Yuletide fortune-telling for Christmas and Christmastide. Fortune telling with a broom for the betrothed, groom

Man is designed in such a way that it is not enough for him to know about what is happening here and now, and almost every one of us dreams of the opportunity to look into the future. This is probably how fortune telling for Christmas and Christmastide appeared. For some it is fun game, for others it is an excursion into the past, while others take it seriously and have high hopes for the results of fortune telling.

Fortune telling was always and everywhere, regardless of race, place of residence and religion. Each nation has its own rules and customs for conducting the ritual, but, probably, you will not find such a variety of fortune-telling as in Slavic countries.

☞ What they don’t guess at:

• On the coffee grounds- predicting the future.
• On the mirror- for the betrothed.
• On matches- for love.
• In the snow- on the character of the husband.
• On the water– on the number and gender of future children.
• On the hair- for the future with your loved one.
• On the log- what the betrothed will be like.
• On cereals- for the husband's security.
• On a thread– what life awaits in the future.
• On card kings- the age of the betrothed...

It is not easy to list all the methods and objects that help to look into the future; there are a great many of them. The same as the days of the year, at home. Yuletide and Christmas fortune-telling are especially popular.

The days on which Christmastide falls are called a period of timelessness, when old year has already left, and the new one has not yet taken over. The doors to the other world have not yet closed and the boundaries between worlds are blurred. It is believed that at this time there is an opportunity to look beyond the line that divides the world into “now and then,” and the released spirits actively help in this.

From the seventh to the nineteenth of January, everyone who expects good news from the New Year will never miss the opportunity to look into the “beautiful far away.” Christmas fortune telling is considered the most truthful, which sometimes causes not only excitement, but also fear.

You can guess all the Christmastides, but three days stand out in particular, which are considered the most truthful. This is Christmas night, from the sixth to the seventh of January, Vasilyev's evening - the night of January 13 and Epiphany Eve - January 18.

One can argue endlessly whether fortune-telling comes true or not, but we believe in them, hope for a miracle and wait for it, which means we must be prepared for this meeting.

Preparing for fortune telling

For fortune telling to be successful, you must be prepared and not be upset if the result differs from what was expected.

1. Objects that have the shape of a closed circle do not allow otherworldly forces (it is with them that we are going to communicate) to come into contact. To do this, you need to take off everything that can be called a vicious circle: watch, belt, rings, bracelets, chains, belts or something else. Untie all the knots.
2. Special attention give it to your hair. Be sure to remove your hat, and if your hair is long, let it down. It is assumed that hair is a kind of antenna that connects us with space and the other world, and it also protects us from the effects of negative energy.
3. It is advisable to put icons and crosses in another room. This is church paraphernalia, and fortune telling is a way to get in touch with otherworldly forces, which contradicts the canons of the church.
4. There should be no source of artificial light in the room during fortune telling. Candles are lit.
5. The place and items for fortune telling must be clean and prepared in advance. Items depend on the type of ritual; you may need: a mirror, a log, a ring, wax, milk and much more.
6. Clothes should be loose. It is advisable to replace trousers with a dress, or even better, a shirt made of natural fabric with long sleeves. If you are brave enough, you can tell fortunes completely naked. It is believed that in this case the result will be most accurate.

Be sure to tune in for a serious wave. This is not a case where every joke is good. Spirits do not understand jokes and do not forgive ridicule. Fortune telling is serious and it is not recommended to make them angry. However, there is no need to be afraid either. This may negatively affect the result.

The best folk fortune telling for Christmas

It is impossible to say which fortune telling at home is better and which is worse. Some people believe in coffee grounds, some prefer rituals with poppy seeds, and some are interested in looking at images on wax. What we believe in, what we like, is the best and most effective fortune telling. What do people most often wonder about on Christmas and Christmas Eve?

Betrothed's name

To do this, write one at a time on small pieces of paper. male name and put it in a hat. Stir and then pull out one of the pieces of paper. Whatever name is written on the elongated piece of paper, that’s what the betrothed will be called.

Who will the future husband be?

At night, they put four card kings under the pillow and say: “Betrothed mummer, be shown to me.” If you dreamed about the king of spades, the groom will be jealous and of a respectable age. King of Hearts - the groom will be young and rich, and if the king of the cross is the groom - the groom will be a military man or a businessman. But the King of Diamonds is a card that almost all fortune tellers dream of seeing. She promises the groom to whom her soul is drawn.

What kind of life lies ahead?

When everyone in the house falls asleep, you need to sit by the window and say: “Betrothed mummer, pass by.” If a noisy crowd or a loner appears first, but he whistles, talks loudly or shouts, life is expected to be rich. If someone passes silently, it will tell about the poverty of the groom.

Gender of the unborn child

Fortune telling with a needle is considered the most common and accurate. Take a small piece of natural red fabric and stick a needle into it. At this time they ask: “Who will God send me, a son or a daughter?” Then thread a silk thread or your hair into the eye of the needle and raise the needle above the palm.

1. The needle swings like a pendulum - wait for the boy.
2. Spinning - a girl.
3. Stopped - you will live this year without a child.

It is unknown whether the Christmas fortune-telling is true, but this tradition not only does not die over the years, on the contrary, new variants and new places for rituals are being found.

They tell fortunes on the porch, on the street, go to crossroads, to the outskirts, to the bathhouse, to abandoned houses, and the most desperate ones decide to go to the cemetery. The most popular is fortune telling at home.

Fortune telling for Christmas time at home

On a candle

The shell is taken walnut, whole halves, small ones are inserted into them church candles, you can cut one into several identical pieces, light it and lower it into a container of water.

The number of “boats” must be a multiple of the number of fortune tellers. Everyone remembers their candle. The one whose candle burns out first will be the first to get married. And so on in turn. If a girl’s “boat” sinks, she will not get married soon.

On wax

Take two candles, light one, and finely chop the second. Place the pieces in a spoon and heat on the flame of the first candle. When the wax is completely melted, it is quickly poured into a glass with cold water. They wait for it to harden, take it out of the glass and examine the resulting figure by candlelight. It is used to guess the future fate. The resulting silhouettes and figures are “talkative”; you just need to be able to “hear” them.

☞ Meaning of figures:

• Palm– holiday in the south.
• Great people in profile- opening of a gift.
• $ sign- to unexpected money.
• Lots of lines– frequent trips.
• Fan– problems with work and team.
• Grape- a successful and happy year awaits you.
• Mushrooms– activity, physical and peace of mind.
• The Dragon- everything you dreamed about during the year will come true.
• Bell– you can’t do without news. If the outline of the bell is smooth, the news will be smooth, good, and if
• contour of the curve, then the news is bad. If there are several bells, there will be cause for alarm.
• Star– work will bring success and good luck.
• Leaf from a tree– surrounded by envy, gossip, intrigue.
• Monkey- insincerity, meanness, betrayal.
• Trousers– soon we will have to determine our own future life path.
• Flower– a romantic meeting or a successful marriage.
• little man- the appearance of a new friend.
• Apple– if it’s straight, it’s a good omen, if it’s crooked, it’s a temptation that you’ll have to fight.
• Egg– changes in life, and significant ones. Possible birth of a child.
• House- setting up a new farm.
• Cross- to illness.

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On the cups

Fortune telling on cups predicts what life awaits in the future. To do this, take the number of cups that are multiples of the fortune-tellers and put, in each one separately, bread, salt, a coin, sugar, an onion, a ring, and pour water. Then everyone takes turns blindfolding and choosing one of the cups. The cups are constantly swapped so that fortune tellers do not remember their location.

• Coin- to wealth.
• ring- wedding.
• Sugar – happy life.
• Bread- life without material problems.
• Onion- tears.
• Salt- expect big troubles.
• Water– life does not prepare any changes.

On the egg

In a fresh egg, preferably from domestic chicken, make a small hole and pour the contents into a container of water. When the protein has curled, examine the resulting figure.

• Church- marriage.
• Ship– for the husband – a business trip, for the wife – the husband’s arrival from a business trip. For unmarried people - quick marriage and moving, for unmarried people - a long journey.
• The protein “sank” to the bottom– be careful in everything, beware of fire, deception or loss. For unmarried people - loneliness.

By hair

At twelve o'clock at night, add a pinch of sugar, salt and ash to a container of water. Stir everything well, put one hair of yours and one of your loved one into it. The container is left until the morning.

Hair intertwined - there will be a wedding, if they move away from each other - separation awaits, and if someone's hair is drowned - there will be trouble.

With threads

Available only unmarried girls and requires the presence of an assistant. Take three needles and thread only one thread into each - red, white and black. The assistant pins them to the fortuneteller's clothing from the back. Then pull out one of the needles and interpret the result.

• Red thread- marriage and possibly the birth of a child.
• White thread– the wedding is postponed for an indefinite period.
• Black thread- It is better to avoid marriage and devote yourself completely to work.

On the coffee grounds

This type of fortune telling is considered the most popular all over the world. Most often it is perceived as entertainment, because it does not require special preparation. The only point is that coffee is not brewed in a modern automatic coffee maker, but in a Turk or in a small saucepan. The coffee should be freshly ground and the water should be spring or well. As a last resort - well-settled.

When the coffee is brewed, it is poured into cups and wait until the sediment sinks to the bottom. It is recommended at this time to discuss the question that needs an answer. Give him as much attention as possible. After which the coffee is drunk in small sips, slowly, and in no case do not spill even a gram. When all the coffee has been drunk, the cup is turned over onto a saucer so that the coffee slurry flows down the inner walls. The cup is left upside down for 10-15 minutes and only then removed.

Use the tip of a knife to divide what is left on the plate. coffee grounds into four equal parts (islands), and they are called according to the seasons. One “island” is spring, another is summer, the third is autumn, the fourth is winter. After assigning names, they begin to decipher the received characters.

1. If there are bubbles left in the middle of any “island”, important news will be received during this period of time.
2. If there are no drips on one of the inner sides of the cup or a single dot is “lost,” news or a visitor will come from distant lands. Where the point is relative to the main thicket is where the news will come from. From the south, west, north or east.
3. If inner side cups turned out to be decorated with “stars” - this is considered good sign, and if there are also dots, this promises a good cash win.
4. Small bumps on the surface of the “islands” give hope for success, while depressions, on the contrary, warn of problems and obstacles.
5. Grooves running through the thicket indicate some kind of surprise and ask you to be careful.
6. Black lines, monochromatic and without interference, convey that all desires and intentions will soon come true.
7. If straight lines are covered with crumbs, obstacles will arise on the path of life, but it will be very easy to overcome them.

It is also popular among those whose relationships with friends or relatives have deteriorated. By deciphering the combinations of lines on the inner surface of the cup, you can predict with almost 100% accuracy how future relationships will develop.

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On matches

A match is inserted into a matchbox from two different sides and then set on fire. As the matches burn, they begin to move. If the heads turn towards each other, then those for whom fortune telling is being carried out will be together, and if the heads of the matches turn away from each other, it means that the couple will soon disperse. At what angle the matches are turned towards each other, you can judge the strength of love between a guy and a girl.

For fortune telling, as for any responsible work, you need to be well prepared.

• At least during the last week before the intended fortune-telling, keep your body and thoughts clean.
• Pray and ask God for forgiveness for the sin that will be committed.
• Don’t get a haircut even if you really want to or have planned a trip to the hairdresser in advance.
• Avoid arguing, swearing, foul language, judgment and any angry or aggressive statements.
• Put in order the items that will be used for fortune telling. Purchase the missing ones.
• Do not initiate anyone into plans regarding fortune-telling, the only exception being those people who will help.
• The place where fortune telling will take place must be kept in perfect order and, preferably, well ventilated.
• Make sure that there are no strangers in the room during fortune telling.
• Do not tell anyone about the results of fortune telling and do not discuss the process itself, no matter how much they push you to do so. This can be done no earlier than three months later.

When fortune telling doesn't come true

When we begin fortune telling, we expect a miracle, but quite often it does not happen. There are many reasons for this that need to be found and taken into account. next year, unless, of course, the desire to guess will not leave you alone.

1. They were too worried or afraid of the upcoming process, they could not cope with their internal state, which prevented them from making contact with otherworldly forces.
2. They drank alcohol, remembering that many do this “for courage.” You cannot even smoke before the session or use any stimulants.
3. Someone was very angry and the energy of anger left no room for the energy of vision. The same thing happens if you judge someone.
4. Despite the fact that they were determined, they still did not believe in the power of fortune telling, which blocked the possibility of communicating with spirits.
5. During fortune telling, there were sources of artificial noise: telephone, TV, tape recorder, etc.
6. They shared it with friends, and during the session they laughed or made fun of it, which offended and dispersed the spirits who were supposed to introduce them to the future.
7. Perhaps during fortune telling they crossed their arms or legs, which is absolutely forbidden to do. This can “twist” the channels through which communication occurs. As a result, information was not received in full or its flow completely dried up.

The Church not only does not approve, but also condemns all types of fortune telling, but what to do if the desire to find out what awaits in the near future is stronger than the fear of impending troubles?

☞ In this case you need:

• Turn to the prayer of repentance.
• Give alms to those in need. Preferably in church. Through giving comes forgiveness.
• Do not forget to keep your thoughts, deeds and body pure.
• Forgive ourselves.

The most important thing is to never give of great importance because the fortune telling did not live up to expectations. Otherwise, you can program yourself in advance for troubles that no one needs.

Learn to look for only the good in everything, and life will definitely give you what you expect from it.

Fortune telling at Christmas time Fortune telling is a ritual aimed at contacting otherworldly forces in order to obtain information about the future.
Most of the fortune-telling is timed to coincide with Christmastide (the time from Christmas to Epiphany) and is an integral part of it, when the souls of the dead come from the “other world” and evil spirits are activated. From time immemorial, it was believed that at this time nothing prevents one from looking the future in the face. All girls dream about happy marriage and love. And of course, who isn’t interested in knowing their future in advance?

Christmas fortune telling, Christmas time fortune telling.
Fortune telling (with felt boots) on the “side” you will marry.
This is the most famous and widespread type of fortune telling. The girls take turns throwing their felt boots (boots, shoes) onto the road and by the direction of the “toe” of the felt boots they recognize the direction in which they will get married.

Fortune telling with mirrors to evoke the image of the future groom.
This fortune-telling, well known from literature, is often used today. The girl sits down in the dark between two mirrors, lights candles and begins to peer into the “gallery of reflections,” hoping to see her groom. The best time For this fortune-telling, midnight is considered.

Fortune telling (with burning of thread) for the speed and order of marriage.
It consists of girls cutting threads of the same length and setting them on fire. Whoever's thread burns out first will be the first to be married. If the thread goes out immediately and less than half is burned, then you won’t get married.

Fortune telling (with a ring or needle) about the gender of the unborn child.
Certain actions are performed with a ring or a needle (the ring is lowered into a glass of water, the needle is pierced into woolen fabric), then, suspended by a hair or thread, it is slowly lowered near the hand of the one being told fortunes. If an object (ring, needle) begins to circular movements- a girl will be born (less often - a boy), if pendulum-shaped - a boy (less often - a girl), if the object does not move - there will be no children.

Fortune telling (with choice of subject) on the “quality” of life and the groom.
Objects are placed in a bowl, saucer or felt boot, and the girls choose them. The choice of subject symbolizes future life: ash -bad life, sugar - sweet life, a ring - getting married, an onion - for tears, a glass - a cheerful life, Golden ring – Rich life and so on.

Fortune telling with a rooster.
Grain is poured into one plate (or money is placed), water is poured into another, a mirror is placed nearby, and sometimes a chicken is brought. A rooster approaching a mirror symbolizes the beauty and tenderness of the future groom; a rooster approaching grain or money means his wealth; if a rooster approaches a hen, it means he will be a “womanizer.”

Fortune telling by shadows.
This type of fortune telling, due to its simplicity, is very common among modern girls. The girl sets fire to a sheet of paper she has crumpled up, and then examines the shadow of the burnt paper. Everyone takes Blank sheet paper, crumples it, places it on a dish or large flat plate and sets it on fire. When the sheet burns or is almost burned, it is displayed on the wall using a candle. By carefully examining the shadows they try to find out the future.

Fortune telling with matches.
On the sides matchbox two matches are inserted and lit. If the burnt heads are facing each other, it means that the “given” guy and girl will be together.

Fortune telling (based on the barking of a dog) about the age of the groom.
After certain actions, the fortune-telling participants listen to the barking of the dog. “A hoarse bark promises an old groom, and a ringing bark promises a young one.

Fortune telling with a ring to evoke the image of the future groom.
A girl throws into a glass of water wedding ring and peers inside the ring, pronouncing the words: “My betrothed, mummer...”.

Fortune telling with inducing a dream about the betrothed.
We write the boy’s name on a piece of paper, kiss this word with painted lips (so that a mark remains), place it on a small mirror and place three bay leaves under the pillow or under the pillow. On one they write - “Ananius”, on the other - “Azarius” and on the third - “Misail” and say the spell: “From Monday to Tuesday I look at the windowsill, whoever dreams about me, let him dream about me.”
They tell fortunes on the night from Monday to Tuesday. Take a spruce branch and place it at the head of the bed overnight. At the same time they say: “I go to bed on Monday, put a spruce tree at my head, if I dream of someone who thinks about me.” Whoever you dream about is the one who loves you. They tell fortunes on the night from Thursday to Friday. When going to bed, they say: “Thursday with Wednesday, Tuesday with Monday, Sunday with Saturday. Friday is alone and I, young, alone. I am lying on the Zion Mountains, three angels in my heads: one sees. Another will say, a third will indicate fate.” Girls tell fortunes if they go to bed where they never had to before. Before going to bed they say: “In a new place, dream of the bridegroom.” You will see your fiance in a dream.

Card reading
Before going to bed, they put four kings under the pillow and say: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will appear in my dreams.” If you dream about the king of spades, the groom will be an old man and jealous, the king of hearts means young and rich, the king of the cross - expect matchmakers from a military man or businessman, and the king of diamonds - from the desired one.

Fortune telling for relatives
They go to look at their neighbors' windows during dinner. If they see the heads of those sitting at the table, they foretell to themselves that the future relatives will all be alive; if they don’t see the heads, then a misfortune must happen to the relatives.

Wax fortune telling
Melt the wax in a mug, pour milk into a saucer and place it at the threshold of your apartment or house. Say the following words: “Brownie, my master, come to the threshold to drink milk and eat wax.” WITH last words pour melted wax into milk. Now watch what is happening carefully. If you see a frozen cross, some illnesses await you in the new year. If the cross only appears, then in the coming year your financial affairs will not go too well, and in your personal life you will be overcome by troubles, but not too serious. If a flower blooms, get married, get married or find a loved one. If an animal appears, be careful: you will have some kind of enemy. If the wax flows in stripes, roads and crossings lie ahead of you, but if it starts to appear like stars, expect good luck in your work or studies. If a human figure is formed, you will gain a friend.

On the bulbs.
Take several bulbs and mark each of them. These bulbs are planted in the ground: the one that sprouts first, that girl will get married ahead of the others.

Around the ring.
In ordinary glass tumbler pour 3/4 full of water and carefully lower the wedding ring to the middle of the bottom. Then they look through the water into the middle of the ring, where the image of the betrothed should appear.
Throw the ring on the floor. If it rolls towards the door, it means the girl is getting married soon, and the man is going on a business trip. Can be interpreted as leaving home.

Calling out to passers-by
Go out into the street at midnight and ask the name of the first person you meet. This is exactly what your betrothed will be called, this is exactly how he will be handsome and rich.

Eavesdropping.
You climb under your neighbors window and, naturally, listen. If they have a showdown with breaking dishes, you can expect a “fun” year. If there is silence in the house, your year will be harmonious.

Fortune telling on an egg.
Take a fresh egg, make a small hole in it and carefully pour the contents into a glass of water. When the protein curls, you need to guess your future based on the shape it takes. The sight of a church means a wedding, a ring means an engagement, a cube means a coffin, a ship means a business trip (for a man) or the return of a husband from a business trip (for a woman). If the protein sinks to the bottom, there will be a fire in the house.

Fortune telling on logs.
You need to approach the woodpile backwards and select a log by touch. If it is even, smooth, without knots, the spouse will come across with an ideal character. If the log is thick and heavy, the husband will be wealthy. If there are a lot of knots, the family will have many children, and if the log is crooked, the husband will be askew and lame.

Fortune telling with a cat.
Make a wish, call your cat. If she crosses the threshold of the room with her left paw, her wish will come true. If it’s on the right, it’s not destined.

Fortune telling from a book.
It is best to take a book of spiritual content, for example, the “Bible”, without opening it, guess the page number and line at the top or bottom, then open it and read it in the guessed place. They interpret what they read in accordance with what interests the fortuneteller most of all.

P.S. Whatever happens to you in fortune telling, remember that good things will come true, but don’t believe in bad things, the main thing is to be confident in your happiness.

Fortune telling or divination is a fascinating, mysterious and... dangerous process. The Chaldean priests, and then the Slavic Magi, also practiced fortune telling, calling on supernatural forces to reveal the future. Gradually, this ritual “firmly” grew into folk life, and not only popular. Adventurers of all times and peoples have brilliantly used man's passionate desire to look into the unknown. (Count Cagliostro, who swept across Russia like a meteor, or Saint Germain in France. Their predictions were taken at face value, they were deceived and paid for the most incredible prophecies in gold).

Fortune telling could be done at any time, but the most “sure” spell was considered to be during Christmas time - “holy days” - 12 days - from January 7 to 19 AD. Art., especially on the most “prophetic” days - “Vasiliev’s evening” (Dec. 31/Jan. 13) and Epiphany Christmas Eve (January 5/18). The timing of fortune telling during Christmas time can be explained, firstly, by the fact that it is at the turn of time between the old and new years that a person is especially keenly interested in the future, in what awaits him and his loved ones in the new year. And secondly, during this period, evil spirits - all sorts of kikimors, banniki (a special breed of brownies, evil spirit, settling in a bathhouse), devils, goblin and other trash are the most active and, therefore, more accessible to contact. After all, it is from “ evil spirits"receive an answer to questions during fortune telling, and the main thing here is not to give up, to follow special rules of behavior: during a spell (spells, whispers) wait for the rooster to crow, cross yourself, etc. Otherwise, you can die - well, at best, just go crazy.

They wondered about life and death, illness, weather and harvest, about the wealth and well-being of the family, but the most reverent and most developed topic of fortune telling was, of course, marriage and the betrothed. They told fortunes on a chicken, a horse, a key, a shoe (and certainly on the left foot), on piercing and cutting objects, and on beans.

In fortune telling there is always room for imagination and creative insight. Behind all the symbols there is a lot left unsaid; the gaps must be filled in by the fortuneteller himself. If you tell fortunes to another person, certain images are read from him that feed his fantasy. If you are telling fortunes to yourself, trust your feelings.

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Fortune telling for the betrothed

Fortune telling on mirrors
It is assumed that people with strong nerves should guess here. Take two large and preferably equal size mirrors, place them opposite each other, and illuminate them with two candles; It is best to hold the mirror opposite the illuminated wall mirror so that the directional mirror in the wall creates a long corridor illuminated with lights. The fortuneteller must remove cats, dogs, birds and strangers from the room, except for one or two modest persons. On the part of these latter, however, it is required not to look in the mirror, not to approach the fortuneteller and not to talk. And at the end of this corridor the narrowed one should appear; True, sometimes you have to look for a very long time, and you can see not only your betrothed... But also all sorts of evil spirits, but the game is worth the candle!

Fortune telling at the bathhouse
This fortune telling is somewhat risky. Having opened the door of the bathhouse, the girls must expose some parts of the body and, under the cover of darkness, say a rather unusual phrase for girls, and even more so for virgins, asking them to touch the naked part of the body with their hand. If a girl feels a shaggy hand, then a rich groom is expected, a bare hand - a poor one, a rough one - with a tough character.

Dinner Invitation
The girl covers the table in an empty room with a tablecloth, puts down the utensils, except for the knife and fork, and says: “The betrothed-mummer, come to me for dinner.” Everyone leaves, and she, left alone, locks the windows and doors and waits. Signs that your betrothed is approaching: howling wind, knocking on windows and doors. Then the betrothed appears. The girl should sit in her place, not answer questions, notice facial features and clothing. The betrothed sits down at the table and begins to entertain her with conversation. The girl should suddenly perk up and ask point-blank: “What’s your name?” The betrothed says his name and takes something out of his pocket. At this moment the girl should say: “Cheer me!” - and the betrothed disappears.

Fortune telling on a towel
Usually, on the eve of Christmas night, girls hang white towels outside the windows with the words “Mummer, come and dry yourself.” If by morning the towel is wet, it means that the girl who hung out this towel will be married in the New Year, and if the towel remains dry, the girl will be stuck in her parents’ house.

Dream fortune telling
They put a comb under the pillow, saying: “Betrothed, comb my head.” The betrothed appears in a dream and scratches his head. They take a thimble of salt and a thimble of water, mix and eat. Going to bed, the girl says: “Whoever is my betrothed, whoever is my mummer, will give me a drink.” The betrothed appears in a dream and serves you a drink. They put four card kings under the pillow and say: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer - dream about him.” The betrothed appears in a dream in the form of some kind of king.

Fortune telling on a broom
Take twigs from a golik (leafless broom) and “build” something like a bridge. Place a bridge under the pillow, saying: “Who will lead me with a birch bridge, who with an aspen bridge, who will lead me along rye straw into the future?” And at night you will have a dream in which your betrothed will appear and lead you along one of the bridges. If according to birch, life with your loved one will be strong, stable; according to aspen, it will be filled with doubts, sorrows, but also joys. But a “straw” groom will not provide any confidence - it is not established. Or maybe in a dream it will happen that the betrothed will push the girl off the road and lead her into the swamp, into the wilderness. Such a gentleman is better before the wedding

Fortune telling by the king of diamonds
At night, place the King of Diamonds card under your pillow and wish for a specific person. The next morning you will find out what he thinks about you.

Fortune telling by name
The girls get ready and go outside. Here everyone asks the name of the first man they meet - his name will be the name of the betrothed.

Fortune telling by name
Write the names of the people you are interested in on paper and place the leaves in a circle. Place the needle and thread in the middle of the circle. Hold the needle by the thread so that it stands freely on the table. In the direction of which name the needle swings and stops - this is your destiny.

Fortune telling by barking dog
They say: “Bark, bark, little dog, find out, find out, betrothed.” A hoarse bark is a narrowed old one, a ringing bark is a young bark, a muffled bark is a widower or a divorced bark.

Fortune telling on the water
The water is taken out into the yard, and each girl, when the water ebbs over the garden bed, takes a handful of snow. They come home and look at the color of the snow - that will be the color of the snow.

Fortune telling on a log
In the dark, they take a log from the barn and then examine the houses in the light. A smooth log means your husband will be good, a dry log means he will be bad, with cracks he will be angry.

Fortune telling on the steps
They count the steps, saying: widower, well done, etc. and, having reached the last one, look at which word they stopped on.

Fortune telling with chicken
It will help determine the well-being of the future spouse.
Plates with bread and water are placed on the floor, coals, silver, gold and copper items are laid out. Then a chicken is brought into the room. If a chicken approaches the coal, she will be married to a poor man, she will drink water, and even worse, she will be married to a drunkard. But if he starts eating bread and pecks at a silver ring, he will come across a wealthy man; if he comes across a gold ring, he will be completely rich. If the hen prefers copper, the betrothed will turn out to be not only lazy, but also a red tape

Fortune telling on a ring, bread and hook
The girls put a ring, a hook woven from straw or bent from wire, and a piece of bread on the floor, cover it all with a scarf, spin around themselves 5 times, and then quickly take off the scarf and drag out who gets what. The one who has a ring in her hands will marry a dandy, and the one who has bread in her hands will marry a rich man. And the one who gets hooked is to live all her life with a poor man (he will, like a hook, hunch over all his life, earning his bread).

Fortune telling for marriage

Fortune telling with a shoe (slipper)
This is the most famous and widespread type of fortune telling. This is how our great-great-grandmothers in the villages used to tell fortunes. It's done like this. The girls take off their shoes from their left feet and throw them over the gate, watching which way the sock lands. If the sock turns out to be turned back towards the gate from where it was thrown, the girl will live at home for another year, not get married; if in some other direction, she will be match-made in the new year.

Fortune telling at the crossroads at midnight
On Christmas night, girls go to the crossroads and, having each made a wish about their future groom, draw a circle, and standing in it, “listen to the surroundings”: if they hear laughter and singing, it means they will soon get married; if they hear crying, swearing, lamentations, sit they should shed tears in the girls.

Fortune telling on the water
On a moonlit night they go to the river and look into the hole: the one who gets married will see her betrothed; who sits in the girls - only hears a knock from the water.

Fortune telling at the church
In the old days, girls went to the church at night to eavesdrop. At night, of course, there is no service. But they say that some beauties heard either wedding singing or funeral lamentation. Depending on what she heard, the girl made a conclusion: whether she would get married or become seriously ill.

Fortune telling with water and candle
Place a tub of water behind the porch of the house (on the balcony). After midnight, the girl needs to take a candle, break the crust of ice in the tub, dip the candle into the water to the very bottom, enter the house with the words: “Do not sulk, scorching fires, from the ant fryer, but light up the wax candle in front of the wonderful image of the Savior!” By how soon the candle from the burning lamp in front of the home icon is lit, you can find out whether you will be matched, or whether you will soon hold a wedding candle at the wedding.

Fortune telling with straw
They throw straws at the ceiling: the number of straws that stick to the ceiling, so large will be the family to which the girl will be given.

Fortune telling with chicken feathers
Closer to midnight, the girl needs to place a chicken feather on the threshold. And say: “There is an oak tree, there are 12 nests on it, in each nest there are 4 eggs, in each egg there are 7 chicks, one of them - show yourself, let me know what to expect in the future!” When someone opened the door, a chicken feather, caught in the air, either flew out the door or flew into the house. If you go out the door, you'll be married, if you go into the house, you'll be a girl for another year.

Fortune telling by ring
The players take turns rolling the ring on the floor. If it rolls towards the door, the girl will soon get married. And for a guy this means a long journey. The ring is also secretly passed from hand to hand, and the driver must guess who has it. Remember our childhood, a similar game “Ring, ring, go out onto the porch!”

Fortune telling for the future

Fortune telling on coffee grounds
After drinking coffee, cover the cup with a saucer and tip it up and down three times. The thicket will spread along the bottom, forming intricate figures. You have to guess from them.
The outline of the dog symbolizes friendship.
Forest is wealth.
Ladder—achieving the desired goal.
Cross—patience.
Wreath - glory.
The mill is a lie.
Cliff - sadness, melancholy, loneliness.
A person's shadow is a pleasant date.
The shadow of a house is a symbol of abundance.
Arable land is a good sign of fertility, shoots, success
Meadow, field with grazing animals - fulfillment of desires.
Church, bell tower - returning home
Deer - fast track
Gate - arrival of guests
The mountain is a difficult path in life

Fortune telling on tea leaves
To correctly read the sign made from tea leaves, it is better to use a simple-shaped cup. The liquid should only cover the bottom. Take the cup to left hand and shake the tea - make three sharp turns with the cup clockwise. Turn the cup over and, holding it with the handle towards you, tilt it so that it is convenient to look inside. Mentally divide the volume of the cup in half. Everything that is closer to the handle relates directly to you, the rest relates to strangers but people you know. Tea grounds at the sides of the cup will predict the near future, and at the bottom - the distant future.
The bottle is a health hazard.
Mountains are obstacles on the path of life.
Tree - deliverance from diseases, fulfillment of desires.
The key is to health, prosperity, wealth, happiness in love.
The road is two tracks or two rails - to near changes, if the lines are winding - the path is difficult.
Rotation is associated with sudden changes in life.
One big star in the center of the cup is a warning: it’s time to change the nature of your activity, otherwise troubles await you.
The contours of an airplane signify an unexpected journey.
Cross - troubles, suffering, anxiety, illness.
Coffin - sad news, losses, regrets.
Circle - happy event, marriage.
Two circles - disappointment.
Ruins are broken hopes.
The ball has its ups and downs.
Staircase - take-off in official and personal affairs.
Heart is a symbol of love.
Heart at the bottom of the cup - illness, heart attack loved one.
Arrow is bad news. If it flies away from you, you yourself can become a messenger of trouble for those around you.

Wax fortune telling
When the candle burns, tilt it over a bowl of water and allow the wax to drain. You can do this several times so that a sufficient number of wax drops harden in the water. The resulting intricate figures will tell the future - they are taken out of the water and interpreted. If, in addition to several large figures, many small round figures have formed, this means money. And large figures are judged by the associations they evoke. For those who do not rely on their imagination or are afraid of making mistakes, here is a hint.
Fan - difficulties in the service, friction in the team, reorganization or even liquidation of the enterprise.
Grapes - love, friendship, luck, prosperity.
Mushroom - vitality, perseverance, longevity.
Dragon - “high flight”, fulfillment of hopes, completion of work or the birth of a child.
Bell - to lead; a symmetrical bell means good news, a crooked or chipped bell means bad news; several bells - alarm.
Tree leaf - envy, intrigue from others.
Monkey - false friend, pretense, ambiguous situation.
Pants are a fork in the road, a crossroads.
Apple is a symbol of life, wisdom, health. The more similar a figure is to a real apple, the better its meaning.
A crooked, shapeless apple can mean a temptation that it is better not to succumb to.
The egg is an ancient symbol of the hidden, unmanifested. It can mean fears, concerns, but it can also symbolize simply the beginning of something new.

Fortune telling on peas, nuts or coffee beans
Both men and women can guess this way. The fortuneteller takes a handful of peas, nuts or coffee beans, shakes them several times, then places the grains one by one on the table, saying a word for each grain, for example, like this:
Sailor, racketeer,
General's uniform
Student, businessman,
Amateur cook
Stupid, boring, -
Wait for a miracle!
Or you can also do this:
Svetlana, Natalia,
Slim waist,
dark skin,
Terrible face
Glutton, singer,
Skinny girl
Brown braid,
Wonderful beauty...
Or like this:
Once - ice cream,
Chewing gum - two,
Three - leggings,
Five is an owl
Six is ​​a mermaid
Seven is a dolphin
Eight, nine - Aladdin,
Ten, twenty - a friend on the way,
Thirty-eight - come into the house!

And again from the beginning until the grains are dry. And at the last one, stop: what you say will come true. Here are more “blanks” for such fortune-telling:
Cupronickel, brass and gold,
Silver, cast iron and... cotton wool,
Mansion, palace, hut,
Barn, fifteenth floor...
Ford, Toyota for rent,
Mercedes and scooter
“Volvo”, “Skoda”, “Zaporozhets”, -
What is most precious to you?

Fortune telling by book
It is best to take a book of spiritual content, for example, the Bible or the Psalter; without opening it, guess the page number and the line at the top or bottom, then open it and read it in the guessed place. They interpret what they read in accordance with what interests the fortuneteller most (wealth, travel, marriage, health, etc.).

Fortune telling on burnt paper
She is being tourniquet dark room by candlelight. You need to look at the shadow created on the wall when burning paper. Reflecting the devil promises big troubles or temptation that will not lead to anything good. If you see a cat, flirting and romantic interest are possible. Expect big changes in your life if a shadow resembling a bird appears on the wall.

Fortune telling on ashes
Burn a crumpled piece of paper on a plate. Light a candle and use the shadow formed by the ashes to determine your destiny. If the outlines of a castle or building appear, it’s a sign of a wedding.

Fortune telling on straw
This is a very ancient fortune telling. On Christmas Eve, under the tablecloth that covered festive table, put hay or straw - a memory of the manger of the infant Christ. Exactly at midnight, a straw was drawn: a long one - the year would be successful and fruitful, a short one - poor harvest. Well, the girls here were wondering about their fate: a green stalk would stretch out from under the tablecloth, which means her love is waiting and imminent wedding, and if you get a blackened one, sit in girls all your life.

Fortune telling by cups
You need to take several opaque cups. Place bread, salt, sugar, ring, money in them, pour water into one. There should be as many fortune tellers as there are cups. Each of those gathered takes turns choosing a cup of eyes closed.
Onion - for tears, bread - for prosperity, ring - for a wedding, water - a stable position awaits you, salt - be careful: troubles may befall you in the near future. If you get a cup of sugar, fun awaits you soon. Money - you will become rich.

Fortune telling on small objects
In the evening, young men and women gather, take a tray, some throw a ring on it, some a cufflink, some an earring, some a button, a coin, or other small things. They cover the tray with a towel, sing a well-known melody over it, then shake the tray under the towel several times, throw off the towel, and, without looking, everyone drags with their left hand one of the things lying on it. It resembles something like a home lottery. The one who gets, for example, a coin will “get rich”; the one who gets the handkerchief will grieve in the new year; the one who gets the key will get a new home. And the one who gets the ring must roll it along the floor, while watching in which direction it will roll: if towards the door, there will be a wedding in the coming year.

Fortune telling on things
Girls and boys gather at someone's house in the evening and sit down at the table. They collect cufflinks, rings, and earrings from everyone and put it all under a dish mixed with pieces of bread. Cover the dish with a towel on top. Then the participants sing the “sub-bowl” song. For example, glory to bread and salt. Then everyone in turn, blindly, putting their hand under the dish, takes out the first object they come across. If the girl takes out a male object (and the guy gets a female one), we must wait for a quick wedding. Buying someone else's item threatens with a kiss.

Submarine songs
Not a single Christmastide was complete without such fortune-telling. The girls put their small things into a dish or bowl - a ring, a comb, an earring, a ribbon. To the accompaniment of a special song-prediction, these things were taken out without looking. “Whoever gets it, it will come true; whoever gets it, it won’t pass,” they chanted after the next verse.

Fortune telling with a glass and a ring
In the evening, pour water into a glass, lower the ring and expose it to the cold. Before going to bed they bring a glass: how many tubercles there are, there will be so many sons, and how many holes there will be so many daughters.

Fortune telling with spoons
Spoons are placed in a tub of water according to the number of relatives, noting which is whose. Then shake the water. In the morning they look: if all the spoons are in a pile, it means that no one in the family will die during the year, and if someone is left behind, it means that this particular family member will die that year.

Fortune telling with a torch
If a girl wants to know about her later life, then on Christmas night she takes a birch splinter in her hands, dips it in spring (well) water or in water from melted snow and lights it from the fire. If the torch lights up quickly and burns evenly, life will be long and calm; if the torch burns with crackling sounds and flashes, the girl will be sad and ill throughout the year.

Fortune telling with needles
Take a bowl of water and some regular sewing needles of any size, but not too large. Tailor's pins with a ring will also work. If you are really interested in marriage or simply developing a relationship with your partner, you can take needles of different sizes and make a fortune: let the smaller one be yours, and the larger one for the one you are wishing for. We properly lubricate both needles with some kind of fat (it could be a fatty cosmetic cream) and carefully place them on the surface of the water.
If you are in " love triangle“or you are interested in relationships with several people, take several needles, preferably different ones. One will be yours, and for the rest, mentally “assign” those who interest you, and carefully, one by one, place them on the surface of the water.
The needles remaining on the surface mean those who will remain close to you in the coming year. If any two needles connect, this means a union (possibly marriage) of those people on whom you wished. If the needles stick together along their entire length, this promises fruitful cooperation and true friendship. If the ends of the needles separate or the needles appear on the surface of the water in different directions, it means that the connection between these people will weaken. And if the needles have sunk to the bottom, perhaps friendship with these people will be interrupted next year.
If your needle sinks, it means that a new period will begin in your life, and not all old connections will be preserved. In the new year, you will have new concerns, not those that seem so significant to you now, and there may be other people around you.
It may happen that all the needles drown. What does it mean? Nothing bad. You just haven’t lubricated them enough, and the fortune telling needs to be repeated.

Onion divination
Do you want to know what the weather will be like in each month? next year? Cut the onion into twelve wedges. Each slice is one month, from January to December. Now sprinkle the slices with salt and leave overnight. In the morning, look carefully at which slices of salt are wet and which ones are not. So determine which months of the new year will be rainy or snowy, and which will be dry.

Fortune telling by coals
This is fortune telling about the harvest. Smoldering embers are taken, each ember means some kind of crop: wheat, rye, oats, and which ember burned first indicated the most productive cereal next year.

Based on materials from prazdnik.by

It's even very difficult to find modern girls, for whom Christmas night would not be associated with fortune telling. It is not clear why, but it seems that magic is simply in the air at this time. You just have to try to catch her to find out your future.

Our ancestors used very different Christmas fortune telling to lift the veil of secrecy over the future. Many fortune telling, of course, can be done on any day, and not just on Christmas Eve. But it is believed that it is on the night before Christmas that fortune telling will tell the truth and tell more than on any other night. These fortune-telling will also be more powerful during the Christmastide period, which will last until January 14th.

Fortune telling for Christmas and Christmastide must take place in accordance with the chosen ritual. But, regardless of this, it is necessary to observe certain General terms carrying out rituals:

The room should be very quiet. Even the slightest sounds heard outside the window can prevent you from concentrating on your cherished question. Magical substances do not like to be disturbed, so ensure complete peace and quiet during fortune telling;

Do not cross your arms and legs during fortune telling for Christmas at home. Because this can lead to barriers that are difficult for magical substances to overcome;

Take what you do seriously. Then you can laugh at the result and simply forget about it, but at the moment of fortune telling it is better to be restrained and focused.

• By the barking of dogs
• On candle wax
• Around the ring
• By shoe
• By comb
• With mirrors

Christmas fortune telling for your betrothed

The most popular type of fortune telling for Christmas and Christmastide. The fact is that in the old days a girl did not have many opportunities to change her life. The most important thing, as was considered then, was to get married. Of course, everyone wanted to get married successfully. It is for this reason that many Christmas fortune-telling, one way or another, revolve around the topic of marriage and grooms.

By the barking of dogs

On the festive midnight, you need to go outside and approach the snowdrift (we hope that the weather will not let you down). You need to cut the snowdrift with a knife and say something so that you can be shown which husband you will get, whether you will have to cry or laugh with him. Cast a spell and immediately listen to the barking of dogs. If you hear an angry bark, your husband will be strict and gloomy. If the dogs bark loudly and cheerfully, then the husband will be kind. It's bad when a girl hears a dog howling. This suggests that the young wife will quickly become a widow.

On candle wax

For this fortune telling you need to take two wax cinders white, put them in a metal bowl and melt them over a fire. Then immediately pour the melted wax into a container of cold water. The figure you receive will predict the future. All that remains is to connect a little imagination and imagination. For example, a house indicates that you will soon get married. If you receive ruins without a form, it promises misfortune in the near future. Yama predicts serious illness or even the death of a loved one. A tree with branches up means joy, but downwards means melancholy and sorrow. A ring or candle is a symbol of an imminent wedding. If, during fortune telling, you end up with a pancake that falls to the bottom, this means eternal girlhood.

Around the ring

Christmas fortune-telling with a ring has predicted a future betrothed for more than one generation of girls. Try your luck too. You need to take a glass with smooth walls and pour a third of water into it. Place a wedding ring in the middle of the bottom, which must be cleaned well beforehand. Now you need to concentrate and look at the center of the ring. They say that you can see your betrothed there. But watch carefully, because the betrothed will appear for a moment and then quickly disappear.

By shoe

You need to go to the nearest intersection and throw your shoes from your left foot over your shoulder, toe first. Wherever the toe turns, it is on that side that the matchmakers must wait. If the sock points towards the hostess, then there will be no wedding this year.

By comb

Christmas fortune telling with a comb, this interpretation of it, is very simple to perform. You need to take a comb and, without combing at night, put it under your pillow. At the same time, when falling asleep, you need to say that your betrothed will come and comb you. Many say that it was in such a dream that they saw the outlines of the image of their future husband.

With mirrors

Christmas fortune telling with a mirror is the most mysterious. The ritual of this fortune telling has been known for a long time. If you have enough courage, you can repeat it. You need to take one large mirror and one small one. Place two large candles on either side of the large mirror and turn off the lights. Let your hair down and put on a clean nightgown. Sit with your back to a large mirror. Small mirror place it so that, looking at the reflection, you can see many corridors. In these corridors, as the ritual says, you can see your betrothed if you look carefully. As soon as you see the image, you must immediately say: “Beware of me!” so as not to frighten off the groom.

This is interesting! Christmas fortune telling with mirrors is considered the most accurate, but also the most dangerous. Our ancestors believed that mirrors are the border that separates our world and the world of spirits. Modern mirrors coated with lead rather than silver have a weaker memory. Therefore, they are less aggressive. In addition, if you handle mirrors correctly, they serve as a talisman for a person.

By the way, you can watch a master class on making it on our website.

Christmas fortune telling with cards is also very popular. But it is believed that, not in the hands of a professional fortune teller, cards are more a way of entertainment than of predicting one’s fate.

Whatever Christmas fortune-telling you choose for your night before Christmas, remember that this is only a way to find out your destiny. There is no need to take predictions seriously, especially negative ones, and immediately get upset and depressed. Even if you believed the prediction, you still have time to change something.

Coming Orthodox Christmas January 7, which means that already on Christmas Eve on the 6th there will be a period of Christmastide, which will last until January 19, the holiday of Epiphany. In Rus' it has always been believed that during the year this is the most optimal time for fortune telling. Of course, the most popular among girls was fortune telling for the betrothed.

The best night for fortune telling during the Yuletide period is considered to be the night before Christmas, Christmas Eve on January 6th. However, this night opens an amazing and magical period when good spirits and angels help a person to look ahead into his life with one eye.

Important! On Christmas Day itself, January 7, it is not recommended to guess, but then during the period of days from January 8 to January 18, you can actively guess on any night. At this time, they find out the name and appearance of their betrothed, the number of children and simply what awaits them during the new year. Excellent.

The night of January 13 is called Vasiliev's evening, and people also paid special attention to it during fortune-telling during Christmastide. It was believed that on this night the results of predictions were as accurate as possible. Of course, in addition to Christmas Eve, we should not forget about Epiphany Eve, a night with enormous energy.

How to properly prepare if you are planning fortune-telling for Christmas and the Christmastide period:
* Be sure to take the issue seriously. In principle, a good and cheerful mood will not be a reason to cancel fortune telling, however, the spirits may not like such an easy approach and they will not show the truth.
* Be sure to let your hair down and comb it.
* All knots on clothing, such as belts, belts and decorative elements, should be untied and it is better to remove them altogether.
* It is also necessary to remove jewelry, especially rings and bracelets.
* Try to create an environment in the fortune telling room that will isolate as much as possible from real world and will bring you closer to the other world. Create twilight using candles, no music in the room, or pets.
* Formulate the question clearly and precisely.

With cups

To carry out this ritual, as many cups are required as a person performs fortune telling. Place a ring, a coin and bread, sugar and salt, and onion into the vessels. Pour water into one cup. Now each of the fortune tellers must take turns approaching the cups and choose one. The ring is a symbol of the wedding, and the coins are a symbol of wealth. Bread is a sign of prosperity for the coming year. Sugar is joy, but salt promises misfortune. A cup of water means life without much change, an onion promises tears.

With candles

This is one of the most common Christmastide rituals to predict your future year. You need to take a natural wax candle, a bowl of water and half a walnut shell. There should be as many candles as a person is guessing. Place the candles in the shells and send them to float in a bowl.

The girl whose candle burns out first will get married the fastest. It is clear that if the candle burns out last, this is a symbol of reverse speed. If the shell with the candle sinks, the girl will remain unmarried until the end of her days.
On paper

Everything here is simple and extremely clear. You need to take a blank sheet of paper and crumple it up. Next, place the sheet on the bottom of the plate and set it on fire next to the wall so that a shadow appears on it. The shape of the shadow predicts what awaits in the near future.

On wax

This ritual is quite simple, but you should prepare for it in advance. To do this, take two candles made of natural wax; you will need to set them on fire. Then put a little wax in a spoon and heat it until it completely melts. Next, pour the wax into a bowl of cold water and use the figure that freezes in the bowl to judge the future.

In this fortune telling, the interpretation of the image is left to the person himself. For example, at home or a ring, flowers are a symbol of stability and love. A bell or cross is a symbol of illness and possibly loss.

On "yes" and "no"

Take a jar and pour grain or cereal into it. Now place your left hand, palm down, on this bowl and concentrate on your question. It is important to ask a question that can be answered with a clear yes or no. Now take a handful of cereal from the jar and count the number of grains. If this number is even, then the answer is asked question“yes”, and vice versa, of course.

For children

During the Christmastide period, but it is best on Christmas Eve to carry out this fortune-telling for the number of children in the future. You will need to pour water into a glass and put the wedding ring in it. Place the glass in the cold and take it out of the cold before going to bed. The crust of ice on the surface can be used to judge the number of children in the future. The bumps are the number of boys, and the pits on the surface of the ice are the number of girls that will be born to the couple.

From the books

The simplest ritual that can be performed with ease and without much time investment at least every evening during the Christmas season. You need to ask yourself a question, and then open the book to any page and point your finger at some line. Then read what is written there - this will be the answer.

Is it worth believing everything that you can tell yourself on Christmastide? This is something each person decides for himself. It seems to us that everything good must be believed from the bottom of our hearts in order for these predictions to come true. But leave all the negativity in the past and don’t even bother yourself with it, then the bad will pass by.