Holiday of Lada among the Slavs

The history of the Slavs is long, full of different events, full of traditions and rituals It is known that the greatest number of stories, beliefs, and holidays among people of our blood are associated with agriculture This is not surprising - geographically we are located on the most noble land, which gives us a good harvest year after year It is no wonder that our ancestors respected the traditions of agriculture, honored them, sang the gods associated with them, and organized holidays in their honor One of these goddesses is the goddess Lada The Old Slavonic word “lad” means harmony, goodness, correctness, well-being Everything should be fine in the family, but if something bad happens, things become bad in the family, discord sets in Adjust, settle, - do as it should - all these words have the root -lad- So the goddess Lada was responsible for everything good, good and correct - she performed many functions - the goddess of agriculture, fertility, the goddess of family happiness She was asked for peace in the family, she was thanked for a good harvest Accordingly, the days of her praise are evenly spaced throughout the calendar One of these days is considered to be September 22 - the Lada Festival On this day, when virtually all the harvest in the fields has already been harvested and you can give your body and soul rest for a while, in the old days, folk festivals were held in the villages - fairs, bonfires were lit, girls sang songs, boys organized friendly competitions They asked Lada for permission to harvest the crop and sow it Lada was consulted regarding the upcoming marriage In a word, this goddess had an ambiguous role in the life of our ancestors Today, few people know what is significant about September 22nd Perhaps rare bearers of the name Lada celebrate their name day on this day And in those days, in pre-Christian Rus', almost every city or village had a temple of the goddess Lada - it was always a wooden house, carved, with curlicues and other handmade simple decorations Harvest days were celebrated in this house, people came to ask the goddess for help in their family troubles, and brought gifts in honor of successful sowing and harvesting The life of our ancestors was interesting and original - it’s impossible to count how many rituals and traditions have survived to this day So on the Lada Holiday there is a reason to remember our ancient Kievan Rus, its interesting customs, games, songs and festive, important days of the calendar