IN Christmas eve pious believers do not eat food, and by ten o'clock in the evening they go to the temple, where they celebrate the feast of Christmas. Only when the first star appears - the symbol of the star of Bethlehem - is it allowed to taste sochivo (a lean dish, which is a wheat or rice broth with honey and fruit). Hence the name of this day - Christmas Eve. The very holiday of Christmas symbolizes the triumph of man's reconciliation with God.

The day of the strictest fast is the eve of the feast of the Nativity of Christ, called the Eve of Christmas or Christmas Eve. However, despite the fasts and superstitions, Christmas night has long been considered one of the most successful for fortune-telling.

Magic and the mystery inextricably linked with it have always aroused great interest in people. This science appeared many thousands of years ago and has improved over time, replenishing its baggage with new methods. Magic is traditionally categorized into black, gray, and white.

Black magic includes witchcraft, sacrifice, love spells and the like.

Gray magic is the magic of harmony. Evil and good beginnings merge in it, thereby maintaining balance. The gray magician can do both good and evil.

White magic is the highest level in the magic hierarchy. It is a symbol of wisdom and purity. The energy of good and light emanates from white magicians. It is among the white magicians that you can find real healers endowed with a natural gift to help people.

Why are people so attracted to fortune telling? After all, if you think about it, the answer to any question can be obtained by reasoning - to predict the course of future events based on the previous ones. The fact is that in addition to the causal relationship, there is another, closer and deeper relationship. It can be called differently: similarity, analogy, affinity. This type of connection was indicated by Hermes Trismegistus (magician and scientist who lived in Egypt five thousand years ago) expressing it in the law “That which is below is similar to that which is above. What is above is similar to what is below. "

Fortune-telling is rightfully considered one of the most important branches of the hermetic sciences. It is a sure way to change the unfavorable course of the upcoming events. Some people mistakenly believe that fortune telling is divination. This is not so, because the answer to the questions is inscribed in the subconscious, and the fortune-telling symbols bring it to the conscious level. By guessing, a person receives information about the most likely events, therefore, knowing what to expect, can change the course of these events. Sometimes it is difficult to immediately understand the information presented and organize it into a single whole. But the road will be mastered by the one walking and, over time, the fortuneteller masters all the subtleties of interpreting fortune-telling. Using the information received correctly, you can avoid many mistakes and troubles, prevent possible difficulties, find the most correct ways out of these situations.

FOLK CHRISTMAS FUNDS. Divination by Baptism

Divination on mirrors

Since ancient times, girls have used this method as fortune telling on their betrothed. People usually guess at midnight on two mirrors, one of them should be large, the other smaller. They should be installed so that an endless corridor is formed and that a beam of light or a candle is reflected in the large mirror, and the first mirror in the small one. Next, you need to say "Show yourself, my betrothed." As soon as you see the figure in the mirror, immediately say "Chur, me!" - and turn the mirror over.

Divination on coals

Concentrate and toss a handful of salt over the coals. A sign will appear there. If he is bright< то это добрый знак, темный — предупреждение об опасности. Красивый дом или замок — добрый знак, предсказывает финансовое благополучие и успех в делах. Деревья символизируют крепкую семью, рождение ребенка. Дикие звери — новости издалека. Лошадь или какой-либо транспорт — путешествие. Колокол — известие о свадьбе. Колыбель — известие о рождении. Рука, протянутая к гадающему — просьба о помощи. Сердце — большая любовь. Колесо — перемены. Домашние животные — друзья, новые знакомства. Кинжал или ружье — ссора.

Divination on bow, bread and wedding ring

At least two people must participate in this fortune-telling. For divination, three glasses are used: put onions in one glass, bread in another, and a wedding ring in the third. Put the glasses on a tray and cover with a towel, so that the one to whom they are guessing does not see what glass is in. Then the one who is being guessed asks: "What awaits me this year?" - and selects one of the glasses. If there is an onion in the selected glass, it means that this year the questioner will cry a lot; bread - success and financial well-being await him; wedding ring - marriage or marriage.

Divination with a thread and a wedding ring

This method of fortune telling is used by unmarried girls. For fortune telling, you will need a thread, a faceted glass and a wedding ring. To start fortune-telling, you need to hang the wedding ring on a thread and hold it so that it is in the glass, but does not touch it. Next, you need to ask the question: “How old will I be getting married? ". After these words, the ring on the thread begins to swing and beat against the walls of the glass. Count how many times it will hit. It is at this age that you get married.

➠ Before guessing on a wish, put a white rose on the table and put a bowl of clean water.

Fortune telling by the book

This is a very simple divination method. Any book (except scientific) is suitable for him, it is best to take poetry. You should ask a question of interest and open any page at random, without looking, putting your right index finger on any of the lines of text. The content of the selected line will be the answer to the question.

Divination by the ring

For this fortune-telling, you will need a glass filled with any liquid and a ring previously rubbed with wax. Dip it into a glass and ask any question of interest. If the ring sinks, then the answer is yes, if it does not sink, then negative.

Fortune telling on the future husband

Put four kings of cards under your pillow, they say: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will dream in a dream." If the king of spades dreams, the husband will be an old man and jealous, the king of worms symbolizes the young and rich, crosses - a military man or businessman, and a tambourine - a beloved.

Divination for marriage

On Christmas night, go to the intersection and, after thinking about your future groom, draw a circle. Then, while standing in it, listen carefully to what is happening around. If you hear laughter and singing, it means that you will soon get married, if you hear crying, abuse, lamentations, it means that the year will be unsuccessful and marriage is not expected.

Fortune telling on the sex of the unborn child

For this fortune-telling, you will need a ring or a needle. Then, hanging on a thread or thread, slowly lower the object near the hand of the person you are guessing at. If an object (ring or needle) begins to make circular movements, a girl will be born (less often - a boy), if pendulum-like - a boy (less often - a girl), if the object does not move, there will be no children.

You can put a comb under the pillow, saying: "Bridegroom, costumed, comb my head." The betrothed should appear in a dream and comb your hair.

➠ First, the ring must be immersed in a glass of water, and a woolen cloth must be pierced with a needle.

Fortune telling on small objects

In the evening, young men and women gather, take a tray, pour on it some - a ring, some - a cufflink, some - an earring, some - a button, a coin, and other small things. They cover the tray with a towel, sing a well-known melody over it, shake the tray under the towel several times, throw off the towel, and, without looking, each one drags with his left hand some of the things lying on it.

The one who gets, for example, a coin - will get rich, who will get a handkerchief - will grieve in the new year, who will get the key - will acquire a new home, and the one who gets the ring must roll it across the floor, while observing in which direction it will roll: if to the door - this year a wedding awaits him.

➠ The girls cut the threads to the same length and set them on fire. Which girl's thread burns out first, that first one will be married. If the thread went out immediately and less than half burned out, the marriage will not take place soon.

Fortune telling on spoons

Put wooden spoons in a tub of water according to the number of relatives, remembering which one belongs to whom. Then shake up the water. Assess the result in the morning. If all the spoons are in a pile, then no one will leave the city within a year. If someone is lying separately, then this particular family member will change his place of residence this year.

Fortune telling on the egg

For this fortune-telling, you will need a fresh egg. Punch a small hole in it and carefully pour the contents into a glass of water. When the squirrel curls up, according to the shape it has taken, you need to guess your future.

Church means a wedding, a ring means an engagement, 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 sank to the bottom, be careful.

Divination by candle

If the desire concerns the achievement of any goal, take a red candle for this fortune-telling. Yellow symbolizes warmth, spirituality. You can guess with a yellow candle for any positive desire. An orange candle should be used for fortune-telling in case you need to arouse someone's sympathy for yourself. Green is the color of life, therefore, if the desire is for career growth or well-being, you should choose this color. The blue color symbolizes calmness, pacification. Choosing a blue candle, feel free to make a wish for protection from trouble. A purple candle can help treat ailments. The purple candle is used in divination to solve the problem of excess weight and other health issues.

Further actions during fortune-telling should be as follows:

- on a blank piece of paper, shortly and clearly (unambiguously) write your wish;

- put a sheet of paper on an empty table and put a new candlestick on it (you can use an old one, but if you want everything to go smoothly, you should buy a new one);

- put on the table a small saucer with any vegetable oil, it is desirable that it is on the right hand;

- take a candle in one hand, slightly dip your fingers in the other in vegetable oil;

- connect your imagination. Rubbing oil into a candle, you need to clearly imagine that the made wish pervades it. The fingers should move from the middle to the top, then to the base;

- dip your fingers again and repeat everything;

- insert the candle into the candlestick and dry your hand;

- light a candle and, concentrating your thoughts as much as possible on the made wish, look at the tongue of flame (not at the fire itself, but slightly over or on the sides);

- after a while, feeling tired, concentrate for the last time and imagine what the candle was lit for;

- after mentally pronouncing the words written on paper, take out the note and burn it;

- Blow out the candle, wrap it in clean paper and hide it until next time.

➠ Before starting the fortune-telling, one should say the following words: “A candle burning in the night, a magic flame! Send my energy to fulfill a secret desire. Light in the dark! Spirit of fire! Reveal your face to me! Turn the wheel of human destiny to happiness. Let the darkness perish - a vile enemy! One, two, three - so be it! "

Fortune telling with a key

For this fortune-telling, take any key, preferably an old one, put a beard between the sheets of a bound book, which you then tie tightly. The pinched key must be securely fixed between the pages of the fortune-telling book. Next, by the ring or shackle of the key, hang the book on a rope attached to the ceiling, guess which of the girls present will get married this year. Then, in turn, give the names of the girls present. If the book still hung motionless, then it will turn over under someone else's name, which will serve as a sign that the girl, under whose name the book made the movement, will get married this year.

Bean Divination

Fortune-telling requires 41 beans.

Next, arrange them on the table into nine piles in three lines. At first, make only piles of 41 beans without counting, by eye. Next, from the first, count 4 beans, which you put aside as follows: from the first pile, set aside 4, 3, 2 and 1 bob, the last will serve to form the first pile of the second row. Then take the second pile of the original three and do the same with it as with the first: add the rest to the second line to form a second pile in it. Thus, in the first row of fortune-telling, there should be three piles, each of which should contain no more than 4 beans. The second row of fortune-telling is built from those piles where the beans were counted in 4, all these beans should also be decomposed into arbitrary three piles for fortune-telling.

Next, you need to form a third row for fortune-telling, only it is not counted, but compiled by dividing the entire remainder of the first two lines into arbitrary last three heaps. In this case, you should repeat the words to yourself: "I wish, I hope it will come true!"

In the first row of fortune telling, the middle of the three piles is symbolically called the head, the third pile - the hand, the middle with the second - the heart. In the third, the third pile - with a foot on a hike. These are the main heaps, therefore, when making a guess, they choose the one that comes closer to the question. The head contains answers to questions about intelligence, ability, and character; the hand symbolizes property, wealth, poverty; heart - sadness, joy, feelings, love; leg in a hike - travel, road, letters, departure.

As soon as the question of fortune-telling comes to one of the four piles, see how many beans there are: if there is an even amount, then something unfavorable is coming, and if it is odd, on the contrary, favorable. You should also compare the number of beans with the first pile of the same line or row where the answer to the question is visible, since an odd number in a pile is a symbol of well-being, and an even number in the first pile of the same row means achievement of the goal.

➠Before starting fortune-telling on beans, you should hold them in your hands so that they are charged with the energy of the fortuneteller.

Divination with a torch

If a person wants to know how successful his affairs will be this year, then, picking up a birch torch for fortune-telling, he goes to a spring, river or to a well, wets this torch and, returning home, lights it from the fire. If the torch ignites quickly, then this is a sign of financial well-being, if it burns with a bang and not particularly evenly - minor financial difficulties.

Fortune telling on a headdress

They resort to this fortune-telling if they want to know what will happen this year. They take three things for fortune telling: any accessory of a headdress, a piece of bread and a piece of wood. Place all three divination items in an empty, clean pot. Then, having closed or blindfolded, they approach the pot and take the first thing that comes across. If a headdress is caught in the hand, this is a sign of marriage, part of the bread is the previous life in the parental home, and a piece of wood is travel, meetings.

Fortune telling on eggs

In Russian villages, they still use an old rite, which makes it possible to find out the sex of the child even before birth. A pregnant woman should take out an egg from under a brood, break it and see what sex the embryo is. It is believed that the sex of the unborn chick is the same as that of the unborn baby.

Fortune telling on eggs is a method of divination associated with the recognition of silhouettes.

Pour into a glass of warm water and dissolve the egg white in the water. If the squirrel sinks to the bottom of the glass, this portends trouble: fire, loss, deception, betrayal. It is believed that for unmarried girls, this sign portends loneliness.

But usually the protein remains in the center of the glass and, curled up, takes the form of various shapes, which are interpreted as follows:

- the church portends a quick wedding for the girl;

- a ship with sails symbolizes the imminent arrival of a husband for a married woman, a girl heralds marriage and departure to another country, a young man - a long journey.

Thus, all the resulting images should be interpreted by association.

➠ For fortune telling on eggs, it is advisable to use eggs of domestic hens, because those bought in the store are unlikely to be suitable for this purpose.

Divination is called Christmas fortune-telling performed during Christmas time. Christmastide is a wonderful two weeks of magical holidays, snow and hope, starting on Christmas Eve on January 6th and ending on Epiphany on January 19th.

Fortune-telling during this period is considered the most reliable and most often come true, because their traditions are rooted in the ancient times of pagan Rus. The fact that Christmas fortune-telling takes place on holy days also has a great influence on the results of fortune-telling, and according to legend, good spirits and angels help people.

Fortune-telling for Christmas is one of the most famous and interesting Russian traditions that has come down to us from time immemorial. According to popular belief, the most powerful forces helped on the night of Christmas Eve. It should be noted that it is better to guess according to the old calendar, tk. all traditions go back to those times. On Christmas Eve, all magical prohibitions are lifted, mysterious forces rush to the earth: some - in order to harm people, others - to help. As a rule, girls and women wondered. They seriously tuned in, mentally fencing themselves off from the mundane, and turned to supernatural forces, hoping that they would help them discover the secret of the future.

Christmas divination in Europe

But it is not only in Russia that people resort to the help of mysterious forces during the Christmas holidays.

For example, in good old England there is an old Christmas fortune telling, which is very similar to our fortune telling from a log. With the onset of darkness, the girl went to the woodpile, took an armful of firewood and piled it at the hearth. In the morning, the firewood was counted: if there was an even number of them, then this year the girl was to have a wedding. Well, if the number of firewood turned out to be odd, this meant that the wedding was postponed.

In the Czech Republic, girls read apples. After the end of the Christmas dinner, fresh apples were cut across. If the correct seed star turned out to be on the cut, then the coming year should have been happy. Divination by the reciprocity of feelings among the Czech people looked like this: you had to choose the most beautiful and mouth-watering apple and offer it to your beloved. The result depended on how much the object of passion is interested in the fruit: if he eats an apple, he will respond to feelings; if he eats an apple together with the core, then be young together, and if he refuses or does not finish eating, then love is not mutual and there is nothing to hope for.

In Bulgaria, the most popular and faithful fortune-telling for Christmas is considered to be answering questions with the help of your favorite book. This fortune-telling is extremely simple. You just need to focus on your desire, guess the page number, paragraph and line, open and read what the prediction kept there.

In Greece at Christmas, people most often try to predict the appearance of a child, since the birth of a baby there is considered a miracle and the grace of God. In order to get an answer, put a cheesecake in the middle of the table. The fortuneteller is tightly blindfolded so that he does not peep, and he is given a knife in his hands, with which he needs to cut the cheesecake. If the knife falls in the middle of the cake, then in the new year it will bring the conception or birth of a boy. If the knife touches the edge, a girl will be born, but this event will have to wait. Provided that the knife hits the tablecloth, there will be no children in the coming years.

Fortune telling for Christmas in Russia

But back to Russian traditions. During Christmas and Christmas fortune-telling, you can look for only the most positive aspects in all predictions. Bad omens should not be given much importance, otherwise you risk setting yourself up for failure in advance, and absolutely no one needs it.

Christmas wax divination

One of the most widespread methods of fortune telling in Russia is fortune telling with wax. To do this, on one of the Christmas nights, you need to collect cinders from paraffin or wax candles, melt them in some metal dish and melt it over the fire. You need to take white candles, festive colored candles are not suitable for fortune telling. After the wax has melted, pour it into a bowl of ice water as quickly as possible. Try to pour the wax out in one stroke, this will convert it into a figurine better. This frozen figure will reveal to you the secret of the future. Take a closer look at your figure and determine what it looks like more. Here are some interpretations:

• house - soon you will be able to acquire a new farm; for girls, this is predicted primarily by marriage;
• a shapeless figure means a bad future and misfortunes;
• a pit or a small cave is the most undesirable figure, since it symbolizes the burial place and predicts a serious illness or near death;
• the wax stratified into several strips - roads, travel and crossings;
• the wax has exfoliated into many small drops - to good money;
• mushroom - vitality, longevity;
• trees - branches of a tree directed upward promise quick joy, drooping ones predict sadness, longing and boredom;
• ring or candle - fast wedding;
• damn, sank to the bottom - a long girlhood;
• dragon - the fulfillment of hopes, the end of a project, a great job;
• asterisks - good luck at work, career advancement or academic success;
• bell - lead: bell curve - bad, many bells - alarming;
• flower - marriage or a new lover;
• the figure of a man is a new friend;
• an apple - wisdom and health, an irregularly shaped apple - a temptation that must be overcome;
• a cross is a sign of an immediate illness;
• egg - the appearance of something new in life.

Fortune telling by wax can be done with milk. Before pouring wax into cold milk, you should say: "Brownie, my master, come under the threshold to drink milk, eat wax." And see what kind of figure was formed.

Divination by the barking of dogs

Such fortune-telling is designed to tell the girl about her future spouse. To do this, she must take a knife and, going out into the street, go to the nearest snowdrift. Next, you need to start cutting the snow, while saying the following words: "Damn, don't be silent, damn tell me, what kind of husband I get, will I have to cry or laugh?" After the words are spoken, you need to listen carefully to the dog barking. If the barking of dogs, reaching your ears, will be sonorous and lively, then your husband will be kind and cheerful. If the barking is angry and abrupt, then the husband will be sullen and a man of strict rules. A hoarse bark predicts an elderly groom, and a loud and high-pitched one predicts a young one. Howl does not bode well - it predicts a short-lived marriage and even widowhood. If suddenly the dogs do not bark, do not despair: this only means that supernatural forces are in no hurry to reveal this secret to you. And do not be offended at them for this, they know better what a person should know about his future and what not.

Christmas divination on the bow

This fortune-telling will help those girls and boys who are impatient to find out the name of their future husband or wife. And maybe it will help to choose if the girl hesitates and cannot decide in any way whom to give her hand and heart. In order to reveal this secret, you need, shortly before the night that you have chosen for fortune-telling, to pick up some good bulbs and write the initials of the candidates for groom on them. For young men, respectively, likely brides. After that, the bulbs are placed in jars of water. On Christmas night, saying: "Oh, bow, onion, whisper, who will be the groom?" (for girls) or "Oh, bow, onion, whisper, who will be my bride?", the sprouts should be measured. On which bulb the feather will be longer, the name of your fate is written there.

Fortune-telling for the future husband for Christmas

Fortune-telling for the future husband is the most popular type of fortune-telling for girls for Christmas. On the night of the holiday, the girl goes outside and asks the name of the first man she met. According to popular beliefs, what is the name of this person, so will the future husband of the fortuneteller. By the appearance of the first person you meet, you can also determine the degree of beauty and wealth of the future spouse. According to the stories of those who were not afraid to try this type of fortune-telling, this is how everything happened in their future life.

You can find out what your narrowed person will be like in another way - by seeing him in a prophetic dream. In order to have a prophetic dream, you need to slowly and carefully comb your hair with a clean comb for the night and say: "Narrowed, dressed up, come to me dressed up." Then go to bed with a comb under your pillow. In a dream, the future groom will comb his bride's hair with a comb.

Another way to see the future spouse in a prophetic dream is as follows - you need to eat something salty at night and before going to bed say the following: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will give me a drink."

They also tell fortunes with the help of glasses of water. You need to take four glasses and pour clean water there. In the first, put a teaspoon of honey, in the second - half a spoonful of salt, in the third - a quarter of a teaspoon of citric acid, add a little wine to the fourth glass. Next, you need to thoroughly mix the contents of the glasses and cover them with napkins. The girl, to whom the fortune-telling takes place, comes up and without hesitation chooses one glass. If you get water with honey, then the husband's character will be good, and life will be sweet. Water with salt predicts tears and sadness. Water with acid is a sad, dull life, and water with wine will tell you what the husband will drink.

Christmas divination by burning threads is a fortune-telling for girlfriends who want to know which of them will marry faster. The girls cut the threads from one ball of the same length and set them on fire. Which of them will burn out the thread faster, she will be married first. If the thread went out immediately or less than half burned out, then this means that there is no need to wait for a quick marriage.

Fortune-telling on matches will help you find out how real it is to be together for a couple in love. For this, a matchbox is taken and inserted on different sides by a match. The matches are set on fire and allowed to burn. If the stubs are facing each other, then the conceived young man and girl will be together. If one is facing the other direction, then someone from the couple will have a broken heart in the future.

Another Christmas fortune-telling, which is called "fortune-telling on a log." It is suitable for those who spend their Christmas holidays in the country or in a country house, where there is a fireplace or stove. The girl leaves the room and in the darkness pulls out one piece of wood from a woodpile. Then he returns to the hearth and examines it carefully. The log will help to draw a conclusion about what the future husband will be like. A smooth, even log predicts a good, handsome groom. A log with rough bark - ugly, but hard-working. If a log is caught in a thick and good bark, then the narrowed one will be rich. A peeled log predicts a poor groom, but this does not mean that he will not be able to improve his affairs in the future. Tolstoy will say that the groom will be strong and strong. A log with knots predicts a large family, while a crooked log predicts a groom aged or with disabilities.

Christmas fortune telling by a cat is an easy way to find out about the character of the future spouse. The fortuneteller must call the cat and stroke him with her right hand. If the cat purrs, then the husband should be kind and affectionate. If he scratches, then the spouse will be cocky and pugnacious. If it meows, it will get the fortuneteller walking and talkative life partner. If the cat just runs away, then you can not dream of a wedding in the coming year.

Well, the well-known old fortune telling on the boot. The girl needs to go outside at Christmas midnight with a boot and throw it behind her back. Where the toe of the boot will look, from there it is worth waiting for the matchmakers. But if the sock turned towards its mistress, then she will not see a wedding this year.

Divination by children

You can read fortune-telling about children using a ring or using a needle and thread. For divination by the ring, you need to take a bowl, pour clean water into it, throw a gold ring into it and put it in the cold. In the morning, look: if the frozen surface is flat, then a childless life awaits the fortuneteller; if the surface is uneven, then consider it carefully - how many bumps, so many sons, and how many dimples, so many girls.

Fortune telling with a needle is more simple. Need to thread the needle. Holding the end of the thread with the fingers of your right hand, the tip of the needle should be directed to the middle of the palm at a short distance from its surface. If the needle begins to swing across the palm, then a girl will be born in the future, if along, then a boy will make your family happy with the birth of a boy. How many times the needle starts swinging in these two directions, so many children will be.

Divination by the shadow

This divination is performed as follows. You need to take a newspaper sheet and wrinkle it well. You do not need to roll with a tight ball, otherwise fortune-telling will not work and you will not be able to understand anything. Then the crumpled paper is placed on a plate and set on fire. When the paper is completely burned out, you need to put a lighted candle next to the plate and look at the shadow that the burnt paper casts on the wall. According to this fortune-telling, the meaning of the figures that have arisen is similar to the interpretation of wax figures.

Divination by hair

At Christmas midnight, pour clean water into a bowl, add a small pinch of ash, a pinch of sugar and salt to it. Next, the water is thoroughly mixed and allowed to completely calm down. Then two hairs are thrown into the water: one - your own, and the other - your beloved. They put the bowl aside and go to bed. And the next morning, they evaluate the result of fortune-telling: if the hair is intertwined, then you can be together and the wedding can be played in the coming year. If the hair has moved some distance from each other, then separation awaits you and it is not destiny to be together. The drowned hair predicts a serious illness to the one to whom it belongs.

Fortune telling on dice (on dice)

For fortune-telling, you need to take two dice. The fortuneteller rolls the dice. You need a double, then you can peep into the future. You can roll the dice only six times. If the double did not fall, then fate does not want the person to know what awaits him. Interpretations of the dropped takes:

• two units - failure in business and endeavors;
• two deuces - discord with loved ones and quarrels with friends and acquaintances;
• two triplets - travel, new impressions, new acquaintances;
• two fours - good luck in work and business;
• two fives - material well-being;
• two sixes - mutual love.

Fortune telling

You can guess on a wish on Christmas time in different ways. The main thing, making a wish, is how to concentrate and have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat exactly you want.

For fortune telling on grains, you need to take a handful of grains in your left hand, clench your hand into a fist and say your wish out loud. Then count the number of grains, and if it turns out to be even, then you are lucky and your wish will come true. With an odd number, your dreams will not come true in the coming year. Yes, you can take completely different grains. It is more convenient to use larger grains to make it easier to count.

You can use another method. Make your deepest desires, write each on a separate piece of paper, roll it up and put it under your pillow overnight. And in the morning, reach out your hand and draw out the first one that comes along. What will be in your hands will come true in the coming year.

There is also a Christmas fortune telling with a cat. Those who have a representative of the feline family in the house can make their most cherished wish and call their pet. If the cat crosses the threshold with the right front paw, then the desire will have to come true. If left, then it is not destined to come true.

Divination by the mirror

This ancient fortune-telling was considered the most correct at all times. However, it also carried a danger. Often, impressionable young ladies fainted. And the thing is that, according to ancient legends, a mirror is nothing more than the line between the real and the otherworldly. Many signs and customs are associated with this belief. Earlier, when mirrors were made with the help of silver, it was believed that in addition to the connection with the world of spirits, they have a long memory that could harm people. Therefore, almost all signs regarding the mirror refer to bad omens. Everyone knows that a broken mirror bodes misfortune and trouble. In the old days, women could not look in the mirror during pregnancy and immediately after childbirth, because it was believed that this could destroy the shaky line between the two worlds and harm the baby and mother. At the same time, the mirror also served as a strong amulet: it was believed that evil spirits, reflected in the mirror, instantly and forever lost their strength.

But back to the divination itself. They wondered with a mirror in an "unclean" place (for example, in a bathhouse, where they washed off all the dirt), at midnight on Christmas Eve, when the border between reality and the other world became thinner. The girl who made the fortune-telling was supposed to be in the room alone. She had to take off her belt, loose her hair, and put two cutlery and a candle on the table. Having prepared everything necessary, the girl sat down facing the mirror and said: "The betrothed, mummer, come to me for supper." Exactly at midnight in the mirror, she saw the face of a man leaning over her shoulder. At this moment, peering into the face of her future groom, she had to utter the words that drove away the image: "Out of this place!" From that moment on, the danger went away. It was believed that if this is not said, the betrothed can leave the mirror, and then misfortune will occur.

Another fortune-telling with a mirror. The girl stood in front of the mirror so that she could see the month in it, and stared into it. After a while, it began to seem to her that there were several months in the sky. Here she needed to quickly calculate their number. Fortune-telling said that such a number of relatives would be in the house of the future husband.

Another divination in mirrors is also associated with superstition. Mirrors were placed opposite each other in such a way as to form an endless corridor leading to the world of spirits and magical powers. The girl should have undressed, sat in front of the mirror and peered into the mirrored passage. The most courageous fortune-tellers also took off Orthodox crosses from their necks. An unclean spirit had to pass along the corridor, so that at midnight, after the words she uttered: "The betrothed, mummed, come to me to have supper", to reveal the face of her future husband to the fortuneteller. Seeing his image, the girl had to say the same amulet that is used in fortune-telling with a mirror and a candle, namely: “Keep away from this place!”. After that, the spirit disappeared, taking with it the image of a man. With this fortune-telling, friends could help the fortuneteller by making a circle around her from their belts, which served as a talisman and protection.

Divination for Christmas - an old tradition of the Russian people. However, to guess on Christmas time or not - the choice is yours. Many fortune-telling can promise troubles and misfortunes, childlessness, illness and even death. And some can plunge especially impressionable into a state of fear. In addition, it is worth considering how suggestible person you are, because It has long been known and proven that only what you believe in comes true. This applies to signs, beliefs, and fortune-telling. And do not forget the good old saying: "Everyone is the smith of his own happiness"!

On the day of the Nativity of Christ, all Christians remember the great miracle - the birth of Christ. They gather in churches and hold a festive service, and on the night of many girls guess and try to find out their future. There are many folk fortune telling at Christmas. We will discuss some of them in this article.

But first, let's find out what folk signs exist at Christmas.

Folk omens for Christmas, January 7

1. At Christmas in ancient times it was customary to visit. It is a good omen if two men enter the house first. This means that the whole year the family will live peacefully, without strife. If a woman was the first to enter the house, this is unfortunate and ill.
2. If there was a thaw at Christmas, it was a sign of an early and warm spring. If frosts hit, it was believed that the same cold would be on Epiphany (January 19).
3. If Christmas fell on a Friday, it meant that the winter would be long and the summer short. If this holiday fell on a Sunday, it was believed that the year would be successful.
4. Wedding on January 7 - happily married;
5. If the hostess spills or breaks something that day, it is a quarrel;
6. On Christmas day, it was impossible to take out the trash out of the hut - otherwise one would expect misfortune;
7. On January 7, it was impossible to work, swear, move to a new place of residence, slaughter livestock and keep bad thoughts in my head.

And at Christmas, it was customary to guess and make wishes. It was believed that everything predicted and envisioned would certainly come true.

Russian folk fortune telling for Christmas

It was customary for young unmarried girls to guess. They gathered in friendly companies and, at nightfall, arranged folk fortune-telling at Christmas at home. They wondered about the betrothed, the future, how soon they would get married, how many children there would be. Fortune-telling was popular, in which it was possible to get an answer to the asked question.

The night before Christmas is the most mysterious of the year: after midnight, a kind of portal opens through the looking glass. The deceased souls briefly return to the world of the living to be invisibly close to those whom they had to leave. Fortune-telling is communication with otherworldly dark forces. Only they can lift the veil of the future, predict fate. And so, we will find out what Christmas fortune-telling can be.

• Ancient fortune-telling for the future
• On wax
• Fortune telling "Shadow on the wall"
• "Telephone fortune telling"
• Fortune telling on TV
• Computer fortune telling
• On the internet
• "Vord's fortune-telling"

Ancient fortune-telling for the future

On wax

Method number 1

A new white candle is melted in a metal bowl. Liquid wax or paraffin is immediately poured into a small bowl of cold water. The prediction is a figurine that formed at the bottom of the dish.

If a piece of frozen paraffin looks like a house, a purchase of a new apartment or summer cottage is expected. For a girl or an unmarried woman - a quick arrangement of personal life, a wedding. It is prophesied by a candle or a ring. But a round cake or pancake, on the contrary, indicates that one should not wait for the betrothed in the coming year.

The cast in the form of a tree is interpreted differently. When its branches are directed upwards, the year promises joy, a happy life. If the branches are down, there are sad and dreary days ahead. A shapeless pile of wax is deciphered in approximately the same way, in which not a single familiar object is guessed.

A hole in frozen paraffin is an unpleasant result of candle divination. Perhaps another test is planned in life - a serious illness. However, you should not despair. Spirits, revealing the map of fate, expect active actions from the fortuneteller, and not despondency.

Method number 2

In the second version, the melted paraffin is poured into a deep plate with milk. She is placed on the threshold of the house. Before fortune-telling, you need to appease the brownie. Affectionately say: "Master of the Brownie, come to our doorstep, drink milk, eat wax!"

If, upon close examination of a frozen figure, a cross with blurred edges is found, minor troubles will poison life throughout the year. The enemy in the close environment will be predicted by the figure of an animal, a good friend - a man made of wax.

Stripes and dashes unambiguously promise a journey. It can be a business trip, a trip to visit, moving to a new place of residence or a cruise around the world. As someone is lucky. A scattering of small stars promises luck and good luck in business. And an open flower is a happy marriage. However, you will have to endure, the prediction will come true only in a year.

Fortune telling "Shadow on the wall"

Loosely crumple the old newspaper. They put it on a large plate and set it on fire from a burning candle. The overhead light in the room is turned off. When the paper burns down, the dish is brought up to the wall and they look at the shadow, which, by the light of a candle, casts newspaper ashes on the wall. The fortuneteller judges her future by her.

Gypsy fortune telling on a kitchen knife

For this Christmas fortune telling, a circle with a diameter of about 30 cm is needed. It can be wooden (cutting board), metal (tray) or cardboard. On its circumference, they write or lay out pieces of paper with possible answers:
- Yes, no, we must wait;
- good news, unexpected news, fateful letter;
- danger: enemy disguised as a friend;
- love, new love affair, a letter from a loved one;
- unexpected guest, unexpected meeting;
- good luck in business;
- journey;
- tears will turn into fun.

In the middle of the magic circle they put a knife with a sharp tip (not new) and in their mind they ask a question about their future. Then the knife is unrolled clockwise. They memorize the phrase to which its edge will point. This action is repeated 3 times. The second prediction is the answer to the question asked. The first is the previous event, the third is the result of what was conceived.

Modern fortune telling on Christmas night

"Telephone fortune telling"

They say that this fortune-telling, accessible to almost everyone, always comes true. Exactly at 12 o'clock in the morning from January 6 to 7, they make a wish or mentally formulate a question. The answer for him must be "yes" or "no". After that, they randomly dial any combination of numbers (unfamiliar phone number). If the phone says: “Yes. The answering machine is speaking. I'm listening to". The desire will come true, the issue will be resolved positively. If the other end of the line says, “Who is this? Where are you calling? " The answer is considered to be negative.

Fortune telling on TV

TV prediction is even easier to obtain. You need to stand in front of him with the remote control in hand. Mentally ask an exciting question and press the "enable" button. The first sentence heard or the action seen on the screen, the gesture is interpreted as a response.

Computer fortune telling

On the internet

At night, before Christmas, they turn on their computer and visit their favorite website. They close their eyes and move the mouse from left to right seven times, then click it. The page on the monitor is an electronic clue of fate.

"Vord's fortune-telling"

You need to prepare for it in advance. Events are written, expected or planned for the year. Turn away from the monitor, make three movements with the mouse from bottom to top. Turn around and see where the cursor left off. The ritual is repeated three times. The entries indicated by the cursor become defining in the year.

Fortune-telling opens the curtain for us in our destiny, but they never tell you how to cook a delicious

Fortune telling for Christmas: rules and the most common types.

Slavic fortune-telling was traditionally carried out on Christmastide. On the night of January 6-7, any prediction, even accidentally said, is considered the most accurate. Christmas spirits do not refuse to answer questions until January 19. But after Baptism, the evil spirits are hiding away, and it becomes problematic for a mere mortal who does not have magical powers to receive a prediction.

Where is divination done at Christmas?

• Since the evil spirits are looking for hidden deserted places for their refuge, fortune-telling is very often carried out:

1. in the baths
2. in attics
3. in abandoned houses

• In modern dwellings, corners, thresholds or doors are suitable for carrying out the ritual, that is, what is considered the zone of transition of matter from one space to another.
• The most fearless use the graveyard for this purpose.
• A mirror is considered an excellent guide for visiting the world of spirits.

Fortune telling for Christmas: rules

• In order not to interfere with otherworldly forces to read the fate and provide a clean energy flow of communication, before the ritual:

1. Take off the cross
2. Get rid of knots on belts, bracelets
3. Loose hair strands
4. Remove all church attributes
5. Put out the lights, light the candles

• When starting the ritual, do not cross your limbs - this also distorts the energy flow.

Divination for Christmas for the betrothed and love

Using a card deck

• Preparing a fresh card deck
• We take out jacks and kings
• We put them under the pillow before going to bed.
• We say: "I command my narrowed one to dream, to appear in the form of cards"
• We don't talk to anyone until sleep
• After waking up, we take out one card from under the pillow

1. The appearance of the king, suggests that the betrothed will be an older fortuneteller
2. The fallen jack promises a young or one-year-old groom
3. If a suit fell on the card:

• Chervova - the betrothed is in the immediate environment
• Peak - predicts a wealthy spouse
• Cross - meet the groom by chance
• Diamonds - you will find a loved one thanks to friends or relatives

Ritual "Bridge"

1. Prepare a box of matches
2. Purge them of sulfur
3. Alone, lay a match bridge under your pillow
4. As you go to sleep, say: "My intended one, come to me, lead him across the bridge built by me."

• The main thing in the morning after waking up to remember the main signs of a loved one
• It may be some specific sign: hair color, accent, shoulder straps, mole, scar
• In the future, exactly the state that the girl feels when she wakes up will help her feel her constricted

Using a ring

We prepare:

• Gold ring, preferably without stones
• A glass of water
• A candle

1. After sunset, choose a quiet room
2. Turn off the lights, all electrical appliances
3. Light a candle
4. We put a glass of water in front of her
5. We lower the ring into it
6. Trying not to think about anything
7. We gaze into the water calmly, without stress
8. After some time, the appearance of the constricted person will appear in the bowels of the water.

Using coins

You will need:

• Photo of a loved one
• 10 coins of any denomination
• 2 candles

1. In the center of the round table we put two candles at a distance of 20 cm from each other
2. Between them we place a photo facing the fortuneteller
3. Concentrate mentally the question: "My future with a loved one?"
4. With the right hand we throw coins on the photo

Eagles	Tails	Clue
1	9	The attitude should be changed, otherwise separation threatens
2	8	Bad events are expected that will entail misunderstanding with the chosen one
3	7	There can be nothing in common with this person. This is not your destiny
4	6	Soon a sign will be given that will make it possible to establish a harmonious relationship. Do not miss it, otherwise parting threatens
5	5	Relationships on the verge of breaking up: you should spend more time with each other
6	4	He doesn't love you
7	3	Wait for the birth of a new family member, in a relationship with this person
8	2	You can only solve the financial problem together. Do not leave your soul mate in a difficult situation, along with its loss, luck will leave you.
9	1	Loved one devotes a lot of time to financial problems. They will soon be decided, and you will come to the fore with your chosen one.
10	0	A person who does not deserve your indifference loves you very much. Change your attitude towards him and a happy, harmonious relationship is provided for many happy years.
0	10	Real sincere feelings await in the coming period, which are not afraid of obstacles

Divination for Christmas for the future

Interesting ways of divination for Christmas time

Along a metal chain

1. Exactly at 24:00 on the night of January 6-7, sit in the center of any room
2. Put out the light
3. Light a candle
4. Squeeze a metal chain
5. Mentally ask a question of interest about the future
6. When you feel warm, throw it in front of you

• The accepted form of decoration has the following interpretations:

The form	Clue
Smooth strip	Luck and promotion in all endeavors
Circle or oval	Unpleasant problems await, the solution of which will be delayed
Nodes	Bad sign. Complete financial collapse is possible. Health problems and personal relationships. The number of problems is proportional to the number of nodes formed
Cloud	Positive interpretation. Everything that is intended will come true
Triangle	Big love awaits, luck
Snake	Perhaps betrayal by the closest person
Bow	For singles - a wedding. The family will be replenished in the form of a newborn
A heart	Mutual love is somewhere near
Undefined form	Temporarily classified information. Spirits don't want to talk about the future. This is neither bad nor good. Neutral sign

Using paper

1. Take a newspaper sheet
2. Crumple it up in a chaotic manner
3. Lay on a flat dish
4. Go to a flat light wall on which there are no drawings
5. Put out the light
6. Set fire to paper
7. The shadow from the paper on the wall will tell exactly about all the events that await this year. It turns out a living moving picture, like a cartoon. It is important to be very attentive to this moment, not missing all the details of the "movie". Perhaps understanding of what he saw will come a little later.
8. When the fire is out, take a lit candle
9. Aim it at the remaining wad of paper so that its shadow remains on the wall - this will be the final result of the current year

• For example, in a live picture, we see passionate love (flowers, kisses, sex, wedding, etc.), and the result is a stroller with a baby

Best Simple Divination for Christmas

1. A coin
2. A little salt
3. Ring
4. Sugar
5. Handkerchief

• Place in cups, covered with a piece of cloth
• Mix the bowls
• Choosing any glass

We are looking for a clue for the character we come across using the table

You can relate to fortune-telling in different ways. But the fact that real miracles happen on the night before Christmas does not even refute the church. On this great night, the heavenly space opens up. If you go out into the street just before dawn and turn with a great desire to the starry space about the fulfillment of your cherished dream, the opened space will be a sign that the dream is destined to come true. Many people dream, someone believes, and someone laughs skeptically. But those who managed to see this miracle - the opening heavens - confirm with confidence that it happened. What I had only dreamed of came true after what I saw. But be very careful. The wish will definitely come true! But are you sure that this is exactly what you want?

Since ancient times, the Slavs have used Beregin's dolls to protect and fulfill their desires. It is also a very harmless and effective way to achieve your goal. You can familiarize yourself with these amulets in more detail in my articles published earlier: and

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