The mystery of human death is fanned by mysticism. This event of human being to the extent of misunderstanding of people can be affected by various popular superstitions. Under funeral superstition, grandmother folklore, belonging to the funeral traditions, can be called.
Most of the funeral superstitions have come to us since the time of post-revolutionary Russia and are now tenaciously entrenched in the consciousness of the Russian people.
The most common funeral superstition is the tradition of leaving bread and water (vodka) for the dead man until the fortieth day so that the deceased can eat and drink. A very common practice is the curtains of mirrors and TV. The origins of superstition are the time of Soviet power. Sometimes you can see that the doors of the house or apartment in which the body is located are open. This is to make it easier for the soul to go out. Naturally, in the Christian tradition, such concepts of the soul are not accepted to the extent of its immateriality.
There are also superstitious rules of conduct before the coffin of the deceased. For example, some believe that leaving a room with a dead person is only necessary backwards. There is a tradition to go around the coffin three times with a lit candle in his hand to dispel negative energy. All these rules do not make sense in the Christian sense.
There are superstitious signs that if the coffin was not made in size, then there will certainly be another dead man soon. Therefore, until now, some people can order a much larger coffin, just in case.
Some adhere to the practice of placing coins and even cigarettes in the coffin, so that the soul can buy a place in paradise and smoke along the way if a person smoked during his life. But at the same time, the superstitious tradition forbids burying a person with an icon.
It should be noted that all these superstitions have nothing to do with the Christian religion.
