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Today for many people (including those quite cultural in appearance) abusive language is the usual norm of communication, despite legislative attempts to limit its use in everyday life. But because if you think about what’s so terrible in this very mate? Why in society there is a taboo for foul language? Root problems, as it turned out, should be sought in the times of Ancient Rus …
Where did the Russian mat come from …
Disputes about where the Russian mat came from have been going on for a long time. initially the Tatar-Mongols persistently blamed this misfortune. But at the end the past millennium, scientists discovered a piece of ancient birch bark with scratched on it obscene expressions. So it turned out that mat is a primordially Slavic invention. But for what purpose was he “invented”?
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There is an interesting version that the mat is a special language, and in it supposedly our ancestors talked with evil spirits, and which in this case played the role of a kind of amulet from evil spirits.
Mat in Russia was called black abuse. According to ethnographers, in ancient times people used it, going to curse the victim, then there is a mat was a kind of sacrifice to evil spirits. Not accidentally among the Slavs it was considered a great sin to curse pregnant women women and children. It was forbidden to swear in the house and, we emphasize, even in stable (so as not to harm cattle energetically).
Scientists have discovered one curious fact: our distant ancestors used a mat to convert excessive sexual energy at the physical moment so necessary at certain moments in their lives. it occurred on Shrovetide, during spring plowing, as well as during first wedding night. Thus, in the old days people cursed quite rarely, and even then only men.
“It is not appropriate for noble men to scold, as commoners … ”
Under Ivan the Terrible (this quote belongs to him) and Alexei Mikhailovich Tishayshem in Moscow streets was generally impossible hear obscene abuse. In accordance with the Council Code its use was punished very cruelly. Culprit could even put to death.
The rulers of Russia fought an implacable struggle against the mat. For him they could pierce a tongue with a hot ramrod, they could plant to jail or tied to a shameful pillar. At a later time beyond the mat was simply fined, publicly shamed, and also forced rinse your mouth with soapy water.
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Immediately after the revolution of the 17th year, the Russian philosopher-theologian Sergey Bulgakov said that the victory of the Bolsheviks is the victory of swearing: in they sang about their revolutionary hymns about themselves – as about “the curse of the branded” …
Something is heard native, obscene, mischievous …
Sensible, cultured and especially spiritual people always ashamed of the mat and refrained from it. In our language, even there was an alternative replacement for him, this is well known “plaque-fly”, “pancake burnt”, “fucking babai”, “yopsel-mopsel” and a great many other frills.
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Despite this, modern society is actively using speech mat. At the same time, not only men and women curse, but even children. People do not know that once the mat had a demonic essence, and, on the contrary, they say that it is more fun to live with him.
Independent researchers, however, argue that foul-mouthed people age faster and live less. Is it so, Of course, it is not known for certain. Official science in every case, about this is silent, since large-scale research on this topic has not been conducted. So every of us decides whether to be friends with the “black language” or not – in depending on the cultural traditions of his family, his spiritual development and their own ideas about human ethics …
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