sprinkled it on the cow to prevent it from being bitten by a snake. In the Czech Republic, it was used on Christmas Eve - they fed chickens to get as many eggs from them as poppy seeds the chicken would peck.

Poppy is also reflected in oral folk art; many riddles have been invented about it that reflect its properties:

• He fell into the ground dead, rose from the ground alive, dropped his red cap and put people to sleep. (Poppy)
• There is an oak tree, full of cereals, covered with a cap, nailed with a nail. (Poppy)
• I throw gunpowder and it will become a city, Red Moscow, White Lithuania. (Poppy)
• Seven hundred Cossacks under one cap. (Poppy)
• It grew and grew, crawled out of the ground, and peeled off like a scarlet ribbon. red girls loved it. (Poppy)
• The arrow is a homemade one, it is built by itself, it is made by itself, on the arrow there is a town - seven hundred governors, a thousand Bukharans, one and a half hundred Tatars. (Poppy)

People also tried to look into the future with the help of the poppy, for example:

• Take a dry seed pod, make a small hole and remove the seeds. Write the question on a small piece of yellow paper. Place the folded piece of paper in a box and place it near the bed. At dawn you will learn the answer to the question from the prophetic dream.
• If at midnight on Christmas Day you stand at the crossroads of two roads with a mortar, pour poppy seeds into it, and hit it three times with a pestle, then in the muffled sounds heard, you can learn about the events of the coming year (Germany).

The Makovei holiday is a permanent holiday, it is celebrated every year on August 14. According to the church calendar, it is given the name Day of the Maccabean Martyrs. People call the holiday Honey or Wet Savior.

History of origin

In mid-August, Spasov and Spas begin, just at this time three Spas take place, the names of which were taken in honor of Jesus Christ the Savior (Savior). So even before the Nativity of Christ, back in 166, the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes was in power. He was a cruel ruler and introduced pagan customs throughout the territory, according to which statues of the pagan god Zeus were placed in the temples of the Lord, and people had to worship this statue. With the help of the king’s efforts, most civilians renounced the true faith, but there were also those who remained faithful to God and believed in His coming.

During the same period of time there lived a teacher of the law, whom everyone called Eleazar. He was an adherent of the Mosaic Law, for which he was condemned. The teacher of the law bravely accepted the torment that befell him and died in Jerusalem. The Maccabee brothers were disciples of the deceased and, together with their mother Solomonia, recognized themselves as followers of the True Lord, refusing to worship pagan gods. King Antiochus tortured the brothers, after which they died. Solomonia could not survive the loss of her sons and also gave her soul to God.

This selfless behavior of Eleazar and his disciples made an indelible impression on Judas Maccabee. He organized an uprising against Antiochus and after a while won the battle, after which the idols were removed from the temples. The brothers' feat remained in memory hundreds of centuries later.

It is believed that the name of the Poppy holiday arose as a result of the overlap of the name of Maccabee and the similar poppy flower, the ripening of which occurs at this time.

Feast of Makovei or Honey Savior

Makovei is a great holiday for all Orthodox Christians, as several important events are celebrated on this day at the same time. Christians celebrate the origin of the honorable trees of the Life-Giving Cross. The Life-Giving Cross is worshiped with the aim of getting rid of various ailments and cleansing from sin.

In addition, the Orthodox holiday of Makovey is considered to be the Honey Savior, for the simple reason that it is at this time that it is time to collect honey. According to church custom, it is allowed to consume it from this day forward. In connection with the arrival of the holiday, starting on August 14, Christians prepare various delicacies with poppy seeds and honey: poppy seed pies, buns, gingerbread cookies and pancakes.

By the way, the holiday is also called Wet Spas. This name appeared due to the fact that it was at this time in the old days that the consecration of new wells took place. They blessed water, held religious processions to reservoirs: they bathed livestock, washed in rivers and lakes for the purpose of healing.

Makovei holiday: signs, prayers, rituals, customs and conspiracies

A large number of rituals and signs were associated with the holiday in Rus', which are also relevant in modern life. In ancient times, Christians blessed so-called “poppy bouquets” in churches. This was the name given to bouquets of flowers that included thyme, mint, cornflowers, and marigolds. Also, a sunflower head or crown was sometimes added to the bouquet. On the Feast of Macovei, according to legend, a bouquet for illumination should have a total of 17 plants.

There was also a belief, following which you need to eat a blessed apple and make a wish. If everything is done correctly, your wish will definitely come true.

On this holiday, young girls and boys danced in a circle with the song “Oh, there’s a poppy on the mountain,” accompanying the festivities with pranks and funny jokes. Unmarried ladies showered young boys with poppy seeds.

It was believed that on the Feast of Macovei a woman could be forgiven of all her sins if she asked her Guardian Angel for forgiveness.

Conspiracies and rituals for the holiday

The bulk of rituals on Makovei are associated with honey and bees. On the holiday, it is customary to perform conspiracies related to health, beauty, love and wealth.

1. So, for example, you can make peace with an enemy with the help of enchanted tea. You need to add a spoonful of honey to the broth and say the following words: “Calm down the ardor, remove old grievances.” After pronouncing the spell, tea should be drunk surrounded by household members.
2. To protect yourself from damage and the evil eye, at dawn you should go to the First Lent to collect poppies. After that, consecrate the grains of the flower in the temple of God, read the spell and pour the spelled grains under the baseboard of the house, so that it cannot be swept back. The grains should be poured, moving from the entrance along the entire perimeter of the home, smoothly moving clockwise. You need to pour out the poppy seeds with three fingers of your right hand and say the following words of the spell: “I sow the poppy seeds as I wish, everything will be so. If someone doesn't like it, let him try to collect this poppy. The scattered poppy cannot be collected, but it’s time to remove the damage from God’s servant (name). Amen".

Holiday traditions

According to tradition, on the holiday, young housewives baked special cakes with poppy seeds, which were called shuliki. They were broken into small pieces while still hot, after which they were poured with honey and poppy seeds and eaten like that.

On the Feast of Macovei, according to previously established custom, it is necessary to visit the Temple of God. Bless the fruits, vegetables, and fresh honey collected in the basket. Bouquets of fragrant herbs and plants, according to tradition, were hidden behind the icon, and in the spring they were scattered throughout the garden.

What can and cannot be done?

On August 14, the Assumption Fast begins, which lasts 2 weeks until August 28. As on any other holiday, on this day it is forbidden to be nervous, irritated, swear and despondent. It is also considered a crime to be at home on this holiday. It is necessary to provide assistance to the poor and widows, treat them with honey and share supplies.

During the First Savior, due to the beginning of fasting, eating meat and dairy products is not recommended. It is recommended to bake breads with poppy seeds as lean ones. You should also give up nuts and apples collected in the new harvest on this day. After all, there are special holidays during which you should try the fruits of the new harvest.

In addition to this, there is one more limitation. After the First Lent, swimming is prohibited. However, it is worth noting that it was on August 14, according to old beliefs, that river water had a healing effect, so before the advent of a new day in the old days, all Christians tried to swim in order to cleanse themselves.

In this article:

With the help of poppy and its spells, you can improve your health, family and financial situation.

A conspiracy carried out on poppy seeds is an effective means of solving many problems, as you can verify for yourself by reading the conspiracy that corresponds to your problem.

Money plot

Spread a piece of green cloth on the table, draw a circle on it with new soap, and place a poppy in the center. Draw a cross on it with the ring finger of your right hand and say:

“On the sea-ocean there is one island, on it there is land where the Lord God, the Mother of God lives, and I will go there, I will come closer to them, I will bow lower and say more quietly: Mother of God, you lived on earth, you took bread in your hands, She paid for it with the money she carried in her wallet. They won't give you bread without a penny, they won't weave clothes, they won't sell candles in church. Give me, Lord God, as much money as there are poppies on this scarf. Let it be so!"

Divide it into several parts. Pour one part into your wallet, and pour the second in the form of a cross into a bathtub with warm water, into which you should stand with your feet and say the same spell as on the poppy seed seven times. Then sit in the water and sit in it for a while, imagining how money flows to you from different sources.

Conspiracy against the boss

If you have been called to your boss for a debriefing and you know that you won’t be patted on the head, you can soften the manager’s anger and indignation with the following spell, which is made on a black poppy, which should be in a black bag made of natural fabric during the ritual.

This plot also helps to cope with very picky bosses who torment you with their nagging and reproaches, although you cope well with your job responsibilities. Here are the spell words:

“On a high mountain, under a green pine tree, there is a golden table and a carved throne.

On that throne sits a pair of fierce ones: no matter what you say or do, they don’t like it.

Most Holy Mother, intercessor, pacify them, shut their tongues, change their character.

Just like a fish is silent and won’t utter a word, won’t thunder, won’t show anger, let my boss be like a fish.

The red poppy flower dropped its petal, not just one, but all one after another.

As the poppy flies around, everything is going well for me: bad things are gone, joy, peace are now next to me. Amen".

A pinch of poppy seeds is added to the boss’s workplace, who from now on will become more humble and friendly towards you.

“As Yarilo is kind to all living things, as a mother pities her child, so may I, the servant of God (name), be dear to the servant of God (name of the person with whom you want to make peace). Amen! Amen! Amen!"

Trade conspiracy

On Thursday, on the waxing moon, buy a glass of poppy seeds and a handkerchief. The scarf is spread on the counter where you usually trade, and a poppy is poured onto it, over which you must whisper nine times:

“Whoever steps on this poppy will buy all the goods from me.”

Sprinkle this poppy seed in front of the counter daily. It has power until the next waxing moon. Afterwards the ritual should be repeated.

Damage Protection

Any day at sunrise, take the poppy blessed in the church and whisper over it three times:

“I sow, I sow, I sow poppies. Let it be so and only so. Anyone who doesn't like this, let him collect this poppy. No one will collect this poppy and it will not damage the slave (name). Amen. Amen. Amen".

Afterwards, the poppy is poured into the cracks of the house or apartment, for example, between the wall and the baseboard, in furniture, under wallpaper, etc. The ritual of scattering the poppy should begin from the front door, moving clockwise further around the apartment or house.

Love spell

The charmed poppy is poured into the clothes, bag or shoes of a loved one. It should be spoken on Friday or Wednesday on the waxing moon.

“The poppy is gray, tasty, a tasty morsel for the birds, and I am a beautiful girl, young, cheerful, stately, a delight to all the guys.

Just as birds would eat nothing but poppy seeds, so would my beloved be only with me! Just as birds would look for poppies every day, so my beloved would look for me.

Just as there would be no better delicacy for birds, so for my beloved there would be no one dearer than me, even if he appreciated me, cherished me, cherished me, and doted on me.

Servant of God (name), hear my words. May I, the servant of God (name), become as desirable to you as a poppy to birds. Amen".

In simple village magic, the skills of which were possessed by almost all the inhabitants of the villages, the poppy occupied a special place. It was believed that with the help of this plant one could protect oneself from witchcraft sent by a powerful magician, as well as from restless spirits and the dead.

For pregnancy

In magic, poppy was considered a symbol of fertility and fertility. Those who wanted to get pregnant were advised to carry fresh poppy buds with them.

In fortune telling

With the help of this plant, the girls told fortunes about their betrothed - they poured a handful of seeds into their bosoms for Christmas and went to bed. It was believed that how many grains remained on the body by morning, the number of suitors who would woo the girl in the coming year.

Like an amulet

Poppy in witchcraft and magic was used to create a variety of talismans and amulets. So, those who wanted to get rich had to carry a dried poppy seed box with them. It was important to ensure that the seeds did not spill - this promised financial losses. Therefore, the box was often sewn into a linen bag or wrapped in a piece of red or yellow paper.

How to use poppy in magic

Simple but effective rituals in which this plant is used have survived to this day.

• In order for the deceased to remain in the ground forever and not disturb the living, the fresh grave was sprinkled with poppy seeds, which were supposed to sprout and turn into a living shield from otherworldly forces.
• Poppy was used in magic to protect the house. To prevent damage to the home, the floors were sprinkled with poppy seeds. Bunches of this plant were hung in the barn and barnyard for the same purpose. If damage or the evil eye had already been cast on the house, poppy seeds were scattered in the corners at sunset, and at dawn they were swept away with a broom and taken out of the outskirts. This cleansing ritual is recommended to be performed before each new moon.
• A dream catcher was made from poppy seeds - empty seed pods were tied with ribbon and hung over the bed. This relieved nightmares and insomnia.
• Poppy seeds can act as a talisman for loved ones. Place a small amount of them in your pockets to enlist the support of higher powers.

Magic for poppy from enemies at work

To protect yourself from hostile colleagues, a spell is cast on poppy seeds. The ritual must be performed in the dark, illuminating the space only with a lit church candle.

You can say the simplest words: ask the poppy to protect you from slander and slander from employees. Take the enchanted seeds with you to work and place one at a time in the workplaces of those colleagues whom you consider to be your ill-wishers. It is advisable to place the seeds so that they are not swept away during cleaning - in the lining of a chair, a table drawer, or a table vase. The conspiracy also works against the boss.

• Important: you need to buy poppy seeds and a candle on the eve of the ritual, and pay for them an amount that does not require change.

In many parts of the world, the magical properties of poppy are still valued in modern times. The use of this flower in magic began in Ancient Babylon, Greece, Assyria, and Egypt. Among peoples, it is considered a symbol of oblivion, fertility, cheerful life and happiness, beauty and success. Poppy is actively used by magicians, but few people know that this fragile plant is used not only in white, but also in black magic, for example, it is an effective way to fight enemies. Practitioners of poppy seeds effectively charm to attract love, money and healing from various ailments.

The magical properties inherent in the plant and others

Since ancient times, the poppy has been considered a symbol of sleep, feminine charm, fertility and youth. Due to its many magical properties, the flower is widely used in magic against the evil eye, damage and for performing love spells. Poppy seeds were collected with the left hand, transferring them to the right, always at midnight on the waxing Moon. The harvested harvest should be carried in your pocket and then true love will not keep you waiting long. Plus, poppy is an incredibly effective amulet, with the help of which one can scare away evil spirits and protect against the evil eye and witches. The poppy flower, illuminated on the church holiday of Makovei, has incredible power. The plant brought from the church is used for the home, scattered in the corners of the rooms. By believing in the magical properties of the red flower, you can look into the future and protect yourself from many ailments.

When using poppy in black magic for a conspiracy, it is important to remember: having caused harm to another person, you should be prepared for the evil to return as a boomerang in double measure.

The red tender herbaceous plant also has strong healing properties, which were known back in antiquity. The following healing qualities of poppy have been noted by ancient and modern researchers:

With the help of the plant it is possible to relieve headaches.

• has a nourishing and strengthening effect;
• relieves severe headaches;
• improves the digestion process;
• destroys and removes helminths;
• has an anticonvulsant effect;
• relieves cough, spasms;
• accelerates recovery from pathologies of the respiratory system, colitis, “angina pectoris”;
• takes an active part in normalizing blood pressure;
• calms the nervous system and helps overcome insomnia, stress, and overwork.

Using poppy in magic

Healing

Poppy has special meanings in magic and is often used in spells for health. Having extracted the seeds from the flower, you need to pour them into your palm, and, pouring them from one hand to the other, quietly pronounce the words of the spell. A magical ritual is performed only on the waning moon and, in order for the result to be most effective, the ritual is repeated regularly until complete healing. Many people, through the poppy ritual, managed to get rid of serious ailments; the main thing is to believe in the success and effectiveness of the conspiracy and do everything correctly.

Poppy seed

To bring back a loved one, a pie with poppy seed filling is sometimes used.

To separate lovers and quarrel between bosom friends, a ritual is used, after which even the most loving and faithful people will become ardent enemies. For a woman who wants to get her husband back from his mistress, magicians recommend baking a cake with enchanted poppy seeds and feeding it to the man she loves. When preparing a magical dish, a special spell should be cast. You can wait for your husband to come home within a week. Poppy seed helps to overcome the effects of a love spell. The poppy spell is done as follows:

1. Mix the flower with salt.
2. They pronounce the magic words clearly and accurately 3 times.
3. Pour the mixture near the entrance to the house where the persons who are planned to be separated live.

Linings and damage

Poppy lining is very popular in magic, which consists of sprinkling the seeds of a flower in a house or apartment, yard or place where an ill-wisher works. If such an unpleasant “gift” is found in oneself, then this is a bad sign, which indicates that a person has appeared who wants illness, failure in business, or wants a divorce from their spouses. In this case, you need to do the following:

After destroying the lining, the housing must be thoroughly cleaned.

1. Get rid of the mound immediately. Touching the charmed poppy with your hands is strictly contraindicated; remove only with rubber gloves, not forgetting to throw them in the trash after cleaning.
2. Dispose of harvested poppies. When burning or burying the poppy lining, read a prayer.
3. Clean rooms, paying special attention to corners and hard-to-reach places. It is a good idea to sprinkle the room with holy water.

Experts clarify that poppy is good in herbal amulets, talismans, and is often used for damage. However, before carrying out such an act, one should not forget that it has a destructive effect on energy and immunity, can greatly harm family life, and worsen the health of the person who causes damage. Therefore, before performing such a magical ritual, it is important to think many times whether it is worth taking the sin upon yourself, because it is possible that a strong magical flower can even lead to death.