May 1 - Tuesday

Zhivin day
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On May 1, at midnight, the spring Slavic holiday begins - Zhivin Day. Alive (a short form of the name Zhivena, or Ziewonia, which means "giving life") - the goddess of life, spring, fertility, birth, life-grain. Daughter of Lada, wife of Dazhbog. The Goddess of Spring and Life in all its manifestations. She is the giver of the Life Force of the Kind, making all living things actually alive.
Zhiva is the goddess of the Life-Giving Forces of Nature, the spring seething waters, the first green shoots, and also the patroness of young girls and young wives.
In Zhivin's day, women, taking brooms, perform a ritual dance around the fire, clearing the place of evil. In this way, they glorify Living, which animates nature by sending spring to the Earth. Everyone jumps through the Fire, cleansing of the Navi forces after a long winter:
Who will jump high
He has a long way off from death.
Here, merry merrymaking is started and dances around the fire are conducted:
Blot off with a light
Maru wrestling, thank you
Yarilo, Yarilo, show your strength!
They play a fairy tale, narrating about the journey into the world of Navi and return to Java. With the onset of the morning treat cookies in the form of larks, release live birds from the cells at will, calling for spring:
Larks, fly!
We are tired of winter
She ate a lot of bread!
You fly and wear
Spring is red, summer is hot!
The entire coming day of the first herb is devoted to rest. On this day by evening, ritual bonfires are planted along the banks of rivers, bathe, clearing with cold spring water.