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ZNAROK LOST TO YAKUBOVICH AND GUZEEVA

In December 2016, during the Channel One Cup, something unprecedented happened. Rating of the hockey match Russia - Sweden, which was broadcast on live in prime time, turned out to be so low that Channel One did not show the other two games of our national team.

The explanation sounded generally logical:

“The existing meter shows the loss of audience interest in sports broadcasts,” the First said in a statement. “According to TNS , the match share was 6.3%. This is significantly less than the usual share of Channel One at this time (19.00 - 21.00). Channel One does not receive budget funding, exists on advertising funds and cannot afford to fail to fulfill commercial obligations."

In addition, a few important numbers.

The share of Channel One in the week from December 5 to December 11 averaged 12.4% - that is, twice as high as the rating of the match of Oleg Znarka’s team, which took place on December 15. Instead of hockey, the First broadcast “Let’s Get Married” (14.8% share) and “Field of Miracles” (15%). Both programs are traditionally in the top 10 of the channel, second only to the main hits - “Let them talk”, “Voice” and the “Time” program.

It can’t be said that the numbers only dipped in hockey. In November, the ratings of the football team also failed. The matches with Qatar and Romania showed low figures - 8.4% and 9.6% respectively.

And last week it became known that Channel One abandoned sports news. And immediately a negative wave arose. Judging by the reaction of people, the entire sports community in Russia followed information from the industry exclusively through the news on the country’s main channel.

The television topic is quite popular among fans, and now the situation is clearly overheated. The First's position is cynical in its own way, but one cannot help but respect it - especially since the channel has more than once removed non-sports programs from its schedule, guided by the same reasons as in the case of hockey. That is, it’s not about the essence of the programs - it doesn’t matter whether it’s a hockey match, a TV series or a humorous program. Numbers play a key role, and if they are low, this becomes a reason for removal from the air. Sport at this stage is objectively losing the competition, and the First is choosing in favor of what is in demand by the mass audience.

Football is the most popular sport in Russia. But can you say that based on TV ratings? Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"

HOW THEY WATCH SPORT IN THE WORLD

Looking around and seeing how sports are watched abroad, one can come to the conclusion that our television is more than favorable to its sports viewers. Not everywhere you can watch competitions for free in such volume as in Russia.

The Olympics and football world championships are shown on public channels in many countries. In Italy, for example, this issue is even enshrined in law. Moreover, the most important events for the country include not only the FIFA World Cup and the final stages of European cups with the participation of Italian teams, but also the Giro d’Italia, matches of the Six Nations Rugby Cup and the world championship in water polo. In the UK, the 2016 Games were shown by the BBC holding company, setting a television viewing record - and this despite the impressive time difference with Brazil. Broadcasts from Rio were seen by over 45 million residents of Foggy Albion.

However, on a regular basis, you have to pay to watch sports almost everywhere. At least it's a popular sport. In Spain, on public TV you can see cross-country skiing, biathlon, handball and even figure skating- a sport that, with the victories of Javier Fernandez, made millions fall in love with it. But the channel's weekly rating Teledeporte , giving all this to the general Spanish public - only 0.63%. According to the publication El Pais , the share of sports TV in the country is 6.83%. But there are eight paid channels in Spain. There, in particular, they broadcast matches of Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Atlético; viewers cannot watch the meetings of these teams for free. In neighboring Portugal, most sports broadcasts are farmed out to cable holding companies Sport TV , which, however, is included in almost all satellite and cable TV packages. Only Benfica fans buy a separate subscription; the games of their favorite team are shown by the channel of the same name.

Italy, Germany, France - the scheme is approximately the same in all countries. If a sport is popular in a country, it goes to pay TV. Federations or clubs get profit, the viewer gets the quality of the broadcast with explanatory infographics, interactive tables and other bells and whistles. There are one or two football matches of the tour in the public domain, and it’s not a fact that they are top ones. Or even cutting best moments. Often on the central channels you can see one match of the Champions League and Europa League with the participation of a team from this country.

In Latin America, Argentina remains one of the few countries where you can watch football without restrictions for free. True, here too the clubs decided to make money from television rights and last year they approached the country’s government with an initiative. A national debate arose, but the teams defended their right to income, albeit only from 2019. Local in Chile Canal de Fútbol is the most profitable over the past two years. And all because it shows the national football championship and minor leagues. And you can even watch the entire Olympics here only for money. True, there were exceptions: in 2008, Elena Isinbayeva’s golden jump was shown live throughout the country, interrupting the news broadcast on central television.

SPORTS ON TV IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

*Excluding regional channels.

** The average number of people who watched a TV channel during the day, expressed as a percentage of the total number of TV viewers, that is, those who watched any TV channel during this day. Shown is the average for the period January 9 to January 22.

IF SPORT IS POPULAR, WHY NOT SPECTATORS GOING ON "MATCH TV"?

The situation with television showing sports in Russia is not unique - the main federal channels show the most “tasty” and interesting for the audience. What the rating gives is the World Cup in football and hockey, the Winter and Summer Olympics. The rest, in accordance with global practice, is sent to paid channels. Or rather, it should go. But Match TV has been operating in Russia for more than a year, and the pay TV system has moved into the second or third row of priorities. In any case, when a public television channel shows 4-5 matches from the RFPL tour, the point of buying the rights to a niche product that broadcasts all eight games is not obvious.

Let's move on to sports ratings - on Channel One and Match TV. Here are two tables that will show why, if there is wide audience interest, there is a lot of sports on First. TNS forms the top 10 best broadcasts of the week for each channel. So, during the Olympics in Rio, these “tens” were filled with sports. In the last, third, week of the Games, 8 (!) sports broadcasts were in the top 10.

BEST BROADCASTS OF CHANNEL ONE DURING RIO 2016*

We will also present similar analytics for the main competitor of the First - the Rossiya 1 TV channel. It is clear that sports were presented more successfully on the First.

BEST BROADCASTS OF "RUSSIA 1" DURING RIO 2016*

* Share indicators, audience Russia, 18+

Here is another table that will show the level of interest in football at a time when audience expectations from the tournament and the national team are high. It's about Euro -2016. All three of our team's matches had the highest ratings - the games between Russia and England, Slovakia and Wales took first place in the weeks in which they were played. Moreover, the final of the tournament showed a share figure of 31.4% on Channel One!

SHARE OF BROADCASTS OF TEAM RUSSIA MATCHES ON EURO-2016

What's the main takeaway? Russia follows the global practice, when the main channels show the best available in world sports - yes, it’s expensive, but the audience’s interest is enormous. For everything else, there is “Match TV”, the share of which, if we take the average for the year, is around 2%, which is not too different from the indicators of “Russia 2”, on the basis of which the new sports channel was created.

And now we come to the main question. Why, if we talk about interest (stable, constant and, if you dream, even growing interest) in sports, it’s not at all the number of broadcasts on federal TV and not the lack of sports news on it.

The Russian national football team cannot guarantee high TV ratings unless we are talking about major tournaments. Photo by Fyodor USPENSKY, "SE"

WHY IS IT NOT TELEVISION THAT KILLS OUR SPORTS?

Time to talk about painful things. About the technology of creating a show.

A few days after the match between Russia and Qatar (2:1 in favor of Qatar), as they say, a serious conversation took place in one of the offices of Channel One. When the numbers came in, management was horrified. The match (it was broadcast live) showed absolutely the worst result in terms of ratings in the entire history of observation. Never before have so few viewers watched the Russian national team on Channel One. “You killed me a whole month with your football,” one famous leader said at the end of the meeting.

Perhaps television is also to blame for the fact that sports are of little interest to a wide audience - they show it wrong, they say it wrong, they advertise it poorly. But this is more a matter of taste rather than interest. Much more important is not how to show, but what to show. And here it’s worth asking questions of Russian sport itself. More precisely, those who should promote and popularize it.

And it's not just about the results. The viewer did not yet know that Russia would lose shamefully, but on Thursday evening (the game started at 19:00) he preferred other programs. Socio-political talk shows, crime series, news. One can, of course, speculate about the bad taste of Russian citizens or the duping of the population. But television is a very competitive environment; now you have the opportunity to choose from dozens of channels of various types. Football was at the bottom of the list for natural reasons.

We talked a lot about the topic of football/non-football in our country, but I would like to ask a more specific question: are sports leaders doing at least something to make the viewer change their opinion?

Closedness, eternal tension, a siege mood, scandals, shadow spheres - after all, this is all the background in which our football lives today. The background is constant and chronic. People create so much fog around a fun game, as if we're talking about about the work of a top-secret defense enterprise. A sense of their own greatness and importance does not allow coaches and football players to communicate with the audience in the same language, to be open and understandable. Transparent, Vitaly Mutko would say.

Now it is fashionable to talk about the construction of walls and bridges - so, the subjects of our football most often build high walls, behind which ordinary people they are not really visible. Yes, when it comes to the colossal money that is made in this area, few people want to be in the public eye. But still, the excessive importance of Russian football is rather feigned and empty. But we are persistently forced to accept these rules, to believe that we are dealing with the elite and celestials.

A seemingly simple thing - an interview with a more or less famous player - becomes a whole event in which a long chain of people participates. To come to an agreement, agree on issues, show what happened, then cut something out, agree again - horror! And we are talking about a simple conversation. Question answer. What he said was written down. Showed him as he is. Made it a little clearer to the viewer.

Clearer and closer to people Our television is also trying to make sports - the same “Match TV” or the “Russian Football” program, inviting coaches and football players to the studio. But many interviews turn into a formality, where everything is expected and predictable - and not because journalists don’t know how to ask, but because someone feels very important. And he considers his words so precious that he does not waste them. What if something careless happens and causes the end of the world? Let's be honest - this is a problem not only of TV, but of all sports media, including ours. And the viewer sees the catch and switches the channel. Even second-rate TV series turn out to be more interesting.

What should make ordinary person spend two hours at a football match? Feeling of beauty (expectation of a beautiful game), patriotism (expectation that ours will win), famous personalities. But in all directions we are empty.

No one remembers the last time they played beautifully.

They win on holidays.

And famous personalities are Shurik and Pavlik at a party in Monte Carlo.

It turns out that our expectations have again become our problems. And what does television have to do with it?

First Deputy general director- general producer of Channel One
in an interview with SE he named the reasons for the reduction in sports topics

Everyone has a different attitude towards the leap year - some consider this period to be the most ordinary year, which does not carry any danger, others are afraid of it and associate many superstitions with this period. In this article we will try to understand all the signs, beliefs and misconceptions associated with the leap year.

Upcoming leap years: 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040.

Additional days in leap year, February 29, is called Kasyanov Day. This day is popularly considered one of the most difficult and dangerous. A bad attitude towards a leap year was associated in popular beliefs with a certain Kasyan, about whom there were many legends and beliefs. According to one legend, Kasyan was an Angel who knew all the affairs and plans of God. However, it later turned out that he was a traitor who told all the plans to the demons. For this he was punished - he was beaten on the forehead for 3 years, and for 4 years he was released to Earth, where he already committed evil deeds. According to another legend, Kasyan was a saint, but he broke the law and drank alcohol for 3 years, and stopped for 4 years.

Signs for Leap Year 2016

During the Leap Year, you cannot start anything serious - building a house, major contracts or transactions, purchases, weddings and much more. All this was prohibited. Because nothing good will come of such undertakings - everything will soon fall apart and bring with it many more problems. Also, if possible, you should not change your job or apartment.

In a leap year, it is better not to start building a bathhouse.

A child born in a leap year needs to take blood relatives as godfathers.

If you live in a village and raise geese, then when you slaughter a bird in a leap year, give the third goose for free to relatives or neighbors.

In the spring of a leap year, when you plant seeds and seedlings in the garden for the first time, say: “In a leap year, soot will die.”

If you still decide to get married on a leap year, then before the ceremony say this talisman: “I am crowning with a crown, not a leap end.”

People who get divorced during a leap year should buy a new towel. These towels are then taken to the church and given to the cleaning ladies, saying to themselves: “I pay tribute to the Leap Day, and you, Family Angel, stand next to me. Amen. Amen. Amen.

In a leap year, when leaving home, they say, without crossing the threshold: “I’m going and driving along the leap trail, I’ll bow to the leap year. I left the threshold, and I’ll come back here. Amen.”

At the first thunder in a leap year, they cross their fingers and whisper: “The whole family is with me (the names of your family members). Amen.”

When they hear a dog howling on a leap year, they say: “Go howl, but not to my home. Amen.”

Usually on Ivan Kupala, people collect herbs for treatment. And in a leap year, when you come to the forest, before you start collecting herbs and roots, stand facing west and say: “Leap year, father, keep the bad things for yourself, and let me take the dear ones. Amen.”

You can’t pick mushrooms in a leap year, otherwise you can bring illness and even death to your family.

You can't drown kittens during a leap year.

During a leap year, it is better not to go to church when a funeral service is taking place there.

If your daughter gets her period for the first time during a leap year, it is better not to tell anyone about it - not a friend, not a sister, not a grandmother - so as not to rob the girl of her feminine happiness.

On parent's Saturday on a leap year, when they come to the cemetery, they do not remember the dead until three people have been commemorated.

If a person is imprisoned during a leap year, then one of the prisoner’s relatives must go to church, light a candle for three saints and, leaving the temple, say: “The leap year will leave, and the servant of God (name) will come home. Amen.”

A prisoner in prison, seeing off a leap year, must cross himself and say, but so that no one sees or hears him at that moment, the following words: “There is free will, but not bondage for me.”

During a leap year, you cannot sing carols on Christmastide. Because our ancestors believed that by dressing up as a monster or an animal, you could become just like him and adopt their behavior. It was also believed that in this way you could lose your happiness during a leap year.

During a leap year, you cannot change anything in your life. Because you can ruin and destroy your life. Therefore, during a leap year they did not get divorced, did not move to another place of residence, did not change jobs, did not get married, and much more was prohibited.

During a leap year, pregnant women cannot cut their hair before giving birth, because our ancestors believed that otherwise the child would be born weak and sickly.

During a leap year, you cannot purchase anything “mortal” in advance, that is, related to the funeral. Because such actions lead to quick death.

During a leap year, you cannot sell or exchange animals, birds, and all living creatures in general.

When it was not possible to avoid a long trip, people in a leap year, crossing the threshold, said the following: “I’m going and riding along the leap trail, I’ll bow to the leap year. I left the threshold, and I’ll come back here.”

You can’t pick mushrooms during a leap year, because our ancestors believed that they were all poisonous. However, such a superstition is most likely due to the fact that in four years the mycelium degenerates.

In a leap year you cannot celebrate the “first tooth”. Since ancient times, our ancestors had a tradition of inviting guests when a baby’s first tooth appeared in the house. However, if this event fell on a leap year, then the gatherings were cancelled. Because, according to the superstition, the child will have bad teeth.

Wedding in Leap Year 2016

Even in our time, when few people pay attention to ancient superstitions, couples in love try not to schedule a wedding on a leap year. Probably every girl has heard from her parents or grandmothers that if you get married on a Leap Year, it will bring disaster, and soon such a family will fall apart. But is it? What is the reason for this superstition and what should you do to save your marriage?

Let's start with the fact that since ancient times it was believed that leap year is the “year of brides.” What is meant by this name? This suggests that every girl has the right to woo anyone during this period. young man. At the same time, the guy cannot refuse. One can imagine the consequences of such a tradition. Young people were forced to marry those they did not love. Don’t expect anything good from such a family life, and it is natural that such marriages broke up.

Representatives Orthodox Church They have always argued that a leap year does not affect the relationship between spouses in any way, everything depends on them. The most important thing is mutual love, which will save the marriage. If you are worried that a leap year may somehow ruin your family life, then our ancestors gave some advice in such cases:

• A wedding dress in a leap year should be long, below the knees. At the same time, than long dress, the longer the marriage will be;
• Do not give the dress to anyone after the wedding. You also cannot sell veils, gloves and other accessories;
• do not put the ring on your glove, because in this case both partners will not take the marriage seriously;
• To ensure a strong marriage, women kept the spoon that the groom used to eat the food. After the wedding, on the 3rd, 7th and 40th days, the wives gave their husbands to eat with this particular spoon;
• This year, a coin was placed in the shoes of the bride and groom; according to our ancestors, this ritual will save the family from disasters.

Having a baby in Leap Year 2016

Attitudes towards the birth of a child in a leap year are quite ambiguous. On the one hand, our ancestors believed that being born this year was unfavorable, because such a person would have a sad and unhappy fate, only losses and suffering awaited him. But others, on the contrary, believed that those born in a leap year are unique people who are destined for a special fate.

And people who were born on February 29 were considered chosen. Surely, more than once many of us have wondered how they generally celebrate their birthday - every four years or like everyone else every year. In general, there are those who celebrate their birthday every 4 years, and those who celebrate their birthday every year. At the same time, since ancient times there has been a belief that such people will definitely live a long life.

German professor Heinrich Hemme came up with a system for calculating leap birthdays depending on the hour of birth. So, if a child was born from midnight to 6 am on February 29, then the holiday should be celebrated on February 28, if from 6:00 to 12:00, then the 2nd year birthday should be celebrated on February 28, and on the third year on March 1. When the child was born on February 29 from noon to six in the evening, the name day is celebrated for the first year on February 28, and the next 2 years on March 1. And, accordingly, if the baby was born from 18:00 to midnight, the birthday is celebrated on March 1.

As already mentioned, some considered people who were born on February 29th to be chosen by fate. According to this sign, these are people who will be blessed with happiness and good luck. After all, this is the day when the so-called window from parallel world, respectively, the person who was born on this day is a messenger who is destined for something special.

Another sign is related to the fact that February 29 is a magical and mysterious day, and people born at this time have magical abilities, they are called, according to our ancestors, to teach us something, to show Right way at the crossroads. Therefore, they tried to listen to the opinions of such people.

Spells and amulets for leap year 2016

If you trust folk wisdom and be wary of the upcoming leap year, you should use special spells and amulets that will help protect you from troubles and dangers.

Conspiracies before the onset of leap year

"He goes on horseback, he goes on foot,
And I have a successful year.
I will dress myself in holy clothes,
I am baptized with the Holy Cross,
I say goodbye to the old year,
With leap year
I'm dating
I put on holy clothes.
Key, lock, tongue.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

"Angels are annual,
Holy angels
Do not give with your word,
Do not let your business
From Leap Day
IN New Year coming.
Don't let God's servants (names of family members)
No dark days
No evil people
Not a burning tear
No sickness.
Twelve angels
Stand up for yourself

The word is strong, molded for the year.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

From the point of view of numerology, 2016 is also considered not very favorable, so on New Year’s Eve you should also read the following amulet:

"Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I take the seal of the moon,
I sign the sun
And the whole heavenly mirror.
Amen.
I put twelve stars
I call twelve names:
East - Gabriel, Madiel, Diamel, Yanael;
West - Sachiel, Ziniel, Habiel, Vahanael, Karabiel;
North – Mael, Virael
and their servants: Valiel, Baliel,
And I call with them
Seven witnesses
and also the South - Karaniel, Dabriel, Darviel, Anael, Suneel, Abigail And Ranel.
I need a shield.
Who will take the shield?
He won't take it away.
How heavy the earth is
So the shield is heavy, it lies -
Don't take it, don't lift it,
Don't take it away.
Close, shield, my house,
Me, the servant of God (name),
My relatives
Big and small
Servants of God (names of your family members).
Angel of Sunday - Michael,
Genius of good - Dariel,
The genius of evil - Shavaiot,
Spirit of the planet - Ooh,
The angel commanding the Fourth Legion is Salamia.
I close on Monday
I bless you on Tuesday,
I protect the environment,
I defend on Thursday
I keep it Friday
I watch on Saturday
Sunday -
Salvation for the whole year.
Amen. Amen. Amen".

Another amulet should be made on the eve of Christmastide, because damage received by a person on these days is very difficult to treat, and it is at this time that sorcerers try to take revenge on the offenders or spread their troubles and illnesses.

"Lord, forgive me,
God bless.
From holy God
Jesus Christ living.
All holy fathers,
Martyrs,
Reverends and miracle workers,
Descended from heaven,
From their bright face
The demon is running.
They ask them
Holy miracle workers,
Reverend Martyrs
Nifont and Marof,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria
And Dimitry Rostovsky: –
What are you, damned demons?
We came to mother earth,
Answer with name
Living God.
The demons answer them: -
We are the damned and the spirits
Unclean ones, children of Satan -
Prince of Hell.
They came to torment
Human race,
Christian:
Breaking bones
To crush the mind,
Diseases
And betray to illnesses,
Do harm
Heart ache
Relax the body
Drive into melancholy and sadness,
To take away blood and property,
To catch up with the great damage,
To harm, to destroy,
Lead to death.
Who is without prayer
This one will suit
Eat a piece of bread
He will drink water,
Besides, we're in the house
And we move into the body,
One hell of a hundred
The devils are multiplying.
The blood of that
We drink alive
For the whole century
We plant the spoilage.
Holy Fathers
Devils are interrupted
In the shackles of the saint
Prayers are fulfilling.
Michael the Archangel, Angel of the Lord,
Reverend Fathers
And the martyrs:
Nifont and Marof,
Cyprian and Justinia,
Conon of Isauria,
Dimitry Rostovsky,
to God from us
Pray for sinners,
From Christmas damage
Protect:
For now, for forever,
On indefinitely.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen".

Amulet for tear-off calendar

To do this, as you probably already guessed, you will need a tear-off calendar. So that it protects you from failures and misfortunes, bring it close to your face and ask fate for health and good luck, so that in a leap year you will be spared any misfortune or failure. After these words, place the calendar in the hallway so that it protects you from evil spirits.

Plot for good luck February 29

To do this, wake up early in the morning on February 29 and stand in front of the window. In order to attract good luck to your home, say the following words:

“As the sun shone in the sky, so luck came to me.
Today is a special day, today is a magical day.
Trouble does not know about this day and unprecedented strength comes with me.
This day will come into my house and bring me something good.”

While you are saying last words, be sure to open the window, otherwise luck will go to someone else.

In folk myth-making great value has a leap year - signs and superstitions about it were formed for the sake of protection from its harmful influence on people's lives. Find out what you can and can't do during this time.

Beliefs about wedding and divorce

Leap year is still considered an unlucky and difficult period for personal life. Wedding signs prohibited from marrying - the union will be short-lived, there will be quarrels and betrayals. One of the spouses may die soon. If you were unable to reschedule the wedding, get married in a church and before the ceremony say:

I am crowned with a crown, not a leap end.

It is undesirable to change your life partner - someone divorced during a leap year will never be able to improve their personal life. It was not possible to avoid a break; you need to take a new towel to the church and leave it there with the words:

Leap year, I pay tribute to you. Family angel, stand next to me.

Relationships that started in "Year of Kasyan", they will not be happy. According to signs, people who started dating at this time will often quarrel and cheat on each other.

About pregnancy in a leap year, childbirth and children

Especially in a year like this, so that the child is born healthy. The expectant mother should avoid dishes made from mushrooms - they absorb negativity from the earth. More on this below.

In the old days, pregnant women were forbidden to do laundry. Even now, doctors do not advise those expecting a child to wash by hand; this process is associated with unwanted physical activity.

Many legends about those born February 29. They are considered gifted magicians. But a number of signs about a leap year warn of the unhappy fate of those born on Kasyanov’s day. You can neutralize it by asking to register your baby for another date. They don’t delay the baptism of a child, godparents They take only blood relatives of the father or mother.

In the old days, everyone born on a leap year, regardless of the date, was considered unlucky. If a son resembles his mother more than his father, the superstition was considered unfulfilled. If the girl inherited her father's traits, too.

Signs and superstitions about leap years prohibit observing customs associated with. If you ignore the ban and invite guests, teething will be difficult. Even in adulthood, dental problems will be constant.

Everyday superstitions

In the old days it was believed that in a leap year negative energy goes from the ground to the sky. Mushrooms absorb it well, so they cannot be collected. There is superstition rational explanation- the mycelium is renewed every four years.

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Selling animals means poverty. You can give for free, refusing even symbolic payment. When slaughtering a bird, every third one must be given to those whom you wish well. Do not drown kittens and puppies so that pestilence does not attack domestic animals. Leap Day punishes the death of innocent souls.

It is not advisable to plant or replant plants. This is especially true for birch or pine - to death. But if necessary, during the first planting of the year, say:

On a leap year, it's time to die.

Juniper in the garden protects against evil spirits. She is especially active in the “year of Kasyan”, so it is worth thinking about magical security. Those living in apartments can use the essential oil of this plant.

What else can't be done

It is better to postpone any undertakings until next year. It is not recommended to start building a house, bathhouse or outbuilding. It is believed that the building will not stand for long, it will burn or collapse. Even moving to a rented apartment is undesirable; there will be no happiness in the new place.

Opening a business, investing money in a new source of profit, or changing jobs is not the best idea. Serious purchases will not bring good things. Leave purchasing a car or apartment until better times. Strive to make this year the same as the previous one, and misfortunes will pass you by. Avoid change. It is better to postpone even changing your hair color.

They avoid talking about their plans at any time. But in a leap year there is strength evil eye much more noticeable than usual. Don't jinx what you have. It is difficult to get back what you lost during this time.

Travel and travel are undesirable; it is better to spend a difficult period of 366 days at home. In the old days, they tried to avoid the need to go on a journey. But if three monks or nuns meet on the road, the road will be successful.

There is no caroling during a leap year. Devilry especially active, it is too easy to attract her attention. Dressing up as a representative of evil spirits means trouble. On Ivan Kupala they collect herbs for magic and healing with the following sentence:

Leap year, take away the negative for yourself, and give me the positive!

Good signs about leap year

Going to jail in a leap year is not as scary as in a normal year. The maximum period for a prisoner to return home is at the end of the year. Even an inveterate criminal will be acquitted or released under an amnesty if blood relatives They will light candles for him in the church for his health and pray in front of the icons.

Getting caught in the first rain of the year means success and monetary gain. True, you need to find yourself in the rain by accident; going out into the raindrops on purpose is useless. See a rainbow - good omen even in an unlucky calendar period.

Receiving a round decoration as a gift is a good superstition. This is a talisman that was originally intended to protect you from evil in difficult times from the point of view of superstition. You can purchase such jewelry, but a personal amulet purchased is weaker than a gift.

Our ancestors considered leap year a difficult time. Quite a lot bad omens complicated about him. They are designed to teach new generations the correct behavior in this dangerous period.

If you are expecting or planning to have a baby in 2016, that's great! And don't let it scare you that next year leap year Know that your baby will be born under the sign of the Monkey, and such children are considered the most talented, smart and kind.

From birth, Little Monkeys are endowed with extraordinary wisdom, dexterity and excellent ingenuity. Such a baby develops rapidly, often delighting adults with his originality, sharp mind, interesting thoughts and statements. Children born in the year of the Monkey are sensible, resourceful, and almost always optimistic. Their foresight helps them make plans for the future, and such a quality as intuition is their strong point.

Why do you need to have time to give birth in 2016?

Having given birth in 2016, you will show the world a literate, strategist, cunning, lucky, good-natured person, protector and cheerful person. It is extremely difficult to fool such people, because the Monkey sees right through a person, because he has the makings of a psychologist. The Monkeys seem to be able to read between the lines. You shouldn’t even try to deceive them - you’ll make an enemy for yourself! These children are able to grasp information on the fly, and this is no joke: literally from birth, you will be able to observe and enjoy the first successes of your children. Excellent mental abilities, good memory, tendency to analyze situations and accept right decisions, find the essence, among various little things- these are the main qualities that will accompany Monkey children throughout their lives, and intensify as they grow older.

Baby Monkey baby in leap year 2016

Children born in 2016 will be protected everywhere by their patroness, the Monkey. Such a child is very strong personality, who understands perfectly what she wants from life. Already at a young age they have an idea of ​​what they would like to do when they grow up, so the guys decide on their future profession almost kindergarten. They are very careful in matters related to marriage, they take a long time to choose a partner or companion, because they believe that marriage can only happen once in a lifetime. For the Monkey, friendship and family are the two most important and precious things! Despite this, Monkey children begin to show the makings of materialists from an early age. They love to arrange surprises, give cute gifts, and in general, are known as romantics. As for the financial side, Monkeys are completely sure that financial wealth is a matter of gain. They believe that after a few years they will be able to achieve all their goals, thereby improving their financial situation. Parents should in no way convince them otherwise, since this position is extremely successful - nothing can be achieved quickly, everything comes through long and hard work.

Character of children born in the year of the Monkey

Leap year 2016 – quite good period for the birth of a child. All Monkey babies practically do not cause problems for their parents, they have good immunity, which means they do not get sick so often. These children are calm, athletic and always in good mood. But, the most important thing that parents need to know is that they are very demanding of attention and always like to be in the center.

If you are waiting or planning Having a baby in 2016 is great! And don’t let it scare you that next year is a leap year. Know that your baby will be born under the sign of the Monkey, and such children are considered the most talented, smart and kind. Little ones Monkeys are endowed with extraordinary wisdom from birth., dexterity and excellent ingenuity.
Such a baby develops rapidly, often delighting adults with his originality, sharp mind, interesting thoughts and statements. Kids, those born in the year of the Monkey, have prudence, resourcefulness, and are almost always optimistic. Their foresight helps them make plans for the future, and such a quality as intuition is their strength.

Why do you need to have time to give birth in 2016?

Having given birth in 2016, you will show the world a literate, strategist, cunning, lucky, good-natured person, protector and merry fellow. It is extremely difficult to fool such people, because the Monkey sees right through a person, because he has the makings of a psychologist. The Monkeys seem to be able to read between the lines. You shouldn’t even try to deceive them - you’ll make an enemy for yourself!
These children are able to grasp information on the fly, and this is no joke: literally from birth, you will be able to observe and rejoice at the first success of your children. Excellent mental abilities, good memory, a tendency to analyze the situation and make the right decisions, to find the essence among various little things - these are the main qualities that will accompany Monkey children throughout their lives, and intensify as they grow older.

A child born in the year of the Monkey is talented and smart...

Ninth earthly branch Chinese zodiac called Shen; it is known as the Monkey branch. This is the sign of a resourceful inventor who enjoys solving complex problems and actively participating in everything that happens around him.
A child with the character Shen talented and smart; he is willing to take risks to satisfy his curiosity. Children born in the year of the Monkey strive for primacy and prefer personal results. Therefore, they need discipline and constant mental activity.
The curiosity and inventiveness of Monkeys is a source of creative ideas, but such a brilliantly gifted child needs to be mentored and guided. He is very smart, although at first glance he seems like a simpleton. He loves and knows how to communicate with adults and peers. Such a child is very active, he will mature early and without hesitation declare what he wants, and will show willpower and endurance to achieve his goal.
Your child knows his worth and is willing to work hard to earn recognition for his worth. This is a determined and self-confident child with an excellent memory who constantly strives for self-improvement. He prefers to rely only on himself and, most likely, will act independently.
People born in the year of the monkey, eccentric geniuses of the cycle. Smart and gifted in carrying out large-scale undertakings, they are resourceful in finance. They are amazingly inventive and original, capable of solving the most difficult problem with amazing ease.
Best partners: Dragon, Rat
Yellow color
The starting element is metal

• Metal Monkey: 1860, 1920, 1980
• Water Monkey: 1872, 1932, 1992
• Wooden Monkey: 1884, 1944, 2004
• Fire Monkey: 1896, 1956, 2016
• Earth Monkey: 1908, 1968, 2028

Being born on a leap year is good!

As it turns out, there are advantages to a leap year! When part of humanity believes that 366 days is abnormal, there are those on this planet who are sure that those born on a leap year have supernatural abilities.
There is an opinion that these little ones are real talismans! They help their loved ones, give them luck and happiness.
If you look into the past, our ancestors treated those born on a leap year with great respect.

Some residents of the twenty-first century are also convinced that these kids will become rich and successful people.
But there is a very bad quality in us Homo sapiens. We like to give a lot of different advice - practical and not so practical.
Obviously, having heard enough about the pros and cons of having a baby on a leap year, mothers are confused.
But there is a neutral position!
As you know, every person is the creator of his own happiness. And his fate depends only on himself.
Therefore, if you are pregnant, you need to give birth. There's nothing wrong with that! In addition, it is not the baby’s fault that he should be born in a leap year.
And if you don’t know when to celebrate your baby’s birthday, if, for example, he was born on February 29, then read some advice from German professor Heinrich Hemme:

• The date on which your birthday is celebrated should be chosen based on the time of your birth on February twenty-ninth
• if a person was born from twelve at night to six in the morning, then for the next three years he can celebrate his birthday on February twenty-eighth
• being born from six in the morning to twelve o'clock in the afternoon indicates that your birthday should be celebrated the first two years after a leap year - on the twenty-eighth of February, and on the third - on the first of March
• if a person was born from twelve o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock in the evening, then the first year after the leap year he should celebrate his birthday on the twenty-eighth of February, and the second and third - on the first day of spring
• being born between six in the evening and twelve o'clock at night means that in all three ordinary years your birthday should be celebrated on the first of March

Besides, Eastern horoscope suggests that babies born in 2016 will have pronounced talent, charisma, extraordinary thinking, ingenuity, determination, as well as cunning, eccentricity and unpredictability.