Book recommendations about Russian superstitions

[Svetlana Grenier]

"close one eye, turn around and look between your legs during Divine
Liturgy on Good Friday and you'll see your one true love"--is this made up
or what is the source?  Holy Friday is the one day in the year when Divine
Liturgy is NOT served in the Orthodox Church, only vespers and matins.

Svetlana Grenier


On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Brian Hayden <bkhayden1990 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Does anyone know of any good books about Russian superstitions and folk
> beliefs? It's not only the old rural superstitions ( things like "close one
> eye, turn around and look between your legs during Divine Liturgy on Good
> Friday and you'll see your one true love", etc.), but also the modern ones
> that interest me -- lucky bus tickets, never shaking hands across a
> threshold, etc. I'd like to read something in Russian, preferably, but
> English recommendations are also welcome.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brian Hayden
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