The beginning of a new year is a borderline moment between what has already passed and what is yet to come. Just like , the new year is associated with numerous superstitions that our ancestors guarded like “the eye in their head” so that bring all the good fortune to yourself at the very beginning of the year and ward off unwanted bad luck.
Rather, everyone wants to the new year brought health, happiness and financial prosperity, and he was free from all failures and proverbial bad luck. In connection with On this day, avoid throwing away garbage. Sounds surprising? However, in the past, this inconspicuous activity was attributed to the cause of misfortune and bad luck in the beginning of the year.
Polish tradition is full of beliefs and superstitionswhich are supposed to protect us against failures and also attract happiness and prosperity. Many of them concern the first day of the new year, when, according to Polish folk traditions and New Year’s superstitions, you should avoid throwing away garbage. Why?
Beliefs say that by taking anything out of the house on January 1, including garbage“happiness comes from it”as well as health, prosperity and money, which could be present among household members for the next 12 months in the beginning of the year.
It was believed that happiness nested in the houses at that time, which was supposed to favor the house in the coming year. Throwing away trash meant getting rid of it, as well as getting rid of money and good deals before they became a permanent fixture in your home.
Garbage, even though it is associated with something unnecessary, in symbolic terms, they are an element of the homewhich was removed at an inopportune moment violates harmony and order, and these are extremely important on the first day of the new year.
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All cleaning, including throwing out garbage, should end at the latest before New Year’s Eve. You can return to these activities only after the New Year, so that the prosperity that comes with this breakthrough moment, which is the end of one year and the beginning of the next one, she had a chance to settle down with us for good.
January 1 is generally associated with a time of peace and rest. That’s good, because On this day, it is best to give up all household chores related to cleaning and tidying up. There is no point in tempting fate to bring bad luck to our home.
On January 1, it is better to stop sweeping, vacuuming, washing floors or dusting. It is also better to postpone doing laundry to another day. Minor cleaning, such as washing up after meals, is permissible, but it is better to skip larger tasks to avoid accidental cleaning. not to drive good luck out of your home and make room for bad luck.
Such a superstition is an element of tradition that reminds us of ancient beliefs and rituals, but It’s better not to tempt fate and follow it just in case.
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