Christmas fortune telling for the betrothed for girls. When can you tell fortunes at Christmas time?
Christmastide is the name given to two weeks of winter holidays, from Christmas Eve, which falls on January 6, to Epiphany, celebrated on January 19. Fortune telling at Christmas is rightfully considered the most truthful and has its roots in the times of pagan Rus'.
During Christmas and Christmas fortune-telling, you can look for only good meaning in all predictions. Bad omens should not be attached of great importance, otherwise you will be setting yourself up for failure in the new year.
We have tried to collect the most interesting and reliable Christmas fortune telling, which we hope will help you unlock the secrets of the future.
Christmas fortune telling by barking dogs
At midnight, take a knife, go outside, go to a snowdrift and start cutting the snow with a knife, saying: “Damn, damn, don’t be silent, damn, damn, tell me what kind of husband I’ll get, will I have to laugh or cry?”
After pronouncing the words of the spell, shut up and listen carefully to the barking of the dogs. If an angry, abrupt bark is heard, it means future husband He will be strict and gloomy.
If the dogs bark cheerfully and loudly, then the husband will be cheerful and kind.
It is very bad if you hear a dog howling during fortune telling. This suggests that the marriage will not last long and very quickly the young wife will become a widow.
Christmas fortune telling with wax (candles)
Take wax or paraffin candles white(holiday colored candles are not suitable for fortune telling), place in a metal bowl, melt over a fire and immediately pour into a container with cold water. The figure formed in this case will predict the future that awaits the fortuneteller.
Interpretation of figures
House - soon acquiring a new household; For a girl, this is primarily due to her marriage.
Shapeless ruins are a sign of misfortune in the near future.
A pit, small cave or grotto is the most undesirable figure, since it symbolizes the burial place and predicts serious illness or near death.
Trees - they can be interpreted in different ways: the branches of a tree pointing upward promise quick joy drooping - sadness, melancholy and boredom.
A ring or candle definitely predicts an imminent wedding.
A pancake that has settled to the bottom, on the contrary, promises a long girlhood.
Fortune telling with wax and milk
Pour milk into a saucer and place it on the threshold. Take the stubs of wax candles, put them in a metal bowl and melt them over the fire, saying: “Brownie, my master, come to the threshold to drink milk and eat wax.”
Having said last word spell, pour the wax into the milk and carefully examine the resulting figure.
Interpretation of figures
Cross - illness; if its outlines are unclear, then you should soon prepare for a series of minor troubles that will affect all aspects of life.
A blossoming flower means a wedding in a year.
Animal - an ill-wisher has appeared in your close circle.
A scattering of small stars means good luck in business.
Stripes with blurred edges - trip, business trip, relocation, travel.
A human figure means the imminent appearance of a new friend.
Fortune telling by shadow
Take a sheet of newspaper and crumple it well (but do not roll it into a tight ball!). Place the crumpled paper on a plate and set it on fire. When the paper is completely burned, place a candle next to the plate and look at the shadow that the burnt newspaper casts on the wall. The meaning of the resulting figures is similar to the interpretation of wax figures.
Hair fortune telling
At midnight, pour water into a bowl and add a pinch of ash, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix the water thoroughly, and when it “calms down,” throw two hairs into it: one from yours, and the other from a loved one. Leave the bowl until the morning.
If the next morning the hair is intertwined, then the wedding is just around the corner. If the hairs are at some distance from each other, it means that the hour of separation is near.
A drowned hair predicts a serious illness, and possibly the death of the one to whom it belongs.
Christmas fortune telling by ring
Take an ordinary glass with smooth walls (without drawing or polishing), pour water into it 3/4 of the volume and carefully lower it to the middle of the bottom wedding ring, pre-cleaned. Looking closely at the very center of the ring, you can see the betrothed. Just to see it, you have to look into the ring for quite a long time.
Fortune telling by log
Go into a woodshed, close the door so the room is dark, and choose a log at random. Bring it into the house and carefully examine it: how golden it turns out, so will the future husband.
Interpretation of fortune telling
The log is smooth, with smooth thin bark - the husband is handsome and young.
Thick, rough bark means the husband is ugly.
The bark on the log is peeled off in places or completely missing - the husband is poor.
A cracked log means the husband will be old, pockmarked, with a physical disability.
A big log is a strong, strong husband.
A knotty log means the family will be large: each knot is a future child.
If you don’t have a log at hand, then any tree in a park, square or forest can replace it.
To do this, you need to blindfold yourself, ask someone you know to “spin” you, like in a game of “cat and mouse,” and only after that go in search of the “oracle.”
All the characteristics that were given to the log will be valid for the tree.
Fortune telling by egg
Pour water into a glass and pour the protein into it raw egg. Place the glass in a heated oven so that the whites curl. After this, take out the glass and carefully look at the resulting figure.
Interpretation of figures
A church dome or ring means an imminent wedding.
Rectangle or square - serious illness, death.
Ship - moving after marriage to another city or country.
A pancake that has sunk to the bottom is a series of adversities and troubles, a long girlhood.
Fortune telling by shoe
Go outside the village, take off the shoe from your left foot and throw it forward with your toe over your shoulder. Wherever the toe turns, from there you have to wait for the matchmakers. If the toe points towards the owner of the shoe, then next year She shouldn't wait for the wedding.
Fortune telling by rooster
This fortune-telling is collective, so on Christmas or Epiphany Eve several girls should gather in one room and “be counted.” Large grains should be scattered on the floor and a black rooster should be brought into the room exactly at midnight. His behavior will be the answer to the fortuneteller’s question about the future.
If the rooster pecked all the grains, then next year the one who poured the grains will get married.
If some of the grains still remain on the floor, then the one whose number matches the number of grains pecked will get married.
If the rooster refuses the treat altogether, then not a single wedding will take place next year and for everyone present, the near future will be overshadowed by many minor troubles and failures.
Fortune telling "Well and bridge"
Pull out a few twigs from an ordinary household broom, build a bridge from them and put it under your pillow until the morning with the words: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, will take me across the bridge.”
After this, at night in a dream the girl will most likely see her future husband.
You can use matches instead of twigs. Build a well out of them and put it under the pillow in the same way with the words: “Betrothed, mummer, come and drink some water.”
Fortune telling by nut shell
Pour water into a basin. Attach strips of paper along the edges of the pelvis on which events are written, for example, a wedding, a trip, receiving money, new job etc. (if there is only one fortuneteller), or the names of all those present who want to know their future. In the second case, one event is planned, in particular a wedding, engagement, meeting a future spouse, etc.
Take half a shell walnut and secure the stub of a church or birthday candle in it. Light the candle and push the “boat” to the middle of the pelvis. From there, the shell should float to one of the notes on its own. But the dream will come true only if the paper, upon contact with the “ship,” lights up from the candle flame.
Christmas fortune telling from a book
In the old days, the Psalter, a liturgical book containing the biblical book of psalms, was used as a prophetic book. Now, in the absence of a Psalter in the house, you can take a volume of your favorite writer - Pushkin, Lermontov, Shakespeare or any other.
In order to find out the answer to a question of interest, you need to mentally formulate it, guess the line number below or above and open the book at random. The answer includes not only the hidden line, but the entire semantic passage in which this line is included.
If the answer found in the book cannot be interpreted logically, then the fortune telling should be repeated.
Fortune telling for the betrothed
This widespread and popular fortune telling to this day is probably known to everyone.
At midnight, leave the house and ask the first man you meet what his name is. This name will be the name of the betrothed.
Christmas fortune telling with a mirror
Fortune-telling with a mirror at Christmas time was considered the most accurate, but at the same time the most dangerous, during which the fortune-telling girl or woman often lost consciousness.
The fact is that the mirror, according to ancient beliefs, represents the border separating real world and the world of spirits. There are many signs and customs associated with this. So, for example, according to one of them, broken mirror certainly promises imminent disaster. Misfortune will also happen if you look in the mirror during a thunderstorm. By the way, most of the “thin” signs are associated precisely with the reflection in the mirror. A woman was categorically forbidden to look at him at those moments of her life when she could most easily violate the invisible boundary between the world of the living and world of the dead: during pregnancy, after the birth of a child and all postpartum period when she was considered "unclean".
Currently, the technology for producing mirrors has changed: instead of silver coating, lead is used, which has a very short “memory” and is therefore less aggressive. However, old people still do not recommend holding a newborn up to a mirror for fear that his fragile soul may split into two and the child will turn into an evil sorcerer or a bloodthirsty vampire.
However, a mirror can also serve powerful amulet. Reflected in him evil spirits immediately loses its magical power and forever loses the ability to cause harm to people.
It is best to tell fortunes with a mirror in a bathhouse, in an unclean place, and at midnight, when the boundary marked by the mirror is most permeable. The fortuneteller should be completely alone in the room, let her hair down and remove her belt, if any. You need to put two cutlery, a mirror and a candle on the table. Then the fortuneteller must sit in front of the mirror and say: “Betrothed, mummer, come to me for dinner.”
At the stroke of midnight, she will see a man looking over her shoulder. After the fortuneteller examines his face, she must quickly cast the amulet spell: “Cheer out of this place!” After these words, the image of the man will disappear, and the fortuneteller will be out of danger.
A variation of this fortune telling is a ritual with two mirrors, which are placed opposite each other so that they repeat their reflections. One of the mirrors should be placed on the table with two candles on the sides. At midnight, light the candles, undress, sit on a chair between the mirrors and carefully peer at your reflection. If the mirrors are placed correctly, then the reflections form a long gallery in which the image of the betrothed should appear.
"Broken Hearts"
This fortune telling is more like a game, so it is perfect for friendly Christmas and Yuletide parties.
To carry it out, you need to cut out heart-shaped figures from cardboard. Moreover, their number should be two times less than the number of guests invited to the party. Each of the hearts must be “broken,” that is, cut into halves in the most intricate way, clearly identifying male and female. Then mix the parts thoroughly and hand them to each guest at the entrance with the wish to find their half.
Christmas fortune telling for love
This fortune telling is for those who are lonely but passionate about finding true love. At midnight, go to the nearest church and walk around it 12 times. It is believed that this ritual destroys loneliness and promotes the emergence of new love.
Divination by flame
Only gypsies, leading a nomadic lifestyle and forced to spend many hours by the fire, could come up with such a method of fortune telling. It is at the same time very simple and very complex, since the person peering into the flame must have a good imagination and a partly philosophical mind, as well as a rich life experience to read what was destined by fate in the dancing tongues of the fire.
In the flames of the same fire, several people can see the future at the same time, because each will see in it his own prophecy, intended only for him.
It is best to use flame divination for yourself, since in this case it will be extremely accurate and less complicated.
If fortune telling is performed for someone else, then the person must be seated to your left and “tune in” to him. To do this, take it right hand with both hands and hold it there for a few seconds. After this, peer closely into the flame and try to see prophetic signs there, symbolizing events awaiting a person in the future.
It happens that no real images capable of lifting the veil over the mystery of existence arise. IN such a case Gypsies say that a person is waiting in life big changes, but it is still difficult to determine whether they are good or bad.
Christmas fortune telling with a knife
For this type of fortune telling, gypsies use a round wooden board with a diameter of about 30 centimeters to cut bread. If you don’t have a board of this size at hand, you can take a tray or cut a circle out of cardboard. Along the edges of the circle write answers to the most frequently asked questions:
"Yes",
"No",
"Be patient"
“Beware: there is an enemy next to you, hiding under the guise of a friend,”
"Good news"
"Love Letter"
"Luck in the undertaking"
"Unexpected Guest"
"Love",
"Today's tears will turn into joy tomorrow"
"Unexpected news"
« New love»,
"An Unexpected Meeting"
"Journey",
"Important letter."
Place an ordinary kitchen knife in the center of the circle and mentally formulate a question. Rotate the knife around its axis three times. One of the three messages that the knife point will point to will be the answer to asked question. The other two may be the cause or effect of the predicted event.
If, after rotation, the tip of the knife stops at an equal distance from the two messages, the fortune telling must be repeated.
Fortune telling with needles
Place 21 needles that have never been used to sew on a saucer or plate and slowly pour water into the dish. Under the influence of water, the jaglas will change their original position; Based on the current picture, one can predict the situation in which the fortuneteller is located. Thus, the number of crosses formed by needles indicates the number of ill-wishers or hostile forces acting against the fortuneteller in the current month.
There is also another version of fortune telling with needles.
Make a pendulum from a needle. To do this, thread a red silk thread about 75 centimeters long into it, fold it in half and tie a knot at the end.
Take a coin from the fortuneteller (previously they always took a silver one) and put it on the table. Sit at a table, place your elbow on it, take the pendulum needle with your fingers by the tip of the thread and point the tip of the needle at the center of the coin.
The fortuneteller asks a question, the answer to which is the words “yes” or “no,” and carefully looks at the pendulum. If the needle stands still without moving, there is no answer to the question yet; if it starts to move in longitudinal direction, the answer is affirmative, if transversely it is negative. If the pendulum makes circular motions, the question is clear and should be formulated more precisely.
Christmas time is the best time for fortune telling. According to popular beliefs, on the eve of the main Christian holidays(January 7 and 19) evil spirits are most active. Anyone who takes the risk of finding out their fate during this period will receive a reliable answer. Fortune telling is customary both on the day of the winter solstice (December 25) and on New Year's Eve(December 31). These days you can find out what will happen next year.
Young girls prefer to cast spells at Christmas time. The most common questions are related to the fulfillment of desires and the love sphere. Unfortunately, many traditional methods fortune telling cannot be carried out in urban conditions. After all, the apartments do not have a bathhouse, woodpile or chicken coop. But there are also accessible divination techniques that give truthful and very accurate answers.
Card fortune telling for your betrothed
Cards have always been considered a special magical tool. With their help you can look into the future and find out the character of your betrothed. For divination you will need an unplayed deck of 36 cards. From it you need to choose one card that will represent the fortuneteller. Young girls take the queen of diamonds, women 30-45 years old take the queen of hearts. The remaining “portraits” are removed.
Next comes the most crucial moment. The fortuneteller shuffles the deck well, mentally asking what her chosen one will be like. Then all the cards are laid out one by one in one line. The card following the portrait of the fortuneteller characterizes the future groom:
- Diamond suit (materialist, ambitious, makes decisions quickly):
- 10 – stingy
- 9 – wealthy
- 8 – direct and immediate
- 7 – fussy and impulsive
- Club suit (a respectable person with a rank, a civil servant, a military man):
- 10 – intellectual
- 9 – calm and balanced
- 8 – purposeful
- 7 – suspicious and distrustful
- Hearts suit (the soul of the company, open, pleasant in appearance and in communication):
- 10 – polite, has good manners
- 9 – sociable, loving
- 8 – proud
- 7 – non-conflict, has a sense of humor
- Spades suit (secretive, conservative, has a certain influence on people and status in society):
- 10 – arrogant, selfish
- 9 – vindictive
- 8 – sarcastic, but at the same time intellectual
- 7 – calculating
If the card representing the girl ends up at the very end, the fortune telling will have to be repeated. But it's better to do it the next day.
Divination by rings
This is fortune telling for a group of girls. Millet or rice is poured into a deep cup and several rings are hidden there. One should be simple (jewelry), the second should be silver, the third should be gold, the fourth should be with precious stone. Each girl takes turns scooping up a handful of cereal and looking at what she has in her hand:
- jewelry - a simple guy with no outstanding abilities;
- silver ring– a person with average income;
- gold ring - a guy from a rich family;
- ring with a precious stone - a noble and rich groom.
- If you only have cereal in your hand, fortune telling predicts a single life.
Fortune telling for the betrothed
Many girls want to know the name of their future groom. There are several simple ways to get an answer to this question:
- On a large sheet of paper, write all the letters of the alphabet in a circle, except for “ь” and “ъ”. A knife is placed in the center of the circle, which must be twisted while asking your question. The blade of the knife will point to the letter with which the betrothed's name begins.
- On the night of January 6-7, folded pieces of paper are placed under the pillow. Each of them should have a man's name written on it, leaving one blank. On the morning of January 7, immediately after waking up, they take out only one piece of paper (without looking). The name written on it corresponds to the groom's name. A blank piece of paper means his name was not on the list.
- Pour water into a large bowl or basin and place the container on a flat surface. Papers with men's names are attached to the edges of the dishes. Then light a candle-tablet and place it in the center of the pelvis. The candle should itself float to one of the pieces of paper (ideally set it on fire), which is associated with the name of the future chosen one. If the candle for a long time remains in one place, this means that there are no changes in personal life There will be no fortune tellers in the next few years.
Fortune telling at the crossroads
A method for those who really want to see the face of their betrothed, but are afraid to tell fortunes on mirrors. At midnight you need to go out to a deserted intersection, draw a circle around yourself and light a small candle. Say three times: “Betrothed-mummer, come and take me to the house.” Then they put out the candle and go home, without looking back or talking to anyone along the way. Having crossed the threshold of the house, they look at themselves in the mirror and immediately go to bed. The image of the groom should appear in a dream.
Fortune telling by water
Another method that will help you see your betrothed. The fortuneteller remains alone in the room and turns off the light. If it is very dark, you can light one candle. A large bowl with ice water. The container should be plain without patterns or decorations. The girl walks around her three times clockwise, washes herself three times with water and says: “My costumed one, my betrothed one, come to the cold bride.” Then the fortuneteller begins to peer intently into the water, trying to make out the image of the chosen one. If the image does not appear, the girl immediately goes to bed. Most likely, the groom will appear in a dream.
Fortune telling on the stairs
At night, the girl goes out to the entrance of her house and goes down the steps of one flight, starting from the first, saying: “Widower - well done - Sagittarius - daredevil - poor - rich - old - married.” Whichever word appears on the last step, that will be the chosen one.
Most popular among young girls, of course, Christmas fortune telling for the betrothed. Although, you can guess about money, luck and other important things in the life of every person. The most interesting thing is that Christmas fortune-telling does not require any additional preparation. Of course, you need to know how to guess, and then everything should go like clockwork. How to conduct Christmas fortune-telling for your betrothed?
In this article, we have collected those Christmas fortune-telling about the betrothed for girls and for the future, which, in our opinion, have stood the test of time and proven their worth. To make sure of this, you need to select several fortune-telling and begin performing rituals. Christmas time is long and perhaps you will have time to try each of the following.
Listen to the sounds
On the night before Christmas or any night during the Christmas season, you need to wash your hair and comb it well, wash yourself with cold water and stand by the window. During the ritual, silence must be maintained. Now you should listen to the sounds that come first from the street. If this is a conversation between cheerful, tipsy people, then the new year will be fun too. If the conversation is dark and sad, then that's what the year will be like. If a car passes on the road, you should expect a lot of travel. If within a certain amount There will be silence for a while, then the new year will not bring any special changes in life.
Wax figures
To carry out this fortune telling, you need to prepare not only everything necessary materials, but also to train your imagination. Take a saucer of water and a candle. The candle must be made of wax. You need to light it and let it burn a little. Now pour the wax into the water in the saucer and decipher what kind of figure you get. If it is a wreath, it speaks of an imminent marriage. The coffin indicates death, the snake indicates illness. The swan symbolizes good event, the mill indicates that there will be a lot of gossip about the person. The crown is a sign of success, and the silhouette of a horseshoe may also appear, this, of course, is exceptional luck.
Choosing your destiny
This fortune telling requires girls to have such items as a glass, scissors and a coin, paper bill, onion, ring, cereal (or a piece of bread). You need to lay out the things on the table, and blindfold the girl and spin her around. Now bring the girl to the table, where she must pull out one of the objects. If it's a glass, then you should wait drinking husband. Scissors indicate frequent purchases, a coin indicates poor life, but paper money symbolizes a rich life. The onion speaks of tears, and the ring, of course, speaks of imminent marriage. Bread or cereal is a symbol of a prosperous, well-fed life.
Fortune telling by shadow
To carry out this fortune-telling, you will also need to show a little imagination, but you can perform the ritual together with your girlfriends. Take a blank sheet of paper and three candles. You need to crumple the paper in your hands and mentally think about your future. Place the leaf on a plate and light it with one of the candles. Now bring it to the wall and in the shadow of other candles, make a shadow appear on the wall. Using this shadow, you, as well as your girlfriends, are able to predict the future. What will it be connected with, will it only be with your betrothed or will other events await you in the coming year? By the way, it should definitely be on the Christmas table.
With map
For this Christmas fortune-telling for your betrothed on cards, you will only need the King of Diamonds. Before going to bed, you need to put this card under your pillow and ask the king to show you the image of your betrothed. At night you will definitely have a dream, but it is not at all necessary that you will definitely see your betrothed in it. One thing is clear - everything that you dream about this night is shown by the king of diamonds. This means that this is not a dream, but a future that will definitely come true. Such Christmas fortune-telling for your betrothed before bed can be done at least every night during the Christmastide period. Christmastide lasts from January 8 to January 18. As for Christmas night itself, there is no point in guessing on it.
Through the Looking Glass
You can try to see the image of your betrothed in the mirror. Fortune telling is difficult both in terms of the ritual itself and because you will have to guess alone. You will need to take twelve candles and three mirrors. Mirrors must be selected so that each one is at least a little larger than the previous one. Small mirror set opposite the middle one, and the large one behind the small one. Place six candles on each side of the mirrors. Now you need to sit down and peer into the tunnel that the mirrors form.
Over time, the image of your betrothed may appear in the tunnel. But you can’t peer at it for a long time; you must immediately say “Forget me!” If you don’t say this phrase in time, your betrothed may get lost in the mirrors forever, and you will never meet.
Patterns
You need to take a mirror and pour water on it. Exactly at midnight on one of the nights when you can tell fortunes, the mirror must be taken out into the cold. When it freezes, patterns will appear on it. Now you can bring the mirror into the house and begin to unravel the secrets of your future. If the circles are clearly visible, then the person will live in abundance. If spruce branches appear, this indicates large quantities work, squares promise difficulties in life, triangle - good sign, which indicates good luck on all fronts.
The attitude of the church towards fortune telling
So, from this material it should become clear not only how to carry out various rituals in order to see your betrothed at least for a few seconds before life’s deadline, but also when exactly to carry them out. In particular, throughout the year it is best for fortune-telling, as they believed in Rus' and it is still believed that the Christmastide period is suitable.
But Christmas time is short name an important church period of the year, which comes from the Holy Days (holidays). It turns out that it is as if the church has determined the days that are ideal for fortune telling. In reality, this is, of course, not the case. Because, to various kinds The church, of course, has a negative attitude towards fortune telling and other rituals related, either directly or indirectly, to otherworldly powers. But how did it happen then that best time For fortune telling in Rus', the period from Christmas Eve from January 6 to Epiphany Christmas Eve January 18? It's all about historical heritage, which we have inherited since pagan times.
We must not forget that people in Rus' actively lived and observed various traditions and rituals even before Christianity was adopted in our native lands. That is, at the baptism of Rus' there were their own customs and traditions, peculiarities and rituals. Then, when the transition to Christianity occurred, it was difficult to make people forget the traditions of their ancestors overnight. And it so happened that life put everything in its place: church calendar in many ways it turned out to be similar to the pagan calendar; moreover, some pagan traditions and rituals gradually migrated to Orthodox tradition. A striking example Here is, for example, Maslenitsa. But the Christmastide period is no exception here either.
Important! A believer must remember that the church does not support fortune telling even on Christmastide and considers it a sin. If you really can’t stop your curiosity and want to take at least one look at your betrothed, then after the ritual you must definitely go to confession and repent of this sin.
Believe it or not?
In conclusion, I would like to say a few words about whether it is worth sacredly believing in what fate predicted for the future during the Christmastide period. Yes, many sources will write that these fortune-telling are true. But we should not forget that even the most powerful psychics say that there is no one linear fate and every day a person, through his actions, influences what will happen to him in the future. If you want to influence your life from a positive point of view, then cultivate positive thinking and faith in everything good, and try to leave the negative out of your life. The same applies to various predictions.
Certainly, negative predictions always touch a nerve and many impressionable people then cannot sleep if
In fortune-telling, their candle sank. That’s it, the girl thinks, I’ll definitely never get married again. But, if this actually happens, then it is not because of fortune telling, but precisely because such things are constantly running around in your head. negative thoughts, which ultimately program the reality that surrounds you. Therefore, take away from the Christmas fortune-telling everything good and kind that the spirits predicted for you, and leave all the bad in the night of fortune-telling and never remember it again.
By the way, it is also important to remind you that spirits have a sense of humor and mood, so they cannot always
tell the truth. Particular emphasis should also be placed on this when conducting any fortune-telling during Christmas time, including for the betrothed.
Everything is just part of the entertainment that our ancestors spent during the joyful Christmas season. Of course, in every fortune-telling there is a grain of truth, but there is also a grain of fiction. If fate threatens you with unpleasant events, do not be upset. That's what a person is given a head for, to fix everything. If you have been warned, then it’s better to do it twice, because now you know exactly which direction you can start working on now.
Despite the church ban on magical rituals, Christmas fortune-telling for a betrothed arouses interest among most young girls. Sometimes curiosity and the desire to look into the future at least with one eye turn out to be stronger than religious prejudices. In addition to studying popular types and features, knowledge about the origins of magical fortune-telling will be no less useful.
The history of Christmas fortune telling
Christmas time evokes associations with fun, caroling, sleigh rides, and, of course, with magical fortune-telling.
It is not without reason that the imagination paints a vivid picture, because the description of festive evenings is well known from the stories of great writers. The prototype of the literary heroes Gogol, Pushkin, Tolstoy was the Russian people, who know a lot about cheerful winter holidays.
Ancestors began celebrating Christmastide in ancient times. Exact date The appearance of the holiday, like fortune-telling, is difficult to name. However, it is known that the custom took root during the reign of Vladimir the Great.
In the pre-Christian era, people believed in the pagan deity Svyatovit. The ceremonial winter festivities are probably named after him.
Unfortunately, little is known about this character. Modern historians believe that Svyatovit is one of the variations of the name of the ancient Slavic supreme god Perun. On holidays, it was customary to throw some tasty dishes into the oven to appease the celestial being. In the hope of a good harvest, farmers presented gifts to their patron. It was believed that these days you can ask higher powers fulfillment of one wish. There were no problems with this, because they always helped to make sure of what we wanted.
With the arrival Christian religion, people increasingly began to practice Christmas fortune-telling for the future. In order not to anger the Almighty, on Epiphany the villagers plunged into an ice hole in the shape of a cross, thereby washing away their sins.
Over time, pagan traditions began to be forgotten or supplemented by new changes, mixing with other religious ideas:
- To celebrate Kolyada, children dressed up in animal costumes or fairy-tale heroes, then walked around the village and read carols. Years later, the birthday of the Sun was replaced by Christmas, but the custom of the carol continues to be practiced today.
- People began to cook kutya and go to dinners. In the courtyards at Christmas, a bonfire was lit, symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. With the appearance of the first star on the holy evening, you need to make a cherished wish, and then it will definitely come true.
- From the first day of the celebrations until January 14, housewives did not sweep dirty linen from the hut in order to collect it in a heap and burn it on a fire near the house. The tradition symbolized parting with old adversities and the transition to a new, pure life. Gradually the ritual began to be forgotten.
- In ancient times, women of the older generation passed on the methods of divination for Christmastide to young women. Thanks to this, fortune telling has not sunk into oblivion and is still popular to this day.
There are two magical weeks in the middle of winter. They begin on January 6th on Christmas Eve; it should be noted that the ancestors chose this date for a reason. The people sincerely believed: on this night, evil and good forces invisible to the human eye descend to earth.
During the Christmastide period, evil spirits weaken, from this divination, unlike ordinary days, becomes not such a terrible sin. Predictions are considered especially accurate on the “prophetic” Vasilyevsky evenings on January 13 and.
Last night Christmas fortune telling is coming , the day before the baptism of the Lord.
Some rules must be followed:
- The most favorable time for fortune telling - midnight. It is believed that demonism awakens at this hour. Dark forces They will show an image of the betrothed or tell you what to expect in the future. No less popular and evening ways fortune telling, they can begin at sunset.
- There must be absolute silence in the room, electric light and the presence of people is unacceptable. The process should be illuminated with candles.
- Remove all jewelry, including your belt, and let your hair down. During the session, do not cross your arms or legs; the cross position makes it difficult to transmit information.
- During the ritual, the icons should be taken out of the room. Saints should not defend the celebrant of the sacrament.
- After completing the ritual at night, it is not recommended to talk to anyone until the morning, otherwise your future spouse will not dream about it.
Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, pour water into a cup. Tear off several twigs from the broom, build a bridge over the water, saying:
Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, let him take me across the bridge
Place the container under the bed at the head of the bed and go to bed. In a dream, the image of your future husband in a wedding dress will appear. The young man in your dream should take you across the bridge; this will promise a future marriage.
You will need a sheet of paper, a frying pan and a lit candle.
Crumple the paper, mentally asking what awaits you in the near future. Then light the paper in the pan.
Bring the burnt paper to the wall illuminated by the fire and look at the picture depicted on it. Twist the decayed piece of paper; the image may change, showing different episodes from the future.
You can interpret the figures you see in one of two ways:
The first is without searching for hidden meaning. For example, a house you see speaks of an upcoming home purchase or a lot of time spent at home.
The second is a metaphorical decoding. For example, outlines that resemble a building can be interpreted in different ways. You need to spend more time with your loved ones or it’s time to leave parents' house and find your own
This evening talk about upcoming events at next year decoration will help. At midnight, take a gold or silver chain in your right hand. After crumpling it up a little, throw it on the table and see what shape is formed:
- Circle - in the coming year There will be many challenges, you will have to make an effort to overcome them.
- Oval means almost the same as circle, but in a softer form.
- A straight line indicates a readiness to boldly embark on new endeavors; luck is on your side.
- A triangle or rectangle signifies success.
- The resemblance of a bow promises an imminent meeting of the betrothed or a wedding with an existing soulmate.
- A letter appears - a new suitor will appear, whose name will begin with the letter laid out.
- A figure resembling a snake warns of a vile person in your social circle, be careful.
- The chain has become entangled, creating a knot - the coming year will be difficult in all areas.
One of the most famous native Russian methods of casting a fortune on one’s betrothed. At night, go outside and turn the corner of the house. After walking a short distance, stop, take off your boot from your left foot and throw it over your shoulder. In which direction the sock will lie from there to wait for the matchmakers. A sock pointing at you means there will be no wedding this year.
Prepare a wax candle, a tablespoon and a bowl of water. Break the candle into small pieces or grate it until the spoon is completely filled. Then hold the kitchen appliance near the candle that illuminates the room and melt the wax over the flame. Pour into the melted mass with a quick movement of your hand into the water.
All that remains is to observe and interpret the meanings of the figures that appear:
- A lot of small drops - for money;
- The wax lay down in strips - there will be a lot of travel in the coming year;
- A fan has formed - problems in the workplace, conflicts with colleagues are possible. The clearer the drawing, the more serious the problems;
- Grape - auspicious sign, promising success;
- The outline of a mushroom means good health;
- A figure similar to a dragon - one cherished wish will certainly come true;
- The bell is for news. Smooth outlines - the news will be good, curved ones - bad. Several bells - you will be worried about something;
- One star or several - good luck will accompany you in your studies and career;
- Tree leaf - beware, there are intrigues behind your back;
- Monkey - to betrayal and hypocritical friends;
- The pants warn that an important choice will soon have to be made;
- The flower promises positive changes in matters of the heart, meeting a betrothed or a happy marriage;
Since ancient times, girls have believed that on Christmastide they can learn more about their future husband - his name and character traits, and even see their future beloved in a dream or in the mirror. We have collected the most popular fortune telling for your betrothed.
You can tell fortunes all Christmastide, from January 6 to January 19, but the best moments for fortune telling are considered to be Vasiliev’s evening (January 13) and Epiphany (January 19) - according to folk beliefs, these are days when evil spirits are especially powerful, and they are suitable for trying to look into the future.
A girl should be serious during fortune telling. You should let your hair down, take out the hairpins, untie all the knots on your clothes, and then remove all jewelry - chains, bracelets, rings, and so on.
Fortune telling with mirrors
The girl will need two table mirrors, preferably the same shape and size, and two candles. Mirrors must be placed one opposite the other to create a corridor, and two candles must be lit on both sides. After the phrases: “Betrothed, betrothed, come to me, show yourself in the mirror” or “Betrothed, betrothed! Come and have dinner with me!” - you need to look closely into the corridor. When your betrothed appears, you need to quickly cover the mirror with a rag or scarf. Or say: “Fuck me!” so that the vision disappears.
Fortune telling at the crossroads with a mirror
The girl goes to the crossroads with a mirror and looks into it, asking: “Mummer, show yourself to me in the mirror.” After a while the groom comes in the mirror.
Fortune telling with felt boots
The girls take turns throwing their felt boots (boots, shoes, slippers) 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 on logs
The girl approaches the woodpile with her back and selects a log by touch. If it is even, smooth, without knots, then the spouse will have 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 ring
The fortuneteller takes a transparent glass with a flat bottom, fills it three-quarters with water and puts the wedding ring into it. If you peer into its middle for a long time, you can see the face of your betrothed.
Fortune telling with a spoon of water
The girl places a glass on the windowsill, on which she places a spoon filled with water. If the water remains in place overnight, then the groom will be a good host, and if the water spills, he will not mind drinking.
Fortune telling with inducing a dream about a betrothed
In the evening you need to eat something very salty or a thimble of salt and already in bed say: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will give me a drink.”
Another option is to put a comb, a belt and soap under the pillow and ask: “Mummer, wash me, comb my hair, girdle me.” The third is to put a twig or stick on a mug of water and place it under the bed, saying: “Mummer, come take me across the bridge.”
To tell fortunes on the night from Monday to Tuesday, you need to put it under your pillow spruce branch and say: “I go to bed on Monday, put a spruce tree at my head, dream about someone who thinks about me.”
When going to bed on the night from Thursday to Friday, you need to say: “From Thursday to Friday I go to bed on the mat. Matitsa, turn over, whoever loves you will dream of him.” (Matitsa is the ancient name for a beam in wooden houses.) On Friday before going to bed, you need to comb your hair and put the comb under the pillow with the words: “Friday, Friday, whoever loves, will dream.”
Her close people can also tell fortunes about a girl’s betrothed: mother, relatives or friend. The girl who is being told fortunes should not be present; she is taken to spend the night in another house or at least in another room. At midnight, the fortuneteller puts a lock on some of the girl’s things and closes it with a key. He puts the key under his head with the words: “The betrothed-mummer come to unlock the bride-to-be and rescue her from captivity.” Whoever comes at night to get the key will be the groom.
Fortune telling by shadow
A girl lights a candle in a dark room and, by its light, looks at her own shadow: if it has clear outlines, it means that the fortuneteller will soon get married, and her family life will be happy.
Fortune telling by the window
You need to wait until everyone in the house is asleep, sit by the window, turn off the light and whisper: “Mummer, drive past the window.” If a noisy crowd passes by the window or someone shouts or whistles loudly, it means the groom will be rich, but silence means the groom is poor.
Fortune telling by fence
The girl walks along the fence and counts the stakes in it, saying: “Rich, poor, widower, single.” Whatever word you stop at, so will the groom.
Fortune telling by match
They light a match and stick it into some crack and watch where it will fall when it burns - the groom will be on that side.
Fortune telling about the groom's identity
Having placed a ring, a hook made of straw and a piece of bread on the floor, they cover these three items with a scarf, from under which they then take out who gets which item. The ring means that the groom will be a dandy, the bread will be a rich man, and the hook will be a poor man.
Fortune telling by name
You need to write one at a time on pieces of paper. male name and put it, for example, in a hat. The name that the girl pulls out will be the name of her future husband.
Fortune telling by towel
At night, they hang a white towel outside the window with the words: “Betrothed, come and dry yourself.” If the towel is dry in the morning, then you shouldn’t count on getting married; if the towel is wet, then there will be a wedding.
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 the mirror symbolizes the beauty and tenderness of the future groom, who chose grain (money) - the wealth of the betrothed, water - a tendency to drunkenness, and if the rooster approaches the hen, it means the groom will be a “womanizer”.
