Unclean, unknown and godfather

Contents: the first part is “unclean power” - oh, about home spirits - a house, courtyard, a banner, an obvik, about spirits living in the forest, in the field, in lakes and rivers - Lesha, Polevo, water, mermaid. The second part - the “unknown force” - describes the beliefs of the peasants in the magical power of nature - fire, water, earth, as well as superstitions and beliefs associated with this. In the third part - the “godfather” - a review of the holidays of the Christian calendar - Christmas time, the Christmas of Christ, the New Year, the baptism of the Lord, the murmur of the Lord, Vlasyaev Day, etc., describes folk customs, rites, games, beliefs, signs related With an annual circle of Christian holidays. Sergey Vasilievich Maksimov (1831-1901)-Russian ethnographer-book, traveler, researcher of customs, traditions, language, beliefs of the Russian people, honorary academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He wrote about 600 works. This book is the most famous of all written by Maximov. Circulation 30 copies. Made using Print-on-Demand technology