Born in a leap year: signs and superstitions. Why do so many people die on leap years?

Once every four years, the calendar adds one more day, which falls in February. This year is called a leap year. And there are many signs and superstitions associated with it.

Data

According to the observations of many, it is here that the majority of natural disasters, man-made accidents and catastrophes occur, which are accompanied by the death of a huge number of people and material losses. Here are just some facts and signs about leap year:

In 1896 - the most powerful 27,000 people died.
A meteorite fell near the Tunguska River in 1908.
The year 1912 was marked by the sinking of the Titanic.
In 1976, a devastating earthquake in China killed 750 thousand people.
The largest and Leninakan in 1988 claimed the lives of 23,000 people.
In 1996, more than 300 people died as a result of a collision between a Kazakh Il-76 and a Boeing.
In 2000, several things happened in Russia biggest tragedies- the nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom along with its crew, there was a fire in Ostankino and an explosion in the underground passage.

Of course, in normal years there were floods, fires, disasters in the air and on railway, bloody wars began, people died. But people always wait with caution for the arrival of a leap year.

Prohibitions

What should you not do during a leap year? Signs noticed by the people indicate that there are many such prohibitions. Weddings cannot be arranged: it is believed that the newlyweds will be unhappy and their marriage will break up due to betrayal or the death of one of them. Divorce is also prohibited.

Pregnant women should not have their hair cut because of the risk of miscarriage or the birth of an unhealthy child.

A very common sign is associated with construction and renovation. This year you cannot plan and build a bathhouse, renovate the house: whitewash, paint, wallpaper, etc.

What should you not do during a leap year? Signs associated with business relate to discovery, change and investment. You cannot start a new business or engage in large financing. Such a business will not bring success, but is fraught with large losses. You should not change your place of work - quick dismissal will follow. You can't change your apartment.

Undesirable And if this is inevitable, then the newborn should be baptized as soon as possible, and the closest relatives should be taken as godparents.

A black cat on the road means unfortunately, a woman with an empty bucket means trouble, howling dogs means illness, a bird in the window means death. And even in this century high speeds and rapid scientific and technological progress, every society, every culture has its own superstitions and signs.

Leap year: folk signs

To believe or not to believe the signs noticed by the people once every four years is a personal matter for everyone, but knowing about them will not hurt anyone.

In a leap year, the birth rate is lower and the death rate is higher.

Any excavation bring misfortune. But you shouldn't give them up. When working with the soil, you should follow the ancient sayings that our ancestors used.

In a leap year, Kasyan should have been appeased so that the year would not be too difficult. To do this, it was necessary to give away a goose or other poultry for free.

You should leave the house with sayings when crossing the threshold. And when you hear the howling of dogs, say: “Go howl, but not into my house.”

Before you collect medicinal herbs, you have to spit on your hands three times.

At the first thunder that occurs in a leap year, cross yourself.

Canned jars with preparations for the winter should be sterilized in water with the addition of blessed water collected at Epiphany. This will protect them from damage. These are the well-known folk signs.

What should you not do during a leap year? We have already listed most of the prohibitions. Here are the rest:

You can't get rid of kittens.
Pets cannot be sold.
You should not buy clothes for death, especially for older people.
You cannot collect mushrooms.
You cannot quarrel, as this will lead to illness.

Birthday February 29

What should you not do during a leap year? Signs associated with the magic of numbers are useful to know for people born on February 29 and celebrating the age of nine this year. Such a celebration cannot be celebrated. It is advisable to postpone the holiday to next year, and on this day turn off your phones and leave the city.

On February 29, you should abandon important matters related to travel, finances, etc. - they will fail.

Leap year. Meaning

We have already looked at signs and superstitions. Now let's talk about meaning. A year indicated by a number that is divisible by 4 without a remainder is a leap year. The meaning of this concept translated from Latin is “second sixth”. This year there is an extra day. February 29 is popularly nicknamed Kasyanov's Day. It should be noted that Russia is ahead of everyone in terms of the number of leap years.

The thing is that until 1918, Russians lived according to the Julian calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. Europe and America switched to it in 1582. Years ending in 00 and not divisible by 400 are not leap years. leap years in Russia there were 1700, 1800 and 1900.

Conclusion

What should you not do during a leap year? Signs and superstitions, collected by people for more than one millennium, indicate that in this difficult and dangerous year, many familiar things are prohibited. By violating them, you can expose yourself to misfortune, illness and even death. Many predict the inevitability of a crisis in the coming year.

From this amount scary signs You can be saved by your own intuition, which you should trust more often than popular superstitions.

In a leap year, they say, something bad is bound to happen. Where did these rumors come from, and should we trust them?

Signs and beliefs are a strong thing. Even though you don’t believe in a black cat, you’ll still be wary when it crosses the road. And when the mirror breaks, something inside immediately begins to ache - oh, there would be no trouble... What if leap year, God forbid, something bad happens to loved ones? And with wedding what to do - transfer? And also, they say, in leap year You can’t open a business and it’s better not to have children. Maybe then stop living altogether for these 366 days, huh?

Nowadays people are accustomed to relying only on themselves, and this is the philosophy they preach. In the past, everything was different - don’t take a step without help higher powers. We probably still feel these echoes and believe in signs without even fully realizing it. So, should we be afraid? Leap year 2012?

Is it possible to have a wedding on a leap year?

It is possible, as long as the young people love each other. Church canons can be cited as proof. It is the church that prohibits certain days to get married - for example, before some big holiday or during Lent. But the church canons, which are thousands of years old, say nothing about leap years!

Take a test: remember a few of your friends who got married in normal and leap years. Compare these pairs. Are those who get married on a leap year really unlucky in some special way? And, on the contrary, many of those who registered their marriage in a normal year have already divorced...

Here is the opinion of numerology experts. Yes, they consider leap year special, but, on the contrary, in a positive way. The number 366 is even, it is divisible without a remainder, and this suggests that a leap year is more successful, it gives a person unique opportunities. And everything that happens in a leap year - a wedding, for example - bears the stamp of success and stability.

Astrologers of Tomsk They also believe that the individual astrological characteristics of the bride and groom play a disproportionately larger role than any features of the leap year. Moreover, experts give such astrological forecast for 2012: it, being the year of the romantic Dragon, is very favorable for marriage.

If we delve into history, we will find that leap years were indeed special in the matter of marriage. But, again, in in a good way! Leap year was considered the year of the bride: firstly, she herself could propose to the groom, secondly, in this year she had the right to reject an undesirable proposal for herself, thirdly, the wedding could be organized without matchmakers and unnecessary fuss. Maybe we should follow the example of our great-grandmothers? Good conditions, very modern.

Is it worth having children in a leap year?

Yes, be so kind! It was not enough for our backwardness and belief in omens to be reflected in our offspring. Moreover, you need to have children in a leap year! And it’s very good if the baby’s birth falls on February 29th. Our children, deep down, are very insecure in themselves, so the realization that they are special in some way helps them live and achieve success. According to psychologists, this is a very serious help for a person - the knowledge that you are special by nature.

Fortunately, as statistics show, most people do not believe that one should not conceive or give birth to children during a leap year: no demographic “failures” are observed in these years.

Is it true that more people die during a leap year?

No it is not true. According to statistics, the mortality rate remains the same. If the number of misfortunes increases a little, it is only because there is one more day on the calendar - February 29. And the statistics for that day were added to the total figure.

Is it true that natural disasters happen during a leap year?

Yes, of course it is. Earthquakes and floods occur. What would it be like without them? Unfortunately, the planet is now constantly drowning, shaking, or covered by a tsunami. This is now the norm.

Previously, we reassured ourselves that life was definitely the safest in Siberia. But no, there is an earthquake in Tuva - and we are shaking! And what kind of fires happen in Russia now - in 2010, almost half of the forests along with the villages did not burn out! But it wasn’t a leap year at all. As was the case with last year's nuclear disaster in Japan.

How to fight prejudices?

In general, there are just so many superstitions about leap years: you can’t sell or buy a home, go on long journeys, build a house, or even celebrate a child’s first tooth. And you can’t eat fruits that you found on the ground, for example, apples under an apple tree. Elderly people are prohibited from buying things for themselves for funerals, and everyone who plants beds should be told something like “I plant in a leap year and die in good time.”

We will not object to such a sentence, because thinking about good things, talking about good things and convincing ourselves that everything will be fine is absolutely correct. And if, according to your observations, a lot of troubles happen to you during a leap year, it is only because you devote too much great attention"leap question". Psychologists say that only those bad omens that a person believes in come true. He believed and tuned his subconscious to it, and programmed his life for failure. Thoughts are material, so don’t think about bad things!

On the contrary, in any leap year, think that life has given you a wonderful gift - one more day to do more, to do something good and just be happy.

And here’s another convincing argument for those who are especially suspicious: there is no mystery or mysticism in a leap year, because it is the work of human hands! This is not a diabolical invention at all, it was a person who decided so and simply added another day every 4 years so that our calendar would be accurate.

If, nevertheless, you are very worried about the question of a wedding in a leap year, or you are pregnant, and you are haunted by the obsessive thought of “leap year horrors,” you should contact psychologists of Tomsk. Your task is to go for consultations with several specialists at once, choose the best psychologist(one in whom you will feel trust) and undergo several psychotherapy sessions. And immediately it will become easier to live and breathe - even in a leap year.

Alla Ivonina

11.09.2016

The question is why does one die in a leap year? more people, extremely ambiguous. But we will try to answer it. In general, people die all the time (just as they are born). If people live well, then they die a little less often. If it’s bad, then a little more often. In other words, a mortal never rests, she works 7 days a week, without days off or breaks.

The point is not in statistics in this case, they are just plus or minus the same. It's a matter of human perception. People know that such and such a year will be a leap year, so they wait in advance large quantity deaths. And since people die all the time, this is the desired proof of the treachery of time. Although in fact, time constantly kills people, using its assistants - illnesses, tragedies, deprivations, violence.

The legend apparently arose from the fear of death in principle. A person thinks that he can somehow spell or localize death, explain it, set some boundaries for it. Of course, thinking like this is a big mistake. But you can’t do anything - a person is afraid of death. What gives a person the conviction that death is rational and obeys some laws? It's elementary! If you think like this, it means that death can be controlled or somehow postponed, come to an agreement with it.

What follows is a paradoxical conclusion: the most terrible legends about death are not as terrible as the truth that the snub-nosed one beats and mows down rows of people completely randomly, not in accordance with any laws. The most natural truths are the most terrible. What’s also creepy is that they have no rational explanation. Sometimes something happens, and then the fate of the living is to accept it or not, but nothing can be done.

Okay, let’s say the answer to the question of why more people die in a leap year is this: it’s just an illusion of consciousness. An equal number of people die in all years, except for years of natural disasters and wars. What to do next? It’s okay, relax and don’t pay attention to the statistics. If we look at the life of each individual person, then theoretically every year can become a leap year, that is, the last.

So what now? You can draw deep conclusions or panic. Anxiety and worry are not best friends joys of life. To be honest, all of us, people, are temporary workers on this earth, and when exactly our time will end is known only to the Lord (and also to Woland and his retinue). People can only live, rejoice and prepare a springboard for the takeoff of future generations. To live longer, you need to eat well, skillfully alternate periods of rest and work, and also read a lot.

Books allow you to understand how to most rationally build your life in such a way as to do good for yourself and those around you. In other words, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” but first you need to love yourself. We need to do good while people are alive, as the great A.P. bequeathed to us. Chekhov. But mystical beliefs only get in the way and distract from what is really important.

“Oh leap year, damned year! And we thoughtlessly forget about him...

In this unfortunate year, a close lens is studying us.

Of hundreds of faces - not this one, not that one, not that one.

Shooting individual faces!”

Leonid Filatov

Slavic culture has a special attitude towards leap years. Every fourth year that comes (having an extra February day in reserve) has long been considered a time of disasters and terrible events. They are afraid of a leap year and are preparing for it. There are various signs, rules of behavior and numerous prohibitions. Why is a leap year considered bad? Why did dislike and fear appear by this time?

Why is it dangerous?

Our planet takes 365.242187 days to circle the Sun. The extra time results in 6 hours, which in four years turns into an extra day. If we do not pay attention to this, we will begin to “float” through the seasons, eventually summer will turn into winter, and autumn into spring. The “extended” year saves the situation.

Historical journey

Why is a leap year called a leap year? The word "leap year" comes from the Latin "Bic sextus", which means "second sixth". The first calendar with an additional February day appeared in 46 BC. V ancient Rome under Julius Caesar. By order of the dictator, another 24th date was introduced in February. This calendar was called “Julian” (we know it as “ old style"). Caesar chose February, since this month was the last of the Roman year.

A couple of years later, the great commander was killed. The Roman priests, either intentionally or out of ignorance, designated every third year as a leap year. With their help, from 44 to 9 AD, instead of the required 9, people lived 12 leap years. Octavian Augustus brought order to the “temporary disgrace.” By decree of the Emperor of Rome, the next 16 years passed without leap time and the chronology was equalized.

Europe existed for 16 centuries Julian calendar. Haven't gotten around to it yet Orthodox Church. Christian believers sought to celebrate church festivals at the same time. 1582 was the next time of change. The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory XIII, proposed a different calendar calculation. The innovation was adopted by Ecumenical Council while discussing the date of Easter. The new chronology introduced an additional February day (29th) for the leap year.

As you can see, nothing mystical. So why did leap year become unlucky and turn into a frightening monster? Maybe this was influenced by the death of Caesar, the founder extra day? Or is the reason in the mysterious birth of the Great Martyr Cassian?

St. Kasyan's Day

Cassian lived in the 5th century. During his lifetime, he was a completely respectable person: he founded Gallic monasteries and preached monasticism. With his help, the literary world was replenished with 12 books about the life of monks in Egypt and Palestine. The writer created 24 “Conversations” essays about the fundamentals of morality of the Christian faith. But a law-abiding person happened to be born on the 29th of February.

The face of the peace-loving Kasyan acquired negative features due to the influence of ancient Russian postulates about good/bad times. Ancestors considered a prosperous period when the world around was predictable and organized. The definition of “bad” was given during the transition-change of one existence into another (the arrival of a new year, the change of seasons).

Cassian's date of birth fell on the most terrible date according to Slavic beliefs - the last day of severe winter and the end of the year (for the Slavs, the year began on March 1). Harmless Kasyan gained notoriety. People called him: “Ill-wisher, Skewed, Stingy, Unmerciful, Crooked, Envious, Cross-eyed, Grudge-bearing.”

Slavic fears. The 29th day of February is considered difficult among the Slavic people. This is the time of Kashchei-Chernobog, the ruler of dark, unclean forces. The ruler of the Pekel kingdom, the god Navi (the world of the dead) brings evil, madness, corruption and death. After the adoption of Christian canons in Rus', the image of the dark entity was transferred to the Holy Martyr, whose day is celebrated on February 29. The sameness of names (Kasyan - Kashchei) added to the negativity.

The ancient Russians did not add the martyr Cassian to the ranks of Saints. His name was covered with shame, his appearance was depicted as devilish, demonic. Cross-eyed, crooked-armed, empty-eyed, hunched over, with an evil look and a bad temper - this was, according to the Slavs, Kasyan.

Christian legends. Many legends were associated with the name of Cassian, where he acted as a traitor, a negative, gloomy person, evil spirits:

Initially, Kasyan belonged to the brightest cherubs. But he betrayed the Lord by warning Satan about the divine plans to expel the devilish horde from Heaven. Soon the disobedient repented, God took pity on the apostate and appointed a light punishment. The traitor was handed over to the seraphim, who whipped the disobedient for three years, and then the apostate was given a break.
Cassian served as a guard at the gates of Hell. He rested once in four years. In his absence, 12 apostles guarded the underworld. But they did not have enough strength and experience. During their service, some evil spirits escaped from the underworld and went to do mischief on Earth, spoiling the whole year with their presence.
Baby Kasyan was kidnapped by demons and raised according to demonic canons. Cassian grew up and began to harm humanity, relying on his satanic upbringing.
Kasyan, in response to the farmer’s request to help him free the stuck cart, rudely refused him. Nikolai Ugodnik helped the poor man. The Lord was angry at Cassian’s arrogance and ordered people to serve him prayers once in four years, and endowed Nicholas the Pleasant with divine favor.

What does the “demonic” time bring? Poor fellow Kasyan whipped up negativity throughout “his” year. In dark times, many people die, livestock die, and poultry suffers from pestilence. Equipment broke down, food spoiled. The crops withered in the fields, famine came, and mortality increased. According to legends, prayers near the image of Cassian helped protect against misfortunes on February 29th. On this date, it was recommended not to leave the house again, not to allow animals or birds into the yard, and to postpone work or service.

If a person left home on February 29, a dangerous illness and death awaited him. The “lucky ones” who saw the light on the 29th were destined for a difficult fate, serious illnesses from childhood and thankless work.

Signs and beliefs. They said that Kasyan, having broken free during leap time, loved to wander the Earth and look around. Where his gaze fell, there was misfortune; he looked at a person - he would be overcome by illness; his gaze would catch a village - he would send a human pestilence; What attitude the people had towards leap years can be traced by numerous sayings:

“Kasyan to the people - it’s hard for people, for livestock - an animal dies, for a tree - the trunk breaks.”
“The mower Cassian mows down with a crooked scythe until he mows down lives.”
“Kasyan went lame, he ruined the whole time in a crooked way.”
“The Leap Year is coming, bringing pestilence and death.”
“No matter what Cassian looks at, everything fades.”
“Hood offspring in the year of Kasyanov.”

What not to do

People are waiting with fear and apprehension for the onset of leap time. It has been noticed that every four years there is an intensification of natural disasters on earth. Destructions, catastrophes, natural disasters - the deadly harvest keeps a list of leap years:

1204. The Crusaders took possession of Constantinople. Great Byzantine Empire collapsed, taking with it numerous victims of Orthodox Christians.
1232. Beginning of the outrages of the Spanish Inquisition.
1268. Sicily is shaken by a natural disaster. 60,000 people die.
1400. Medieval Europe plague takes over. The Black Death took with it more than a third of the European population.
1556. An earthquake struck the Chinese provinces of Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi. The bony harvest increased by 830,000 people.
1572. The terrible “Night of Bartholomew” takes 10,000 people into the world of the dead.
1896. Destructive Japanese tsunami. 27,000 people died.
1908. The fall of the mysterious Tunguska meteorite.
1912. The end of the legendary Titanic. Deaths number 1,500 people.
1948. The strongest Ashgabat earthquake. world of the dead took 37,000 people.
1960. The seismic Chilean cataclysm killed 6,000 people.
1976. East China Earthquake (Tien Shan). The death toll was 655,000.
1988. Earthquake in Armenia (Spitak). 25,000 people died.
1996. Collision between a Boeing 747 Airbus and a Kazakhstan Airlines Il-76 aircraft. There are 349 deaths.
2000. Fire at the Ostankino TV tower, the death of the Kursk submarine, the plane crash of the supersonic Concorde airliner near Paris. 246 people died.

Statistics inexorably confirm Kasyanov’s fierce temper. It is not for nothing that people have created many superstitions, signs and prohibitions that cannot be done during a leap year.

You can't get married

According to popular belief, in the year of Cassian it is not allowed to change anything or start new things. This also applies marital status. Marriages concluded at this time promised troubles in personal life. Bad sign- wedding to Cassian. As people used to say: “The newlyweds, having gotten married during Kasyanov’s year, look for love on the side, quarrel and swear, and don’t let things get along.”

One of the beliefs says that a person whose wedding takes place in the year of Kasyanov will become a widow.

Mystics find their own reasons for banning marriages in the year of Kasyan. Changing the position of the Earth relative to other planets disrupts the geomagnetic situation and the homeostatic field. Change negatively affects sensitive, receptive people, disrupting normal brain activity. The result is a manifestation of aggression, constant overexcitement.

Interesting fact. Couples who dared to get married in Cassian's year, and their personal lives did not work out, had to wait for another time for divorce. Divorcing during a leap year is not recommended. Otherwise, a person will be unhappy for the rest of his life. on a personal level. The divorce was postponed until next year.

You can't give birth

Although couples are not advised to have children during Kasyanovo, children do not ask adults whether they can be born or not. The people's attitude towards the baby, who saw the light of day during a leap year, was ambiguous. The ancestors believed that such a person would face an unhappy, difficult fate. Illness and failure will become his companions. And others considered such kids to be the chosen ones.

Children born in the year of Cassian will have a special fate. These are God's messengers, as people said. Fate has prepared a special path for them. Children of “Kasyan time” are endowed with the mystical gift of seeing the future. They are called upon to point out mistakes and guide others to the right path.

Those born in a leap year on February 29 (a mysterious, “elusive” day) have been considered since ancient times to be born witchers, sorcerers, and sorceresses. The village people were afraid of such people and avoided them. But they always listened to the opinion of those in charge - after all, they considered such people as messengers of the other world.

Pregnant women expecting a baby for a year Kasyan were not recommended to cut their hair until the very birth - this protected the future baby from diseases and misfortunes. This year they did not celebrate the appearance of the child’s first tooth - according to legend, the remaining teeth would grow crooked and unhealthy. They tried to quickly baptize children born in a “bad” year.

Interesting fact. Statistically, talented people are born in leap years. William Shakespeare, John Byron, Galileo Galilei, Pope Paul III, Leonardo da Vinci. These legendary personalities saw life in the year of Kasyan!

Can't plan or create

Cassian, a minion of evil spirits, has been persistently harming people all year. During this time, do not start any new business:

You cannot start construction (a bathhouse, a farm, a house) - the buildings will burn down. This also applies to renovation work.
Don't plant new ones garden plants. Concerns related to the earth attract major troubles to the owner.
You can't talk about your plans. The sidelong, envious Kasyan will definitely jinx all undertakings.
It is dangerous to go on long journeys during the deadly Kasyanov time.
You cannot give/sell animals from home - the animals will take wealth and good luck with them.
Postpone setting up a new business and investing financial resources for the next year, which is favorable and safe in your plans.
It was not recommended to change jobs. You won’t stay long in your new place, and your colleagues will begin to substitute the “fresh” employee.
Even changing the hairstyle or hair color was not recommended in Kasyan’s time, who “cut down at the root” all his undertakings.

The ancestors said that undertakings in Cassian's time were useless. A person will not see any successes, but debts, enemies and failures in everything will come. Even carols, a favorite winter pastime, were postponed until next year so as not to attract the attention of evil spirits.

You can't pick mushrooms

Bad times are everywhere in Kasyanovo. Cities, villages and forests are suffering. Mushrooms get saturated negative energy, are filled with damage, the evil eye, and poison. Mushrooms collected in a leap year are poisonous! This is what the people think, and not without reason.

The mycelium degenerates every four years. This feature of biology affects taste qualities mushrooms Degenerating, mushrooms absorb toxic substances and become unsafe for health.

You can collect mushrooms, but from artificially created myceliums. They are not dangerous and obey different laws. But superstitious people should still take care of their nerves, especially in Kasyanovo time.

Prayers and charms

If you read ancient testaments. If you trust the experience of time, take advantage special prayers and slander that will protect life during Kasyan’s reign. Protective words will ward off troubles and misfortunes.

Prayer on the eve of a leap year. Say protective words on December 31 (10 minutes before Kasyan’s time arrives):

“The horseman gallops, the man walks. The times bring me success. I will put on holy clothes and be baptized with the good cross. I will turn away from the previous year and see the leap year. I meet Kasyan - he doesn’t dig a hole for me.”

Read the following prayer incantation at the end of the year (at night from December 30 to 31). Prayer will protect against the transfer of disasters from the leap year to the coming year:

“Holy cherubim, annual seraphim, do not give God’s word, protect with a bright deed. From Kasyan leaving in a new year coming. Do not allow the servants of the Lord (names of family members) neither black evil spirits, nor envious people, nor bitter tears, nor painful ailments. Twelve angels protect the servants of God (names). The word is persistent, light for the year.”

For money. To prevent Cassian from affecting your financial well-being, take 29 coins, on the last day of December, wrap the coins in red satin material and place them where you keep the money. On February 29, say: “Grow, multiply, Kasyana, do not worry.” With this money, buy bread or a roll and eat it with your family.

For good luck February 29th. On the demonic day of a long year, stand next to the window and say: “As the sun shone, so luck came to me. The other day was a separate, magical, unfamiliar day. The attack does not know about this day, only the mighty one answers. The day will come and it will only bring joy.” After reading the plot, open the window. If everything is done correctly, your luck will not run out during a leap year.

From death. To ensure that mortal dangers bypass your family during a “terrible” time, do the following. At the sound of a thunderstorm, cross your finger over your finger and say: “My family is with me. They are all nearby, we will always be together. Kasyan, go away, don’t call anyone.” Say these words during a thunderstorm, during thunderclaps.

On the road. If you are leaving somewhere in Cassian time, before leaving home, read the protective words: “I’m going and riding along the leap trail. I bow to Kasyan, I left/left home, and I will return here.” The conspiracy is pronounced in the house without crossing the threshold. You should always say it as soon as you leave (to work, to the store, on a visit, for a walk).

From illness. If during an “unlucky” time you or your loved ones get sick, read the following hex over them every day until complete recovery: “Unclean spirits, commotion! Forget the servant of God (name), go into the impassable thicket, bury yourself under a rotten stump. Otherwise I’ll unleash the terrible Cassian on you, so that he crushes you, burns you with flames, and doesn’t allow you to rest.”

How to protect yourself from troubles

According to ordinary people, a leap year is no different from a regular year, only with an additional day. This time does not affect a person. But, given that most people believe in popular beliefs, in Kasyanovo time it is better to protect yourself just in case.

Esotericists say that it is imperative to take care for the year of Cassian. This is the time when the dark essence manifests itself and increases its strength. During a leap year, there is a high probability of suffering from a surge of negative energy. To protect yourself from problems, use the following rules:

Go to church/temple more often. When you come to a sacred place, pray for yourself, light candles for the health of your loved ones, not forgetting to remember the departed.
Do not pick up round objects (coins, rings) for a leap year.
Protect yourself from the evil eye. The best helpers in this are protective talismans, pectoral crosses. Don't forget to wear protective items at all times!
Wash away the accumulated negative energy from yourself every month. To do this, dilute vinegar and boiled water in equal proportions. Douse yourself with vinegar liquid before going to bed. After the procedure, wash your body with running water and wait for it to dry naturally.
On February 29, perform a protection ritual energy field. Tear out the February page from the calendar and burn the leaf, saying the following words: “Go away evil, disappear dashingly, help good, illuminate a clear path and a bright path for me.”

Interesting fact. In villages, it was customary to give neighbors the third slaughtered goose (or other bird). In this way, during the Kasyan hard times, villagers bought themselves off from lack of money and bad luck.

Psychologists' opinion

“Your problems are your own head,” psychologists say. How you set yourself up is how you will live the leap year. Understand that “unlucky” times are scary in their own way. A positive attitude and optimistic life position have always yielded positive results.

If you are afraid of trouble, illness for the year of Kasyan, this will definitely happen to you. A personal attitude will work on a subconscious level.

What to recommend during a leap year? Live like the rest of the time. Without getting hung up on ancient superstitions and ancient signs. You create your own life. Only you are its owner. Don’t let negative thoughts come to you, get carried away with something so that you don’t have free time. You won’t even notice how a time will flash by - no less successful and positive than the rest.

Astrologers' forecasts

Star experts support the views of psychologists. Fears, worries associated with the Year of Kasya - prejudices, signs and superstitions. Remember Olympic Games which were created by the Greeks. Competitions are held during leap times. Prosperous America also elects presidents in a “long” year.

According to the location of the stars, leap years are, from an astrological point of view, the most favorable for improving human destiny.

At this time, the planets fold in such a way that they create temporary corridors for humans. In Cassian's time, every person is capable of changing and improving the future. There are all the prerequisites for this. Know how to catch the signs that the providence of Kasyanov’s time sends you.

Which statement and whose advice to remember is up to you to decide. The only thing universal action To tame the luck of a “terrible” year is to maintain a personal optimistic mood. How you live Kasyan's time: good or bad, depends on you. And you can make this year positive with the help of boundless faith in your own strength.

“Oh leap year, damned year! And we thoughtlessly forget about him...

In this unfortunate year, a close lens is studying us.

Of hundreds of faces - not this one, not that one, not that one.

Shooting individual faces!”

Leonid Filatov

Why is it dangerous?

Historical journey

Why is a leap year called a leap year? The word "leap year" comes from the Latin "Bic sextus", which means "second sixth". The first calendar with an additional February day appeared in 46 BC. in ancient Rome under Julius Caesar. By order of the dictator, another 24th date was introduced in February. This calendar was called “Julian” (we know it as the “old style”). Caesar chose February, since this month was the last of the Roman year.

For 16 centuries, Europe existed according to the Julian calendar. Until the Orthodox Church got down to business. Christian believers sought to celebrate church festivals at the same time. 1582 was the next time of change. The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory XIII, proposed a different calendar calculation. The innovation was adopted at the Ecumenical Council during the discussion of the date of Easter. The new chronology introduced an additional February day (29th) for the leap year.

As you can see, nothing mystical. So why did leap year become unlucky and turn into a frightening monster? Maybe this was influenced by the death of Caesar, the founder of the additional day? Or is the reason in the mysterious birth of the Great Martyr Cassian?

St. Kasyan's Day

Christian legends. Many legends were associated with the name of Cassian, where he acted as a traitor, a negative, gloomy person, evil spirits:

Initially, Kasyan belonged to the brightest cherubs. But he betrayed the Lord by warning Satan about the divine plans to expel the devilish horde from Heaven. Soon the disobedient repented, God took pity on the apostate and appointed a light punishment. The traitor was handed over to the seraphim, who whipped the disobedient for three years, and then the apostate was given a break.
Cassian served as a guard at the gates of Hell. He rested once in four years. In his absence, 12 apostles guarded the underworld. But they did not have enough strength and experience. During their service, some evil spirits escaped from the underworld and went to do mischief on Earth, spoiling the whole year with their presence.
Baby Kasyan was kidnapped by demons and raised according to demonic canons. Cassian grew up and began to harm humanity, relying on his satanic upbringing.
Kasyan, in response to the farmer’s request to help him free the stuck cart, rudely refused him. Nikolai Ugodnik helped the poor man. The Lord was angry at Cassian’s arrogance and ordered people to serve him prayers once in four years, and endowed Nicholas the Pleasant with divine favor.

“Kasyan to the people - it’s hard for people, for livestock - an animal dies, for a tree - the trunk breaks.”
“The mower Cassian mows down with a crooked scythe until he mows down lives.”
“Kasyan went lame, he ruined the whole time in a crooked way.”
“The Leap Year is coming, bringing pestilence and death.”
“No matter what Cassian looks at, everything fades.”
“Hood offspring in the year of Kasyanov.”

What not to do

1204. The Crusaders took possession of Constantinople. The great Byzantine Empire collapsed, taking with it numerous victims of Orthodox Christians.
1232. Beginning of the outrages of the Spanish Inquisition.
1268. Sicily is shaken by a natural disaster. 60,000 people die.
1400. Plague seizes medieval Europe. The Black Death took with it more than a third of the European population.
1556. An earthquake struck the Chinese provinces of Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi. The bony harvest increased by 830,000 people.
1572. The terrible “Night of Bartholomew” takes 10,000 people into the world of the dead.
1896. Destructive Japanese tsunami. 27,000 people died.
1908. The fall of the mysterious Tunguska meteorite.
1912. The end of the legendary Titanic. Deaths number 1,500 people.
1948. The strongest Ashgabat earthquake. The world of the dead took 37,000 people.
1960. The seismic Chilean cataclysm killed 6,000 people.
1976. East China Earthquake (Tien Shan). The death toll was 655,000.
1988. Earthquake in Armenia (Spitak). 25,000 people died.
1996. Collision between a Boeing 747 Airbus and a Kazakhstan Airlines Il-76 aircraft. There are 349 deaths.
2000. Fire at the Ostankino TV tower, the death of the Kursk submarine, the plane crash of the supersonic Concorde airliner near Paris. 246 people died.

Statistics inexorably confirm Kasyanov’s fierce temper. It is not for nothing that people have created many superstitions, signs and prohibitions that cannot be done during a leap year.

You can't get married

According to popular belief, in the year of Cassian it is not allowed to change anything or start new things. This also applies to marital status. Marriages concluded at this time promised troubles in personal life. A bad omen is a wedding for Cassian. As people used to say: “The newlyweds, having gotten married during Kasyanov’s year, look for love on the side, quarrel and swear, and don’t let things get along.”

One of the beliefs says that a person whose wedding takes place in the year of Kasyanov will become a widow.

Interesting fact. Couples who dared to get married in Cassian's year, and their personal lives did not work out, had to wait for another time for divorce. Divorcing during a leap year is not recommended. Otherwise, the person will be personally unhappy for the rest of his life. The divorce was postponed until next year.

You can't give birth

Can't plan or create

Cassian, a minion of evil spirits, has been persistently harming people all year. During this time, do not start any new business:

You cannot start construction (a bathhouse, a farm, a house) - the buildings will burn down. This also applies to renovation work.
Do not plant new garden plants. Concerns related to the earth attract major troubles to the owner.
You can't talk about your plans. The sidelong, envious Kasyan will definitely jinx all undertakings.
It is dangerous to go on long journeys during the deadly Kasyanov time.
You cannot give/sell animals from home - the animals will take wealth and good luck with them.
Postpone setting up a new business and investing financial resources for the next year, which is favorable and safe in your plans.
It was not recommended to change jobs. You won’t stay long in your new place, and your colleagues will begin to substitute the “fresh” employee.
Even changing the hairstyle or hair color was not recommended in Kasyan’s time, who “cut down at the root” all his undertakings.

You can't pick mushrooms

Bad times are everywhere in Kasyanovo. Cities, villages and forests are suffering. Mushrooms are saturated with negative energy, filled with damage, the evil eye, and poison. Mushrooms collected in a leap year are poisonous! This is what the people think, and not without reason.

The mycelium degenerates every four years. This biological feature affects the taste of mushrooms. As mushrooms degenerate, they absorb toxic substances and become unsafe for health.

Prayers and charms

If you read ancient testaments. Trust the experience of time, use special prayers and incantations that will protect your life during Kasyan’s reign. Protective words will ward off troubles and misfortunes.

Prayer on the eve of a leap year. Say protective words on December 31 (10 minutes before Kasyan’s time arrives):

Read the following prayer incantation at the end of the year (at night from December 30 to 31). Prayer will protect against the transfer of disasters from the leap year to the coming year:

How to protect yourself from troubles

Go to church/temple more often. When you come to a sacred place, pray for yourself, light candles for the health of your loved ones, not forgetting to remember the departed.
Do not pick up round objects (coins, rings) for a leap year.
Protect yourself from the evil eye. The best helpers in this are protective talismans and crosses. Don't forget to wear protective items at all times!
Wash away the accumulated negative energy from yourself every month. To do this, dilute vinegar and boiled water in equal proportions. Douse yourself with vinegar liquid before going to bed. After the procedure, wash your body with running water and wait for it to dry naturally.
On February 29, perform a ritual to protect the energy field. Tear out the February page from the calendar and burn the leaf, saying the following words: “Go away evil, disappear dashingly, help good, illuminate a clear path and a bright path for me.”

Psychologists' opinion

If you are afraid of trouble, illness for the year of Kasyan, this will definitely happen to you. A personal attitude will work on a subconscious level.

Astrologers' forecasts

Star experts support the views of psychologists. Fears, worries associated with the Year of Kasya - prejudices, signs and superstitions. Remember the Olympic Games, which were created by the Greeks. Competitions are held during leap times. Prosperous America also elects presidents in a “long” year.

According to the location of the stars, leap years are, from an astrological point of view, the most favorable for improving human destiny.

Which statement and whose advice to remember is up to you to decide. The only universal action for taming the luck of a “terrible” year is maintaining a personal optimistic mood. How you live Kasyan's time: good or bad, depends on you. And you can make this year positive with the help of boundless faith in your own strength.