The young and beautiful Slavic Goddess Lelya is the one who embodies for the Slavs all the charm of a young smile, a sonorous voice and an easy step. The goddess Lelya is that spring that descends to earth along with the Yarilo-Sun. The embodiment of these flourishing natural forces, restoring a person after a long and dark winter, has been preserved in our culture in the form of the Guardian Goddess. The sign of the Goddess Leli is often found in traditional embroideries and is called the "coast". All spring calls, round dances and sonorous songs are dedicated to her - the smiling and affectionate Goddess Lyola.
Lelya is welcomed by all Gods and Goddesses, everyone loves and respects her. The Patron Goddess Lelya is revered by the Slavs as the very embodiment of Eternal Youth, Beauty, Sincerity and Tenderness. Wherever she comes, awakening and flowering begins everywhere. She is able to erase all past hardships completely, remove indifference and bitterness from the heart. It is on such a Goddess that many people really want to be like. Goddess Lelya patronizes those who are similar to her character.
Goddess Lelya in the pantheon of Slavic Gods
The Slavic Goddess Lelya is the daughter of the Heavenly Father, Svarog and the Heavenly Mother of the Virgin, Lada. Lelya is the Goddess of Spring and shares power with her sister Morena - the Goddess of Winter and Death, with the Living - the Goddess of Summer and Love. Lelya is also the sister of Perun Gromovnik - the God of War, Justice, Thunder, Thunder and Lightning. Among other Gods and Goddesses, it is the Goddess Lelya who stands out for her ease of communication, even carelessness. She is friendly to people, especially in matters of love, beauty and procreation. The concept of measure is alien to her when she enters into her "games".
Lelya - Patron Goddess by similarity of character
If Your Patron is the Slavic Goddess Lelya, then people see that you are a person
diplomatic;
practical;
enterprising;
easy to meet;
sociable, sociable;
confident in their own abilities and strengths;
active;
polite;
charming;
Those people who are similar in character and actions to the Goddess Lelya are themselves also very well-mannered, have excellent taste, dress stylishly, devote quite a lot of time to their appearance, self-care, and are also reverent and attentive to their health. You are very light on your feet, so you love to travel, organize something (especially holidays, fun and games), you do not tolerate monotony, you always strive to be in the flow of new events.
You feel special, unique. At the same time, it is very easy for such people to trust innermost secrets, they will always listen carefully, give spiritual support and give wise practical advice.
You cannot accept something new quickly if it concerns old foundations and traditions. In the same way as in the case of the arrival of the spring holidays, their rites and customs on Krasnaya Gorka, Kumlenie, Rusalia, or Lelnik himself. Despite the love of change, you accept new foundations carefully, you always need to give time to get used to it. You don't like taking risks.
As for the daily routine, order in business - this is not about you, you like will, freedom, which is why you so often act on a whim, or spontaneously, chaotically. Sometimes not everything works out for this very reason, although in most cases spontaneity for you is the same as a manifestation of a creative approach to business. Sometimes you can get angry with someone who encroaches on your values. For the World, such people are useful in that they are able to breathe the freshness of beauty into life, add bright colors.
The Slavic goddess Lelya is the very embodiment of youth, beauty, tenderness and sincerity. With her arrival, prosperity always comes, and the past is erased forever. As Spring comes, so comes the awakening from the winter "hibernation" in life. One always wants to be like such a divine Person. If your Patron is the Goddess Lelya, then this says a lot. People see you as a person:
with an easy character - making acquaintances simply and naturally;
loving to be always in the center of attention;
diplomatic - able to reconcile those who quarreled;
self-confident;
sociable, sociable;
enterprising;
active;
polite;
charming.
All people who resemble Lelya, the Goddess of Spring and Beauty, are themselves aesthetes, like to dress with taste, pay attention to their appearance, and take care of their health. Just as the Goddess Lelya is easy-going, so the people living under her protection are quick and light on their feet. Therefore, if Lelya benefits you, then you love to travel, adore diversity in life. A constant feeling of uniqueness and originality. It is easy for you to trust, to talk on intimate topics. 
Sign of the Goddess Leli "Lelnik"
Symbol and charms of Lely
A common sign of the Slavic Goddess Leli is "Lelnik". Outwardly, he looks like a young red-haired girl who is spinning in a cheerful round dance. The perception of the sign is very light, pleasant, lacy, airy, joyful. After all, the Goddess of the Slavs herself patronizes girlish love, youth and beauty. A young girl can hopefully turn to a sign as if to the Goddess herself! “Youth without love is like a morning without the sun!” People say.
The sign of the Slavic Goddess Leli is able to attract tender first love, give happiness under any circumstances, reward with good luck in business, creativity and career.
Such a sign can be saved from evil intent, intention, evil slander, slander, self-doubt, failures and disasters.
The Slavic goddess Lelya was revered for her ability to reconcile those who quarreled, to cheer up the sad, to suggest a way to become happy. People go to her not only to preserve their youth, beauty and find love in life, but also for the ability to always remain happy.
Who will suit the sign of the Goddess Leli
Lely's symbol is perfect for girls, girls and married women. The troubles and sorrows themselves shun the Goddess, therefore they will also bypass the person who wears her sign - far away. 
The manifestation of the Goddess Leli for the Slavs
The words "cherish", "unctuous", "cherished" and others are still used by the Slavs in modern Russian. In all these words - the root is "lel" or "lelya". The image of the Goddess Leli is close to people. For the Slavs, she manifests herself as the Goddess of Spring, Spring breath, light and warmth.
Lelya - the goddess of Spring, brings to the World:
blossoming of spring;
beauty;
youth;
love;
good luck
happiness.
No matter how much the Slavs turned to her, they always noted that Lelya, in comparison with other gods, is very easy "on the rise." And all this because she is responsive and kind to the human race! People are infected with her cheerfulness in the spring. Everyone feels that something awakens in them that makes them want to perform feats. Especially in the spring, many are drawn to love adventures. From this, people become younger with their souls, become like the Goddess, they also know how to enjoy Nature, spring beauty, and also free themselves from last year's hardships, worries and sorrows.
As for the daily routine, order in business - this is not about you, you like will, freedom, which is why you so often act on a whim, or spontaneously, chaotically. Sometimes not everything works out for this very reason, although in most cases spontaneity for you is the same as a manifestation of a creative approach to business. Sometimes you can get angry with someone who encroaches on your values. For the World, such people are useful in that they are able to breathe the freshness of beauty into life, add bright colors.
Words that describe your character and inner being:
Kindness. Sincerity. Diplomacy. Freedom, will. Ease of communication. Sociability. Love for comfort. Practicality. Self-doubt, but rare. In general, self-confidence. Enterprise. Excitement in others interest, admiration. At times, the habit of complaining awakens. Fear of risks. Changing mood. Spontaneity. Disorganization.
Attributes of Leli, the Goddess of the Slavs
Many faces - can turn into a birch, one of the Rozhanitsa is the Goddess of Fertility, the Goddess of Good Luck, a symbol of Well-being, young femininity and a light spring breeze (in some Slavic traditions).
The place of manifestation in the World of Reveal is the edge of the forest, the river, the chamomile field.
Animal - doe, fox.
Bird - stork (Ukrainian - "leleka"). 
The flower is a snowdrop.
The role in agriculture is to take care of the first seedlings.
Tree - mountain ash, birch ("In the field there was a birch - Lyalya, Lyalya stood" or "... lyuli, lyuli, stood").
Treba (offering) - milk, cheese, flowers (on Lelnik, Krasnaya Gorka), sweet cookies - black grouse, Easter cakes, larks (on the Spring Equinox).
Goddess Lelya in the northern tradition of divination 
Reza Rod Lel's number is 20.
Meaning: it's time to love, a new love is expected.
The reason for the appearance of Reza in the alignment: a person is already in a state of harmony with the outside world, so the time comes for bold moves forward.
Challenge (what needs to be done and what quality to show): to trust all the proposals of the Native gods that will follow after Reza Leli, to be in a state of fun, joy and lightness.
A warning (what should not and should not be done): the gifts of fate prepared for the Questioner may pass by if you continue to be stingy, joyless, suspicious or cowardly.
Direction (required): changes for the good of the cause should be completed in order to prepare for new ones.
Advice (preferably): haste is not needed now, it is best to listen to the voice of your inner person.
Consolation (which circumstance should be kept in mind): there are many chances in life - they flutter around like butterflies, but not everyone, but only a few, will sit on the palm of your hand. Everything that is necessary and useful will come into the life of the Questioner.
The appearance of Reza Leli should always be seen as a renewal of life in all spheres. These are expected and desired changes. They raise a person to a different, more pleasant and joyful level of life.
Goddess Lelya in the northern tradition of magic
Rites of fulfillment of aspirations:
Getting good luck in your work, career, business, work.
Preservation of beauty and youthfulness.
Preservation of health and well-being.
Receiving respect, honor, recognition from people.
Lelya is the goddess of Spring, Beauty and Love. It is subject to love to illuminate not only hearts, but also the house, the family hearth. She can protect from various misfortunes, troubles, troubles and create so that the house will be a real refuge, where you always want to return. It must be remembered that the aspirations in magic will come true only when Lelya is called for a light and easy divination, like a game.
Nauz Leli "Love" 
Beautiful and young, bright, young love, but even more beautiful is the one that was created for life, strengthened by many years of family ties. Lele is addressed through a special nauz "Love" when they want:
fall in love;
find a soul mate;
renew feelings in existing relationships;
ignite faded feelings after many years of living together.
Lelya for existing loving hearts will help to feel all the brightness and freshness of their relationship. And for those who have not yet loved, she will reveal this secret and help to plunge into the streams of blissful feelings.
How will nauz help?
Knot magic "Love" is very strong. It will help you see the beauty of relationships again, appreciate the reciprocity of feelings, and also light up with light spring love.
How to act?
To weave a nauz, two red threads are taken. On one of them, knots are tied according to the number of years of the chosen one of the heart. On the other thread, knots are tied according to the number of years of the person who turns to the Goddess and will wear a nauz. Therefore, both ropes are tied together in such a way that one long one comes out.
The ends of the combined rope are taken and knots are tied - one on top of the other. Now you should impose as many knots as you intend to live with the chosen person for years. You can not count the knots at all and tie, how much will be tied, how much the rope itself will last. You need to do this until the rope itself turns into a single large knot. Ready nauz is burned on fire with the reading of a special conspiracy for love.
Legends and myths about the Slavic Goddess Lele
There are many legends about Lele - the Goddess of Spring, Love and Beauty. Here, for example, is the legend of how Lelya cut off her hair in order to save young bewitched guys from one settlement. They were bewitched by the insidious Morena for a premature descent into the World of Navi. Long Zhiva and Lelya were looking for a way to break the spell. Nothing could have worked as well as the decision of the Goddess of Spring and the way she found to give away her long golden hair. From them they were supposed to weave magic fabric and wrap the guys with it.
"- That's it, I know!" - all further actions lined up in my head.
A sigh of relief escaped everyone. And Lelya, with one movement, let down her wonderful hair and went up to her father.
- Father, cut every single hair!
Svarog recoiled in fear from his daughter.
- Cut, father, this is the only way.
And soon Lelya looked in the mirror, turning her charming cropped head from side to side. Yarilo encouraged her - he told everyone how beautiful Lelya had become, and he quietly trimmed the remaining strands of hair. As soon as Lelya herself was convinced that Yarilo was right, she went to the table where her cut hair lay. They looked like a sheaf of ripe wheat, and radiated with a warm and soft light! The goddess extended her arms over them and whispered powerful words of counterspell. Barely those present could catch a few words:
- I stand between Light and Darkness. My thought penetrates between the part and the whole, removing the Darkness and giving way to the Light!
And more snippets of phrases that no one could hear.
Then she turned to Kolyvan and said:
“Now listen carefully to me and remember firmly what you will do.
After that, shirts were sewn from woven fabric, where Lely's golden hair was woven with threads. These shirts were put on the bewitched young men inside out to the body so that Lelina's hair would warm and bring healing. Morena, Lelin's sister, confused the heads of the guys, cooled their hearts with her winter cold. The young guys did not look at their girls, they forgot that it was time to send matchmakers in early Spring.
That is why Yarilo did not bring the Goddess of Spring Lelya. So - in a chain, one event after another led to a violation of the rotation of Kolo Svarog. So the Spring Beauty Lele herself had to solve the problem. Yes, only she could break the spell of her sister and return everything to normal. After all, in her hair was all the strength and power of the spirit of spring!
From this legend, we see that Lelya is not only playful, carefree and always cheerful. But she is able to take a rather serious step in her life at the right time for the sake of someone. Such self-sacrifice in due time not only restored consciousness to the young men, but also established order in the World again - Spring, although it was late, nevertheless came!
Day of the Goddess Leli - Krasnaya Gorka
Lelya, the Goddess of Spring, who arrives with migratory birds, accompanied by the Yarilo-Sun, is expected for the Krasnaya Gorka holiday. People all wear white elegant clothes embroidered with Slavic symbols. Such a day can still be called Lelnik, in honor of the Goddess herself. On this day, all girls, girls and women are sure to receive flowers as a gift. This is a custom that is designed to preserve and prolong youth, femininity and beauty.
Dates of honoring the Goddess Leli according to the Slavic folk calendar:
March 8 - spring invocations;
March 20 (Spring Equinox) - The God of the Spring Sun Yarilo brings Spring Lelya to Earth.
April 16-22 - The first Rusalia, ending with Krasnaya Gorka.
April 22 - Lelnik (Lelnik) or Krasnaya Gorka.
May 26-June 2 - Green Mermaids (dates are determined by location), seeing off the Goddess Lely.
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The river murmurs and runs like a mischievous child. Only its waters today are bitter, but salty. Goddess Lelya, her heart broken and full of grief to the brim, heals with tears. The rays of Yarila are looking for their dawn, but only the branches of the forest, covered the maiden with a dome and hid from the sun. Pure as dew on the meadows spilled and good, that you can’t take your eyes off, but this was not enough.
Lelya is crying, but there is no evil in her and resentment. Yarilo the sun is loved by everyone, and he cannot choose one. But that's for now. After all, Lelya, she knows, knows that one will pass through the earth that will eclipse her and all others, and only for her sake the sun will shine and warm the earth. And Lelya will grieve for the time being, like a human daughter about her broken heart, but only after that she will again smile at the damp earth with a new dawn. And they will marry her too one day. Clear will be well done and remote. And she will remember Yarilo and smile furtively, about her first and pure love.
Our ancestors had a belief that on the threshold of night a barefoot maiden passes through the sky, and drives away the clouds with her long hair, clearing the way for the sun. That maiden was called Lelya and revered as her goddess of the dawn. She was the daughter of the bright foremother Lada, and with her beauty she overshadowed the luminaries. Her companions were playful spring breezes, which the great Veles gave to the young goddess in service.
Lelya was presented to the ancient Slavs as a very young girl, with an unusually bright and open smile, and with long hair, to the very heels. She was neither a woman, nor a child, but the one in whom the first spring woke up, and the one on which the youthful heart begins to ardently beat. Therefore, there was a belief that Lelya was the goddess of spring, who comes after the winter cold to the sleeping earth and wakes her up with running streams of melting snow.
Lelya was a symbol of purity and purity. In her image there is no hint of cunning, deceit and aggression. In general, Lelya and Lada are goddesses who personify the feminine principle: soft, flowing like water, bright and full of goodness.
Lelya is the goddess of love.
The goddess Lelya among the Slavs was also revered as the goddess of love. But here it is worth mentioning that it was precisely the first love, young and 
pure, the one that in the spring steals the ardent hearts of young boys and girls.
According to legend, young Lelya herself was in love with the god of the sun Yarilo, and overcoming her shyness, she confessed to him. Yarilo, violent as a spring wind, answered her that he also loves her, however, like all women, both heavenly and mortal. He even invited her to stay with her, but only for a while. Unaware of this grief, young Lelya was defeated, but she had the wisdom to refuse. After that, they began to revere Lelya as a symbol of fidelity and steadfastness, because she did not want hobbies and remained true to her purity.
Later, she met Finist and fell in love with him, for his strength and lordship. She married him and became a faithful wife for him, one that is able to give all of herself to only one, beloved person. The goddess kept her first love as a warm memory that happens to everyone who falls in love for the first time and not in those who are destined for them by fate. It was rumored that Lelya herself blessed the marriage of Yarilo and the wife of his beautiful Yarilitsi.
Lelya followed her mother Lada, came to the earth in the spring and awakened her from her winter sleep. From the strength of her grasses turned green, trees stretched into the sky, and people fell in love. Lelya furtively walked between young boys and girls, whispering to them where their half is. She was revered as the patroness of marriages and families, because she personified the purity that a maiden gives herself to her husband for the first time, that love that a young mother already looks at her family.
Lelya was ranked among the great Women in Childbirth, that is, those who accompanied and who were blessed by the omnipresent Rod itself. He was the beginning of everything, and the Mother of God was the continuation of his deeds.
Lelya, despite the fact that she patronizes marriage and the family, she is not an assistant in everyday life. On the contrary, she is always in the bosom of nature, surrounded by animals. She is serene and cheerful, but this does not indicate her frivolity and stupidity. Just Lelya, personifies the purity and naivety that is inherent in children, but she is also beautiful and passionate, like a maiden who has already reached the age when she can be married off.
Goddess Lelya symbol and rune.
The goddess Lelya has her own rune, which is called Lelya. It denotes water that seethes and makes noise. This is the water that awakens from a long sleep and gives new life. So the rune Lelya is interpreted as awakening from the captivity of doubts and vices. It purifies the mind and soul and brings illumination and lightness.
The symbol of Lelya is a birch. Hence the belief went that in these trees, seemingly fragile and unpretentious, the goddess herself lives. When girls first fell in love and suffered from unrequited love, they ran into the forest and hugged a birch tree to cry and take their souls away. So the custom went, every time when it’s bad and bad in the soul to hug a birch. She is like an affectionate mother, she will take a nap and take away all sorrows.
The goddess Lelya is the most beautiful, the most summer of all the Slavic-Aryan goddesses, this is Lelya! Summer, sun, love are all the maiden merit of the goddess Lely.
Lelya is the daughter of Lada the Mother of God and is responsible for Slavic girls before marriage, she patronizes them, makes sure that they grow up in moral purity and protect the girls from the stupidities of the world.
Lelya is usually portrayed at the beginning of summer on a lawn of flowers, cheerful and carefree.
The goddess Lelya was captured in girlish songs about the most feminine birch tree, remember: Lyuli lyuli, stood. In the ancient language, it sounded like Lelya-Lelya stood. That is why the girls honored and loved this Goddess.
The goddess of girlish beauty among the Slavs was always portrayed as slender, fair-haired and with a cheerful disposition.
Lelya meets the summer, gives people a good mood and sets them up for positive images. Thoughts-images that are born from the deeds of this god are bright and pure.
Lelya or Lyalya, in Slavic mythology, the goddess of spring, the daughter of the goddess of beauty, love and fertility Lada. According to myths, it was inextricably linked with the spring revival of nature, the beginning of field work. The goddess was imagined as young, beautiful, slender and tall girl. B.A. Rybakov believes that the second goddess depicted on the Zbruch idol and holding a ring in her right bow is Lada. In folklore, Lada is often mentioned next to Lelya. The scientist compares this pair: mother-daughter with Latona and Artemis and with Slavic women in childbirth. Rybakov correlates two riders on Russian embroideries, sometimes with a plow behind their backs, located on both sides of Makoshi, with Lada and Lelya.
Symbol and charms of Lely
A common sign of the Slavic Goddess Leli is "Lelnik". Outwardly, he looks like a young red-haired girl who is spinning in a cheerful round dance. The perception of the sign is very light, pleasant, lacy, airy, joyful. After all, the Goddess of the Slavs herself patronizes girlish love, youth and beauty. A young girl can hopefully turn to a sign as if to the Goddess herself! “Youth without love is like a morning without the sun!” People say.
The sign of the Slavic Goddess Leli is able to attract tender first love, give happiness under any circumstances, reward with good luck in business, creativity and career.
Such a sign can be saved from evil intent, intention, evil slander, slander, self-doubt, failures and disasters.
The Slavic goddess Lelya was revered for her ability to quarrel, to cheer up the sad, to suggest a way to become happy. People go to her not only to preserve their youth, beauty and find love in life, but also for the ability to always remain happy.
Who will suit the sign of the Goddess Leli
Lely's symbol is perfect for girls, girls and married women. The troubles and sorrows themselves shun the Goddess, therefore they will also bypass the person who wears her sign - far away.
The manifestation of the Goddess Leli for the Slavs
The words "cherish", "unctuous", "cherished" and others are still used by the Slavs in modern Russian. In all these words - the root is "lel" or "lelya". The image of the Goddess Leli is close to people. For the Slavs, she manifests herself as the Goddess of Spring, Spring breath, light and warmth.
For the Slavs, Lelya, the goddess of Spring, brings to the World:
- blossoming of spring;
- beauty;
- youth;
- love;
- good luck
- happiness.
No matter how much the Slavs turned to her, they always noted that Lelya, in comparison with other gods, is very easy-going. And all this because she is responsive and kind to the human race! People are infected with her cheerfulness in the spring. Everyone feels that something awakens in them that makes them want to perform feats. Especially in the spring, many are drawn to love adventures. From this, people become younger with their souls, become like the Goddess, they also know how to enjoy Nature, spring beauty, and also free themselves from last year's hardships, worries and sorrows.
The cycle of spring rituals began on the day of the arrival of the larks - March 9 (March 22, according to the new style). People met the birds, going to the tops of the hills, lit fires, guys and girls danced round dances. There was also a special girl's holiday - lyalnik - on April 22 (May 5). The most beautiful girl, crowned with a wreath, sat on a turf bench and played the role of Lely. Offerings (bread, milk, cheese, butter, sour cream) were placed on both sides of it. The girls danced around the solemnly seated Lelya.
The existence of the goddess Lelya and the god Lelya is based solely on the refrain of wedding and other folk songs - and modern scholars have crossed out Lelya from among the Slavic pagan gods. The chorus, in various forms - lelya, lelyo, leli, lyuli - is found in Russian songs; in the Serbian "Kralitz" songs (Trinity) majestic, related to marriage, it is found in the form of lelo, lele, in the Bulgarian noble and Lazar - in the form of lele. Thus, the chorus goes back to ancient times.
Potebnya explains the old Polish refrain lelyum (if it really existed in this form with “m”) through the addition of lelya with “m” from the dative case “mi”, as in the Little Russian “shchom” (instead of “scho mi”). In the chorus "poleum" (if it is correctly rendered by Polish historiographers), "by" can be a preposition; cf. Belarusian refrains: lyuli and oh lyulushki ”(Shane“ Materials for studying the life and language of the Russian population of the North-Western Territory ”). Considerations about the etymological meaning of the refrain were expressed by Vs. Miller ("Essays on Aryan Mythology").
Lelya is the goddess of love.
The goddess Lelya among the Slavs was also revered as the goddess of love. But here it is worth mentioning that it was the first love, young and pure, that in the spring steals the ardent hearts of young boys and girls. According to legend, young Lelya herself was in love with the god of the sun Yarilo, and overcoming her shyness, she confessed to him. Yarilo, violent as a spring wind, answered her that he also loves her, however, like all women, both heavenly and mortal. He even invited her to stay with her, but only for a while. Unaware of this grief, young Lelya was defeated, but she had the wisdom to refuse. After that, they began to revere Lelya as a symbol of fidelity and steadfastness, because she did not want hobbies and remained true to her purity. Later, she met Finist and fell in love with him, for his strength and lordship. She married him and became a faithful wife for him, one that is able to give all of herself to only one, beloved person. The goddess kept her first love as a warm memory that happens to everyone who falls in love for the first time and not in those who are destined for them by fate.
It was rumored that Lelya herself blessed the marriage of Yarilo and the wife of his beautiful Yarilitsi. Lelya followed her mother Lada, came to the earth in the spring and awakened her from her winter sleep. From the strength of her grasses turned green, trees stretched into the sky, and people fell in love. Lelya furtively walked between young boys and girls, whispering to them where their half is. She was revered as the patroness of marriages and families, because she personified the purity that a maiden gives herself to her husband for the first time, that love that a young mother already looks at her family.
Lelya was ranked among the great Women in Childbirth, that is, those who accompanied and who were blessed by the omnipresent Rod itself. He was the beginning of everything, and the Mother of God was the continuation of his deeds. Lelya, despite the fact that she patronizes marriage and the family, she is not an assistant in everyday life. On the contrary, she is always in the bosom of nature, surrounded by animals. She is serene and cheerful, but this does not indicate her frivolity and stupidity. Just Lelya, personifies the purity and naivety that is inherent in children, but she is also beautiful and passionate, like a maiden who has already reached the age when she can be married off.
The call of spring, the goddess Leli and wealth in the house
This ritual is best performed on April 22 or within the next three days. You can do it at home or on the street - whichever is more convenient and comfortable for you. To do this, you will need colored ribbons and birch (or birch branches).
When tying colored ribbons on a birch (or on branches), say:
“Mother birch, Lelya-sun! I call, spring, come! Decorate my life! Ringing laughter, kindness and success! Fill the house with goodness, fill your heart with love and happiness! Let the bad weather melt away! Sun, shine with warmth! Blossom my world with happiness!
If you use for the ritual not a birch tree growing nearby, but pre-cut birch branches, be sure to put them in the water. Wait until they give roots and plant them in the ground.
Meditation "Lelino happiness"
This is a ritual for those who are closer to the esoteric New Age movement, which respects and honors all Gods, Masters and Teachers; for practicing meditation, reiki, cosmic energy.
Light more candles - yellow, orange, red. And also burn aroma oils or aroma sticks: juniper, spruce, pine, cedar, lavender, rosemary. Turn on ethnic meditative music or just meditative music, but without words. Take a comfortable meditative posture, relax and call: “Divine Lelya, take me by the hand, lead me into meditation with you.
Energize with the energies of health, beauty and youth, give inspiration and joy!” Close your eyes and swim with the music. Imagine the image of Lely. Stretch out your hands to her. Feel how she takes your hand and leads you along. Follow her. Remember and fix in yourself all the images, feelings, energy that you feel. In meditation, you can ask Lelya for something very desired, but your desire should be exceptionally kind and bright, since Lelya is the brightest and very kind deity. At the end of the meditation, do not rush to get up. Thank Lelya with love for everything. Once again fix in your mind the feelings, emotions, energy and images that you had during meditation.
These are Lelin's gifts, save Lelin's happiness, do not change for sadness and anger! Open your hearts to the bright Lelya, to the shining warming sun, to love, beauty, youth, health and happiness!
Lelya is the goddess of spring, girlish love, sincerity and beauty. Daughter of Lada, sister (according to other sources - niece) Zhiva and Marena. Spouse. Revered on a par with Lada. The traditional ritual elements associated with these two goddesses are practically inseparable in Slavic culture.
Lelya is the image of a young, pure and bright girl who has just reached the age when she can get married. This is a light and gentle allegory of the eternal purity of the immaculate female heart, its strength, invincible and irresistible for evil. Our ancestors represented this goddess as a young fair-haired beauty, no longer a girl, but not yet a woman, the keeper of the hearth. That is why the image of Lely, unlike Lada or Mokosh, is never considered in accordance with everyday life. Lelya is always surrounded by wild nature - at the edge of the forest, by the river. Her hair is stroked by a gentle warm wind, her hands are touched with their wet noses by doe and fox. This is a carefree creature, devoid of even a hint of militancy or aggression.
In Russian folk embroidery, Lelya is depicted as one of two moose cows standing on opposite sides of the stylized image of Mokosh-land. This uncomplicated pattern can often be found on old towels or shutters of dense huts. Lely has her own rune, which is called her name. The Lelya rune symbolizes water in its active playful manifestation (“lila” is translated from Sanskrit as “game”). This is a light but powerful spring current that erases the past forever and brings with it updates for the whole world. The motive of awakening is the key in this aspect. In runic layouts, this is how the Lel rune is most often interpreted - liberation from dark fetters, a clear look at things, not clouded by superficial Krivda.
However, Lelya is a slightly sad image, despite all his positive and cheerfulness. A legend has been preserved that tells how Lelya fell in love with Yarila, the son of Veles. I fell in love openly and with all my heart, as soon as a pure heart like a dewdrop, untouched by pain or troubles, can love. Yarila, in response to Lely's confession, only smiled at her and said: “I love you too, maiden of the dawn! And I love Mara. And Lada. I love all women, because from my father I inherited a violent uncontrollable power of emotions! But if you want, then I will be with you and be yours. But only for a while." Such speeches offended Lelya and she rightly decided not to associate herself with the god of the spring sun. But in secret, she loved this frantic and reckless young man for a long time, until she met Finist on her way, the incarnation of Semargl Finist and Lelya love each other, and soon got married, but the eternally young goddess of spring forever kept in her heart a small spark of unquenchable feeling for Yarila .
Many holidays are associated with our ancestors with Lelei, the goddess of spring. She was also called one of the Rozhanitsa (together with Lada, Alive and some other mythological characters, various sources mention different names). Women in labor are goddesses who are patronized by Rod himself. And Lel's inclusion in this series looks quite logical, because a single Genus patronizes all women equally, for they are his successors.
Lely's symbol is a birch. Her day is April 22 (May 5). Its metal is silver. Her symbolism is not ideal, but dear to the heart of each of us, the image of a young girl, honest, kind and open, ready to give her body and soul to only one man, her lover.
In continuation of the theme of the Slavic gods.
LELYA is the goddess of spring, spiritual sincerity and beauty, pure girlish love.
PEDIGREE: Daughter of Lada and Svarog. Sister of Lelya and Poelya. Lelyushka is a caring, gentle and kind wife of the Volkh God, who is the guardian of the Heavenly Halls of the Iry Garden. They had a son Lut
The Scandinavians believe that Volkh rules in Wallhall, and Lelya protects his peace and comfort there, and the Goddess Valkyrie provides her with great help in this.
A NAME IN THE STARRY SKY: In ancient times, one of the nearby Moons of Midgard-Earth was named after Lely.
FROM LEGENDS: A long time ago, as a very young girl, Lelya saw a beautiful young man - sunny Yarilo. I saw and fell in love. And God Yarilo also liked her. Lelya lit up with happiness, her eyes lit up with love.
- I love! Be only mine! she said to the golden-haired God.
But Yarilo laughed in response:
- Yes, I love you, but I also love other Goddesses, and if I am yours, then not for long.
Oh, how painful it was for Lelyushka, oh, how hard those words lay on her heart. But there’s nothing to be done, you won’t be forcibly sweet - Lely didn’t get a couple with Yarilo-Sun. For a long time she then sighed over him, until she met her betrothed - the Fiery Volkh, who flew to him with Finist - the Clear Falcon.
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE: Lelya is the patroness of all lovers, as well as beauty, kindness and happiness. Lelya is a spring deity and the second is the younger goddess Rozhanitsa. On protective embroideries, it is usually presented as one of two moose moose, between which stands Makosh. She is a quivering goddess of the first flowers - snowballs, gentle spring breezes, young femininity. In the old days, they believed that it was Lele who was responsible for the first, just sprouting shoots - the key to the future harvest.
HOLIDAY: The ancient holiday Lelnik (Lyalnik) is dedicated to the goddess of love Lele.
In Lelnik, they always bake lyalemie (ceremonial cookies), while performing a kind of rite of baking a woman's share. Girls go to the nearest sacred grove - to beg for their betrothed and ask for childbearing power.
For Lelnik is the only day in the year when the Great Mother of Pregnancy herself, tender Lelya, is called to the Bachelorette.
In Lyalnik, men are supposed to honor Women in every possible way. And the best offering to our ancient Russian ancestor is wild flowers.
SPRING SPELL: Lelya - Spring was importantly and solemnly “called out” - they called, invited to visit, the whole village went out to meet her with treats and gifts. (Magpie holiday). And before calling, they asked Mother Lada for permission: As she wishes, will she let her daughter go? The spring holiday "Lelnik" was usually celebrated on April 21, on the eve of St. George's Day. These days were also called "Red Hill", because the nearest hill became the place for round dances, calls and other games. There was a small turf bench. The most beautiful girl who played the role of Lely sat on it. Offerings were placed nearby.
IMAGE OF LELYA: Lelya is the image of a young, exalted, pure and bright girl who has just reached the age when she can already get married. That is why the image of young Lelya, unlike mother Lada or stately Makosh, is never considered in accordance with everyday life. Usually they represent Lelya surrounded by wild nature - somewhere on the edge of the forest, by the river, in a chamomile field. Her hair is thoughtfully stroked by the gentle warm south wind, and fallow deer and foxes touch her hands with their wet noses. Lelya is a carefree creature, half woman, half child.
SYMBOL: Her day is Monday. Her tree is a mountain ash or a birch ("a birch stood in the field - Lyalya, Lyalya stood"), metal - silver.
Lely has her own rune, which is called her name. And this Lelya Rune symbolizes water in its rather active playful manifestation (the word "lila" is translated from Sanskrit as "game"). Water jets are light, but all together it is a powerful spring stream that is able to erase the past forever and bring with it great updates for the entire sublunar world.
Lelya remained in the memory of the Rus as the personification of the purity of girls, love, purity and tenderness.
