Why it is impossible to throw away bread is a sign. Folk customs and signs about bread, which everyone should know

Tell me, is it easy for you to get rid of moldy or dried bread? It is safe to say that almost every one of us consciously or subconsciously knows that it is impossible to throw out bread. Let's see why.

• Firstly, this is the legacy of our past: war, famine, blockade have formed a certain attitude towards food and foodstuffs. Our grandmothers-great-grandmothers retain memories of the days when they were content with 50 grams. bread per day per person. In this time of famine, bread saved their lives. And if you dig even deeper, then the Holodomor - a consequence of poor grain harvests and incorrect political decisions - is, first of all, a shortage of bread, because bread has been the main food in Russia from time immemorial. Remember also the February revolution, which was preceded by a rally of women demanding "Bread!" (during the First World War, there was also a lack of bread) or France in the days before the Great Bourgeois Revolution: people went out to the squares and demanded bread. That is, all these events in our history, through the memory of generations, were reflected in our perception of such an action as throwing away bread.
• Secondly, education in the Soviet Union was based on humanistic ideas regarding the labor of people and the products of this labor. The schoolchildren were pointed out that bread is the result of the work of many people (and this is really so), the result of the efforts of society and the gift of the earth (wheat), therefore, it is worth treating it with care, and throwing it away is bad. Added to this were stories about the starving peoples of our planet, in relation to which our throwing out of bread is wrong.
• Third, there is a religious background. In Christianity, there is a special attitude to bread: Jesus said at the Last Supper “Here is bread - my body,” therefore it is believed that throwing away the bread is throwing away a particle of the Son of God. Therefore, the church recommends giving dried or slightly moldy bread to the birds. Other religions have the same attitude to bread.

Many people, knowing how inhumane and sinful to throw away food, try to eat it all before the expiration date, while they believe that they are acting humanely. But is it really so? This person will eventually suffer from overweight, but at the same time say: “How can I throw it away if children in Africa are starving? I have to finish it! " This is the wrong logic. And in order not to think about whether or not to throw away bread, you need to buy it in the required amount, and then it will not lie on your shelves. And the money saved from rethinking buying behavior can be sent to a fund to help children in Africa, so that the heart can be calm for them too.

If you urgently want to get rid of something, first think about how to do it so as not to attract negativity and minor troubles. Our ancestors also explained this by the fact that some objects in no case should be taken out of the house or thrown out and passed on to other people, otherwise you can involuntarily "take out" all the well-being from your home. We will tell you how to properly dispose of certain things.

Bread and salt

It has long been believed that bread is the head of everything, it symbolizes prosperity and a well-fed life, therefore, it is necessary to treat it with all respect. In addition, people who have gone through hungry years in their time will never dare to just take and throw out the remnants of bread. Therefore, if you already have a few pieces left, it is better to give them to the birds or take them with you when you go for a walk in the park. Surely there will be ducks who will accept your treat with gratitude.

As for salt, it is a symbol of good luck and family happiness... Sleeping, borrowing or throwing it away, you are thus as if distributing your well-being to other people.

Old photos and papers

Old photographs and some kind of family archives, in addition to containing rather comprehensive information about a particular person, also have their own energy. And therefore, if you just throw it all in the trash can, you may start to pursue minor troubles or health problems. If you want to get rid of photos and papers, just burn them carefully and rinse the ashes.

Wallet and handbag

If it suddenly occurred to you to throw out your old wallet, then keep in mind that in this way you can harm the energy of wealth, and then you will have to forget about financial luck for a while. Therefore, it is better not to get rid of your old wallet (or clutch and small handbag), but carefully put them somewhere on the shelf.

Wrist watch

Let's start with the fact that you cannot accept or give a watch as a gift - this is Bad sign... But if for some reason you have accepted this gift, then in no case throw it away when you get tired of it or becomes unusable. Thus, you ruin the relationship with the donor, up to a complete break. If you bought the watch yourself, but eventually realized that it didn’t fit you or it broke and could not be repaired, then don’t rush to take it to the trash can. They can be disassembled, used as spare parts for other models, for example, or already disassembled, mentally thanking for the service, disposed of.

Wedding outfit

It is believed that if a young wife gives someone her Wedding Dress, a veil and other paraphernalia, then by doing so she brings misfortune to the family, and the marriage may end before it even begins. For the same reason, it is not recommended to get married in a dress in which someone has already gone to the registry office before you, thus you can unwittingly take for yourself all the sorrows, hardships and other troubles of that couple.

Hair and nails

This is perhaps the most personal thing that a person has. And transferring a part of yourself to other people means giving away a part of your energy, prosperity and good luck. In addition, if it gets to unscrupulous persons, then it is not known what can be done with them. And you will begin to torment headaches, pursue minor failures, or even worse. Therefore, if you already cut your nails or hair at home, then be sure to flush them down the toilet, and do not just throw them in the trash can.

One of the common evil spells is corruption on bread. It is not difficult to define it: suddenly there is an irresistible aversion to bread, there is a continuous black streak of failures, and in the morning it torments you. All this classic signs black spoilage on bread.

Strong and light spoilage on bread

There are many varieties of such a curse, among them there are also light damage, which is not difficult to work off, but there are also those that are capable of destroying a person's life in a short time with their power. I do not recommend getting rid of powerful spoilage on bread on your own in any case. This should be done exclusively by the practicing magician.

But, as for light spoilage on bread, here you yourself can fight for yourself.

How to remove spoilage on bread yourself

Start on the first quarter of the new moon and repeat for three days in a row. Do this: at sunrise, take a hump from a round rye loaf. Whisper to her three times: “Holy bread! What is not mine, then take it! And what is my fate, so give me back! Amen".

Crumble this bread to the birds, and in the evening go to church, light a candle about your health, and the health of the one who corrupted the bread, and about the repose of deceased relatives.

Strong spoilage on bread from the cemetery

At the grave they take a piece of bread, and in return they give three coins and say: “As the living is fed with bread, so is the dead. Thirty-three ears, but one bread, and one grave for (the name of the victim). " Then they go to the cemetery intersection, draw a circle with a branch, in a circle - a cross, put bread on it. They go around three times in a clockwise direction, three times casting a powerful destructive spell.

Then they take bread, spit on it three times and say the words addressed to the victim: “Taste you (name), bodily torment, and soon to taste death. Power to the dead, and bread to you. " The conspiracy bread is thrown into the victim's house. But if a person eats this bread, he may soon die.

He helped me to cope with difficulties and protect myself from ill-wishers, Protected from the evil eye and damage... It protects a person from the forces of evil, Energy vampires at work and in the family, specially induced damage, and the evil thoughts of enemies. View and order it is possible only on the official website

How to get rid of spoilage on bread from a cemetery for free

You cannot remove such a powerful damage yourself. A person who is not versed in magic cannot cope with such a strong spell, only harm himself. Time also matters. If a strong black spoilage has been made on bread, it must be neutralized as soon as possible, otherwise it will devour its victim, the person will either become mortally ill or die.

Bread- one of the main products of all peoples of the world. Scientists suggest that baked goods appeared in the human diet more than fifteen thousand years ago. Without a loaf on the table, a modest dinner or a lavish feast was considered inferior, and the table was called "orphan".

A house where the hostess did not bake bread with her own hands was considered a beggar and deprived of the attention of the Lord himself. The product is prepared from different types flour, is recognized as the main one in many religions and is allowed to be consumed even with strict fasts.

The attitude to bread in each culture is regulated strict rules... For example, in Judaism it is forbidden for a certain period to eat bread baked with yeast (it is allowed to eat cakes made of water and flour), and Muslims believe that cutting a loaf with a knife is unacceptable, since the person cutting into slices is getting old. For this reason, in many Muslim families, it is men who cut or break bread.

The main "bread" rules of ancient Russia that have survived to this day

In Russia, from antiquity, there was a special attitude towards bread. Many proverbs, legends and beliefs are associated with this product. It was taught from early childhood to treat the bread ruin correctly, to consider it sacred. It is the rules of handling bread that have survived to this day that answer questions such as "Why shouldn't you break bread with your hands" or "What does the blessing of a loaf mean?"

Contemporaries identify seven basic "bread laws" that have not lost their relevance even during the heyday of technological progress:

• Blessing. In ancient times, baking bread without prior blessing was considered unthinkable. Before the leaven of the dough, kneading and baking, the hostess read prayers, asking for blessings from the Lord. The dough before baking and bread before cutting were crossed with the sign of the cross.
• Ritual purity. Women were not allowed to bake during pregnancy or with monthly bleeding.
• Tablecloth rule. The bread was supposed to be put on a table, cleaned with a tablecloth. It was believed that a loaf on a bare table was a harbinger of impoverishment and the decline of the family.
• The ban on laughter. The product was considered sacred and it was considered sacrilege to laugh at it. Laughing at the table was a tough test.

• Do not break, but cut! It is believed that breaking bread means breaking one's own destiny, disrupting the flow of life. By various sources this rule was created to preserve every crumb, since throwing away even a small crumb of a valuable product is a sacrilege, foreshadowing the loss of the well-being and health of all family members. It was forbidden to drop the crumbs on the floor, give them to the dogs. After the meal, the table was carefully cleaned, and the collected leftovers were fed to poultry.
• Every bit bitten must be finished to the end. Bitten half-eaten pieces threatened with loss vitality, a happy share. If the children left the piece, it was believed that they were threatened with orphanhood, married women- widowhood. It was forbidden to cut a new piece from the loaf before the bitten one was eaten.
• Never dispose of leftovers in the trash. Throwing away a piece of bread (even if it was moldy and unusable) was considered a mortal sin. These chunks were fed to the bird.

The valuable product was revered by all classes, from itinerant musicians to kings and their courtiers. Unwritten laws have been passed down from generation to generation. The population firmly believed that the prosperity, luck, health and well-being of the whole family depend on how the "bread" rules are followed.

It is up to everyone to decide for himself whether to cut or break bread, to adhere or not to adhere to the ancient rules. One thing remains unshakable - bread is a sacred, irreplaceable product that requires a respectful and even reverent attitude towards itself.

Inspired by the Twitter conversation.
One user wrote the following tweet:

I am annoyed by the superstitions about bread, instilled in the USSR, they say bread cannot be thrown away. What is this nonsense? The same food product as everyone else.

He was told that bread is the body of the Lord, therefore "superstition" is much more years than the USSR "y.
Now I will say what I personally think about it.
First, about why such an attitude to bread was in the USSR. This is explained not only by the propaganda of the thesis "bread is the head of everything" (and this thesis was applied due to the fact that the people, as a rule, did not have either money or the opportunity to buy basic food, so they got a lot with bread), but also big amount children of war in the country. Generally speaking, bread is indeed one of the cheapest of the hearty types of food (theoretically, you can even gorge on bread and water, although this is not easy), respectively, during the war, when hunger raged in many regions of the country, it was in price. Therefore, the children of the war have such an attitude towards him (remember the stories about Yuri Nikulin - a balanced and normal person in general could jump up at three in the morning, check if there was bread, and if not, run to the nearest round-the-clock stall).
Now I will talk about why I consider throwing away the bread a crime. First, not only bread, but any food product, provided that it is edible. V last times it is fashionable to throw away bread just because it is stale (“we’ll buy a new one tomorrow!”); rice or any other porridge / potatoes / similar product, just because “half a plate is left, neither here nor there”; milk, just because it is sour; on the scale of supermarkets - boxes of yoghurts, cheeses and other things, just because the packaging has slightly crumpled from one corner ... the list goes on and on.
No one asks you to eat moldy bread, rotten eggs, or dubious sausages (although it's best not to get it so). But if the product can be eaten, it can be put into action - never, under any circumstances, throw it into the trash heap: you are committing a crime, or, if this term is closer to you, a terrible sin. And not even because you need to respect the product itself and the work of those who prepared it (although this is also important); and not even because you need not to throw money down the drain (you yourself bought this food); No! - raising your hand over the trash can, think about it. Think and think about the millions of hungry people around the world, about children dying of hunger, about mothers and fathers giving them their last crumbs and dying to save their children. Remember - and save yourself from what you wanted to do.

The gods do not forgive such things. Someday it will come back to haunt those countries where poverty flourishes on the one hand and the thoughtless scattering of priceless wealth and opportunities for salvation human lives with another. Knowing quite a bit of the gods, I can say that the punishment will come, and it will be terrible.
Think about it and ... find a way to use what you have.