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The owner of a garden plot or a private house in a rural area is always faced with the question of the source of water. Experts know what difficulties you can encounter if you plan to equip a well or borehole. The task of searching for water hidden in the depths of the earth seems simple only at first glance. It is unknown whether there is water on the site and what its quality is. The ancient practice of dowsing can tell you in which direction to search.

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Vine device

Dowsing, or dowsing, is a method of scanning an area using a vine—a freshly cut tree branch. The most suitable species is willow. Firstly, its branches are highly elastic. Secondly, willow is a very resilient tree, which indicates the strong energy of the plant. But if there are no willows growing nearby, then another tree with flexible branches will do. It is important that the branch is not brittle and bends easily.

To make a vine, you should select a forked branch and cut it just below the fork. You should get a slingshot that resembles the letter U. The recommended handle thickness is 8–12 millimeters and a length of 30–50 centimeters; the exact dimensions are selected according to the width of the operator’s shoulders.

Such a tool remains operational for 2-3 days. When a branch dries out and loses its firmness and elasticity, it makes no sense to use it for dowsing.

How to make a frame

In addition to the vine, you can use a dowsing frame made of metal wire to search for water in the area. Such an indicator is sold in stores specializing in esoteric items, but it is easy to make with your own hands. Since working with a pair of indicators shows more accurate results, it is advisable to make two identical bioframes.

1. You will need two pieces of wire with a cross-section from two to five millimeters and a length of about 40 centimeters, two ballpoint pen housings. Experts recommend choosing a metal with the highest electrical conductivity, and therefore the most suitable materials for the frame would be copper, brass or aluminum. However, iron and steel wire will also work for this purpose.
2. The rod should be bent at an angle of 90 degrees. The bend is at the point that divides the length of the wire in a ratio of 1:2.5.
3. We insert the short end of the frame into the empty ballpoint pen housing. The frame is ready for use.

DIY frame

Where is water most often found?

A slice of soil is like a layer cake, with each layer represented by different rocks. Water, as a rule, lies at the boundary of layers. Depending on the depth, water resources are divided into the following categories:

1. The groundwater. They are located at a distance of 4 to 5 meters from the surface of the earth. They are also called verkhovodka.
2. A little deeper is the groundwater layer. The distance to the surface reaches 8–10 meters.
3. Interstratal waters are located at a depth of 10 to 100 meters.
4. And finally, artesian waters, which pass at depths of more than 100 meters. Let us immediately make a reservation that it will not be possible to detect such resources using dowsing.

Aquifer diagram

Sometimes the terrain itself gives clues that groundwater flows nearby. By studying the relief and nature of vegetation, you can get an answer to how likely it is to find water underground.

1. There is very little chance of detecting groundwater in hilly areas, especially at high points.
2. There is also no point in looking for water if there are mouse holes or a colony of red ants on the site.
3. A clear sign that groundwater is present is thick green grass during dry summers. It is also worth paying attention to mosquitoes and midges. These insects sense moisture and hover near it.
4. The behavior of domestic animals also indicates where the underground source is hidden. Dogs prefer dry areas, and cats are drawn to areas under which waterways run.
5. Plants can tell you how deep the aquifer is. Reed, horse sorrel and coltsfoot indicate a depth of 3 meters. Licorice and wormwood grow where the water is hidden 5 meters from the surface.
6. Trees indicating a water vein include alder, willow or birch.
7. The proximity of groundwater is indicated by some natural phenomena. For example, creeping fog in the evenings and heavy morning dew.

How to look for water correctly

The search for underground sources is carried out by hydrogeologists, who have in their arsenal scientifically based methods for detecting underground water layers.

Measurements of the electrical resistance of various soil layers allow a specialist to collect data on the basis of which he makes a forecast of the presence of groundwater in a given area. The analysis may give inaccurate results if there are railways and utilities in the vicinity: pipelines, power lines, telephone networks.

A more accurate, but more expensive method is auger drilling, carried out taking into account the hydrogeological map of the area.

Auger drilling

Finding water using frames or vines

Despite the fact that hydrogeologists have modern search methods at their disposal, the vine will serve as a good tool for studying the area for the presence of water. And it is with its help that preliminary searches are carried out.

The principle is quite simple. Water always carries energy, and the vine will certainly react to this energy. In the neutral zone, where there are no underground flows, the vine will remain motionless. And at the point where the aquifer passes, we will notice the indicator moving up or down. The intensity of the deviation indicates the strength of the water flow and the thickness of the aquifer.

It is easier for a beginner to work with two metal frames. Moving slowly around the area, the operator monitors the rotation of the frames. In the neutral area, the frames maintain their original position (directed forward). If the frames begin to converge at some point, this means a reaction to the movement of water underground.

Finding water using a frame

Having marked the possible points of the presence of an aquifer on the ground, you can begin test drilling to verify the readings of the frame.

Samples of the detected water must be sent for examination to a laboratory, where specialists will evaluate its composition and quality.

In this video, a hydrogeologist will tell you how to properly look for water in the area:

When is the best time to dig a well?

So, the location of groundwater suitable for use has been discovered. However, you should not rush to equip a well or borehole.

Weather aspect

The fact is that the groundwater level is not constant. Depends on the time of year and precipitation level. If you dig a well during heavy rainfall, you will later find out that its depth is insufficient. In winter or during drought, groundwater may drop lower, and the well will stop producing water for you. Thus, there is no point in digging a well during the spring flood period or during a very rainy summer.

Astrological aspect

The waxing moon phase is ideal for constructing a well or borehole. The falling moon is unfavorable for this kind of work. Moreover, experts recommend clarifying in which zodiac sign the Moon is located. She must be in the element of Water, that is, in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces.

Dowsing is not just about finding water

They allow you not only to search for water in your personal plot. They have a wide range of applications.

1. In the distant past, vines were used in mining to discover ore deposits. Treasure hunters, armed with an indicator, tried.
2. Archaeologists and historians will find the frame useful for searching for ancient burials and cultural monuments of the past. An authoritative expert on dowsing, A. Pluzhnikov, using a frame, recreated the exact layout of the ancient monastery.
3. There are known cases when the bioenergy frame helped criminologists in investigating complicated cases, pointed to the criminal, and determined the location of missing people.
4. During combat in Vietnam, the US Army used bioframes to clear plastic mines that could not be found with a conventional mine detector.
5. Dowsing works effectively in identifying favorable and unfavorable areas of the terrain. This technique helps to choose the right place to build a house or when arranging furniture in an apartment. Areas with a positive energy background are ideal for relaxation. On the contrary, areas with pathogenic energy cause a deterioration in well-being, and with prolonged stay on them they become the cause of serious illnesses.
6. Dowsing instruments will help not only in finding lost things, but also in determining the quality of food. The garden plot has the most suitable places for planting.
7. Traditional healers use frameworks to assess the general condition of the body and individual organs, and identify anomalies in the functioning of vital systems at a very early stage.
8. For lovers of esotericism, the frame will provide a lot of detailed information about the aura, chakras and other subtle matters.

Summarize

Dowsing is a good tool for finding groundwater. But achieving accurate results is an art. Mastering the dowsing indicator will take time and patience. You need to spend at least 30 minutes a day training with the frame and develop your powers of observation. Only in this way will you master dowsing to perfection and tune your consciousness to the perception of the subtle world.

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Grapevine climbing a tree. (Antique cameo, Berlin Museum).

This is one of the oldest systems, described by various ancient authors. With this approach, grapevines can reach enormous sizes, both in height and in thickness (in a humid climate, up to 25-30 cm in diameter: I. Klingen, “Fundamentals of farming in the Sochi district” 1897, p. 109).

I quote an excerpt from I. Klingen’s book “Fundamentals of Economy in the Sochi District” of 1897 concerning the Maglari system (p. 56).
“Near Hisa (near Vardane) Bell observed the establishment of young vineyards. To do this, they uprooted the forest, planted young trees (mulberry, alder), cleared them of the lower branches, and let the vine climb along them according to the Maglari method. Every 7-10 years the vine was removed and cleared of dry and old shoots; the tree on which it climbed was cleaned and freed from excess branches that shaded the vine with leaves. The old vines sometimes reached 3-6 inches in thickness and wrapped around huge ancient oaks, smothering them in their embrace. In the Sochi Valley there were many vines twining like garlands on huge trees.
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The following example can serve as a measure of productivity: at the Kuban post, near the mouth of Dagomys, there is an alder tree entwined with a grapevine. Despite the ban issued shortly after the Russians entered the country, one resident cut down an alder tree and extracted exactly 30 pounds of grapes from it. ... Bel was amazed at the abundance of grapes on the trees"

Let me remind you that 1 pood is 16 kg. That. It turns out that 30 poods is 480 kg from one vine!!!

An interesting feature of the Maglari system was that white grapes were most often grown on mulberry, and red grapes on alder. Alder, by the way, is a good nitrogen fixer (due to the presence of appropriate nitrogen-fixing microorganisms on its root system) and is capable of enriching the soil with this important building material for plants.

I will give another excerpt from the book “Fundamentals of Economy in the Sochi District” (p. 112), which compares the effectiveness of the Western viticulture system introduced to the Caucasus with the original Maglari system:

“...Ten dozen such trees (i.e. 120 trees with a vine on each, note. Sobkalov. A.V.) with good care will give the same grape harvest per tithe (1.09 hectares, note. Sobkalov A.V. ), how much with the current system and care in native vineyards they get from 6,000 -10,000, and from Imeretians from fifteen thousand vines; one has only to compare the cost of caring for Maglari with Dablari, and the opportunity to look after a hundred vines better than several thousand - and then all fears about the hassle of treating Maglari will disappear by themselves.”

The presence of mycorrhizae and a healthy rhizosphere in the forest garden will protect such vines from fungal and many other diseases, which is what modern vineyard creators are so afraid of when analyzing the Maglari system.

Many of you have probably already seen photos of living bridges in India made from ficus root shoots (if not, see the photo below). But hardly anyone knows that similar miracles of bioconstruction recently took place here in the Caucasus!

Here is an excerpt from the same source:

“Tornau reports that 7 bridges made of poles, boards and vines were built across the Mzymta. The bridges are exclusively suspension bridges: 5 of them are for pedestrians and 2 for horses. Garbe saw such a bridge, made of living vines thrown across the river and despite this, continued to grow.”

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In Ancient Rus', people believed in the power of amulets, relying on their protection from illnesses, enemies and other misfortunes. Through their amulets, they drew the energy of nature and the Sun, never tired of thanking the Gods who generously gifted the Russian people with unique Slavic magical symbols. All of them are carriers of information about the structure of our universe.

Russian amulets are based on Slavic symbolism associated with the Sun; such symbols are called Solar. Each of them has its own name, they have a specific power and carry a certain meaning. The most common symbol in Rus' was the Swastika, endowed with a multifaceted meaning and various variants of names. It was also called the symbol of “Light”, the symbol of “Primary Fire” or “Life”, and the “Divine symbol”. Patterns of these symbols were used to decorate household items, homes, and clothing. At different times in Solar Rus', this symbolism could be seen on banknotes.

The cultural history of Rus' throughout its existence has been based on folk beliefs, which have their roots deeply rooted in the past, and preserve the memory of our ancient ancestors. In those distant times, they already sought to comprehend the secrets and subtleties of the structure of the universe. First of all, they needed this knowledge in order to protect themselves and their loved ones from possible danger. Culture changed over the centuries, beliefs and customs changed, but the memory of the ancestors was not erased even after the Baptism of Rus'. The loyal, wise and tolerant Orthodox Church did not destroy the traditional folk worldview; throughout the entire period of its existence, the Russian people used amulets and talismans bequeathed to them by their ancestors.

Features of the Russian folk amulet

A Russian person is devoted to his family and faithful to his land, therefore Russian amulets, like talismans, are mostly associated with real things that are familiar to each of us from childhood. Among these you can find ordinary spoons, bells, miniature hatchets, pokers, brooms, bast shoes, horseshoes, etc. They were widely used not only in the everyday life of Russian people, but also in folk rituals. People made amulets for themselves with their own hands, hoping for their protection from predatory animals, natural disasters, the “evil eye” and diseases.

Russian amulet for home

For a Russian person, the house, in terms of its significance and holiness, is in second place after the church and Orthodox churches. Even when setting off on a long journey, he always took on the journey a talisman he created with his own hands, as a reminder of home, family and native land. The earth also acts as a kind of amulet for the house, which had to be built correctly, since the fate of the entire family depended on it.

Modern house in Russian style

In Rus', houses have always been built in favorable energy zones and traditionally adhered to certain rules when choosing a plot of land:

• Houses were not built in places where lightning struck.
• Areas that were previously abandoned en masse by people as a result of epidemics, pestilence, war, and natural disasters were considered unfavorable.
• A house has never been built in a place where human remains have been found.
• Places where a cart overturned or a shaft broke were considered a mark of the “unclean” and they were avoided.

According to ancient traditions, the Slav built his house with his hands by analogy with the model of our Universe, in the center of which stood a Russian stove - a source of heat, food, light, perceived as a symbol of the Sun.

The cult of home and family has always been the main thing in Rus'. Each element of the house’s design was a specific symbol, as was the decoration of the house.

Its main symbols are Russian folk amulets at home, all of them are listed in the table below:

The carving acted not only as decoration, its patterns were carefully thought out and corresponded to ancient Russian protective symbols. Door and window openings, roof edges, and porches were decorated with carvings.

The threshold and porch in a Russian hut were always endowed with the most powerful amulets and were additionally guarded by the owner himself. Through the threshold (or porch) you can send a lot of negativity, both to the owner of the house and to all members of his family, to the entire family.

Many folk signs are associated with the threshold, for example, it is undesirable to just stand on the threshold, smoke or talk, pass things or say hello across the threshold. To protect home and family across the threshold, both Christian and pagan amulets, symbols, spells and prayers were used (and are still relevant today).

The blower in a Russian stove is of particular importance. This place was considered a gate through which the Evil One could enter the house. While the stove was burning or smoldering, the vent was not closed so as not to get burned by carbon monoxide, but as soon as the last heat in the stove went out, the vent was immediately closed.

Charms to protect the yard

The yard area is part of the personal space of each family, limited by a special fence. In the old days, the fence of a house or plot was built in the form of:

• wattle fence (made of wicker or brushwood), in the form of a picket fence (made of low wooden slats);
• board fence;
• a powerful timber palisade several meters high.

Whatever material the fence was built from, for many centuries the yard was guarded and protected with the help of traditional amulets. These were the simplest household things, in whose powerful protective energy our contemporaries believe. A variety of objects were used as court amulets, all of which were considered magical protective symbols.

Glaciers, jars, pots

Inverted, they were placed on the highest rail of the fence, the fence.

Since these utensils were usually made from a natural material - clay, they were very sensitive to negative energy.

It was believed that a broken or cracked fence on a fence indicates a negative message addressed to the owner of the house or his entire family. In this case, they said that the glechik took on the “thin”; it was not customary to take it with bare hands. Usually it was removed with special tongs and thrown away from the house, and a whole pot was immediately hung in its place.

Old (woven) bast shoes, worn-out shoes, felt boots

The shoe (felt boots or bast shoes) is an old Russian amulet with multi-valued symbolism. For example, having met the Evil One, it was customary to throw your worn-out bast shoes at him and be sure to hit the target; if you didn’t hit, expect trouble or disaster.

A pair of red shoes given by a guy to a girl testified to his sincere love for her; a similar gift from her parents served as a talisman so that her daughter would not stray from the “red” (right) path.

There was a tradition of throwing bast shoes at their rivals. If the bast shoe reached its goal, it was believed that by this action the girl was driving her rival away from her lover, and at the same time removing the love spell that she could cast on her boyfriend.

A pair of shoes attached to the porch or threshold symbolized the strength and prosperity of the owner of the house, a happy family. To scare away all evil spirits and enemies, shoes or bast shoes were hung on a fence or on a post at the gate.

If an unlucky child grew up in a family, he was forced to put on the old bast shoes of the family member who was considered positive and hard-working; with this action, they tried to return the child who had gotten out of hand to the true path.

The theme of shoes is also found in many superstitions and fortune telling. For example, there was a long-standing custom of telling fortunes about the groom. To do this, the girl, standing in the yard with her back to the gate, threw a bast shoe over it onto the street. Then she watched how the bast shoe lay down - its sock, as a rule, indicated the direction from where the groom should be expected to come.

If a person wanted to travel, but could not decide where exactly to go, it was also customary to throw a bast shoe outside the gate. The man set off in the direction the sock pointed.

Horseshoe

In addition to its decorative function, the horseshoe in Russian culture and traditions has always been used as an effective amulet/amulet. In many countries, it is a symbol of happiness, having a deep meaning rooted in ancient history.

Made of iron, forged on fire by a blacksmith, purified by fire, resembling a new moon in shape (also a symbolic element), a horseshoe was at one time an expensive pleasure. Finding it for a simple poor peasant was considered happiness, since expensive iron appeared in the house, which could be sold at a high price or forged into nails, a scraper, a knife or other necessary item. Later, when iron was no longer such a rare thing, the tradition of keeping a found horseshoe “for good luck” was preserved.

In every European country you can find a legend about a horseshoe; in Christian culture, the legend itself and the tradition of taking care of a found horseshoe are most likely borrowed from the ancient pagan culture of the Celts. They believed that a horseshoe attached above the front door would protect their home from the invasion of otherworldly forces.

Nowadays, the horseshoe is endowed with multiple symbolism, which can be found in the table below:

Fishnet

They threw it on top of a fence, picket fence or wattle fence, believing that the Evil One would get entangled in it and would not be able to enter the house. It was also assumed that bad words and thoughts of ill-wishers would not be able to pass through this network.

Toads, mice and other vermin entangled in the net indicated that one of the ill-wishers was taking negative magical actions against the owner of the house and his family.

Broom

Placed at the threshold, a broom scared away evil spirits and drove ill-wishers away from the house. It was believed that if, following an unpleasant guest leaving your house, you sweep a path in his footsteps with a broom, this person will never appear in your house again. It should be noted that the broom was not only a shore, it could also cause considerable harm to the family, so in some families they preferred to hide it from prying hands and eyes. Usually the broom-amulet was made by the head of the family with his own hands.

To ensure prosperity in the house, it was customary to place a broom in the kitchen “on the handle” with the broom facing up. Nowadays, for this purpose, a small decorative broom is often used, on which gifts are attached - several grains of various cereals, corn kernels, real coins, yellow flowers (as a symbol of the Sun, gold), etc. Left in the kitchen as a decoration, such a decorative broom-amulet brings material stability and prosperity to the home.

It was considered wrong to touch a broom with your hands in someone else's house; such a guest could be suspected of hostility and allowed into the house no longer.

Panel amulet

Such panels were specially made in each family, so they were all unique and different from each other. Each housewife made her own panel, decorating it with the symbolism that was most necessary to improve the life of her family.

With the help of special symbolism of patterns, such panels protected the house from unkind people, brought good luck, health, patrons to the family, promoted mutual understanding, love and care for each other among all household members.

Embroidery

Embroidered symbols could be seen not only on clothes, but also on bed linen, towels, towels, tablecloths, curtains, shoes and head decorations. When a young girl got married, she had to have in her dowry all these things, sewn and embroidered by her own hands.

Girls were taught to do needlework from an early age. The more a girl had a dowry, prepared by herself, the more hardworking she was considered and the more desirable she was in the groom’s house.

Bag

In Rus', a bag has always been considered a symbol of preserving wealth. This symbolism dates back to ancient times, when social inequality was the norm, as a result of which beggars wandered around Rus' with outstretched hands. Behind their backs they had a knapsack (a homemade bag) with all their simple belongings.

For every beggar, such a knapsack was a real treasure. At the same time, rich people also kept their gold and jewelry in bags, but they were made of expensive fabric and embroidered with gold/silver thread, embroidered with stones or embroidered with patterns.

Nowadays, it is customary to place a symbolic bag in the kitchen or in the money area of ​​the house, decorating it with your own embroidered patterns, which necessarily include some key magical symbols. It can be decorated with various symbols, depending on the result that should be obtained - increasing wealth, preserving existing wealth, etc. Inside the bag they place coins for wealth, magical dry herbs for protection and other items that correspond to the wishes of the owner of the house.

Painting on wood, plaster, metal

Painting gates, house walls (outside/inside), door and window openings, benches (at the gate and in the yard), ovens, barns, barns and carts was also a talisman.

The theme of solar signs, which attract warmth, joy, life, health and happiness into the house, was especially popular.

Amulet for harvest

This Russian amulet symbolized the generous gifts of nature, was used as a talisman for family well-being and was a good decorative element in home decoration. As a “rural” decor, it is still found today in homes whose interior is made in the “country” style. Often a decorative broom-amulet, decorated with special symbols, is used for this purpose.

To make it, they usually use nuts, dried flowers, bunches of garlic, rose hips, ears of wheat, beans, a small pumpkin, and bright ribbons (the whole composition is tied with them). A braid should be made from colored ribbons; with its colors it symbolizes a joyful and happy life, and its length and thickness symbolize longevity. The lighter ones of the above symbolic elements are woven into it, the heavier ones can be fixed with glue or sewn on, secured to ribbons with threads.

Each such element corresponds to certain symbols, distinguished by their characteristic magical properties:

There is a huge variety of Russian folk amulets, for the manufacture of which various symbolic elements are used. The table above lists only the main and fairly common symbols.

The Russian people have always treated the gifts of Mother Nature with care and respect, and believed in the existence of her mythical creatures that inhabit all four elements - fire, water, earth and air. There are many legends and fairy tales about kikimoras, water creatures, goblins, brownies and other evil spirits in Russian culture. Russian people have a twofold attitude towards these natural creatures.

He tried to be friends with some of them, to appease some of them, to pay off some of them, and some of them had to be avoided so as not to anger him with his presence on their territory. Some representatives of the Evil One were often hired as assistants to solve various life problems and everyday problems. At the same time, Russian people have always made amulets to protect themselves and their homes from evil spirits; he used long-known folk symbols to create them. A curious character is the brownie; it was believed that this creature lives in every home.

Brownie

Being the soul of the house, its talisman and amulet, Domovoy patronized the people living in it. Woe to the owner who did not please him, Domovoy tried in all his ways to expel him from the house, and could attract other creatures from evil spirits to this process. He demanded respect for himself; it always depended on whether he would consider the residents of the house his friends and whether this family would live in prosperity and peace. It is noteworthy that with the hands of an unwanted owner he could cause great misfortune in the house.

Sometimes Brownie got so used to the head of the family that when the family moved to a new place of residence, he tried to move with the people, hiding in some household object. Most often, the person himself invited the Housewife to move with him, offering him a broom, a bread spatula or a broom with the words:

Neighbor Brownie, here is a noble sleigh for you, go to your new home with us!

The brownie sleeps during the day, and at night he wakes up and walks around the house, checking to see if everything is in order. He was always given a specific corner in the house, where the owner forbade all household members to go, so as not to anger the Brownie with his actions. In this place it was forbidden for children to play, place any things, make noise, sit, this place belonged to Domovoy. In each house, Domovushka could occupy different places; his favorite place had to be found; as a rule, it was the warmest, driest and quietest corner. Sometimes he himself willingly suggested and indicated his presence.

The Brownie has noisy fun - he knocks at night, tangles the horses' manes, and hides small things necessary for the owner. To return an item hidden by him (an item that you cannot find in the place where you left it the day before), you should throw a coin into the room with the words:

Neighbor Brownie, here’s a coin for you to play with, and give me mine/my (name of the thing).

After this, you need to leave the room for a couple of minutes and close the door. After this time, you will find the lost item in the place where you left it and looked at it several times before, but did not see it.

Nowadays, the theme of the Brownie is very popular - it is a magnificent element of apartment decor and at the same time an effective and powerful amulet. Each Domovushka must contain 12 symbolic items. They serve as symbols such as dried berries, dough products, dried flowers and other symbols. Its base can be anything, but more often a wooden spoon, a wreath, a horseshoe, a bag or a broom is used for this.

The brownie is the spirit of the house, a mischievous and mischievous creature, but always kind and ready to help the owner run the household, protect the house and family. Often Domovushka warned the head of the family about the impending trouble. You need to make friends with this creature and not forget about it, leave food, give some things, throwing them in its corner.

If you cannot detect its presence in your home, make it with your own hands, this is the best and most powerful amulet for your home.

Charms to protect a child

At a time when medicine was not yet developed enough to save a person’s life from a simple cold, he relied only on the mercy of God and the magical protection of amulets and talismans.

The very first and strongest protective amulet for a child was considered a pectoral cross. They tried to put it on the child during the birth process in order to protect the unbaptized baby from evil forces, since the Guardian Angel appears in children only at the age of one year, and according to some beliefs, at the time of baptism.

The child received his next amulet from Mother Nature herself - this was his first baby tooth, which during the change of teeth should be hidden and kept throughout his life as a talisman or talisman/amulet. Until the moment the child was toothless, he was considered an easy prey for evil spirits, so it was not customary to leave him alone for a single minute.

An important and powerful amulet for him was the shaky - a kind of hanging cradle, bast or made of wicker, wood or wooden slats, with a canopy sewn from the mother’s skirt.

Inside such a shaky place, two criss-cross knives or scissors (opened in the shape of a cross) were hidden under a child’s mattress. A handwritten version of the prayer “Holy Relics” from Psalm 90 or, optionally, a prayer (also handwritten) to the “Honorable Cross” was also placed there.

The baby was protected from evil spirits that entered the house at night with the help of amulets. For example, a broom at night “on the handle” on the threshold of the baby’s room; an alternative was an ax, also placed on the threshold at night with the blade up.

There was a custom to deliberately smear a child’s face with soot from the stove so that he would not be recognized and carried away by evil spirits. Soot was also smeared on the skin in the projection of the joints and bones of the child, forming a sacred cross.

A belt embroidered with protective symbols was put on the child when he reached the age of one year. It was a beautiful family ritual, to which neighbors and friends were not invited, but only the baby’s godparents. He was ceremoniously girded with this belt, which was supposed to strengthen his protection outside the house.

The baby's mother, with her caring hands, sewed the belt in advance and embroidered it with a protective pattern, the symbols of which were always passed on to the new generation of the family. In the event of the death or sudden death of a baby, this belt, intended only for him, was buried with him.

At the age of seven, it was customary for a child to pin an ordinary pin (head down) to his clothes, but more often girls wore it.

As a talisman, boys had to carry some sharp object in their pocket - a nail, a planing knife, an awl, handed to him by the hands of their father.

For many centuries, Russian people surrounded their home, themselves and their loved ones with amulets. Nowadays, we use the same protective symbols, although we more often wear them in the form of pendants and other jewelry. Today, along with man-made amulets, you can purchase a ready-made Russian amulet or jewelry with corresponding symbols. Many amulets have lost their relevance over time, some have transformed and taken on a new form, but the belief in their magical power among Russian people has not disappeared.

It is difficult to imagine a cozy cottage without picturesque flower islands and ornamental plants.

Flowering vines add a special charm to the dacha landscape. Carefully and tastefully selected, actively growing, they delight with their appearance, create diverse stylistic zones and “romantic” corners in the garden, and enchant with the freshness of their colors.

And due to their vertical growth, loaches create a special effect of three-dimensional “living” space.

Gardeners and landscape designers have long learned to use the advantages of perennial climbing plants. It is worth dwelling on this, as well as on the features of the most popular types.

Varieties of climbing plants

Climbing plants are divided into several categories based on different characteristics, including life cycle (annual and perennial), as well as growth pattern and stem structure (herbaceous and tree-like).

Creeping, climbing, clinging loaches

This division is based on the “technique of mastering” height by the plant:

• • Creeping. Plants that can climb upward only with the help of additional support. Without a house wall or decorative wall, they simply carpet the ground. Representatives: euonymus, climbing rose.

• • Climbing. These individuals do well without special support. Any vertical wall with a rough surface (brick, concrete) is enough for them to confidently stretch upward with the help of their suction cup roots. Representatives: campsis, maiden grapes, hydrangea.

• Clinging. They climb along specially constructed supports thanks to special stem shoots in the form of tendrils that firmly grasp the support elements. Representatives: Amur grapes, ampelopsis.

Tree and herbaceous vines

As you might guess, the structure of the tree-like perennial loach resembles the structure of a bush or tree.

It also has a tree trunk and every spring continues to grow from the point to which it stretched the year before.

Tree-like perennials are divided into winter-hardy and those that do not tolerate frost when open.

The former are left on supports for the winter, while the latter are removed from the supports and placed in insulated winter shelters.

As for herbaceous perennial vines, on the eve of the winter cold they die so that in the spring new shoots appear from their roots.

Note: Some vine plants may not tolerate metal supports well, especially in winter. Therefore, if metal cannot be abandoned, it is better to remove such plants from their supports during the cold season.

Benefits of Perennials

Perennial climbing flora has a number of advantages, which are especially noticeable against the background of their annual “brothers”. Among these advantages, in particular, are the following:

• • Perennial vines, unlike annual and heat-loving ones, often show good resistance to cold. Thanks to this, they can be cultivated and enjoyed for several years.

• • Vertically growing vines do not require much space for planting. Often a plot of land 40–60 cm wide is sufficient for this.

• • Caring for climbing perennials is much easier than caring for annual flowers.

• • Densely growing perennials provide excellent protection from the wind. In addition, they form an additional comfortable sound insulation layer.

• • Such plants are a real boon for the inventive landscape designer. With their help, you can create the most bizarre art structures and artificial grottoes, which are very conducive to high-quality relaxation.

• It is almost impossible to imagine the design of ornamental gardens without loaches. In the practice of home gardening, special Italian-style gazebos, maximally entwined with vertically growing greenery and flowers, have been used for a long time and successfully.

• • Along with “decorating” capabilities, densely planted climbing plants well hide flaws in structures and disguise not entirely attractive structures and objects (workshops, basements, landfills).

• Thickets of loaches attract the attention of birds looking for shelter for nesting. Needless to say, how important the close proximity of these active exterminators of all kinds of insect pests is for the garden.

Note: The best choice for landscaping an openwork, well-ventilated and not too shaded pergola is to plant cultivated grape varieties.

Climbing perennial flowers

Today, a wide variety of perennial foliage and flowering plants are used in landscape design. Among flowers there is a special group that is most popular among gardening aesthetes.

Azarina

A typical perennial up to 3.5 m high, loves warmth and light. It has a beautiful stem with extensive branching. The peak of attractiveness occurs during the flowering period, when large white, pink, purple or blue flowers look stunning against the velvety green foliage.

On slightly twisted stems, rarely growing above 2 m in height, flowers of various shades can appear - blue, lilac, purple-blue, white with a purple bloom. Prefers partial shade and soil with moderate moisture. Withstands frosts well.

Hydrangea petiolate

A very showy flower plant. Over time, it can completely hide a gazebo or veranda under an exotic vertical carpet of bright rich flowers. An ideal crop for planting in areas with fertile and acidic soils.

Honeysuckle Honeysuckle

This vigorous perennial (up to 6 m and above) amazes with its amazing flowers. Filling the entire garden with an intoxicating aroma, honeysuckle delights with a stunning variety of pink, red, purple flowers.

Loved by gardeners for their fast growth, long flowering time and large bright flowers. They can be either one-color or two-color (white-pink, yellow-lilac, etc.). They prefer illuminated, windless areas on fertile soils.

These tall, 3 m and above, long-lived (live up to 20 years) are distinguished by a very unpretentious attitude to soil quality and irrigation, frost resistance and attractive flowers. Delighted with a rich range of rich shades

climbing rose

A very popular option for vertical gardening. It is divided into two varieties - plants that bloom once a season, but very abundantly, and individuals that bloom less densely, but twice a season.

An unusually beautiful plant with flowing openwork leaves and magnificent long (up to half a meter) flower clusters. Disadvantage: rather capricious, does not tolerate frosts well. Requires pruning twice a year.

Caring for climbing flowers

In order for your plants to delight you for many years, you must follow a number of simple general rules:

• • Prepare the support correctly. It must correspond to the growth pattern of the vine, be durable and not be afraid of strong winds and heavy rains;

• • A checkerboard order of placement of diverse plants is preferable. An odd number of individuals is recommended;

• • It is necessary to carry out on time, water and fertilize them strictly according to schedule;

• • We must not forget about protecting perennials from pests and weeding. Uncleaned is bad for water and nutritional balance;

• • Regular gartering of tall individuals and removal of wilted (dried) flowers is required;

• It is very important to keep the soil in the area of ​​the root system loose. This will improve root ventilation and nutrient supply.

Note: Perennial vines should not be planted near drainage and sewer pipes. Plants that have grown over the years can reach hundreds of kilograms in weight, which can lead to a breakdown in communications. It is also not recommended to place such plants near walls and roofs of houses. In a few years they will become so thick that it will be extremely difficult to reach the structures.

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