Biography of the Ladushka

We got on the head! Ladushki, okay when we hear the word “okay”, we immediately imagine the hands in front of us with the help of which we play with the baby under this song. But only now the nursery rhymes appeared much earlier than the word "palm". Until the VIII century, the human palm was called "Dolon." What kind of "Ladushki" then are we talking about in a harmless song?

It remains only to understand what is wrong with the root of the "Lad". The word "Lada" came to us from the Pre -Slavic paganism, when people worshiped the goddess of love and family well -being with the beautiful name of Lada. Her name is preserved in the usual designation of family happiness - “Make”. And our ancestors "Lada" affectionately called the girl, the bride, sometimes even so they called the groom.

Where were you? And here we are not talking about the grandmother that we “throw off” children for the weekend in order to restore our vitality and enjoy the minutes of silence. Our ancestors lived a big family, in which there were not just mom-dad-children, but also aunt-goda, right up to the seventh knee! And of course, no one forgot about the very first Rodovichs who had long been in a different world.

And it was possible to reach them only through their deputy - the midwife. What did you eat? What did you drink? What do they visit my grandmother? That's right, they eat, even if my grandmother is a midwife. And her porridge is not simple, but ritual, which was previously fed at the birth and baptism of the child, as well as during annual holidays. And they drank porridge with a sacred drink, which is in all religions.

It allows you to temporarily be next to the gods and get part of their strength necessary to ensure the birth of healthy and strong children. The Slavs acted in the role of this drink. They flew, sat on the head! The Slavs lived from spring to spring, since all life in antiquity depended on the crop. With these words, they welcomed the parish of spring, which, according to Slavic mythology, brought birds on their tails.

Every year they flew to the heavenly monastery of the gods for the winter, grabbing warmth with them. When the time came, they unlocked the paradise gates and released spring to Earth. In this joyful occasion, people baked ritual cookies in the form of larks, waders, and rooks. And the kids jokingly put him on her head to lure birds, and at the same time spring.

That is why: “Shi-and-and! They flew, sat on the head! Not so scary! However, you can look at it on the other hand. Take the children from the screens, then follow the content for adults. Dead ancestors for the Slavs were associated with wisdom, experience and protection. Therefore, they sought to touch the “palm in the palm of your hand” with dead relatives so that they protect them and transfer their worldly wisdom.

Such meetings of the living and the dead through touching the palms are practiced not only by the Slavs, but also by many other peoples. Therefore, the text mentions birds, which were previously considered intermediaries between these worlds. Well, the porridge and mash in this saying is nothing more than Klyovo - a memorial food that was attributed to dead relatives.

Well, the cherry on the cake: “It sounds terrible, isn't it? Probably, if future generations hear this story even before they lead their own children, then they are unlikely to play with future descendants in the “harmless” game, just to protect them of their still non -miserable psyche, but our ancestors sang a song specially - in this way they tried to accustom the children not to be afraid of the world of the dead and honor their dead relatives.