Traditions of the Russian feast: 10 stacks on the staff
The Russian feast was distinguished not only by hospitality, excellent snacks, but also by a plentiful libation. And, if for some reason a person was going to leave the hospitable hosts, he was offered 10 stacks of "waste".
The traditional 10 stacks of "waste" had to be drunk in a certain sequence. Of these, the notorious pososhok was in 6th place when the participant of the feast was already in the yard. Few people allowed their health to reach this step. And if the guest was able to stay in the saddle and ride out of the gate, then he was considered a hero at all. We invite you to get acquainted with the list of farewell stacks for the track.
As a sign of respect for the hosts, it was supposed to overturn the table stack. Ever since the time of Kievan Rus, a cup was raised to "drink on ny" - to drink for honor and health. The manner of drinking hot drinks in one gulp also has ancient roots. In pagan times, drinking a cup "with one spirit" was akin to praying to a deity (spirit) with a request for wealth and well-being. Subsequently, this tradition was rethought and began to express the attitude of the guest to the owners of the house.
"So as not to leave evil in the glass"; "Who did not drink to the bottom - did not wish good"; "If you do not finish it– you dislike it so much," Russian proverbs say.
When leaving the table, they drank lifting water.
When the guest was about to leave the table, they poured his feet on the move, wanting not to stumble and, God forbid, fall. If he still held on and remembered that it was time for him, 4 stacks were supposed.
The Zaporozhye stack overturned when the guest crossed the threshold.
Once in the courtyard, he drank a court shot glass. Please note that this is only the middle of the Russian tradition of farewell.
The next stage is on the road. Its history also dates back to antiquity, when wanderers put a glass on a staff, offering to drain it to the bottom on a successful path. If a guest's hand trembled and he dropped a stack, spilled the contents or did not bring it to his mouth, then he was left for the night.
Before putting your foot in the stirrup, you were supposed to drink the stirrup. Well, if the guest managed to get on a horse, the 8th stack was brought to him.
Saddlebag - for staying in the saddle. But taking the reins and not falling off the horse is not the end of the road, but only the beginning. In order to safely leave the hospitable hosts, it was necessary to overturn the 9th stack.
The guest drank a love glass before leaving the yard. And when he got through the gate, the last stack was due.
The inverted stack was tipped over for the health of the guest himself, for his strength and endurance, for the fact that, no matter how he was restrained, he managed to hit the road.