Fortune telling at Christmas time at home: methods

The most reliable time for fortune telling is during Christmas time, this is the period from January 7th to almost January 22nd. During this period, you can guess about love, wealth, family life. Christmas time is the period from the Nativity of Christ to Epiphany. During this period in Rus', girls gathered in groups used to tell fortunes. The guys did not stand aside either, who also wanted to find out whether his betrothed would love him or whether his parents would agree to matchmaking.

There is a huge number, everyone is guessing Slavic peoples. Let's present some of the most famous and not difficult fortune telling.

In the snow

If fresh snow has recently fallen, walk through it around midnight so that the tracks are visible. If in the morning it turns out that the tracks have not been trampled, this promises an easy marriage, but if on the contrary, it means that the husband will dominate in everything.

If you want to find out the age of your future chosen one, you need to go outside at midnight, just like Christmas, and throw a handful of snow. If the snowflakes fly away, the husband will be much older. Snowflakes land on your face - the young husband will get caught.

By shoes

If a girl or guy wants to find out in which direction the other half lives, you need to throw your shoes over the fence, then look in which direction the toe of the shoe is pointing - that’s where happiness lives.

For the betrothed

During the Christmas season, a girl should pour water into a glass and add a little salt. The glass should remain near the bed all night. Before going to bed they say: “My betrothed, mummer, give me some water to drink.” At night this betrothed will be dreamed of.

You can do the same with a comb, repeating the same words as with water, only instead of words about drinking, accordingly, you need to tell him to comb his hair.

Fortune telling by strings

The girls gather late in the evening, each takes the same piece of thread and all light them from a candle at once. Whose thread burns out faster will get married first. But if the thread does not burn to the middle and goes out, this girl should not be married.

On matches

This is a very interesting fortune telling for a couple. Take two matches and insert them on the sides matchbox and before that, the matches are set on fire and named after the girl and the guy. If matches look at each other after burning out, they will live happily together.

Wax and water

The simplest and most common is fortune telling using wax dripping from a burning candle into a bowl filled with water. Wax can produce all kinds of images - from letters to full-fledged images. Here it is important not to forget to use your imagination. When asking the name of your future spouse, you will need to make out the letters in the message. In questions about the future, try to understand the wax images.

Burnt paper

Another interesting way fortune telling is as follows: crumpled paper is set on fire in a dark room (it is better to do all this with the utmost care so as not to start a fire) and placed against the wall. The task is to discern the images drawn by the shadow of the flame.

Coffee grounds

For coffee lovers, such fortune telling will be a double pleasure. There will be a clarification right away - it is best to use finely ground coffee. The principle of fortune telling is quite simple - we drink brewed coffee, see the grounds remaining at the bottom, turn the mug upside down in two directions - away from ourselves (for the future) and towards ourselves (for the past) - and put the upside down on the saucer. We wait a couple of minutes for the grounds to completely spread and dry. Then we turn it over and find the traced coffee symbols. The same procedure can be carried out not just by guessing at the past/future, but by identifying a specific question. To decipher the symbols, you can turn to the Internet, or you can connect your own associations.

Counting grains

Dedicated to those who don’t mind counting the number of grains in a handful. For fortune telling with the desire to get an answer to a “yes/no” question, you will need a jar with some kind of cereal or grain. Holding over the can left hand palm down (why the left - because you cannot sin with the right, and magic, although allowed during the Christmas period, is still considered evil spirits), we ask a question and take out a handful of loose substance from the jar. And we're counting. An even number of grains will indicate a positive response, and an odd number will indicate the opposite.

Along with Christmas, which is celebrated every year on January 7, the most mysterious, mysterious time also begins - Christmastide. Christmastide lasts from January 7 to January 19, until the Epiphany. Why is this period considered the most mysterious? Everything is simple, since the most ancient times in villages during this period, for love, for luck, or just to find out what awaits them there ahead. Curiosity always takes over, which is why the tradition of fortune telling at Christmas time has survived to this day.

Today, in order to tell fortunes, it is not at all necessary to go to a fortune teller or have any special attributes for magical affairs. After all, there is different ways Christmastide fortune telling at home. The fact is that now fortune tellers cannot live without their “magic” objects, but in ancient times, our ancestors believed that every object that surrounds them means something and carries some kind of information message. Therefore, you can guess at home, using the most ordinary objects that will open the curtain of the future.

Useful tips for those who will guess

Before telling fortunes, you should carefully read the rules of fortune telling and take into account all the tips. After all, fortune telling is not a joke at all and not just fun, it is contact with the world of spirits, and if you do not take this seriously, then not very good consequences and situations may arise.

So, before starting any Yuletide ritual, you should take into account the following tips:

1. Those fortune-telling that come true the most were usually carried out on Vasilyev's evening (January 13) and Epiphany Eve (January 18). Also, Christmas Eve, January 6, has very great power. Therefore, it is best to guess on these dates.
2. Fortune telling should be carried out in an empty, dark room, where there are no unnecessary sounds, where no one will definitely disturb the magical process itself. You can also tell fortunes or ask about your fate at a fork in the road in the forest, and take a domestic cat for company.
3. The most dangerous fortune telling is the one that uses mirrors. After all, mirrors are a portal to other world, and they can simply take the soul of a fortuneteller through the looking glass. Therefore, you need to be able to tell fortunes on mirrors, and prepare for the process in advance, tuning in for a serious wave. If, during fortune telling on the mirror, a girl sees the silhouette of the groom beckoning her to him, she must cross herself three times and exclaim, “Cheer me!”
4. During fortune-telling, it is forbidden for a cross to hang on the neck; it is also forbidden for the hair to be braided, or for the legs and arms to be crossed.

Fortune telling with an egg

For fortune telling, you need to use only a fresh egg that has not yet been in the refrigerator. It is best to use homemade eggs, but if this is not possible, then you need to buy eggs in the store, come home and immediately start fortune telling. Make a small hole in the egg and start pouring the contents of the product into a container of water. The shape of the protein, which will coagulate upon contact with water, will indicate future events.

If the shape looks like a church, then this is for a wedding; you can also decipher the message if the white resembles a cross or a ring. If the shape looks like a child, a cradle, a pacifier or another attribute relating to a baby, then this is a sign of a new addition to the family. The heart shape indicates the beginning of a new romantic relationship. Silhouettes resembling a gate or a wreath indicate a change in career plan. If the protein coagulates in the form geometric figure- this is a health hazard.

Fortune telling on a towel

On the night of Christmas or Epiphany, you should hang a new white towel on the balcony with the words: “My betrothed, mummer, come at night and wash yourself.” If the towel becomes wet in the morning, it means that the girl will soon get married; if the fabric remains dry, then marriage will have to wait.

Fortune telling about your future spouse on pieces of paper

On the night of Christmas or Epiphany, you should put pieces of paper under your pillow with the names of those men you like, as well as those men who have already shown signs of attention. A girl should sleep on the very pillow under which these pieces of paper lie. In the morning, as soon as the girl wakes up, the first thing she must do is pull out one piece of paper at random, the name that will be written on it is the name of her future husband.

Fortune telling with burnt paper

An ordinary piece of paper (clean) should be crumpled up and set on fire with the help of a burning candle; while the paper is burning, you need to think about what worries you most. Then, you should put the burning piece of paper on a saucer and wait until it burns out. After the paper burns out, you should glance at the shadow of the candle.

If the shadow looks like a tree, then this means problems. A shadow that resembles a bird means some good event that will cause a lot of positive emotions. The silhouette of a wolf foreshadows the appearance of a very good friend, a shadow in the form of a cat indicates that a person has an envious person, a ring - for a quick marriage.

Fortune telling is a fascinating process, but this does not mean that you can neglect such rituals and do it for fun. It is important to follow all the rules so that the fortune telling is truthful. But, even in such situations, faith in a person’s fortune-telling plays a very important role, if the person is sincerely convinced that the fortune-telling, especially if it is good and truthful, then everything will certainly come true. And if the fortune telling didn’t show too much good results, then you shouldn’t get hung up on it and think that this is how it will happen. After all, only our thoughts attract events into life!

The tradition of Christmas fortune-telling has its roots in the distant pagan past. With the adoption of Christianity, divination and magic began to be considered a great sin. Playing with fate, trying to penetrate into the future is a dangerous activity. It may happen that the prediction is false, but the person believed in it. So it won’t take long to ruin the life of yourself or someone else. However, there are days in the year when all prohibitions are lifted, and witchcraft does not bring trouble. This is, of course, Christmas time. In essence, any fortune telling is fortune telling based on desires. True predictions - whether they are good or bad - are soon forgotten. Maybe for this reason, once a year you can become curious about fate - find out the truth and forget.

Christmas time is a time for well-deserved rest and collective entertainment.

Fortune telling with cards based on wishes was not very practiced in Rus'. It is much more interesting to find out the future in colorful details - which side the groom will be from, what his name is, what he looks like. These are all girlish questions, and older people were interested in the harvest, the fertility of livestock, the weather in the coming year, and so on. These questions could be answered during Christmas time. When do they start Christmas fortune telling? You can begin them immediately after the appearance of a star in the sky, announcing the Birth of the Savior.

What young person entering adulthood does not dream of finding out her destiny? Fortune telling for girls' wishes is, first of all, questions about marriage. What lies ahead - prosperity or poverty, will there be children, health and prosperity in the family? All this is very interesting!

All year long, hardworking people have a lot of worries: in the spring - sowing, in the summer - mowing, preparing supplies for the winter for the family and livestock, in the fall - harvesting and winter sowing. Christmastide falls during the most serene period - from the Nativity of Christ to Epiphany and the Blessing of the Water. Having spent a year in labor, in Filippovka, in fasting and abstinence, having defended the long solemn Christmas service in the church, the people began fun and festivities, which lasted two weeks. During daylight hours, they prepared hearty and plentiful food - borscht, jellied meat, pies, pies. They made a lot of pies, because Christmastide means visiting, eating, and caroling. It gets dark early in winter. Traditional gatherings and entertainment begin at sunset, when Christmas fortune-telling begins.

Christmas time as an occasion to make new acquaintances

Each locality had its own experts on the most the right ways predictions. They certainly tried to invite them to their party, because even the simplest fortune-telling for the fulfillment of a wish would be desirable to be colored with more precise details. The fortuneteller was lured with treats, cajoled with gifts and kind words. Experienced fortune tellers were a kind of actors. The famous underwater prophecies were accompanied by the performance of special chants and round dances. Girls, going to visit for fortune-telling on Christmastide, dressed up in the most beautiful dresses, hair was tied up with ribbons and colored scarves - after all, there would definitely be young men in the company. During such gatherings, young people met, had fun, got married, and on Maslenitsa, parents sent matchmakers to have a wedding on Krasnaya Gorka.

Under-the-radar fortune-telling

The most colorful and crowded fortune-telling of wishes at Christmas time took place with the participation of a matchmaker and was called sub-divination. Such parties usually attracted a lot of people, there were both boys and girls. The guests participating in the action put their rings, earrings or other small personal items into a large dish with water, and the matchmaker also put bread, salt and ash there with the appropriate sentence. The youth danced around her singing. At the end of each verse there is a matchmaker with the words “What happens, cannot be avoided!” took out two objects. The owners took their things, and the action continued until the dish remained empty. If a couple of objects belonging to two girls or two boys were taken out, then the matchmaker, at her discretion, could put them back or give them back to the owners.

There were other options for under-the-radar fortune-telling. In this case, each verse of the underwater song contained brief description any event - wedding, travel, birth of a child, wealth, poverty, illness, death - everything that accompanies a person’s life and stands out as the most significant. For each story noted in the song, an object was taken out of the dish. The prediction was interpreted in accordance with what was heard

Fortune telling on cards

Christmas fortune-telling is collective entertainment. It’s not interesting to guess on maps in a company. This is an activity for two, because a fortune teller usually tells one person at length and in detail about his future, past and present, and those around him may get bored at this time. And yet, the demand for this kind of interpretation of fate during this period is very great. Tarot readers sign up those wishing to queue for a certain hour, because fortune telling with cards based on a wish using a Tarot deck is not available to many. This is a whole philosophy, but there are simpler ways. Yuletide fortune-telling using the cards of the French fortuneteller Madame Lenormand is much shorter and more accessible. Pictures depicting a ring, a road, rats, a coffin, a child, the sun, a book and other objects and phenomena very clearly demonstrate what the coming year has in store for the questioner.

You can also find out about marriage from a regular playing deck, using court pieces taking into account the suit. This Christmas fortune telling looks like this on the maps. Men speculate on kings and jacks. At night, these cards and one lady, representing the fortuneteller herself, are placed under the pillow. Next you need to say: “I go to bed on the Zion Mountains, three angels in my heads. One sees, another will tell, the third will predict my fate. All the good things will come true, but the bad things will not come true and will be forgotten.” After this, you can’t talk to anyone until the morning. You need to go to bed before midnight. And the next day, immediately after waking up, the first card that comes to hand is taken out. If this is a lady, it means that the girl will not get married in the next year.

Fortune telling for the betrothed

There is another common and no less simple fortune telling based on the desire to find out about the groom. A comb is placed under the pillow, this procedure is accompanied by the following words: “Betrothed-mummer, come to me dressed up, comb your little head.” In the morning, there should be a hair on the comb under the pillow. The bride recognizes the groom by its color.

Unmarried girls hung a towel out the window at night and said: “Mummer, come to me to wash.” If the towel turns out to be wet in the morning, it means that this year the fortuneteller will meet her future husband, and if it remains dry, then she will have to wait next year.

A simple fortune telling using three tea or coffee cups it told whether the girl would get married, get a fiance, or remain single until next year. Under each cup you need to put a ring, a flower and a ribbon. If the choice falls on a flower, then the girl will meet her betrothed, if it’s a ribbon, then she’ll be a free bird all year, but if it’s a ring, then everything is clear.

What were family people wondering about?

Married women, wanting to know what gender the child would be, poured water into a large spoon and froze it. They looked at it in the morning, and if the ice turned out to be convex, it means that a boy will be born, if it is concave, it means a girl, and if it remains flat, it means that there will be no addition to the family yet.

Economic people did not forget about and made weather forecasts for the whole year by month. To do this, they took 12 bulbs and immediately after Christmas church service laid them out in a row on the windowsill. All vegetables were sequentially designated every January 19th and they were examined. Wet denoted rainy months, and dry denoted dry weather. In this way, work could be planned, such as roof repairs or planting.

Scary fortune telling

Brave girls went to the bathhouse to cast spells. There, according to legend, the bath spirit lived, which on Christmas days could show the girl her future husband. Bath fortune-telling for wishes on Christmastide was carried out at night, when everyone had already gone to bed. The girl took with her two mirrors and a white plate filled with water without a pattern. Having removed all clothes except the shirt, untied the knots and removed them from the neck pectoral cross, she, fortune-telling by the light of two candles, was setting up a corridor of mirrors. Having counted twelve reflections, the girl turned her gaze to the plate of water and peered into it. As soon as a face appeared there, she had to immediately turn everything over and, grabbing the cross, run away from the bathhouse. This was a very dangerous activity, since the bathhouse spirit could scare a curious woman to death and even strangle her if she hesitated. And such cases have happened.

The most desperate ones went to church. Fortune telling by candlelight was carried out as follows. The girls lit candles and placed them in front of the altar. Based on the sequence in which they burned, the order of marriage was determined. And by the soot and crackling of the candles they judged what the marriage would be like.

Fortune telling with fire

Candles were also used for another way of predicting fate. So, they lit a long thin candle and held it tightly, without moving, over a dish of water until there was no more small cinder. As the wax dripped, it created a variety of patterns. Interpreting them required a remarkable imagination. You should count on the help of girlfriends with caution. After all, everyone has their own destiny, and they can see something that relates to themselves, and not to the one who held the candle, and willy-nilly distort the prediction.

There are very interesting things to do if you want to know the main events of the beginning of the year. The prediction takes place in 3D format. Need a clean one white wall and a large sheet should be crumpled into a large soft lump, placed on a tin tray and set on fire. The lighting must be turned off, since the image can be read by the shadows on the wall cast by the burning paper. To make fortune telling successful, try it first with a small sample of paper. When you are sure that the shadows are clearly visible, you can proceed to the main action. This fortune telling is accurate, because subconsciously every person knows his destiny, but we do not always know how to use our own intuition.

Fortune telling with glasses

The events of the year can be determined in one more way. Take four identical glasses, number and place four elements in them - ring, salt, bread and sugar. The girl or boy, that is, the one who asks the question, closes his eyes. One assistant spins the fortuneteller around the axis, the other swaps the glasses. Then the questioner is brought to the glasses, and without looking, he chooses one of them. If there is a ring in it, it means there will be a wedding or engagement, if salt - sorrows, bread - rich life and good job, sugar - serene and happy year. The one who chose the ring can find out when it happens to him important event- marriage or engagement. To do this, the glasses are emptied and the person is spun around again. Glass number 1 means January, February or March, number 2 - April, May or June, 3 - July, August or September, 4 - October, November or December.

Funny fortune telling

Pets also took part in fortune telling. In former times they loved so-called bird fortune-telling. Whether the wish would come true or not depended on which paw the hen or rooster crossed the threshold first: if it was the right one, then the wish would come true, but if it was the left one, then it would not. The bird was frightened by a noisy gathering of strangers, ran away, they poured grains on it, and persuaded it to come in.

A group of friends can have a lot of fun if they decide to do fortune telling with a large chest filled with a wide variety of utensils or a wardrobe. To help the fortune tellers, they need a child of five to seven years old who does not understand things very well. The youth are blindfolded and the baby is taken out of the closet various items and asks: “Whose is this?” The one who answers: “Mine” is untied and given the chosen item. When all participants have been interviewed and endowed with things, you can begin to interpret the meaning. Since any Christmas fortune-telling applies only to the next year, the main events of this period for each of the subjects are determined by subject. characters. Threads, belts, ties, shoes or a suitcase always foreshadow the road and travel, the key is the acquisition of real estate or a car, trousers given to a girl, even if they are women's, promise a new acquaintance with a man, if a young man gets a skirt, then he will have a new girlfriend, glasses and bottles indicate many festive feasts with alcoholic drinks, tableware - to communicate with friends and guests, beautiful jewelry and expensive fur - for wealth, socks, slippers, unpresentable things - for poverty, books - for study, weapons symbolize war, toys foreshadow the birth of a child or pregnancy, etc.

Fortune telling from books

To do this, they take six volumes of different subjects, for example, the Bible, fairy tales, novels and some reference books. Questions are formulated approximately as follows: “What do I need to do or what should I do to fulfill my desire?”, “What will be the most significant for me this year?”, “How will my professional life turn out?”, “What new will happen in my personal life?” ?. Without looking, he takes the volume and opens it. Next, still without opening your eyes, your finger points to the place where the prophetic text is written. It must be read and comprehended. The theme of the book indicates the main concerns of the coming year, and the selected text is an answer to a direct question.

Modern fortune telling

With the transition of the calendar to new style New methods of divination have also appeared, for example, a wish is made in advance, and at the time of the Moscow chimes it is written down on a sheet of paper, set on fire and thrown into a glass of champagne. During the fireworks, everyone clinks glasses, hugs and drinks champagne along with the ashes. In order for this New Year's fortune telling to work, the desire must not only be written and swallowed, it is very important that the paper burns completely and the ashes do not spill onto the tablecloth. This ritual usually greatly enlivens the feast. Not everyone believes in its effectiveness, so they laugh when they see how their friends are fussing, counting on such magic. Residents of the Kaliningrad region were very lucky with this fortune telling. Recently, they have heard the chimes of the Moscow Kremlin and the President’s speech twice, because to them New Year comes later than everyone else in Russia. Accordingly, fortune telling on paper based on desire is done twice. The second time, they are usually better prepared - matches are at hand, and the paper is not too hard and not too light (so that it burns quickly and does not scatter before it gets into the glass). In general, you can guess for each wish only once, otherwise contradictory answers will appear and you can get confused. Although, if you treat this as a joke, a game, a reason to have fun, then why not...

Christmas traditions and rituals are a great occasion to diversify your everyday routine, renew communication with old friends, and make new acquaintances. Such traditions must be preserved and cherished. Many will say that any magic is a dangerous activity; it is no coincidence that the church condemns divination and fortune telling during Christmas time, but you should not take this very seriously and be afraid of such a sin. There are worse things. Take Christmas games with a bit of humor. Our ancestors, having played with fate on Christmastide, plunged into the night from January 18th to 19th, thereby washing away the sins of two holiday weeks. After that it began ordinary life with her simple concerns and interests, and Christmastide remained in my memory as a bright and cheerful episode.

It is recommended that you read both the information presented in this article and other articles on this project in order to get an idea of ​​what you need to do on this day and how to guess correctly.

Is fortune telling at Christmas time a sin or not?

Any fortune telling for the church is considered a sin. However, the majority of believers cannot resist this temptation, even if their thoughts have been pure all year; during Christmas time they want to know their fate.

Fortune telling for Christmastide and Christmas at home for your betrothed, so that he dreams, at night

Many people know that fortune telling during Christmas time is the most accurate. From January 6 to January 19, Christmas fortune-telling, on these days the souls of the dead come into our world, and evil spirits become more active. You can not only bewitch, but find out your future, ask an exciting question and get an answer. Decide what to do in a given situation. Unmarried girls I want to know, to better see my future husband. You can use several methods.

Don’t drink water at night to feel thirsty, say: Who is my dear, who is my betrothed, who is my beloved, will bring water and give me something to drink.

Make a bridge out of matches, place it under the pillow and say: take me across the bridge, dear.

Fortune telling for Christmastide under the pillow: papers, notes, sheets, mirror, comb

Before going to bed, having combed your hair, they put the comb under the pillow, saying: betrothed, dressed up, dressed up, come comb my hair.

Taking a mirror in their hands, they go to the crossroads at night, look carefully and call their betrothed; the month should be visible in the mirror. Some say that the face of the future husband appears in the reflection.

When getting ready for bed, don’t talk to anyone for three hours, write a wish on a piece of paper, burn it, and scatter the ashes to the wind. At this moment say: Like the sky is dark, like the star in that sky is bright, the moon is strong. So let my desire be strong.

On full moon make a wish, write it on paper, burn it, go outside so that no one is around, scatter it to the wind.

Fortune telling for Christmas time, burning paper interpretation

Take a sheet of paper, crumple it in your hands, think to yourself what worries you most. Turn the saucer over, placing this paper on it. Set it on fire, and after it burns, look at the shadow of the candle. A tree for problems, a bird for a good event, a wolf for a friend, a cat - it’s worth taking a closer look at your loved ones, perhaps there is an envious person among them. A ring for a quick marriage or a happy marriage if there was a wedding.

Fortune telling for Christmas and Christmas on cards

If you are new to fortune telling with cards, you can use the most in a simple way, take out three cards at a time. A male king courting you, 6th road. 9-love. Thanks to the combination of certain cards, you can interpret your destiny in different ways.

Christmastide fortune telling for married girls, children, men

You can use fortune telling on coffee grounds. This method of finding out fate is suitable at any age, regardless of marital status. After drinking the coffee or pouring it out so that the grounds remain, after a few minutes look at the pattern left on the coffee grounds.

Crevices to serious events, the deeper the gaps, the more significant event. Asterisks for quick luck. The lines symbolize luck and wealth. Crosses to danger.

Fortune telling at Christmas time whether there will be a child, whether we will be together, whether I am pregnant

Questions that have clear answers of “yes” or “no” can be asked using cards. Having made a wish, mentally think about it, drawing a card, if the red suit is the answer “yes”, the black is “no”

Fortune telling for Christmas time at home using candles and wax

Prepare a container of water, light a candle, and pour melted wax into the water. Based on the resulting figure, interpret the meaning.

Fortune telling for Christmas and Christmas by wish, how to tell fortunes by shadow, how to summon a spirit

By the shadow of burnt paper you can recognize the future, not distant, but literally for the next year. It is customary to summon spirits; this type is suitable for the most fearless ones who will not be afraid and will not run away. It is better to have a company of several people. In the dark, light a candle, write “yes”, “no”, numbers and the alphabet on paper, put a saucer with a drawn arrow. It’s worth calling the one you want to hear, saying out loud to everyone together: spirit (name) come. Talk until the saucer starts to spin.

Fortune telling for Christmas time with a ring and a glass, for the future

The most famous and reliable way to find out the gender of the unborn child is to pour a glass of water, take a ring and thread it. Hold the thread with the ring over the glass, if it spins clockwise it’s a girl, counterclockwise it’s a boy.

As practice shows, gypsy fortune telling has interesting features and not always a simple interpretation, so it’s worth understanding the main points that...

The tradition of telling fortunes at Christmas time is the most ancient and, apparently, will live on for a very long time. For, in addition to the natural desire to know what is hidden, the sacrament of Christmas fortune-telling is very spectacular and exciting, and sometimes terrifying and frightening. Christmastide lasts from January 7 to January 19. So if you didn’t have time to tell your fortune on Christmas night, when magical sessions are most powerful, you will have almost two more weeks at your disposal when you can perform Christmas fortune-telling.

Christmastide fortune telling is very popular among young girls and families. Late in the evening or early at night, girls gather together to find out the name of the future groom or the date of their wedding, and family ladies wonder about the wealth in the house.

During the session, everyone had to adhere to certain rules and conditions.

1. You cannot cross your arms and legs. One explanation for this is that it can kind of confuse the things with which you intend to perform the ritual.

2. Be sure to remove all rings and other objects that are tied to you or encircle any limbs. These can be belts or bracelets. In some cases, they let down their hair or even take off their shoes and clothes.

3. There must be no noise in the room; there must be complete silence. All other lighting except candles is excluded.

4. During Christmas fortune-telling, a girl should not be under the protection of her religion. Therefore, they must remove pectoral crosses and the icons are removed from the room.

Particular attention was paid to the choice of place, which must necessarily be considered “unclean”. One of best places was considered a bathhouse. After all, this is where, according to legend, spirits, various scarecrows and other evil spirits lived. Some abandoned place was very good for fortune telling at Christmas time. old house, basement or attic. Those who were especially brave dared to tell fortunes even in the cemetery, because it was the places at the junction of two worlds - the border places - that were considered valuable. Such places can be thresholds, gates, corners in the house. But, perhaps, the crossroads have always been considered one of the most sinister places. They say that each of them belongs to some kind of demon, and in this place anyone will feel the presence of dark forces. (when this particular sentence was being written for the site, I suddenly fell in the corridor cat litter box, which stood sideways near the wall and dried...)

1. At night, go to a crossroads and, having asked a question about your future groom, draw a circle around you. After this, you must listen carefully to what is happening around you. Cheerful conversations, laughter, singing, any other positive emotions will mean imminent marriage. Swearing, quarrels, crying will delay your marriage by a year.

2. On one of the evenings during the holy week, people gather fun company from several people. Small objects specially prepared for this are laid out on the table: a coin, a ring, a needle, an earring, a scarf. You can get creative and add a few other items. Then the person, without looking, lowers his left hand onto the table. This Christmas fortune-telling is to understand the meaning of the thing on which the hand is placed. For example, a coin - to wealth, a scarf - to sorrows and problems, a key - new apartment. Ring for a wedding. Girls can change this fortune telling a little and thus find out the profession of their future groom. The coin is a banker, the passport is a lawyer, driver license- minibus driver, flash drive - programmer, scissors - builder, spoon - cook. Here again everything is decided by imagination.

3. For the next Christmastide fortune-telling you will need a cat or cat. Let the animal stand outside the threshold of the room. Make a wish and call your cat. If she crosses the threshold with her left paw, the wish will definitely come true, and if she crosses the threshold with her right paw, obstacles will arise that you will have to overcome.

4. This is a very famous fortune telling that can be used on any day, not only during the holiday week. Take some book. Write down the page and line number at the top. All that remains is to open the book and interpret what you read.

During Christmas time, you can also tell fortunes online, sitting at your computer. We are sure that on our website you will find several fortune telling that are dear to your heart. We hope you enjoy these festive evenings with us!