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Not only a person’s life, but also his transition to another world is accompanied by a number of customs and rituals, which are extremely important to observe at funerals and wakes. The energy of death is very difficult, and disregard for signs and superstitions can lead to unpleasant consequences - a streak of failures, illness, loss of loved ones.

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There are several rules when meeting a funeral procession on the street:

• This event foretells happiness in the future. However, today will not bring any changes for the better.
• The procession cannot cross the road - if the deceased died from an illness, you can bring this illness upon yourself.
• It is also forbidden to walk in front of the coffin - according to signs, you can go to the other world before the deceased.
• It is undesirable to move towards the funeral procession; it is better to stop and wait. Men must remove their hats.
• Overtaking a hearse is a bad omen and promises big troubles or serious illness.
• If a deceased person is being carried under the windows of your house, you should not look out the window, it is better to close the curtains. It is also necessary to wake up household members - it is believed that the deceased can take sleeping people with him. If a small child is eating at this time, water should be placed under his crib.

Before the funeral

Before burying the deceased, the following rules must be observed:

• For the next 40 days after death, all mirrors and mirrored surfaces in the house should be covered with opaque fabric - otherwise they can become a trap for the soul of the deceased, and it will never be able to move on to another world.
• In the room with the deceased, windows and vents, as well as doors, must be closed.
• There must be a living person in the house with the deceased. This shows respect for the deceased, and also makes sure that other people do not take his things - such carelessness or malicious intent can result in negative consequences.
• If there are animals in the house, especially dogs and cats, it is better to take them to another place during the funeral. It is believed that the howling of a dog can frighten the soul of the deceased, and a cat jumping into a coffin is a bad sign.
• You cannot sleep in the room where the deceased is lying. If this does happen, the person is offered noodles for breakfast.

To prevent harm from the deceased, a lit lamp is placed in his room all night, and fir branches are placed on the floor and at the threshold. The needles should lie until the funeral, and people leaving the house should step on them, thus throwing death off their feet. After burial, the branches are taken out and burned, avoiding exposure to smoke.

• When buying something for a funeral, you cannot take change (change) - this way you can buy new tears.
• While there is a body in the house, they do not clean it or take out the trash. Sweep away the dead man's dirty linen and take everyone out of the house.
• The coffin must be made according to the measurements of the deceased so that there is no free space in it. If the coffin is too large, there will be another death in the house.
• It is better to wash and dress the deceased while it is still warm, so that he appears clean before the Creator. Widows should definitely do this. After washing, the water should be poured into a deserted place, preferably not under a tree.
• If an unmarried girl dies, she is dressed in a wedding dress - she becomes the bride of God.
• Wearing red on a deceased person means the death of a blood relative.
• If the widow of the deceased wants to get married in the future, she should place the deceased husband in the coffin, unbelted and unfastened.
• Things that the deceased constantly wore during life (glasses, dentures, watches) must be placed with him in the coffin. You should also put there the measure that was used to measure the body for making the coffin, the comb that was used to comb the deceased’s hair, and a handkerchief so that he could wipe the sweat from his forehead during the Last Judgment.
• If you put a piece of bread with salt under the table with the deceased, no one else in the family will die this year.
• One of the bad omens is if the eyes of the deceased are not tightly closed or suddenly open. It is believed that he is looking for someone to take with him, and this portends a new death.

Signs during and after the ceremony

• Hammering the lid of a coffin in the house of the deceased means another death in the family. You should also not leave the coffin lid at home when going to a funeral.
• Men should carry the coffin out of the house. At the same time, they should not be blood relatives of the deceased, so that he does not pull them along with him - blood is drawn to blood.
• During removal, they try not to touch the coffin on the door frame. The body must be carried feet first - so that the soul knows where it is being directed, but does not remember the way back, and does not return.
• Rye is poured after the deceased - to close the path of death, and no one else in the family will die.
• Towels are tied to the hands of the coffin bearers, which these men then keep for themselves - as a thank you from the deceased.
• If a person stumbles while carrying out the coffin, this is a bad sign for him.
• Things that belong to living people should not lie with the deceased - they acquire mystical power and can drag the owner along with them.

If there is to be cremation, icons are not placed in the coffin - they cannot be burned.

• After removing the body, the floors in the house must be swept from the room where the deceased lay to the front door, after which the broom must be immediately thrown away. In the same direction, you should wash the floors and get rid of the rag.
• The table or bench where the coffin with the body stood must be turned upside down and left like that for a day - to avoid the appearance of another coffin with a dead person. If it is not possible to turn over the furniture, you need to put an ax on it.
• When a dead person is being carried, you cannot turn back and look out the windows of your own house, so as not to attract death into it.
• Forgetting to close the gate in the yard after removing the coffin will lead to another death. If the doors of the house are closed before the procession returns from the funeral, there will soon be a quarrel in the family.
• If a coffin or a dead person falls, this is a very bad sign, foreshadowing another funeral within 3 months. To avoid this, family members need to bake pancakes, go to the cemetery to three graves with the same name as theirs, and read the “Our Father” prayer at each one. Then distribute pancakes at the church along with alms. The ritual must be performed in silence.
• The gravediggers, digging a hole, came across an old grave with preserved bones - the deceased enters the afterlife safely and will lie quietly, without disturbing the living.
• Before lowering the coffin into the grave, a coin should be thrown in so that the deceased buys his place.
• If the coffin does not fit into the hole and it has to be expanded, it means that the earth does not accept the sinner. The grave is too large - a relative will soon follow the deceased.
• If the grave collapses, another death in the family should be expected. In this case, a collapse on the south side foreshadows the departure of a man, from the north - a woman, from the east - the eldest in the house, from the west - a child.
• The relatives of the deceased should throw a handful of earth on the lid of the coffin when it goes into the grave - then the deceased will not appear and frighten the living. As soon as the first handful of earth lands on the coffin, the soul finally parts with the body.

You can put a glass of vodka on the grave for the peace of your soul. It is also believed that people's souls turn into birds - they need to be fed by crumbling or leaving a piece of bread.

• If it turns out that extra items were purchased for the funeral, they should be taken to the cemetery and not left in the house.
• Some souls are attached to things and may disturb living relatives. If it was not possible to place an object dear to the deceased in the coffin, it can be left in the cemetery. It is advisable to distribute the clothes of the deceased to the poor.
• It is better to remove the bed on which the person died from the house along with the bedding. It is advisable to burn them without getting exposed to smoke.
• After the funeral, the image that stood in front of the deceased must be taken to the river and floated on the water - this is the only way to get rid of the icon without negative consequences. If there is no river nearby, the image must be given to the church; it cannot be stored or thrown away.
• If there is a mistake in the first or last name of the deceased on the death certificate, there will be another funeral in the family.
• If death has overtaken the owner of the house, in the coming year it is necessary to plant a hen so that the farm does not fall into decay.
• A widow or widower should not wear a wedding ring, otherwise they may attract a serious illness.
• If there is a funeral in one of the houses on the street, there is no wedding on that day.

Behavior rules

At the funeral and after it, it is very important to behave correctly:

• You cannot swear, argue or make noise in the cemetery.
• For a funeral, you should wear dark-colored clothing (preferably black). It is believed that this color does not attract the attention of death.

Pregnant women and small children should not be present in the funeral procession. The birth of a new life and death are diametrically opposed phenomena. In addition, the aura of children is not yet strong enough and may not cope with the negative impact of death.

• During the ceremony, the deceased must be remembered only with kind words.
• You cannot cry a lot at a funeral - the tears of relatives hold the soul of the deceased, it drowns in tears and cannot fly away.
• Bouquets carried to funerals should contain a pair of flowers - this is a wish for the deceased to prosper in the afterlife.
• You need to leave the cemetery without looking back, wiping your feet as you leave, so as not to take death with you. Also, you should not take anything from the cemetery.
• After the funeral, you cannot visit anyone without remembering the deceased, otherwise you can bring death with you.
• After visiting the house of the deceased, a cemetery or meeting a funeral procession, you need to light a wax candle with matches and hold your fingers and palms as close to the flame as possible. Then the fire should be extinguished with your fingers without blowing it out. This will help you avoid dragging illness and death onto yourself and your family. You can touch the stove - it symbolizes the element of Fire. It is also good to wash yourself under running water - take a shower or swim in the river.

Weather

• If the weather is clear on the day of the funeral, then the deceased was a kind and bright person.
• Rain at a funeral, especially when the sky was previously clear, is a good sign; it means that nature itself is crying about the passing of a wonderful person. The prayers of the relatives are heard, and the soul of the deceased will soon calm down.
• If thunder rumbles in the cemetery during a funeral, there will be another death in the coming year.

Up to 40 days

For 40 days after death, the soul of the deceased is still on earth. In order for her to be easily transported to another world, her relatives must adhere to certain traditions:

• After the burial, at the wake and in the house of the deceased, they place his photo, and next to him - a glass of water and a piece of bread. If the water from the glass evaporates, it should be added. Anyone who eats the food of the deceased will suffer illness and death. These products should not even be given to animals.

• While the deceased is in the house, you need to put a bowl of water on the window or table to wash the soul, and also hang out a towel and leave it for 40 days - during this time the soul flies above the ground, is cleansed and wiped off.
• Relatives should organize a wake - see off the deceased with a meal. The first time a funeral feast is held immediately after the funeral - at this time the soul leaves the body. The second time they gather on the ninth day after death - during the period when the soul has enjoyed the beauties of heaven and is shown the torment of hell. Then - on the fortieth day, when the soul finally leaves the world of the living to take its place in heaven or hell.

There are a number of rules for funeral meals:

• If you borrow furniture from other houses for a wake, death can be transferred there.
• Before starting the meal, it is necessary to pray for the deceased - prayers help his soul to more easily endure the ordeal and enter the Kingdom of God.

The table does not have to be with an abundance of dishes, the main thing is to prepare ritual dishes - kutya, funeral pancakes, pies, compote or jelly.

• The first thing served at a wake is pancakes. The first pancake and cup of jelly are always given to the deceased.
• During a funeral feast, you should not clink glasses, so as not to transfer trouble from one house to another.
• Whoever sings, laughs and has fun at the wake will soon want to howl like a wolf in grief.
• If a person drinks too many strong drinks, his children will become alcoholics.
• The ninth day is called uninvited - a large number of people are not invited to the wake, but gather in a close circle of relatives and friends of the deceased.
• On the fortieth day, a set of cutlery for the deceased must be placed on the funeral table - on this day his soul finally leaves our world and says goodbye to his family.
• On the fortieth day, ladders are baked from dough, symbolizing the ascension of the soul to heaven, alms are distributed, and a prayer service is ordered.
• After the wake, food from the table (sweets, cookies, pies) is distributed to loved ones and even strangers, so that as many people as possible wish the soul of the deceased to find peace.

- Until the deceased is carried out, household members cannot see their reflection.

For some time after the death of a loved one, you should avoid saying his name out loud.

Relatives should not carry the deceased.

Before lowering the coffin into the grave, you need to throw a coin there (the ransom from the coffin) - this is the first thing that close blood relatives do, and then the earth is thrown.

If there is a deceased person in the apartment, before the funeral you should not use sharp metal objects (knives, needles, nails, blades, axes, etc.) and keep them in the open.

While the deceased is in the house, a cup (new white saucer) of water should be placed on the windowsill (to “wash the soul”). After removing the body, the bowl (glass) must be taken out of the house, the water should be poured out, and the glass should be thrown into the river.

If a dead person is in the house, you cannot clean up and take out the trash, otherwise the rest may die.

When nailing the coffin lid, you need to make sure that the shadow of a living person does not “get into the coffin.” Likewise, care must be taken to ensure that the shadows of those present do not fall into the grave before lowering the coffin.

During a funeral, you need to make sure that there are no knots or rings on the deceased; buttons should be undone.

Don't forget to untie the deceased, otherwise someone else will die soon! If, by chance, the deceased was not untied, his relatives need to put scissors in someone’s coffin as quickly as possible. (how to do this if, having read everything, they guard the coffin of the deceased like a chest of belongings, and they will stone you at any moment, thinking that witchcraft is being performed, hmm...)

Until the 9th day it is necessary to wash and iron all his things, carefully fold them - as if to prepare everything. None of the deceased’s belongings are given away until the 40th day, no rearrangements are made in the house, etc.

It is necessary that relatives in the house are not left alone overnight for 9 days. We need friends and relatives to live through this time. Thus, the soul, staying at home for 9 days, calmed down that his loved ones were not abandoned and he had someone to leave them with.

The things in which the deceased is buried must be new; if this is not possible, then clean, freshly washed, without traces of blood and dirt, carefully ironed. They are buried in clothes appropriate to the season. That is, in winter they don’t bury just one shirt! Shoes are a very important point. You need to buy soft, comfortable and, if possible, beautiful slippers. necessarily with a backdrop (not flip-flops).

If a very young, fashionable person dies, they are buried in comfortable soft shoes, women - always in soft shoes without heels, but then - these slippers are still put in the coffin! The coffin must be tight by all standards.

By the way, many, when buying a place in a cemetery, try to grab a larger plot - this cannot be done. The area should be small, cramped - only the most necessary things.

If the deceased is baptized, it is necessary to perform a funeral service for him in the church. It is better to buy new icons, which are placed on the chest during the funeral service.

Until 40 days, nothing is given away from the house of the deceased - no chairs, no dishes, or anything else. They don't even lend money.

Even if the deceased was in the morgue, he is brought to the house before the funeral service and stays there for some time.

As soon as the car with the coffin drives away, the floor in the house needs to be thoroughly washed. This cannot be done to blood relatives!

If you go to a funeral, take everything you bought for this occasion out of the house. Let’s say you bought flowers - everything needs to be taken away (if a part is broken, damaged, etc., you can’t leave it - everything needs to be taken out.

Also, on the way, you cannot enter anyone’s house, much less ask for something from that house (water for flowers, etc.). If they come to you with such a request, always refuse.

Everyone probably knows that they don’t go ahead of the coffins and even overtake funeral cars...

Flowers scattered on the path of a deceased person are not picked up or stored.

People ALWAYS enter the cemetery only through the gate, and the body is taken through the gate. You can go back through the gate. They also don’t go ahead of the dead man.

And during the funeral service, relatives need to carefully watch next to the coffin. But there is a lot going on at a funeral. Make sure that nothing is placed in the coffin and that nothing is taken from the coffin. (we were just talking about scissors) When leaving the funeral service, you must say goodbye to the deceased.
Touch his legs and arms. If something turns you off, don't kiss him on the crown. Hypocrisy is unacceptable here. Having said goodbye, they move away from the coffin and leave the church without turning around. If you have suspicions or fears, when you come up to say goodbye, you need to hold on to your shoes and say to yourself - goodbye! We will come to you, but you don’t come to us!

By the way, if the deceased had poor vision in life, they give him glasses, if he was limping - a cane, etc.

If the deceased was married, they are not buried in a wedding ring. And it is better to bury without jewelry.

It is better to nail the coffin in a church, sprinkled with consecrated earth.

Before lowering the coffin, it is better for relatives to silently ask for forgiveness from the “neighbors” for disturbing the earth and their peace!

Living flowers are removed from the coffin before being nailed up.

Icons are not buried; they must be removed from the coffin before the lid is sealed; they are taken to the temple and left there

You can't have fun in a cemetery; laughing is a very bad omen. This is one reason not to take children with you!

Pregnant women are also not allowed to visit the cemetery - only before the funeral service.

When burying a dead person, one does not drink in the cemetery.

After the funeral itself, you should definitely go in and remember the deceased.

The following must be present at the wake: kutia (rice with raisins) - it is mandatory to eat it. You need to put in a little, because you can’t leave half eaten.
Compote or jelly (better), bread, something fishy, ​​hot - soup. It's good when pancakes are baked.

Memorials are not held in restaurants and pompously (no matter what the status of the deceased). Traditionally, people get drunk now. You can't do this! This is an insult to the dead. Moreover, there is a sign - whoever gets drunk at a wake will have incurable alcoholics in their family! It is also a bad omen if a wake turns into fun and a farce. Relatives must keep an eye on everything.

Scarves are distributed to everyone present; extra ones can be distributed in the courtyard to everyone.

At funerals, a glass of water and bread are always provided. Nowadays they often pour vodka, but this is wrong. After the funeral at home, they also pour a glass of water (buy a new one), cover it with bread and pour a little salt into a small dish. All this costs 40 days. We need to clean it all up so that no one spills or spills it, otherwise there will be trouble. So be careful with children.

They are also commemorated on days 9 and 40.

After the funeral, the next day they gather early at the fresh grave. It is believed that the deceased is waiting for everyone.

Drinking in a cemetery in general (alcoholic drinks) is very bad, try to convince everyone to drink jelly and compote. It’s good to burn candles on the grave and leave food for people and animals.

Every time they leave the cemetery, they don’t look back. You can say to yourself - We will come to you, but you don’t come to us!

Take into account the wishes - many elderly people prepare their lives in advance - it is better to fulfill their will.

About monuments. Nowadays it is fashionable to install large, heavy monuments - this is also undesirable. Many dead people may then complain in their sleep that it is very difficult to lie down - the monument is pressing, suffocating. That is, it is better not to overdo it.

After the 40th day, at least some of the deceased’s belongings are given to friends and acquaintances as souvenirs. It is not advisable to sell these things.

It is good to order a commemoration for several years at once in different churches.

Also, you can’t visit a young grave very often.

It is very good to remember with alms - change and food. (it’s bad when alms are perceived as a handout of change, detachable) If the deceased is not buried, then this is the only way to remember him.

The widow must burn her mourning scarf on the 40th day if she does not expect to remain alone in the future. People often ask for this scarf - it has power.

Signs foreshadowing imminent death

In Russia, it is customary to associate the souls of the dead with birds and animals. It is believed that the soul of a close relative is able to reincarnate into a bird or an animal, which, as it were, warns the living members of its family about impending trouble. If a bird sits down and knocks on the window, it means expect bad news about the death or serious illness of a person close to you. Also, people in Russia believe that after death, the soul of the deceased can enter the body of a dog or cat and come to their home to be with their family for at least a little longer.

If there is a seriously ill person in the house and during his lifetime his facial features began to sharpen and his nose became cold, then this means that he will soon die. It is believed that Death has come very close to him and is pulling him by the nose into the other world.

A sharp improvement in the dying person’s well-being is also considered a bad sign. As they say: “Before death, the patient felt better.” There are many cases where a practically dying person, literally the day before his death, felt relief, he even gained an appetite, and he began to move around the house on his own. However, at night he became very ill and died.

Another one that foreshadows imminent death: if a dying person suddenly begins to tremble, then it is believed that Death itself begins to look into his eyes.

If the patient begins to gather the sheets into a fist or make movements as if he were collecting something from his body (people say “picking”), then these signs also foreshadow his imminent death.

Signs associated with funerals

If it’s in the house, then all the mirrors there need to be covered right away. It is believed that the soul of the deceased can accidentally fall into a looking glass from which there is no way out. Mirrors are kept hung for forty days. After this period, the soul of the deceased finally passes into the afterlife and the mirrors can already be opened. There are many chilling stories that tell of what can happen if this ritual is not followed. Oddly enough, even hardened atheists for the most part still hang up mirrors if someone close to them dies in their house.

In the room where the coffin with the body of the deceased stands, all doors and windows are closed and pets are not allowed into this room. If a cat jumps on a coffin with a body, then this is considered a very bad sign, and a dog, with its barking and howling, can scare the soul of the deceased, which remains next to its lifeless body for three days after death.

For forty days after death, a cup of water is placed in the house of the deceased, and a cotton towel is hung outside. It is believed that the soul comes into the house, drinks water and wipes itself with a towel. There are many cases when water in a cup, left overnight, miraculously disappeared.

It is considered a very bad sign if your eye suddenly opens slightly. People say that soon there will be another death in this family. It’s as if a dead man is looking for a fellow traveler to the next world.

Signs associated with the coffin and belongings of the deceased

You cannot nail the coffin lid in the house. This may foreshadow another death. After the coffin has been taken out of the house, it is necessary to sweep and wash the floors; after washing, it is better to throw away the broom, rags and bucket. It is believed that in this way, death is washed away from all corners. This superstition is firmly connected with another sign: when someone goes on a business trip or travel, it is recommended, on the contrary, not to wash or sweep the floors for 24 hours.

If it turns out that the coffin turned out to be too big for the deceased, then we should expect another death soon.

Relatives accidentally bought extra items for the funeral ritual - this is also a very bad omen. Under no circumstances should such things be left at home - they must be placed in the coffin of the deceased so that he takes them with him to the grave.

Signs associated with the cemetery and grave

It happens that the coffin does not fit into the dug grave. This sign suggests that someone else will die soon. They also say: “the earth does not accept him.” There was a case when the deceased bequeathed to bury him next to his parents, but, for a number of reasons, the relatives were unable to fulfill this last wish of the deceased loved one. He was buried in a new cemetery, where graves were dug using special equipment. When the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery, it turned out that the grave was too small for the coffin, and the gravediggers had to expand it manually. The relatives of the deceased then discussed this incident for a long time and blamed themselves for not being able to fulfill the last will of their deceased relative.

It is also bad if the grave begins to collapse. This could also mean another death in the house.

What to do if you meet a funeral procession

If you are walking down the street and encounter a funeral procession, you should absolutely not cross its path. You also cannot drive a hearse by car. Taxi drivers and professional drivers really believe in this sign.

You cannot watch the funeral from the window. If a coffin is being carried past the windows, then it is best to wake up all members of the household who are sleeping at that moment. It is believed that the deceased can take with him all those who are sleeping at that moment.

Signs after death have been observed for many hundreds of years. Despite the prohibition of the church, many try to perform peculiar rituals in order to protect themselves and to enable the soul of the deceased to calmly go on their further journey.

Since ancient times, farewells to people on their last journey have been accompanied by certain actions. Many rituals are aimed at ensuring that the soul of the deceased is freely transferred to the afterlife and does not affect the living. The heavy energy of death entails many sorrows. If treated incorrectly, it can bring the destructive power of illness and misfortune. That is why there are many signs that help to protect oneself and correctly guide a person on his final journey.

House signs

It is believed that the deceased should not be alone in the house. According to Christian custom, a relative must remain next to the deceased and read prayers so that the soul that has left the body ascends to heaven. A popular superstition says that a person should also observe the deceased himself. His eyes may open, and anyone who falls under this gaze is doomed to a serious illness. The one who is nearby needs to monitor this and lower the eyelids of the deceased in time.

Hanging mirrors are also a common sign. The mirror surface has magical powers and is capable of attracting the souls of the dead. For forty days, you should keep the mirrors throughout the house closed and give the spirit the opportunity to leave for the afterlife, and not behind the looking glass. While the deceased is in the house, you should also not look in mirrors. The thin line between the worlds is weakening, and those who are reflected on the surface of the mirror are in danger of trouble.

The chairs on which the coffin stood are turned upside down after it is removed and put in the reverse position only after burial. This sign is associated with the fact that the spirit of the deceased, without realizing his death, can return to the place of his last stay and cause a lot of trouble to the relatives living in the house.

Also, after removing the coffin, they hire a person who has no family ties with the deceased. He washes the floors from the furthest room to the threshold, washing away the negative energy of death and thereby preventing new diseases and deaths. Items used for cleaning should be thrown away.

No one should sleep while the deceased is being removed from the house. You should also not fall asleep during the night vigil at the tomb. Not every soul is able to immediately realize that its earthly journey is over, and can easily influence a sleeping person, depriving him of vital energy.

You can appease the deceased with the help of bread and salt placed in the coffin. This is a kind of rite of repayment so that the family no longer suffers tragic losses. Personal items are also placed in the coffin: glasses, contacts, dentures, a razor. Personal belongings should follow the owner and not remain in the house with living people. They carry the energy of death and are capable of harming a person who decides to use them.

Under no circumstances should photographs of living people be left in a coffin, because living and dead energies are inherently incompatible. To avoid incurring illness and death, remove photographs of the living from the room where the coffin is located, or turn them face down so that the deceased does not inadvertently take them with him.

Signs on the street and in the cemetery

It’s not for nothing that our grandparents forbid us to stare at other people’s funeral rites and look out the window for this tragic event. The sign says that the spirit of the deceased at this time is in the coffin or next to it, and such an impolite examination can anger even the most peaceful person during his lifetime. An angry soul can not only bring illness, but also take a curious onlooker with him. Children should be removed from such processions and not allowed to attend funerals, because their energy is too weak.

When meeting a funeral procession, give them way and avert your eyes. Sign yourself with the sign of the cross or say: “Keep away from me.” Stepping into the path of death is a very stupid and reckless thing to do.

When choosing a place in a cemetery, it is worth remembering that a large fence attracts even more deaths, so it is better to delimit a large area. A grave dug not to fit the size of the coffin, but much larger, is also a bad omen, foreshadowing new deaths.

Only strangers can carry the coffin. Relatives must remember that their deceased, voluntarily or involuntarily, can energetically influence kindred spirits, and protect themselves as much as possible at the moment of the last farewell. Pregnant women are not allowed to attend the procession. It is believed that they are connected with another world, and the energy of life of an unborn child attracts newly-minted spirits who can take possession of the fragile vessel for their further stay on earth.

The coffin lid is nailed down only in the cemetery. It is advisable to bury it before lunch, so that the deceased does not languish in anticipation of heavenly judgment and can calmly go to the afterlife.

The tragic moment of seeing someone off on their last journey is always stressful. A weakened biofield requires restoration. To avoid incurring the evil eye or damage, use protective amulets. We wish you only joyful events in life, and do not forget to press the buttons and

Funeral rites are one of the key moments of existence, important both for the soul of the deceased and for the relatives of the deceased. Signs at funerals have long been known, which allow you to learn in advance about some future events.

Basic folk signs at funerals

Tradition strictly regulated the course of the funeral rite. The main signs of funerals that our ancestors believed in and followed:
We always looked at the weather. If the sun is shining, then the deceased was a good person. Rain at a funeral indicates that the dead person is not at his best.
They took care of pregnant women. Pregnant women should avoid any hassle associated with burial. They were not allowed to look at the deceased and attend the funeral service and burial. If a pregnant woman nevertheless decided to come to the funeral, she had to leave the house before the coffin was carried out. These superstitions are associated with the desire to preserve the fetus: it was believed that the deceased could take the soul of an unborn child.
Protected the children. They were treated with the same reverence as pregnant women. The children were not allowed to attend the funeral and were closely watched until all the rituals were completed. Children could, while playing, drink water intended for the deceased, put something in his coffin, or take some of the deceased’s things for themselves. Any of these actions could provoke a serious illness or death, so the behavior of younger relatives was controlled very carefully.
They were in mourning. The traditional period is one year. At this time, close relatives of the deceased were not allowed to marry. A funeral before a wedding is one of the worst omens. Its authenticity was to some extent confirmed by the last Russian Tsar: Nicholas II took Alexandra Fedorovna as his wife a week after his father’s funeral. Everyone knows the sad and bloody history of this family.
They believed in the power of church holidays. One of the few good signs says: a person who dies or is buried on the day of a religious holiday automatically goes to heaven.
Superstitions and omens at funerals are still common today. In many ways, they are justified, as they are associated with many years of human observations.

What signs at funerals indicate new deaths?

Relatives saddened by grief may be faced with the need to organize a funeral again: often one deceased person is followed by another one. The following signs of imminent death speak about this:
Someone accidentally crossed the path of the funeral procession. This person will die for the same reason as the current dead man. A “lighter” version of a negative prediction is the development of a cancerous tumor.
The relatives forgot to put an ax under the coffin. This custom is associated with the desire to cut off death from the house, to frighten it. If this is not done, then very soon she will come “to visit” again and take another person with her.
The relatives forgot to untie the ropes binding the limbs of the deceased.
A dead man can drag the whole family to the next world.
The ordered coffin or dug grave turned out to be too wide for the deceased. This means that the deceased leaves room for the “new guy”.
The dead man's eyes open: he is looking for a mate. The dead man's feet remain warm until the funeral. The sign foreshadows a new death.
The coffin fell. The incident indicates deaths in the family within three years.
The dead man fell out of the coffin. Someone else will die soon.
The coffin lid fell off (or was forgotten at home in the chaos). One should expect the quick death of one of the relatives.
The grave collapsed. If the earth crumbles on the south side, death will come for a man, from the north - for a woman, from the east - for an old man, and from the west - for a child.
Someone tripped or fell during a funeral. To his near death. In a short period of time, two people died in one house. Death loves a trinity and will soon take someone third.
The funeral fell on New Year's Day. December 31 is an unfavorable date for such an undertaking: next year at least one person will be sent to the next world every month. They are buried on Sunday. The sign says that over the next week the funeral ritual will have to be performed three more times.
The funeral was postponed, regardless of the reason. Over the course of a month, another death will occur in the family or close circle (and according to some sources, even two or three). According to legend, the dead man, delaying the funeral, is simply waiting for the next deceased.
Folk signs at funerals warn people against putting their photograph or personal item “as a keepsake” in the coffin. Thus, a person risks going to the world of the dead much earlier than expected.
The same applies to dressing the deceased in his own clothes. After saying goodbye to the deceased, it is advisable to touch his shoes and say: “Farewell! When the time comes, we will come to you, but don’t follow us.” You need to walk away from the coffin without looking back. Signs at funerals in magic: what ordinary people don’t know about
If the average person perceives farewell to the deceased as a sad event, then sorcerers rejoice at the opportunity to “get rich.” Many signs about funerals are based on fear of magicians and witches: relatives tried to do everything to prevent such people from stealing funeral paraphernalia.

Of particular value are:

a rope that tied the hands and feet of the deceased;
water and soap used to wash the deceased;
coins for eyes;
crest;
measure from the coffin;
candle stub left over from the funeral service.
All this is used to inflict severe damage. Therefore, it is recommended to pour the water into a specially dug hole away from the house, and throw soap there as well. The comb and measure are usually placed in the coffin. A dead person should not be left alone in the house. This is partly explained by the desire of witches and sorcerers to put a personal item, biomaterial or photograph of their victim in the coffin: this is how damage to death is done. For the same reason, strangers should not be allowed near the coffin in the cemetery, especially if it seems that they are planning something.

Suspicious behavior that indicates magical work is being done includes:

Please lie on the bed of the deceased.
The desire to go behind the coffin backwards.
Tying knots in a string or rag while carrying out a dead body.
Throwing fresh flowers at the feet of people walking behind the coffin.
Placing needles crosswise on the lips of the deceased.
Folk signs are closely related to the idea of ​​magic.
Many modern people do not believe that a sorcerer can cause harm by manipulating any object. But there are a lot of cases confirming the effectiveness of black spells. For example, a popular way to get rid of an unwanted person forever is to put his photograph in the dead person's mouth. It is necessary to carefully observe what is happening, not allowing grief to cloud your eyes and hide someone’s negative activity. Bad omens are mostly common at funerals. This is connected not only with the natural fear of death, but also with the fear of the dead: the one who was recently nearby has now become a representative of another world. Following traditions allows a person to experience separation from a loved one as comfortably as possible.