What day does fortune telling begin? But what is the need to tell fortunes? Simple fortune telling for the Christmas holidays
Fortune telling on cards has practically no restrictions on the time of day. The cards will tell you the truth both day and night. But there are a number of rules, following which you can most accurately see the answers to your questions. Therefore, listen to the advice of astrologers and soothsayers, which sounds something like this:
Don't guess for those who have come to a turning point in their lives. At these moments, higher powers give us a test and it depends only on them whether they will pass their exam. This can lead to frequent repetition of these situations, since a person at such moments must believe his feelings and his logic, and not the layout of the cards. And remember that the best way out, if necessary, to radically change your destiny, will be. After all, any fortune telling is just the most possible options situations in the natural course of events.
Many people ask a reasonable question when they start guessing in January 2018, and they are right. Everyone knows that Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas, ideal for fortune telling. You can even read about this in many literary works, for example, in Gogol.
But not all modern girls realize what happened to this night the right time When people start guessing in January, it doesn’t end, it just begins. It has always been considered a favorable period for fortune telling in Rus'. This is two weeks between Christmas and Epiphany, that is, if you look at the dates, then January 6-18. During this period, you can guess at any time.
Interesting! The people believed that on Christmastide the souls of the dead descend to earth and, if you contact them correctly and ask, they will open the curtain on the future and will even be so supportive as to show the truth.
In Orthodoxy, fortune telling is not considered a godly activity, but in Rus' the tradition of fortune telling during the Christmastide period was important and was not discussed. Historians associate this with the period of paganism in our territories. As you know, the dates of many holidays coincided, only they received a different meaning. So fortune-telling using Kalyadki may have become relevant precisely because of this confluence of traditions.
What kind of fortune telling can be done
We decided when they start guessing in January. You can safely begin performing various rituals in the evening or night of January 6, and then continue at least every night for two weeks. Last night, which is suitable for Christmas fortune telling- this is Epiphany Christmas Eve, January 18th.
With the help of passers-by
An interesting and entertaining version of fortune telling, which can be performed by unmarried girls. It will be necessary in favorable period To perform the ritual, go outside at midnight. Then ask the first person you meet at any time. This is what the betrothed will be called.
It is important to note here that it is not necessary to look for a man. If you meet a woman first, then approach her and ask her to simply name any male name. By the way, you can also pay attention to the clothes of the person you meet. If the clothes are good and neat, then the husband will be financially secure. If a person is dressed poorly, then perhaps there will not be much money. But, you should always remember that with a sweet and beloved person, even in a hut it’s heaven. Can be prepared for a holiday.
To the church
The girl should carry out this fortune-telling alone. You need to leave the house at midnight and head to the nearest church. Then walk around the church 12 times. If a lady is looking for love, then such a ritual will definitely help. Also, such fortune telling can be carried out for those who are not at ease in their souls, who want them to have a new fan.
With felt boots
Simple and interesting way, how you can tell fortunes during Christmas time in January to find out which side your betrothed will appear on. For this fortune-telling, you can use not only felt boots, as was customary among our ancestors, but any modern shoes.
From the porch, the person who is telling fortunes must throw his felt boots onto the road. You should look in the direction of the toe: it will come to you from this side future husband.
For the next life
Another interesting way of fortune telling for young girls who are not yet married. We need to get together, turn off the lights and light the candles. Now pour the millet into a bowl and put in it sugar, ash, a silver ring, a gold ring, an onion and a glass. Now each girl in turn must pull a thing made of millet.
A silver ring indicates an imminent marriage, a gold ring indicates that the girl will live her life in prosperity with a rich man. Ash promises an unhappy life, the onion symbolizes constant tears. But sugar indicates sweet life, while a glass speaks of a future life that is cheerful and riotous. Please note that every time, before a new girl pulls the item, all the listed things must be returned to the millet.
By the barking of dogs
Traditionally in Rus', the age of the future betrothed was determined simply by the barking of dogs. You should sit by the window and listen to exactly how the dogs bark. If the bark is hoarse, then the groom will be old, but wealthy. The sonorous barking of a dog prophesies a young groom. If barking is not heard at all, then the girl will not get married this year.
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Incredible facts
New Year is a traditional time for the fulfillment of wishes, various kinds of magic and other miracles.
The period of the so-called Christmastide, from January 6 to January 19, is considered a traditional time for fortune telling.
And Christmas Eve or the night before Christmas -main night for important fortune telling.
Since ancient times, girls have been waiting for this very thing all year magical night to finally find out your future and tell fortunes for your betrothed.
IN Orthodox Christmas, according to the customs of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, one can and should guess, and this will not be considered a sin.
If you want to know your future on Christmas Eve 2018, remember that the time itself for fortune telling is also important.
Please note, everyone higher powers and spirits, as a rule, are activated at midnight, so it is best to prepare all the equipment necessary for fortune telling in advance.
So, here are some of the most common methods for Christmas fortune-telling:
Fortune telling on cards at Christmas
Card layout is one of the traditional and often chosen methods of fortune telling for future events.
Maps can tell a lot about you real life, tell about the past as well as the future.
There are many different ways, how to use a deck of cards for fortune telling. Here is one of the simplest and, without a doubt, understandable methods of fortune telling with cards:
To ensure that the answers you receive are as accurate as possible, it is recommended to prepare in advance by doing the following:
At midnight between January 6th and 7th, wear a nightgown and make sure you are not wearing any jewelry.
Light the candles and arrange them in a semicircle. Then take a new deck of cards, shuffle it, and place it in the center of the burning semicircle.
After this, be sure to lay out the cards with your left hand so that the suit is not visible.
Make room for the cards that you will draw from the resulting semicircle. So, first, take three cards and ask yourself the question: “What and who will disappear from my life?”
Place the selected cards down as if at your feet, mentally imagining yourself to read the information more accurately.
Ask the following question:
"What and who will come into my life?"
Draw three cards and place them on top of the first three. On the left, place three more cards that are responsible for work and career growth; on your right, place three more cards that will tell you how you communicate with others.
Then place 5 cards in the center. They will reflect your feelings and thoughts. And finally, place another card on top, which will answer the question of how the matter will end.
Now look at the meaning of the cards:
WORMS:
What it promises:
6 – romantic road;
7 – happy upcoming event;
8 – good news;
9 – love, declarations of love;
10 – meeting with the betrothed;
Jack – love affairs;
Lady - mother's love and care;
The betrothed king is already close;
Ace - everything you wish for will certainly come true.
DIAMONDS:
What it promises:
6 – unusual joyful adventures;
7 – unpleasant memories;
8 – interference in your affairs by outsiders;
9 – possible proposal;
10 – unnecessary, empty talk;
Jack – anxiety and worry;
Lady - too much guardianship;
King - fulfillment of all desires;
Ace is an interesting acquaintance or an unexpected meeting.
CLUBS:
What it promises:
6 – serious dating, work and business meetings
7 – doubts, difficulties, mistrust;
8 – minor concerns;
9 – unrequited love;
10 – making important decisions;
Jack – parting, sadness;
Lady - problems at work that will be caused by a female colleague;
King - appearance in life important person who will take care of you (most likely, older than you);
Ace is an interesting, significant event.
SPEAKS:
What it promises:
6 – obstacles arising on the path to success;
7 – someone’s envy;
8 – nostalgia, sadness for the past;
9 – loneliness;
10 – strong excitement, anxiety, stress;
Jack – suffering, betrayal;
Lady - gossip, deceit on the part of a female person;
King – cash replenishment;
Ace is an important step that will change your life.
Fortune telling for Christmas using wish cardsIn addition, the cards will tell you whether your wish will come true or not. Make a wish to yourself and draw one card from the deck.
So:
worms - your wish will come true soon;
tambourines - the wish will come true, but not now;
clubs - the wish will come true after a long time;
spades - unfortunately, the wish you made will not come true.
Fortune telling for Christmas with a mirror by candlelight
Fortune telling by candlelight with mirrors is considered one of those fortune telling that tickles the nerves. Here you need to have a certain courage and bravery. After all, a fortune-telling girl must certainly be alone at midnight in a dark room, and what she sees can frighten an impressionable and fragile person. Outsiders are prohibited from being with the fortuneteller. (The ritual can also be performed in the bathroom).
So, you need to take two identical mirrors, the larger their size, the better. Then you need to install mirrors one opposite the other, place two burning candles on the sides of the mirrors.
It would be even better and more convenient to place a mirror opposite a mirror that hangs on the wall.
Then you need to hold the mirror in your hands in such a way that in its reflection a long corridor is formed, illuminated by lights from candles.
Please note that for such an experiment the mirrors must be perfectly clean. This way you can see the object clearly.
So, after you have correctly installed the mirrors one opposite the other, the girl should carefully and intently look into the mirror into the depths of the resulting corridor.
At the end of the gallery that appears, the fortuneteller must certainly see her betrothed. This could be the outline of a person as a whole or detailed image. It is important to catch this shadow in time in the corridor that appears.
Therefore, carefully, without taking your eyes off, peer into the corridor formed by two mirrors, and you will definitely meet your eyes with the person who is destined for you by Fate.
Christmas fortune telling with mirror and fir branches
This kind of fortune telling is best done during the holiday week.
By midnight you need to prepare a medium-sized mirror and several fir branches. Before going to bed, write on the mirror your most cherished desire or the name of the man you are thinking about.
Then place the mirror under the sofa or bed on which you sleep, scatter it around it spruce branches and go to bed peacefully.
In the morning, take the mirror out from under the bed and look at it carefully. If there is no trace left of the inscription on the mirror, this means that the wish you made will probably come true, or something awaits you. imminent wedding with the person whose name you wrote on the mirror.
If the inscription remains, then your wish will not come true. But if the outline of a cross suddenly began to appear on the mirror, this is considered a bad sign for the person whose name was written the day before.
Christmas fortune telling on paper
You need to take a sheet of paper or newspaper. Then crumple the paper so that it becomes a shapeless mass. The main thing is that the shape does not resemble a ball.
Then place the resulting mass on the bottom of the plate and set it on fire with a match, not a lighter.
The burnt paper, carefully, without touching or destroying the form of the resulting ash, must be brought to the wall. Look carefully at the shadow formed on the wall.
The outline that has emerged will tell about the coming future or important event. Perhaps it will be the image of a person you meet, or maybe the shadow will remind you of some significant object with which fate will somehow soon connect you.
Christmas fortune telling on a gold chain
So, no one should disturb the fortuneteller, so it’s better to wait until everyone goes to bed and start this fortune telling.
Sit at the table, take gold chain and rub it in your palms. Then be sure to take the chain right hand and shake it for a while. Then you need to suddenly throw the chain at your feet. Throw it on a flat surface.
Look closely at the outline. The figure formed after the chain falls means the following:
Circle - perhaps difficulties await you in the near future. The circle symbolizes a vicious circle, from which, nevertheless, there is probably a way out.
A straight line is a streak of luck, success and successful endeavors.
A figure in the form of a knot means troubles, illnesses, material losses.
The triangle is a great success on the love front, as well as in other areas.
Snake symbol treason and betrayal. You should be careful even when communicating with loved ones.
The heart is a symbol of love, fidelity and spiritual harmony. A figure of this shape promises you prosperity, joy and happiness in the family.
Bow - a quick wedding.
Fortune telling for Christmas with wax
Fortune telling with candle wax is a kind of association game.
From your inventory you will need a large candle and a bowl. But, in addition, here you also need to show your imagination and correctly interpret what you see.
So, pour water into the bowl, use a match to light the candle. It should flare up until the wax begins to melt.
Then turn the candle over so that the wax begins to drip into the bowl of water. Try to draw crosses and circles on the water three times.
And finally, take a look at the figures obtained from the wax, use your imagination and try to see the outlines and interpret them correctly.
Their interpretation will be as follows:
heart - someone is in love with you;
wreath, crown - in the near future you will be called down the aisle;
flowers are waiting for you good year;
triangle - to gossip behind your back;
circle - vicious circle, difficult situation;
zigzags, sudden changes- obstacles, difficulties;
twisted road - adventure, fun;
many dots - to anxiety;
face - to new meetings, interesting acquaintances;
stars, meteorites - happiness and joy;
square - routine, routine, troubles;
cobweb - to conspiracies, gossip behind your back;
longitudinal lines - unexpected turn fate;
image of a person - changes in life, eventful events;
triangle in a square - difficult situation, troubles;
home - a long and happy life.
If you see several figures on the water, try to interpret them separately, and then combine the images into a single picture.
Christmas fortune telling using coffee grounds
The most common method of fortune telling is the following: you need to boil coffee, then pour it into a cup along with coffee grounds.
Be sure to take the cup with your left hand and make several circular movements so as to shake the coffee without spilling it.
Then carefully turn the cup over so that the coffee drips onto the saucer and coffee grounds remained on the bottom and walls of the cup.
Wait a minute until the outlines take on their final shape, and feel free to use your imagination. What form do you see coffee sediment in?
Here are the most common figures that people see and their interpretations:
Outline of a person: for a pleasant meeting, date.
Image of a naked person: a quick date.
Outlines of houses, towers: making wishes come true. Remember that a tower in a dream is also a good sign.
Mill: lies, gossip behind your back, problems.
Outline of the gate: guests, as well as the return of the person who for a long time was absent. If you look at the figures of people in front of the gate, it means that fun awaits you soon.
Flowers: strong love feelings and a whirlwind romance.
Figures of people together: an imminent wedding.
Squares, rectangles: illness, illness, negative events.
Trees: deterioration of relationships with loved ones. Some difficulties and obstacles in business.
Dog: devotion and fidelity.
Cat: deceit, evil gossip, betrayal.
Fox: cunning and deception.
Wolf or bear: failures, failures in business and love.
Deer: long journey.
Horse: be careful! You may be surrounded by ill-wishers. Damage and losses.
Mountains or cliffs: depression, nostalgia, sadness.
Christmas fortune telling with millet Fortune telling with grain or millet
For this interesting Christmas fortune-telling, you need to have a small basin on hand, as well as several types of cereal. It can be buckwheat, rice, millet, millet, oats.
You should pour it all into the prepared basin and mix the cereals. When the clock strikes midnight, proceed directly to the fortune telling itself.
Place your hand into the bowl and try to grab as much grain as possible into your fist. After this, you need to pour all the grain onto the table. Try to do this carefully so that the grain does not spill on the floor.
Pay attention to the color of the grain: if it predominates white, this means that the future husband will be blond, but if he has more dark color, then he will be brunette.
If the surface turns out to be flat, the husband will be poor, if with slides, the husband will be rich.
With the help of this fortune telling on grain, you can read the name of the future chosen one. All you need to do is look very carefully at the resulting outlines. Write down the letters you think you saw. Show your imagination and form the letters into a name or initials.
Christmas fortune telling
This simple, but very interesting fortune telling requires only one thing: spending the night at home on a double bed. Fortune telling will allow you to get answers to important issues that interest you, and also find out the name of your betrothed.
Before you go to bed, prepare a lot of finely chopped pieces of paper on which to write down men's names.
Then place the signed pieces of paper under the pillow next to yours, as if on the one on which your significant other sleeps.
Cut out the numbers 1 to 12 and place them under your pillow. Then go to sleep, mentally asking the angels to send your betrothed in a dream.
Be sure to remember the dreams that come to you on Christmas Eve. You may even see the person destined for you.
Try to remember the dream, because it is on Christmas Eve that prophetic dreams occur.
When you wake up in the morning, the first thing you do is put your hand next to your pillow and pull out a piece of paper. The piece of paper that you pull out will tell you the name of your future spouse.
But from under your pillow you have to pull out the numbers several times to find out more detailed information about your chosen one.
The first elongated number will show when (in how many months) you will meet your betrothed or in how many months you will get married (if you have at the moment already have a boyfriend or fiance).
You can ask the second question as follows: is my fiancé blond or brunette?
If the second time you draw an even number, then he is blond, if you draw an odd number, he is brunette.
Third question: rich or poor? If the third time you draw an even number, he is rich, an odd number, he is poor.
Christmas fortune telling with needles
For this fortune telling you will need the following equipment: a bowl of water and several ordinary sewing needles.
The needles should be medium size. The needles can be replaced with ordinary pins with a ring.
Fortune telling is perfect if you are interested in a wedding issue or are concerned about how your relationship will develop further.
So, take 2 needles or pins different sizes: a large needle will symbolize a man, a smaller one will symbolize a woman.
Then, both needles need to be generously greased (butter or rich cream for the face or hands).
Carefully place the needles one at a time into a bowl filled with water. If there is a “love triangle” in your life, take three needles accordingly.
Having mentally distributed the roles of each of the needles, one by one, lower them to the surface of the water.
Those needles that remain on the surface symbolize those people who will remain with you in the coming year. The same needles that immediately go to the bottom mean that the connection with those people will be severed in the new year.
If suddenly one of these needles ends in contact with another, this means an impending union, maybe even a wedding ceremony.
If the needles are connected along the entire length, this means that long-term labor cooperation and strong friendships await you with this person.
But the divergence of the ends of the two needles in different sides- this is a harbinger that the connection will soon be broken.
Please note that if the needle that symbolizes your personality has sunk, it means that in the near future your thoughts will be occupied by new worries, displacing old worries and problems from your head.
Most likely, significant changes will come in your life. You will make a new circle of friends and acquaintances.
If all the needles go to the bottom, this means that you did not lubricate them thoroughly enough. Repeat the experiment.
Christmas fortune telling on a ring
For this fortune telling you need not one, but several rings, as well as grain. Prepare a gold ring with a stone, an ordinary non-precious one, a wooden one, a silver one, and finally a wedding ring. From your inventory you will need a basin and a thick red candle.
So, pour the millet into a basin and lay out the rings. If the fortuneteller is not alone, but is in the company of friends, then it is best to lay out several pairs of rings so that there are enough for all the fortuneteller girls.
Fortune tellers are blindfolded. Then each, in turn, must draw a ring from the grains.
Here's what each of the elongated rings means:
A ring with a stone promises a beautiful and successful life in the very near future.
A simple ring - you shouldn’t expect global changes in life, your life will flow slowly in your usual routine, without ups or downs.
A wooden ring means that your betrothed will be a poor man.
Silver ring says that someone loves you.
Wedding ring predicts your proposal this year and marriage.
A golden ring promises a heavenly and beautiful life.
Christmas fortune telling in the bathhouse
It is known that real Christmas fortune-telling in Rus' took place in the bathhouse.
For the most popular fortune telling in the bathhouse you need: a candle, three bowls that need to be filled with water.
Exactly at the moment when the clock strikes midnight, you need to light a candle and rinse yourself in these three waters. At the same time, you need to say to yourself that you are doing this for your future spouse, whose name you will soon learn.
Then you need to dry yourself thoroughly with a towel, dress warmly and go outside to celebrate Christmas there. When you leave the bathhouse and meet the first male passerby, be sure to ask his name.
The name of this passerby will be the name that your betrothed will have. If the first person you see is a woman, this means that you will not get married this year.
Christmas fortune telling for children
Surely everyone has heard that fortune telling was allowed exclusively for unmarried girls. But if the lady was married, she could not guess.
But a little later, a ban on fortune telling for married women loosened up a little, and they could also spend guessing on something that interested them. It is logical to assume that they were already interested in other predictions. In particular, many of them wanted to know how many children they would have, or what the family's financial well-being would be.
As a rule, on Christmas Eve they ask exactly these questions.
So, to find out how many children you will have, you need to sit on the floor in the bathhouse and say the following phrase:
“Bath forces, I’ll show you the parenting place, and I expect from you the number of children.”
After which, after you have beaten yourself well with brooms, you need to carefully count the leaves on your body from the bath broom, which will certainly remain on your back.
-If there are a lot of leaves, it means you are married. Moreover, most likely your family will become large.
- If there is one leaf, then you will have one child.
- If there are two leaves, then you will have two children (pay attention to their shade: if the leaves different colors, this means that the children will be of different sexes).
-But if you find three leaves, this is a good sign that promises the fortuneteller not only three children, but also a happy marriage, as well as immeasurable love from her spouse.
Christmas fortune telling for money
As mentioned above, fortune telling in the bathhouse is considered the most accurate. Therefore, with the help of a bath broom you can also tell fortunes about money and financial well-being.
After you take a steam bath, you need to go outside, placing a broom on your right shoulder.
Then turn around to look at the position of the broom on your shoulder. If it is placed with leaves towards your face, it promises you wealth in marriage. If the leaves point to the right, it means that most of the money will go towards business development and other business endeavors. But if the leaves are directed towards left side, then the money may go to your rival or go elsewhere.
If the leaves are pointing upward, it means that it is most likely shining for you poor life or fate will send the spouse to a spendthrift.
You may or may not believe in fortune telling on Christmas Eve. However, one thing is certain, that this particular period of the year is considered the most cheerful, kind and joyful. Remember that the most accurate and true fortune telling- these are those in which you yourself sincerely believe.
From time immemorial, in Russia it has been customary to tell fortunes on the January holidays - in the interval between Christmas and Epiphany. From January 7 to January 19 comes the time in which, as our ancestors believed, higher powers could predict the future most accurately.
Probably on Christmas night we all feel the magic around us. It is believed that at Christmas time various ghosts, spirits and evil spirits who are trying to contact us. Knowing this, our ancestors tried to look into the future on Christmas Eve, see secret signs and change their lives.
What days are best to guess in January 2018
January 5–13 – Holy evenings. It was believed that fortune telling was most reliable precisely on these January days.
January 7 is the Day of St. Catherine the Woman-Giver, who is the patroness of girls’ destinies. Since ancient times, unmarried women have lit candles on this day in front of the image of St. Catherine in the temple so that she would send them good companion life. Young unmarried men kept fast on this day, hoping for a successful marriage.
January 13 is the feast of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, which is also called St. Andrew's evening. The girls made fortunes about their future groom - both from the 12th to the 13th, and from the 13th to the 14th of January.
From January 16th to 17th - Varvarin Day, an ancient folk holiday. The day before, the girls cut a cherry twig and put it in the water. The one whose branch bloomed in the spring was soon to get married. Also on this day, girls of marriageable age made dumplings and offered the food to the guys. It was believed that if he ate a dumpling prepared by one of the girls, he would soon marry her.
Fortune telling for Christmas 2018: for the future on wax
The brownie is a spirit that guards living quarters, he warns the owner against misfortunes and troubles, and on Christmas night he is able to lift the dark curtain that hides the future of his charges.
For fortune telling with wax, we will need a saucer of milk and a church wax candle. Melt the candle and pour it into the milk, while whispering the text:
“DOVOMY, MY MASTER, COME TO THE THRESHOLD TO DRINK MILK, TASTE WAX”
The saucer is placed near the threshold of an apartment or house. Take a closer look and try to understand what the frozen wax looks like.
1) An egg is a sign that you are ready for a new stage in life.
2) Star - career growth awaits you.
3) Flower - a meeting with a loved one or a wedding.
4) The cross is a harbinger of health troubles, streaks of troubles. The more distinct the shape of the cross, the more more serious problems.
5) The wax has flowed in stripes - you are about to move or long journey.
6) Beast - a person will appear in your environment who will interfere with you in everything.
7) Tree leaf - expect financial well-being.
8) Human outlines - fate will prepare for you an acquaintance, which over time will develop into friendship.
After the fortune telling, the saucer of milk and wax promised to the brownie should stand at the doorstep all night.
HOW TO TELL FOR CHRISTMAS BEFORE BED (On the night of January 6-7)
Fortune telling for kings
On the night of January 6-7, before going to bed, girls need to put playing cards with the image of kings. In the morning, without looking, you should pull out one card. Whichever king the girl gets, so will the husband: the king of spades is old and jealous, the king of clubs is military, the king of hearts is young and rich, and the king of diamonds is desirable.
Fortune telling for a love dream
Before going to bed, a fortune-telling girl needs to eat something salty and under no circumstances wash it down with water. When going to bed, you need to say: “Betrothed, mummer, come to me and give me something to drink!” According to legend, whoever comes to give you something to drink is the one you will marry.
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Fortune telling for the betrothed with a stocking
Girls will have to prepare for this fortune telling in advance - buy stockings. Before going to bed, you need to put on a new stocking on one leg and go to bed. At the same time, the girl must say: “Betrothed, mummer, come take off my shoes.” A man who takes off a fortune-telling girl’s stocking in a dream will become her husband.
Fortune telling on mirrors
This fortune telling is not suitable for everyone, but rather for those who like to tickle their nerves. It is popularly considered one of the most dangerous.
For fortune telling, two mirrors (large enough and, if possible, equal in size) are taken, placed opposite each other and illuminated by two candles. It is best to place one mirror opposite the illuminated wall mirror, so that you get a long corridor illuminated with lights. All animals and strangers must be removed from the room. If it’s very scary, you can leave a couple of modest people, however, they should not make a sound, not look in the mirror and not approach the fortuneteller.
At the end of the corridor formed between the two mirrors, a narrowed one should appear. True, sometimes you have to look for a very long time, but you can see not only your betrothed, but also all sorts of evil spirits...
Fortune Telling with Dumplings
One of the most traditional fortune telling for Christmas.
The hostess of the house, inviting guests, prepares dumplings with potatoes, and puts some filling in the form of small surprises. The essence of fortune telling is that no one knows what he will get, and it is by the filling of the dumpling that they determine what awaits a person in the next year.
For example:
- Lollipop - life in next year will be sweet;
- Paper bill - big money awaits you;
- Thread - for a long road or journey;
- Candies such as dragees are a new addition to the family;
- Black peppercorn - means life with a peppercorn;
- Button - many interesting new things.
SIMPLE DIVINATIONS
Fortune telling for the betrothed
In order to find out the name of her future husband, a girl just needs to go out into the street and ask the first man she meets to tell him his name.
Fortune telling by book
It is necessary to prepare the book in advance with suitable content. Without opening the book, the girls guess the page number and the line at the top or bottom. Then they open the book to the desired page and read the required lines. Depending on what worries the fortuneteller the most, the chosen paragraph is interpreted.
Fortune telling on the water
Prepare two identical glasses. One of them is filled to the top with water. Having made a wish, the fortune-telling girl begins to pour the liquid from one glass to another. He does this several times. After this, you need to look at the surface where the glasses stood. If no more than two or three drops remain on it, the wish will come true. If there are more drops, it is difficult to implement it.
To understand when they are guessing in January 2018, you should refer to folk traditions. Everyone knows that Orthodox Church To various kinds has a negative attitude towards fortune tellers, magicians and fortune telling themselves. But Slavic culture, during its development, still allocated a period of the year, which was used specifically for conducting various fortune-telling.
We are talking about Christmastide, which falls every year from January 6 to January 19. This is a two-week and holiday interval between such large church holidays like Christmas and Epiphany. It was believed that this was the most favorable period to find out your destiny. Many people think that the ideal period for fortune telling in January 2018 is Christmas Eve before Christmas (January 6), but, in fact, from this day the entire period until January 19 is considered the most favorable.
About preparing for fortune telling
So, it’s time for active fortune-telling, which, as the people believed, shows the truth and will definitely come true, begins on January 6 and ends on January 18 in Epiphany Christmas Eve. Every night during this period you can perform rituals; it is better to choose a time for this closer to midnight.
It is advisable to try to do everything calmly, turn off the TV and radio, concentrate on fortune telling, so that nothing distracts you. Before performing the ritual, it is recommended to wash and comb your hair, put on a clean shirt and be sure to remove all jewelry.
What kind of fortune telling is carried out on Christmastide?
Now it’s clear exactly when people are doing fortune telling in January 2018, all that remains is to choose for yourself what kind of fortune telling you can do. It all depends, of course, on ultimate goal. Some people want to know what their betrothed looks like, others think about when they will get married, have a child, or simply whether their wish will come true. We offer several different options fortune telling at Christmas time, which were common in Rus' long before we were born. During this period, you can already think.
Fortune telling with wax
To perform this fortune telling, you do not have to be alone in the room. For many girls this is a big plus. However, you should always remember that any ritual of this type should be taken seriously. The fortune-telling girl fills a bowl with water, takes the candle in her hand and lights it.
You should wait until the wax melts a little, then pour the wax into a bowl of water and see what kind of figure you get. Perhaps it will be several figures. As is clear, to decipher this fortune telling you will have to use your imagination. But certain figures are more common than others, for example, a circle (ring, wreath) - this is a prediction of an imminent marriage. A bad sign the shape of a coffin or a snake is considered, but a winch or a mushroom is good shape, which promise success and good luck in the future.
It so happens that the wax does not fall into some large figure, but is represented by smaller ones. This is also a positive sign that indicates good things in financially in 2018. If the figure resembles an apple in outline, this is also positive sign, indicating success and prosperity. If an egg appears, then according to this fortune-telling it is deciphered as a symbol of fears that have no basis.
Fortune telling for children
During Christmas time, when fortune telling is done in January 2018, it is also customary to find out how many children there will be and what gender they will be. This ritual is relevant for those who are already married, and fortune telling for the betrothed has lost its relevance. To perform the ritual you need a glass of water. You will need to take it out into the cold at night, and take it home in the morning and see how the water has frozen.
The bumps on the surface of the ice indicate how many boys there will be in the family. Pits on the surface of the ice are a prediction about the number of girls in the family.
Fortune telling with a bow
Most often in Rus', as today in modern Russia, guessed for love. If this topic is relevant for you, then you can safely consider the following option of fortune telling. He will help girls make a choice if there are a lot of suitors hovering around and she just can’t decide to choose one of them.
The bulbs are taken according to the number of suitors, each symbolizing one person. You need to put the bulbs in containers with water and see which one germinates first. It is the guy with this name who is the ideal match for the girl.
With matches
This fortune telling will help a girl understand whether she is destined to be with the guy she likes the most. You need to take a new box of matches, take two matches out of it and put them in the corners of the box. Then light the matches at the same time (you first need to determine for yourself which match symbolizes you and which match symbolizes the guy).
If the couple has a future, then the matches will be drawn towards each other during the burning process. Otherwise, the matches will diverge in different directions when burning.
It is known when they guess
