Folklore holiday "Autumn gatherings on Pokrov" methodical development (grade 4) on the topic. Nettle charm teacher of additional education N.Ya. Koryapina
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The Nettle Spell holiday got its name in connection with the custom of preparing the last nettle cabbage soup this year - after all, from the next day, Petrov, nettles lost their benefits. The plant was used not only in cabbage soup, pies were stuffed with nettles, salads were made, fermented and salted for future use.
In folk medicine, infusions and decoctions of young nettle leaves were used to stop internal bleeding, strengthen the strength of sick and weakened people.
Also, nettle decoction made hair silkier and stronger so that it did not fall out. They learned to turn nettle into a fabric that was cheaper than linen and cotton, but suitable for the simplest clothes, strong sails and bags were made from it.
It turns out that the story written by Andersen about a girl who silently collected burning nettle leaves to knit shirts for her brothers is somewhat real.
Folk beliefs attributed to nettles a miraculous property to protect from the evil eye, for which they fumigated the hut with smoke from its seeds burned on coals, and in order to drive away evil spirits, nettles were hung over windows and doors.
Night festivities on the Nettle Spell continued all night, with dancing, games and round dances. It was also possible to try your luck and find a special plant "Peter's cross", which, uprooted, brought great luck to its owner, relieved troubles and could even lead to a treasure.
By this time, the trees began to slowly lose their dress, that is, the leaves, about which, in anticipation of autumn, they said: “It fell on a leaf, August will come, two will fall.”
July 11 conspiracies
Pest conspiracy in the garden
If pests appear in the garden, stick a knife into the ground and say:
The sun does not eat the moon
The earth does not eat the harrow,
And you, caterpillar, aphid, get away from me,
From my garden.
Forever and ever. Amen.
Story
Saints Herman and Sergius of Valaam, according to church tradition, were Greek priests who came in the 10th century to the possessions of Veliky Novgorod along with the first Orthodox missionaries. They preached Christianity in Karelia and settled on the Valaam Island. There they founded the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, which became the center of Orthodoxy in the northern region of Russia. The holiday is timed to honor the nettle and is rooted in the distant past, when paganism flourished in Russia, and the people worshiped plants, animals, and natural phenomena. The inhabitants believed that the Nettle Spell was the last day of the year when the nettle was full of healing properties, from the very next day it brought much less benefit. Nettle Eating Contest
Signs and beliefs on Nettle spell
The cuckoo fell silent - there will be an early winter with a lot of snow. The forest is noisy without wind - to the rain. Maple exudes a tear - in 3-4 days it will rain. Those born on July 11 are strong and kind people. Whoever is lucky enough to find a blooming scale on this day (aka the king of grass, a secret woman or Peter's cross) and uproot it, the plant will serve as a protective amulet from human evil and the machinations of evil spirits. Another scale can indicate where the treasure is hidden, and help to get the treasure. Whoever starts mowing before Peter's Day, God will punish him so that not a single doctor or healer can heal him. Nettle canvas woven on this day relieves back pain. It is better to collect the plant with bare hands - then the joints will not hurt, and the blood will rejuvenate.
Traditions and rituals on the nettle spell
The main traditions on this day are cooking dishes and decoctions from nettles, folk festivals, digging the first potatoes. - At the Nettle Conspiracy, the inhabitants melted the bathhouse and steamed. - Night festivities at the Nettle Spell continued all night, with dancing, games and round dances. It was also possible to try your luck and find a special plant "Peter's cross", which, uprooted, brought great luck to its owner, relieved troubles and could even lead to a treasure. - On July 11, mystical properties were attributed to nettles and it was believed that nettles are a strong amulet against evil spirits. Its branches were hung in the rooms and hidden under the path at the threshold, as protection from evil spirits. - On the eve of Peter's Day, leaves began to fall from the trees. People said: “A leaf has fallen, August will come, two will fall,” and they began to wait for autumn.
Nettle composition
The plant contains vitamins A, C, B, K, as well as tannins, useful amino acids (for example, lecithin), enzymes (peroxidase, oxidase, chlorophyllase), organic acids. For example, formic acid is the reason why nettles burn. According to the content of ascorbic acid, the plant is four times higher than lemon. Trace elements are represented by silicon, potassium, calcium, iron.
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The nettle spell is celebrated on July 11 (June 28, old style) of each year.
In the church calendar, this day is dedicated to the memory of St. Herman and Sergius of Valaam - famous righteous and miracle workers.
Other names for this holiday
Nettle curtains, the end of Peter's Lent, the eve of Peter's day.
It was believed that after this date the nettle loses its healing properties. Therefore, it was necessary to have time to cook cabbage soup from the leaves of this burning grass - the last this year.
In the nettle spell, until this plant lost its useful properties, cabbage soup was cooked, pies were baked and salads were made from this very nettle, and some prepared it for future use.
Nettle was also considered a kind of amulet against evil spirits, and therefore huts were fumigated with smoke from burned nettle seeds, and dried nettle branches were hung at the entrance to the house and on the windows. 
Story
Saints Herman and Sergius of Valaam, according to church tradition, were Greek priests who came in the 10th century to the possessions of Veliky Novgorod along with the first Orthodox missionaries. They preached Christianity in Karelia and settled on the Valaam Island. There they founded the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, which became the center of Orthodoxy in the northern region of Russia.
The holiday is timed to honor the nettle and is rooted in the distant past, when paganism flourished in Russia, and the people worshiped plants, animals, and natural phenomena. The inhabitants believed that the Nettle Spell was the last day of the year when the nettle was full of healing properties, from the very next day it brought much less benefit.
Signs and beliefs on Nettle spell
- The cuckoo fell silent - there will be an early winter with a lot of snow.
- The forest makes noise without wind - to the rain.
- Maple exudes a tear - in 3-4 days it will rain.
– Those born on July 11 are strong and kind people.
- Whoever is lucky enough to find a blooming scale on this day (aka the king-grass, secret woman or Peter's cross) and uproot, that plant will serve as a protective amulet from human evil and the machinations of evil spirits. Another scale can indicate where the treasure is hidden, and help to get the treasure.
- Whoever starts mowing before Peter's Day, God will punish him so that not a single doctor or healer can heal him.
- The nettle canvas woven on this day relieves pain in the lower back.
- It is better to collect the plant with bare hands - then the joints will not hurt, and the blood will rejuvenate.
Traditions and rituals on the nettle spell
The main traditions on this day are cooking dishes and decoctions from nettles, folk festivals, digging the first potatoes.
- At the Nettle Conspiracy, the inhabitants melted the bathhouse and steamed.
- Night festivities at the Nettle Spell continued all night, with dancing, games and round dances. It was also possible to try your luck and find a special plant "Peter's cross", which, uprooted, brought great luck to its owner, relieved troubles and could even lead to a treasure.
- On July 11, mystical properties were attributed to nettles and it was believed that nettles are a strong amulet against evil spirits. Its branches were hung in the rooms and hidden under the path at the threshold, as protection from evil spirits.
- On the eve of Peter's Day, leaves began to fall from the trees. People said: “A leaf has fallen, August will come, two will fall,” and they began to wait for autumn.
About nettle
Nettle (lat. Urtica) is a numerous genus of annual or perennial herbaceous plants that belong to the dicotyledonous class, the pink-flowered order, the nettle family.
Carl Linnaeus, when creating a botanical nomenclature, left for this plant a generic name received from Pliny the Elder. The etymology of the name is associated with the Latin words "uro" and "ussi", meaning "burn" or "burn", eloquently speaking of the plant's ability, when touched by its stems or leaves, to cause tangible painful burns to a person. The Russian definition comes from two Old Slavonic words: “scribble” - meaning “sprinkle” and “okrop” - corresponding to the concept of “boiling water”. Thus, it turns out that nettle is a plant that burns like boiling water, and leaves burns in the form of drops or splashes.
Nettle composition
The plant contains vitamins A, C, B, K, as well as tannins, useful amino acids (for example, lecithin), enzymes (peroxidase, oxidase, chlorophyllase), organic acids. For example, formic acid is the reason why nettles burn. According to the content of ascorbic acid, the plant is four times higher than lemon. Trace elements are represented by silicon, potassium, calcium, iron.
Nettle - medicinal properties and uses
Nettle has been used in cooking for a long time. Young leaves and shoots are used to prepare various sauces, borscht, soups and cabbage soup. Raw nettle leaves are added to diet salads.
Often nettle greens are salted for future use for the winter or dried to make tea. Powder from specially processed leaves is used as an integral component for the manufacture of vitamin seasonings, as well as confectionery and meat products.
- Steamed nettle shoots are added to cow feed to increase milk yield and increase the fat content of milk, and chopped nettle greens are given to laying hens to increase their egg production.
Nettle is indispensable in the production of light, strong, environmentally friendly fabrics, as well as ropes and ropes. The food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries cannot do without chlorophyll, which is commercially produced from nettles.
– But this plant has found the greatest application in medicine, both folk and traditional. Infusions of nettle leaves have long been used to stop bleeding of any nature, including uterine and gastrointestinal. Many gastric preparations contain an extract from nettle leaves.
“In addition, nettle is a raw material for the manufacture of cosmetic products for facial skin and hair care. Pharmaceutical preparations or self-prepared products based on nettle extracts are recommended for the treatment of weakened hair and scalp. Nettle tincture or shampoo with an extract of this plant perfectly stimulates the proper functioning of capillaries, accelerates the flow of oxygen and essential nutrients to the hair follicles, and optimizes metabolic processes. Healing masks are prepared from crushed nettle leaves, steaming the raw materials with boiling water, and applying the cooled slurry to the hair. Such procedures are excellent for seborrhea and hair damage.
Harm and contraindications of nettle
In the treatment of bleeding caused by cysts, polyps, tumors of the uterus or appendages requiring surgical intervention, as well as people with increased blood clotting and kidney disease, taking drugs from nettle should be approached with caution.
Interesting facts about nettle
- Burns received upon contact with the plant are quite harmless, but touching the nettle tree (lat. Urtica ferox), which grows in New Zealand, causes great suffering to a person. Despite this, the leaves of the nettle tree are the basis of the diet for the larvae of the Red Admiral, a butterfly common in New Zealand.
– Under extreme conditions, nettle leaves are used to preserve certain perishable foods. Even in extreme heat, fish or meat lined with nettle leaves remain fresh for several hours.
- In England and some other countries, wine is made from nettle leaves.
- In ancient Russia, nettle had several nicknames, among which was “fire-grass”. This plant was considered to be a fire element, therefore it was believed that it was under the auspices of Perun and it should only be cut with a very sharp knife.
- The heroine of the fairy tale by H. H. Anderson "The Wild Swans" freed her brothers from evil spells with the help of shirts woven from nettles.
- It is believed that this plant is a stimulant and increases efficiency and endurance, so nettle decoctions were given to warriors before the battle, and powder from dried and crushed leaves was sprinkled on wounds to stop the bleeding.
Vyatka cultural and educational center
Kurgan region
Kargapol district
Scenario
folklore holiday
Scenario compiled
additional education teacher N.Ya. Koryapina
v. Vyatkino
year 2014
Target: introducing children and adults to the origins of Russian culture
Script for the celebration.
Dress up a scarecrow of Kostroma and sing:
Kostromushka – Kostroma
My mother is my lady.
Oh, where have you been?
Walked up the hillside
Hands - legs broke.
I broke the ring
golden vodka
What is jelly with milk,
Yes, a shovel with cottage cheese
(This song is sung for the young Kostroma, which is dressed up outside the village by young girls. The Kostroma doll is made of green grass)
(And in the club they dress up "Kostroma from straw")
Kostromushka - Kostroma, madam my mother
You aged me both from the cold and from the youth,
That I'm a human.
They say: - Hello, godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
(Sing again: "Kostromushka - Kostroma"
Hello godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
Got sick!
Hello godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
Hello godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
They took it to the church!
Hello godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
They took it to the graveyard!
Hello godfather! Is Kostroma alive?
Buried!
(They put Kostroma in a trough and lament):
My mother Kostroma flew away
Left us to live in a gorushka
Warm summer will come
Cuckoo - then there is a cuckoo in the field!
I will burn, bitter, without you, Kostroma!
No one will warm me, except for the clear, red sun!
Red sun rolled away
For the mountains, yes for the high ones,
For a forest it is, but for dense ones,
For the clouds and for the walkers,
For frequent stars, but sub-eastern!
She left us to grieve for centuries - that is eternal!
Send all the people to bury Kostroma outside the village with songs, ditties. Outside the village, girls with “young Kostroma” are waiting - they also lament:
Say goodbye, Kostroma, to the mansions, to your beloved mountain girl, to your girlfriends. Farewell, grain-growing fields, hay meadows!
The last day is passing by in the evening
The red sun is moving towards the west,
Everything is lost in a cloud
Kostroma is on the way - the track is setting off!
(They go far to the place. They put both stuffed Kostroma side by side, dance in a round dance, sing songs, ditties)
A mermaid sits on the rafts in the distance and combs her hair. Everyone shouts: “Mermaid! Mermaid!" (Mermaid runs from people, hides)
As the mermaids sat this week, they asked for shirts.
Don't be angry, mermaid, your holiday is over!
The little mermaid sat on a pebble above the water,
She sang a sonorous song, shook her head.
The moon has risen, it is full of beauty, it has given us freedom.
The boat has been ready for a long time, I have been waiting for you for a long time!
"Sit down, my beauty, I'm happy with you"
Friends, I'm happy: my dear is with me!
The friends laughed and began to say:
Your sweet yesterday with another was laughing at you "
And sent me so ashamed that my dear changed.
And I felt sorry that I broke my oath.
One was a willow bush, and it began to dry up.
One was a friend, my dear, and he began to forget!
Everyone asks the Sun for a warm summer and rain:
Give us, Sun, a good, grain-growing summer,
Generate thick, spiky life!
Rain, rain, give me thicker bread!
Ugly, turnip, not thick, not rare - with a mouse tail, a cockroach nose!
Children called summer:
Oh, early, early the little bird sang, ay!
The little bird sang, summer called out, ay!
Oh, winter in a cart, flyer in a shuttle, ay!
The path turned black, the sky cleared up, ay!
Oh, early, early, the sky brightened up!
Oh, summer, summer, get out from under the cage!
Come here with a plow, a harrow, with a mare, a crow, with great joy!
With sweetness, with grainy rye,
With curly oats, with mustachioed barley.
With millet, with buckwheat, with viburnum - raspberry, with blackcurrant,
With every gardening, with plentiful bread, with tall flax,
Summer is warm, grain-growing!
kite game
Girls with wreaths on their heads stand in a circle and hold hands. They say to the kite - the driver:
kite, kite, what are you doing?
I'm digging a hole.
What are you looking for there?
Money.
What's the money for?
Buy a needle.
What to do with a needle?
Sew a bag.
What's the bag for?
Put stones.
What are the stones for?
Throw at children, they tore all my flowers.
Why do they need flowers?
Twist wreaths.
Everyone walks around the "kite", singing:
We went into the green forest, picked a flower from the grass, put a wreath on the head. Kite, kite, sit high! kite, kite, look far! After 3 fields are clean, after 3 fields are blue, after 3 fields are dark, after 3 fields are green, Masha is coming to you, she is carrying a blue wreath!
"Kite" takes a wreath from the girl whose name is mentioned in the song. So bypasses all the participants in the game, takes wreaths, steps aside. Each girl comes up to him and asks to return the wreath:
Kite, kite, give me back my wreath! I spent the whole summer walking, picking flowers, making wreaths! Mosquitoes have bitten my legs, my hands have been bitten! Kite, kite, give me the wreath!
The kite agrees, but first he makes a riddle or asks to sing, dance
Game "Kostromushka"
They choose "Kostromushka", sit in the center of the round dance, and sing any song themselves. At the end of the song, everyone scatters, and Kostromushka catches them. Whom he catches, he becomes "Kostromushka". Round dance: - Where is Kostromushka, a white swan?
Kostromushka - Kostroma, why did you wander into the forest?
There are frequent stumps in the forest, look, do not break your leg!
Where is Kostroma?
In the barn!
Why did you wander into the barn? There is a rare ceiling in the barn, you will break your sock.
Let's guess girls! Whoever ties a ribbon above all on a willow branch over the river will get married this year!
They kindle a fire, cut off the hair of the girls and throw the hair into the fire so that the braids grow better: “Grow, braid, to the heels, the suitors are in a hurry!”
Old Kostroma is burned, and the ashes are thrown into the water. The young are left on the tree until next summer.
We dressed up Kostroma, We saw off the young lady for Spring.
Kostroma, Kostroma, we have for you
And jelly, and water, oil porridge, a painted spoon.
A jug of cottage cheese and one pie. Swim, Kostroma!
Ivan and Marya swam in the river, where Ivan swam - the shore swayed!
Where Marya bathed, the grass spread.
Swim day tomorrow! Hooray! (Wreaths are thrown into the water)
(Singing and dancing):
My Kostroma, Kostromushka, merry little head!
Kostromushka has jelly and pancakes, Kostromushka has hot pies!
A feast went on for the whole world! Yar hops stepped on the ground!
Yarilo calls to celebrate the holiday, lead round dances, play songs !!!
On the eve of Peter's Day on July 11, the Nettle Spell is celebrated in Russia. It is believed that nettle after this day loses its wonderful and healing properties.
Therefore, it was on July 11 that raw materials were harvested from nettles in the form of leaves and seeds. The day is rich in signs and ritual actions.
Nettle charm: the use and properties of nettle
Nettles have always been credited with magical qualities. And this is not unreasonable. Nettle really contains a whole complex of trace elements, flavonoids, oils, which provide its healing qualities. But the people were little familiar with the chemical and biological studies of the plant. And our ancestors did not hear about such sciences at all.
Therefore, the people judged the properties of nettles on the basis of their own observations and popular beliefs.
Nettle leaf tinctures and decoctions were used for various inflammatory diseases and blood problems. She helped with bleeding and joint pain. If a canvas is woven from nettle raw materials, it will certainly help with back pain.
Nettle decoction is used to wash the head, which is what the girls used to give their braids splendor and shine. Nettle is also able to strengthen hair and prevent hair loss.
An excellent fertilizer was prepared from young nettles - the overplayed nettle potion promotes plant growth. It is used both for watering and for spraying cultivated home plantings.
Surprisingly, it is nettles that are used to make fabrics. And they are absolutely not inferior in terms of quality to well-known cotton and linen fabrics. Such fabric was used to make bags, sails, and sometimes clothes.
Nettles were also credited with miraculous mystical actions.
It is able to protect from the evil eye and bad energy. For this, nettle seeds were taken and burned on coals.
The whole house was smoked with the smoke obtained after the ceremony. Nettle bouquets were also hung on the windows and doors.
Rites and signs on July 11
The holiday of nettle charms is loved by young people. On this day, folk festivities lasted until morning.
Fun preceded. On the Nettle Spell it is supposed to sing songs and dance round dances, dance and come up with funny fun.
Be sure to burn each other with nettles - this helped to gain strength and health.
In the forests and fields, the most desperate girls and boys were looking for the Peter's Cross, which, according to legend, should bloom on June 11th.
The person who found such a cross had to uproot it. This will bring good luck and success for the whole year. In addition, the root will indicate the path to the real treasure.
It was believed that on July 11, summer turns into winter. Noticed the first signs of autumn. At this time, the first leaves from the trees begin to fly.
Fell on the sheet, August will come, fall in two.
The cuckoo fell silent - to be early and snowy in winter.
The folk holiday Nettle Spell is celebrated on July 11, 2020 (the date according to the old style is June 28). It was called "nettle" because, according to popular belief, after July 11, the nettle loses its healing properties, which it is saturated with from the moment of germination.
Story
The holiday is rooted in ancient pre-Christian times. Then the ancestors of the Eastern Slavs worshiped various gods and believed that animals, plants, water, stones have miraculous powers. In history, there are many references to nettle as a medicinal and magical plant. She relieves hunger, and adds health, and gives beauty to girls, and dares the unclean.
Traditions and rituals
On the feast of the nettle spell, people boil cabbage soup from nettles, make salads and stuffing for pies out of it. Healing decoctions and infusions are prepared. A decoction of nettle leaves strengthens hair, makes it shiny and relieves dandruff.
People start digging potatoes.
The youth leads round dances, sings songs. Folk festivities go on until the morning.
Signs and beliefs
If the cuckoo is not heard on this day, then the winter will be early and snowy.
Whoever is lucky enough to find a blooming scale on this day (aka the king of grass, a secret woman or Peter's cross) and uproot it, the plant will serve as a protective amulet from human evil and the machinations of evil spirits. Another scale can indicate where the treasure is hidden, and help to get the treasure.
Whoever starts mowing before Peter's Day, God will punish him so that not a single doctor or healer can heal him.
Nettle is a good remedy for protection from the evil eye and tricks of evil spirits. To protect housing, you need to hang the plant over the windows and the entrance, put it on saucers, an attic, a threshold. To cleanse the house from damage or the evil eye, it is necessary to fumigate the premises with smoke from nettle seeds burned on stove coals.
Nettle canvas woven on this day relieves back pain. It is better to collect the plant with bare hands - then the joints will not hurt, and the blood will rejuvenate.
