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The Feast of the Epiphany ends Christmastide. This day commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the waters of the Jordan River. This holiday is also called Epiphany, because during the baptism of Jesus Christ, a dove - the Holy Spirit - flew from heaven and the voice of God was heard, saying that Jesus Christ is His beloved Son.
At Epiphany, water is blessed in churches. Orthodox Christians have long had the custom of bringing home holy water and storing it carefully. This water is considered healing, they drink it, wash their faces with it, and sprinkle their homes with it.
In ancient times, Epiphany was considered a turning point. That evening we hoped for the best, made plans, made wishes. “On the night of Epiphany the sky opens,” people said. And of course, no Epiphany Christmas Eve was complete without fortune telling. Any fortune-telling has at all times been condemned by the church, since the fortune-teller temporarily entrusts his soul to evil spirits. It is for this reason that fortune telling was timed to coincide with 12 o'clock at night. The next day, on Epiphany, they necessarily plunged into the ice hole, thus washing away their sins.
Today, nothing has changed, and many girls also cannot resist the temptation to find out their fate. On a frosty Epiphany night, beautiful girls gather at one of their friends’ houses and begin to tell fortunes.
Fortune Telling for Baptism
❦ Fortune telling with a shoe
This is the most famous and widespread type of fortune telling. This is how our great-great-grandmothers in the villages used to tell fortunes. Take off the shoe from your left foot and throw it behind the gate (you can through the window). If after this you are lucky and you find discarded shoes, carefully look at how they are lying. If your toe is towards home, it means you won’t get married this year.
❦ Fortune telling with rings and grains
Let each of your girlfriends fortune telling with you bring rings made of a different metal. Take an opaque container, pour grain or cereal into it and hide the rings there. Mix thoroughly. Each of you must take a handful of grain, and by which ring she gets along with the grain, you can judge her future.
For example, copper ring means that the girl will marry a poor man young man, silver - for a simple guy from a good family, a ring with a stone - for a wealthy person, and gold - for a very rich person. If your ring hits, it means your fulfillment will come true. cherished wish. If there is nothing in the handful, then there will be no changes in the new year.
❦ Fortune telling using a ring, bread, brush and tobacco
Take 4 identical opaque cups, put a ring in one of them, a piece of bread in the second, a brush in the third, tobacco in the fourth and cover them with paper. Mix the cups and choose one of them. Look inside the cup: bread - for wealth, a ring - the groom will be a dandy, a brush - a simple man, tobacco - the husband will be found smoking.
❦ Ring in water
Take an ordinary glass with a smooth bottom without any designs. Pour three quarters of water into it and carefully lower the wedding ring into the middle of the bottom, after cleaning it. Concentrate and look inside the lowered ring. Those who have a rich imagination claim that this way you can see the face of the future groom.
❦ Fortune telling with chicken
Buy at the market live chicken and bring it home. Scatter it on the floor various items(a piece of bread, gold, silver and copper rings), immediately put a mug of water - and give the chicken freedom of choice. If she starts drinking water, it means that your husband, alas, will abuse alcohol; if she starts pecking at bread, she will find a sensible and wealthy husband. He will go to a golden object - to be a rich husband, he will choose a copper ring - you, poor fellow, will live your whole life with a lazy beggar. You can tell fortunes on chicken either alone or in a large group. If there are a lot of people, everyone puts their own item. Whose goodness the feathered friend likes more, that girl will get married faster.
❦ Fortune telling under the window
At midnight, open the window in the house wider, and then sit down with your girlfriends in a row and take turns saying: “The betrothed! Drive past the window! After whose words some sounds are heard outside the window, she will be the first to get married.
❦ Fortune telling on a towel
Hang the towel outside the balcony at night. If by morning it is wet, then it’s a sign of marriage; if it’s dry, you’ll end up staying in your parents’ house.
❦ Fortune telling on burning paper
Write your lover's name on a piece of paper, place it on a plate and set it on fire. If the piece of paper does not burn completely, it means that the wish you associate with this person will come true.
❦ Fortune telling by snow
At midnight, take a handful of snow outside and throw it against the wind. If the snow falls right on you - yours future husband will be young and beautiful. If the snow flies to the side, then you should marry an old man.
You can also walk on fresh snow at night. If by morning no one crosses the tracks or tramples them, your life will be free. If it’s the other way around, you and your husband will argue for the rest of your life.
❦ Eavesdropping
At midnight, go with your girlfriends to eavesdrop under other people's windows. Anyone who hears a quarrel and swearing is waiting bad life in marriage, and the one who hears fun will not escape happiness.
❦ Fortune telling at the crossroads
At midnight, go out with your girlfriends to the crossroads and, having each made a wish about your future groom, draw a circle around you. Standing in it, listen: if you hear laughter and singing, then you will soon get married, if you hear crying, swearing and lamentations, then you should sit among the girls and shed tears.
❦ Fortune telling by dog barking
This method is suitable for those who definitely want to marry a foreigner. If you go outside at midnight, ask: “Bark, bark, little dog! Find out, find out, betrothed! — you definitely can’t avoid getting married to a foreigner from far abroad if, after listening, you can hear a dog barking somewhere in the distance. The louder the barking, the further away you are abroad. But if you hear a dog barking nearby, it means your betrothed lives on the next street.
They say that you can judge the age of the groom by the barking of a dog. A hoarse bark promises an old groom, and a ringing bark promises a young one.
❦ Fortune telling on a thread
Take threads of the same length with your friends and set them on fire. Whose thread burns out first will get married first. Whoever has less than half a thread is never destined to get married.
❦ Fortune telling with matches
Make a wish for a young man. On the sides matchbox insert two matches and light them. If the burnt match heads are facing each other, it means that the mysterious person is thinking about you and you will be together.
❦ Fortune telling with a needle
Write the names of the people you are interested in on paper and place the pieces of paper in a circle. Place the needle and thread in the middle of the circle. Hold the needle by the thread so that it rests freely on the table, resting on the very tip. In the direction of which name the needle swings and stops, that person is your destiny.
❦ Fortune telling with cards
A deck of cards will answer your most intimate questions. Mix them thoroughly and remove them with your left hand. Ask questions while revealing cards. If the card is red, then the answer is positive and your dream will come true, if it is black, it won’t. If the card is black and small, then there will just be slight disappointment. If it is black and large, great difficulties await you ahead. If the card is red and small, it means your wish will come true, but not exactly the way you would like. But if the card is red and large, everything will be fine.
❦ “My light, mirror, tell me...”, or fortune telling on mirrors
People have long noticed that fortune telling on mirrors is one of the most the right ways not only to find out whether the girl will get married, but even to see her betrothed.
You should immediately warn that this activity is dangerous. It is believed that the mirror has the ability to release evil forces into the world of people.
Since ancient times, the mirror has been attributed mystical properties. Breaking a mirror means inviting death on someone.
You need to tell fortunes on mirrors at midnight, somewhere in a secluded room. The windows should be closed and curtained, the light should be weak and dim. It is better to tell fortunes in a non-residential area or in the attic. One girl with loose hair should guess; spectators can be present, but at a sufficient distance.
In Rus', mirrors were usually used to tell fortunes in the village so-called black bathhouse, since, according to beliefs, evil spirits live here.
❀ Fortune telling 1
In ancient times, girls used this fortune telling to see a very real gentleman. The girl explained to her parents and grandmothers, frightened by such a strange vision, that there was no a real man, but a spirit, a ghost. Some believed.
Place two mirrors (one large, one smaller) opposite each other; the smaller mirror should be located closer to the fortuneteller. Light two candles between the mirrors. Say: “Betrothed! Come and have dinner with me!” — and look through the top of the smaller mirror. You'll see long corridor, little by little darkening in the depths. Look into the darkness - and after a while you will begin to see various objects there, by which you will determine your future. And sooner or later the future betrothed will appear in the mirror. You must overcome your fear and try to get a better look at this person. Then you need to throw a handkerchief prepared in advance over the smaller mirror as quickly as possible and shout loudly: “Forget me!”
They say that an evil spirit can slap a girl who is “not over-the-top” with a good slap on the wrist, the traces of which will not go away until the wedding.
❀ Fortune telling 2
Place two mirrors (one large, the other small) opposite each other, light a candle between the mirrors. Sit so that when you look into a large mirror, you see 12 small mirrors reflected in it. Quickly say the cherished words: “Betrothed! Show yourself in the mirror!
The reflection of a young man should appear in the last, twelfth, mirror. Don’t lose your head in fear, but carefully examine his facial features and clothes. As soon as you shout: “Out of this place!” - the image should disappear.
If no image appears in the mirror, it means imminent marriage you are not in danger.
❀ Fortune telling 3
Cut an apple into 9 equal parts and, standing in front of a mirror, eat eight of them. Throw the last slice through left shoulder. At the same time, the betrothed should appear in the mirror.
❀ Fortune telling 4
Go out to the crossroads at night, taking a mirror with you. Draw circles around you, peering intently into the mirror, say: “Mummer, come to me along the path and along the white snowball.” And if you are destined to get married soon, you will see your betrothed walking towards you along the road, you will hear the ringing of bells or cheerful singing.
❀ Fortune telling 5
Before midnight, prepare a medium-sized mirror and several fir branches. Before going to bed, place a mirror under the bed and place spruce paws around it. On the mirror, write the name of the person you are thinking about, or your deepest desire. When you wake up in the morning, look: if the inscription on the mirror has disappeared, then your wish will definitely come true or you will soon get married. If the inscription remains on the mirror, then the wish will not come true, and your sweetheart will never be with you.
❀ Fortune telling 6
When the moon shines brightly in the sky, take a small mirror, stand near the window and position the mirror so that the month is reflected in it. Take a close look at it. After some time, several months should appear in the mirror. How many months you count in the mirror, how many close relatives your future husband will have.
❀ Fortune telling 7
Place a glass decanter with water on the table, and lighted candles on three sides of it. Place a mirror behind the decanter and look into it through the decanter. What you see in the mirror will come true.
It so happened that during the Christmastide period, fortune-telling is most accurate, since it is on these days that the doors to a world unknown to us open slightly. The exact date It is difficult to name the appearance of Epiphany fortune-telling in Rus', since this custom appeared a very long time ago. It is interesting how, after such a long period of time, this custom has not lost its interest and significance. Nowadays, girls are waiting with anticipation of some kind of magic Christmas fortune telling, with the intention of lifting the secret veil of the future. Many do not even imagine that such baptismal celebrations did not come to us right away.
- Fortune telling for baptism for love
- Fortune telling for children
- Fortune telling for wish fulfillment
- Fortune telling
- Money fortune telling
- Fortune telling by book
- Wax fortune telling
- Fortune telling with shoes
- Fortune telling with rings and grains
- Fortune telling on a needle
- Card reading
- Fortune telling on a thread
- Conclusion
Origin story. Why do they tell fortunes about baptism?
Well-known methods of fortune telling with mirrors were imported from foreign countries in the 15th century. At first glance, this innocent thing instilled terrible fear in believers, since it contained information from the past, present and future, so not every family had such a household item. It was believed that with the onset of midnight one should not look in the mirror for a long time, because such an action opens the door to the other world, and there one can see evil spirits. People believed that on this day evil spirits descended to earth and helped predict the future; in addition, people were wary of evil entities and were wary of fortune telling.
Despite the church's disapproval of fortune telling, people continue to conduct fortune telling on the eve of Epiphany. The reason is that fortune telling is a kind of magic, and in Christianity magic is prohibited. But for people, in honor of the holiday, they are allowed to look into their future, paying tribute to the long-standing traditions of Rus', when Orthodoxy did not yet exist. The last day when such rituals can be performed is January 18 - the day before Epiphany. On the night of January 19, all fortune telling is prohibited until the next holiday.
Fortune telling for baptism for love
Using an ordinary bow, you can find out the name of your betrothed. To do this, you need to take several onions (you choose the quantity yourself), water and a container. Write the names of the men on pieces of paper or on the bulbs themselves, then lower them into a container filled with water. With whose name the first onion sprouts, the future husband will have such a name.
Fortune telling with matches is suitable for a couple in love. Take two matches representing lovers. Place them on the edges of the box and set them on fire, if they lean towards each other, then you will be together. If the matches deviate, then you will break up.
Fortune telling about your betrothed or betrothed using paper
We write the name of the intended person on paper, put it in a plate and set it on fire. If it does not burn out completely, then the expectations associated with this person will come true.For another fortune-telling, let's take 12 sheets of paper, write different male (female) names, in the morning you need to draw out a leaf without looking, which leaf you pull out, that will be the name of the future husband (wife).
Prepare in advance a hat, a spoon, a piece of bread, a wallet with a coin and a glove. Place all the items on the table, blindfold the girl. She must choose at random any one object with which to make a prediction:
hat - promises a wedding and a prosperous marriage this year;
bread - there will be no wedding this year, alas;
spoon - there will be a wedding, but the marriage will soon be dissolved due to the betrayal of the spouse;
wallet - such a marriage of convenience will not bring happiness;
glove - the husband will be rich, but the marriage will not work out.
Fortune telling for children
Pour water into a glass of water. Then put the ring there and place the glass on the windowsill. In the morning, look how frozen the water is. If the water has frozen over the bumps and holes, then there will be no children this year. The tubercles indicate the birth of a son, and the pits indicate the birth of a daughter. By the number of such depressions and bumps, the number of children can be determined.
Fortune telling for wish fulfillment
In the evening before going to bed, place buttons of orange, red, yellow, green, blue, light blue, purple flowers. In the morning, take them home and throw them one at a time on the table. The last button left in your hand will determine your fate this year:red - the wish will come true soon;
orange - your plans will come true if no one interferes;
yellow - the plan will also come true, but when is unknown;
green - the dream will come true, but enemies will interfere;
blue - the dream has already begun to materialize;
blue - don’t talk about your desire to anyone;
purple - the dream will not come true this year.
Fortune telling
Before you fall asleep, ask a question out loud about your future, and at the end say: “Show me, Saint Samson, a holiday dream.” After that, close your eyes and don’t open them until you wake up in the morning. You can't get up either.
Money fortune telling
For this fortune telling, we take three deep plates and one small coin. Then we turn over all the plates and leave the room. Another person places a coin under one of the plates. The person then returns and selects a plate. If there is a coin under it, it means that wealth will come in the coming year. If the plate turns out to be without a coin, then the fortune telling can be repeated. If there is no coin again, then the year will be poor. If you manage to guess where it is hidden, then there will be money, albeit in small quantities.Fortune telling by book
This is the simplest and even accurate fortune telling. Choose any book, ask a question, name the first numbers that come to mind, they will be the page number, and the second numbers, they will indicate the line number. What you read will come true this year.Wax fortune telling
For this fortune telling you need to take a plate with hot water, spoon and candle. Cut the candle into pieces and place it in a spoon, then light it, melting the wax. Quickly pour the wax into hot water and you can confidently determine what awaits you this year. If formed:
drops - promise well-being;
tubercles - difficulties;
mushroom - promises health;
bell - important news;
wreath - wedding and prosperous marriage;
strange figure– the future is unknown;
flower - happiness in family and marriage;
star - great luck and long-awaited news;
stripes - long road, journey;
bridge - overcoming difficulties, achieving goals;
glasses - you don’t notice something or don’t want to notice;
a person is a new interesting acquaintance;
horseshoe - happiness, joy, prosperity;
basket - that all the bad things are behind you, good luck awaits you;
egg - the birth of something new (ideas, desires, goals, and maybe a long-awaited addition to the family);
bucket - success in work or business and so on.
Fortune telling with shoes
Thanks to such fortune-telling, our great-grandmothers in the villages predicted. They took off their shoes from their left feet and threw them over the gate (possibly through the window). Next, you need to see how it lies. If the toe is towards the street, it means that there will be marriage this year. If it lies with its toe towards the house, then stay in the home abode.Fortune telling with rings and grains
Interesting and fun fortune telling with rings. All the girls take off a ring and hide it in a bowl of grain, mix it. It is advisable that the rings be made from different materials. In turn, each girl takes out the ring and what material it is made of, you can find out the further fate.
If you come across a copper ring, then the girl will have a poor man, a silver one - she will marry a simple guy from a good family, a ring with a stone - for a wealthy man, and a gold ring - for a very rich one. If you get your ring, it means your deepest wish will come true.
Fortune telling on a needle
We write on paper male names, arrange the leaves in a circle. We thread the thread into the needle and lower it into the center of the circle. We hold the thread so that the tip of the needle stands freely on the table. In the direction of the name where the needle swings, the future spouse will be called.You can tell fortunes in the same way by laying them out in a circle or writing the alphabet. We carefully ask a question, for example, what will be the betrothed’s name, and keep an eye on the needle. She will show the letters, and you will write the person's name in order.
Card reading
A deck of cards is a favorite item for girls to use for fortune telling. Take the deck, mix thoroughly and remove the cards with your little finger towards the heart. We ask a question, visualizing it, and turn over the cards. If a red card appears, it means that the wish will come true and everything will come true, if it is black, then not. If the card is small and black, then there will be minor troubles and disappointments. If it is large and black, then difficulties are possible. If it’s small and red, the wish will come true, but not quite as desired. If it is large and red, then the dream will certainly come true.
Fortune telling on a thread
For this task, take threads of the same length and set them on fire. The first girl to get married will be the one whose first thread burns completely. If the thread does not burn out or less than half, then the girl is not promised marriage at all.Conclusion
Remember, fortune telling is only a warning, a person decides his destiny only himself, be it good value or bad, it can always be changed, since only a person has the right to change his life.
By folk beliefs, the eve of Epiphany, the evening of January 18, the famous " Epiphany evening" - the time of rampant evil spirits. She tries to sneak into the house as a werewolf - in any guise. To protect the home from evil spirits entering the house, place chalk on all doors and window frames signs of the cross, which is considered reliable protection from everything demonic. If you don’t put a cross on the door on Epiphany Eve, you’ll be in trouble, they thought in the old days.
If you don’t protect your home in time and “let in” evil spirits, you can get rid of its mischief in the following way. A knot is found in the floor of the house, which does not necessarily have to protrude above the floor, but can simply be marked in parquet board. Ring finger With their right hand they circle the knot with a triangle, then they step on it with their left foot and say: “Christ has risen, and not you, demon. Amen".
The werewolf is especially dangerous on Epiphany night." Fire Serpent", appearing to girls in the form of a beautiful young man. They say that if the “Fire Serpent” falls in love with a girl, this love is incurable forever. “If you don’t love, you will love; without praising, you will praise,” old women warn young girls about the appearance of a handsome man. “He, the villain, knows how to fool the soul, he knows how to speak, he, ruthless, will play with a girl’s heart, he will drown the girl in hot embraces. From his kisses the girl burns with a ruddy dawn. Without him, the girl sits in sadness, without him she dries herself out.” You can protect yourself from visiting a handsome werewolf by drawing a cross on the door or pouring snow collected on Epiphany evening onto the stove burner.
But in the absence of stove burners in modern apartments, you can wash your face with snow water in the morning on the day of Epiphany: according to the superstition, this makes them “white without white, and ruddy without rouge.” You can not limit yourself to washing, but try swimming in an ice hole. It has long been a custom in Rus' to swim in an ice hole on Epiphany, despite the fact that Epiphany frosts were considered the most severe.
Those who told fortunes on the night of the New Year, Christmastide and Epiphany necessarily swam or doused themselves with water: thereby they washed away the sin, because fortune telling was always considered a conspiracy with evil spirits.
In Rus', many beliefs about the fate of a person are associated with the holiday of Epiphany. If anyone is baptized on this day, he should be the happiest man for life. It is also considered a good omen if on this day they agree on future wedding. "Epiphany handshake - to happy family“, - people said.
Those girls who had not yet waited for their groom went out in the evening for Epiphany and called out to their betrothed. If a girl comes across a young guy - good omen, if the old man is a bad omen.
There was a custom that both boys and girls performed with pleasure: asking passers-by for a name - for women it was male, for men it was female. By folk superstition, this will be the name of the future groom and, accordingly, the bride.
On a clear, moonlit Epiphany evening, the girls walked to the doors of the locked church and listened to the silence: some of them imagined either a wedding choir or a funeral service - what was promised to them New Year. The sound of a bell (marriage) and a dull knock (imminent death) had the same symbolism.
There was a custom, described by V. A. Zhukovsky, of throwing a shoe. The girls went outside the outskirts and threw the shoe from their left foot in front of them. They looked in which direction the toe of the shoe was pointing - from there the groom would come and in that direction the girl would leave her home. If the toe of the shoe pointed back towards the village, it meant that the girl would not get married this year.
Ancient fortune telling for Epiphany
From time immemorial, people have wanted to know their destiny. According to popular beliefs, the evening of January 18 is a time of rampant evil spirits. This is the last day of Christmas fortune-telling, and they were considered the most truthful. And after Baptism, it was forbidden to “torture fate.”
Fortune telling has always been considered a conspiracy with evil spirits and there are a lot of beliefs associated with it. Fortune tellers had to take off their pectoral crosses and belts, untie knots on clothes, unravel braids. And then douse yourself with water or swim to wash away this sin.
For the older generation, fortune telling is more of a festive fun activity that allows you to take a little break from everyday worries. Therefore, basically, fortune telling was considered the prerogative of young people - boys and girls. They were always interested in looking into the future, learning something about their betrothed or betrothed. IN old books There are many ways described. Here are some of them:
Fortune telling for the betrothed.
Finding out the name of your betrothed turns out to be very simple. You need to go out into the street and ask the first man or woman you meet (depending on who you need) what to call you.
If you don’t want to go anywhere, take several sheets of paper, write on each of them one male or female name and put it, for example, in a hat. Shake several times and pull out one leaf at random. The name that will be written on the piece of paper will be the name of your future husband or wife. Similarly, you can find out your age and zodiac sign.
Fortune telling for the betrothed.
You can see and find out who will be your betrothed in prophetic dream in several ways:
Method number 1.
Before going to bed, comb your hair with a clean comb, then put it under the pillow and say: “Mummer, come to me, comb my hair.”
Method number 2.
Eat something salty at night and don't drink after that. And when you go to bed, say: “Betrothed-mummer, come to me and give me some water.”
Method No. 3.
Before going to bed, place four card kings under your pillow, saying: “My betrothed, the mummer, dream in my dreams.”
It is better to say phrases in the first, second, and third methods several times so that the subconscious mind remembers your request to see the groom.
If in the third method you dream king of spades, the groom will be much older than you, either in age, or higher in social status, or more multifaceted in his inner personal development; he can also be very jealous or just stingy. If you dream of a king of the cross, the future husband will be a military man or a business man, or simply having such a character. But the king of diamonds is a person you desire, most likely already familiar to you, loved. The King of Hearts prophesies a rich groom, but it may happen that he is already married or has a passion, that is, you will have to fight hard for him.
Didn't anyone dream? Then just pull out from under the pillow at random, without hesitating for a long time, one of the cards and interpret your female share yourself.
Fortune telling for marriage.
There are also several ways to find out which of your friends will be the first to get married:
Method number 1.
Cut the threads to equal lengths and set them on fire. Whoever's thread burns out first will be the first to be married. If the thread goes out immediately and less than half is burned, then you won’t get married.
Method number 2.
Take Golden ring and a large piece of black velvet. Take turns rolling the ring, saying: “I’ll roll the ring around the city, and then I’ll go get that ring and get to my dear one.” Place a mark where the ring stops. Whose ring stops first, that girl will get married first, and if the ring rolls further than the others, she will get married later than everyone else.
Method No. 3.
Take a piece of bread and a ribbon. Place in an empty and clean pot or drawer. Then blindfold yourself and take the first thing you come across. If you took the ribbon, then wait for the matchmakers; if you took the bread, then you should remain a girl for now.
For those who are no longer interested in the issue of marriage, you can tell fortunes about the distant future, the birth of children, etc.
You can also tell us what age you will get married. You need to fill a glass with water two-thirds full and hang the wedding ring on a thread. And taking the end of the thread, lower the ring into the water, to the bottom. Then carefully lift the ring above the water and watch its movement. It will begin to swing (the hand should be motionless). The number of times the ring hits the walls of the glass is the age at which you will get married. To the owners long hair You can use your own hair instead of thread. When the ring begins to swing like a pendulum or describe a circle, many feel the presence of something supernatural.
Fortune telling by shadows
This type of fortune telling, due to its simplicity, is very common among modern girls. The girl sets fire to the crumpled paper sheet, and then examines the shadow of the burnt paper. Everyone takes a blank sheet of paper, crumples it, puts it on a dish or on a large flat plate and sets it on fire. When the sheet burns or is almost burned, it is displayed on the wall using a candle. By carefully examining the shadows, they try to find out the future.
Wax fortune telling
There are several ways to find out what the future holds for you. Here, for example, is one of them. Melt the wax in a mug, pour milk into a saucer and place it at the threshold of your apartment or house. Say: “Brownie, my master, come to the threshold to drink milk and eat wax.” With the last words, pour melted wax into the milk. Now look carefully. If you see a frozen cross, some illnesses await you in the new year. If the wax “blooms” like a flower, then marriage awaits you or a new friend will appear in your life. If an animal appears, travel, flights and long roads. If the wax appears like stars, expect good luck in your work or studies.
Fortune telling with a boat
For this fortune-telling, take a basin of water so that it is not completely filled with water. On the sides of this basin, folded strips with the names of fortune tellers are hung or attached, or possible events are written on them: wedding, infatuation, kidnapping, passionate love, failure, illness, etc. take the shell walnut(its half) and in the middle of it they place a small stump of a candle (you can use a Christmas tree candle). They launch the boat into the middle of the basin, and depending on which edge it approaches and which piece of paper it sets on fire, such an event will happen to the one whose name is written on the piece of paper or who is telling fortunes.
Fortune telling with a cat
Make a wish, call your cat. If she crosses the threshold of the room with her left paw, her wish will come true. If it’s on the right, it’s not destined.))
Forecast for the year
Take six small glasses and pour some water into them. You put something in the cups one by one (so that each cup contains something) - salt, sugar, a piece of bread, a piece of money (coin), a ring, a match.
* Salt - for tears, sadness...
* Sugar - sweet life, good year
* Bread - grainy, well-fed life in the year
* Money - to money in the year
* Ring - marriage in the year
* Match - to the child.
Then, one by one, they blindfold themselves and come up and choose a glass. What they pull out is a forecast for the coming year! The most truthful thing is the first time, you can pull it out the second time - it’s like the background of the year.
Fortune telling (with a ring or needle) about the gender of the unborn child
Method number 1.
Do this with a ring or needle certain actions(the ring is placed in a glass of water and pierced with a needle wool fabric), then, suspended by a thread or thread, they are slowly lowered near the hand of the one being told fortunes. If an object (ring, needle) begins to make circular movements, a girl will be born (less often, a boy); if it is pendulum-shaped, it will be a boy (less often, a girl); if the object does not move, there will be no children.
Method number 2.
Place the gold ring in a glass of water and leave it in the cold overnight (or in the freezer if there is a thaw). In the morning they observe the result. Frozen water without tubercles means a childless life. How many tubercles there are, so many sons will be born, and if there are only pits on the frozen surface, expect daughters. Remember, no matter what happens to you in fortune-telling, the good will come true, but don’t believe in the bad, the main thing is to be confident in your happiness.
The evening before Epiphany, write twelve of your wishes on pieces of paper and place them under your pillow before going to bed. When you wake up in the morning, take out three pieces of paper at random, those wishes that will be indicated on these pieces of paper and should come true.
Before going to bed on Epiphany evening, place a mirror brought from the street under the bed and place fir branches around it. Write your wish on the mirror with your hand. If the inscription disappears in the morning, the wish will come true.
Scatter a handful of small items on the table, such as nuts, seeds, etc. Make a wish and count the number of items. If their number is even, the wish will come true, respectively, if the number of objects is odd, the wish will not come true.
Fortune telling for love
You need to guess about love, of course, by candlelight, from evening until morning, the most romantic time. Everyone has heard about fortune telling in front of mirrors, looking out for one's betrothed, some even did it, but for some reason few talk about what they saw. Let's not guess what is there - something scary or something uninteresting, it's better to talk about funny or in original ways find out the future:
- Run out into the street and ask the name of random passers-by. That's what the groom will be called. If fortune telling takes place in a mixed-sex company, guys can thus find out the name of the future bride. The main thing is not to scare the girls passing by too much.
— Place two matches on the sides of the box and set them on fire. The matches burned out and leaned towards each other - the mysterious couple will be together. If not, then they will separate. It is advisable to extinguish matches in time, without waiting for the entire matchbox to light up and burst into flames.
— Fortune telling by hairs in a bowl of water. At night you need to put a pinch of salt, sugar and ash in the water, mix everything and let the water calm down. Then lower your hair and that of your betrothed. If by morning the hair is intertwined, there will be a wedding. If not, then it’s not destiny. At your next Epiphany, feel free to pull out the hair of the next guy.
Money plot for Epiphany
It is done on the night of Epiphany, or Epiphany (from January 18 to 19). Exactly at 12 o'clock at night you need to dial a can of water for the Epiphany spell on the river, in a well or in a regular water tap. The can must be made of unpainted metal (aluminum or steel).
On the edge of the can you need to strengthen a wooden cross made of coniferous tree- Christmas tree, pine, cypress or juniper. You can make a cross yourself by cutting out with a knife or tying two branches crosswise. Also at the edges of the can you need to strengthen three church candles. Throw three coins into the water of different denominations and, preferably, different metals. In the old days they threw copper, silver and gold. To modern man They are difficult to get, especially gold ones. If you cannot find three coins of different metals, you can take coins of two metals (but not just one). Over this water, read the Epiphany spell twelve times:
At night I get up and take holy water. Holy water, holy night, sanctify the soul and body, come, angels, overshadow with quiet wings, bring the peace of God, bring God into my home. I welcome God, I seat God at the table, I pray to the Most Holy Theotokos and John the Baptist: Baptist of Christ, honorable Forerunner, extreme prophet, first martyr, mentor of fasters and hermits, teacher of purity and neighbor of Christ! I pray to you, and when you come running, do not reject me from your intercession, do not forsake me, who have fallen through many sins; renew my soul with repentance, like a second baptism; Cleanse me, the sins of the defiled, and compel me to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, even if nothing bad enters. Amen.
After which the prayer to the Epiphany of the Lord is read over the water and coins.
In fact, there are a great variety of Epiphany fortune-telling, from scary to funny, and the main thing is how you feel about them. If with healthy humor, then this is an opportunity to while away a few winter evenings with girlfriends in a wonderful and fun way. Just don’t take the results of fortune telling seriously, whatever they may be. Although no, let's put it another way. Believe only in rosy predictions!
There are various fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19, which have been used since ancient times. It is believed that this day has enormous power, so all predictions will be as truthful as possible. You can guess about love, money, the future, and so on.
Tradition of fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19
There are a number of rules, signs and traditions associated with this day. Since ancient times, it has been believed that fortune telling performed on Epiphany on January 19 will be as truthful as possible, which is why many people like to predict their future on this holiday. There are other traditions associated with this day:
- The main dish for Christmas Eve is sochivo, the remains of which are poured out to the chickens after the meal.
- In the evening, it is customary to bless the water in the temple, which can be used for washing and drinking.
- An ancient tradition is swimming in an ice hole. It is believed that at Epiphany water has enormous power, which can protect against diseases, give strength and relieve possible negativity. It is worth noting that there are no rules regarding swimming in an ice hole.
Fortune telling from January 18 to 19 Baptism
If you want to perform a ritual to predict the future, then it is important to know a number of rules necessary to obtain the most accurate results.
- An ideal place for fortune telling for Epiphany on January 18 - non-residential premises, for example, a bathhouse or an attic. In case of emergency the room will do with access to the balcony.
- No one should know about such magical rituals.
- There should be no cats or other distractions in the room, such as a ticking clock.
- It is important to take off your belt, crosses, loosen your hair and untie any knots on your clothes.
- If fortune telling is carried out before bedtime, then a candle should be placed at the head of the bed.
Fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19th
To find out what fate has prepared for the future, you can perform a very simple fortune telling, which is called “7 glasses”. Prepare seven identical vessels into which you should place objects that have different meaning. After this, you need to close your eyes and swap the vessels so that it is impossible to understand where each object lies. To finish fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19, mentally ask the question: “What has fate prepared for me?” and choose one of the glasses at random. Its contents will be the interpretation:
- salt – , sadness;
- sugar - sweet and cheerful life;
- bread - satiety;
- coin - financial well-being;
- ring - marriage proposal;
- matches - the birth of a baby;
- grain - difficult workdays.
Fortune telling on Epiphany January 19 for love
Girls use it more often than usual different ways predictions to understand issues related to personal life. Fortune telling for the betrothed on Epiphany on January 19 with needles is considered interesting. To carry out the ritual, you need to prepare two needles and rub them with any fat, for example, oil or lard. It is important that the entire surface of the needles is slippery. Fill a regular glass with water, place it on the table and lower the needles into it. After this, you can ask a question about your relationship with a specific person. Interpretations are carried out based on the behavior of the needles:
- If the needles go to the bottom, this is bad sign foretelling trouble. This behavior may also be due to the fact that the needles were poorly lubricated.
- If the needles come together, this indicates a warm relationship and sincere feelings.
- If the needles “freeze” and no rapprochement is observed, then this indicates a cool relationship. Fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19 indicates that the fortuneteller leaves the room, and another person turns the containers upside down and puts a coin under one, a crumpled bill under another, and leaves the third empty.
- If the needles come apart, then the relationship will end, so you shouldn’t waste time and hope that everything will work out.
Fortune telling with money for Epiphany January 19
There are different methods of prediction that will help you learn about the situation in the financial sector. A simple fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19 for prosperity is carried out according to the following scheme:
- Take containers that should not be transparent, a handful of coins and one bill that should be crumpled. For prediction you need an assistant.
- The fortuneteller leaves the room, and another person turns the containers upside down and puts a coin under one, a crumpled bill under the other, and leaves the third empty.
- The fortuneteller, without looking, selects any cup and looks at the contents. If coins were found, then this bodes well; an empty cup indicates that there will be no changes in the financial sector, but a crumpled bill means that damages and losses should be expected.
Fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19 for the future
Many people strive to find out about their future in order to know about possible problems and tests. Eat simple fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19, thanks to which you can learn about future events and understand whether your wish will come true soon or not.
- Before going to bed on the eve of the holiday, you need to write your wishes on 12 pieces of paper and put them under your pillow. It is important to leave one piece of paper blank. In the morning, lying in bed, take out one note at random and see which wish comes true. If the piece of paper is blank, then this indicates that nothing will change in the near future.
- To conduct fortune telling before Epiphany on January 19, you need to prepare a mirror on which you need to write your dream with your finger. Place a reflective surface under the bed with small spruce branches around it. If the next morning the inscription has disappeared, then the desire will become real.
Fortune telling for Epiphany on January 19 for children
On Epiphany night, you can perform a simple ceremony to find out how many children there will be in the future and what gender.
- It is necessary to thread a red thread into the wedding ring to make a pendulum. Hold it over right hand and take a few deep breaths. Fingers should be spread out.
- First, the ring should be passed between the index finger and thumb, and then place it above the center of the palm.
- To find out the meaning of fortune telling on Epiphany Eve on January 18, look at the movement of the ring. If it starts to rotate in a circle, then expect a girl first, and if in the opposite direction, a boy.
- After this, lower the jewelry between your fingers three times and repeat the steps. Carry out such manipulations until the ring stops moving altogether. The number of repetitions will show the number of children.
Fortune telling methods for Epiphany on January 19
There are many fortune tellings that use different available items. It is important to consider that such magical rituals attract not only good but also bad spirits, so home protection is needed. For this purpose, draw crosses on the window frames and doors with chalk. After the fortune telling for Epiphany on January 18 is carried out before going to bed, it is recommended to wash your face with holy water or at least take a shower.
Fortune telling on cards for Epiphany January 19
To predict fate, cards are often used that give detailed answers to various questions. You can make different layouts, and here are the simplest fortune telling for Epiphany on January 18 on cards:
- Take a simple deck that has not been used for gaming before. First, make a wish, and then make a layout. Shuffle the deck and place it into four piles. In the first, and then in the others, you need to find aces. The interpretation shows that the more aces in the first pile, the higher the likelihood that the desire will become real and so on.
- If there gypsy cards, the meaning of which can be understood from the picture, then distribute them into four rows of nine cards. Find the “Unexpected Joy” card, which is the personification of a fortuneteller. The card on the left side is the past, and on the right is the future, the row located on top is thoughts, and on the bottom are obstacles.
- When describing what fortune-telling for Epiphany on January 19 can be done with cards, it is worth mentioning the option with Tarot. Arrange nine cards in three rows: the first is what was, the middle is what is, and the bottom is what will be. Tarot meaning can be found here.
Fortune telling for Epiphany January 19 on paper
To find out about events in the near future, you can use a simple ritual. It must be done alone so that nothing interferes. For fortune telling on the night of Epiphany, January 19, crumple up a blank sheet of paper, put it in a saucer and set it on fire. If all the paper is burned and only ashes remain, all problems will soon end, and a white streak of life will begin. When pieces of paper remain, then expect trouble.
Fortune telling for Epiphany January 19th on wax
The most popular Epiphany fortune-telling are rituals using candles. To predict the future on wax, you need to take a bowl of water, and also prepare a spoon and a couple of candles. Fortune telling for Epiphany on January 18 on wax is carried out according to the following scheme:
- One candle needs to be broken or rubbed to form shavings for easy melting. Place it in a spoon and start heating it over the second lit candle.
- When the wax becomes liquid, quickly pour it into the water to form a figure. It will be the interpretation of fortune-telling, for which you need to include.
Christmas time begins on Christmas Eve (January 6) and lasts until Epiphany. Traditionally in Rus', fortune telling was performed at Epiphany to find out about the betrothed or to protect the family from misfortune. They did this in different ways.
Epiphany traditions and customs
The celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord begins on January 18, on the day of Vespers. At this time, it is customary to baptize people and bless water. Water consecrated for Epiphany is the most strong defense from the evil eye, damage, disease.
On the evening of January 18, the whole family gathered at the table. The owner of the house had to eat the first spoonful of porridge. Epiphany frosts were the strongest, so people tried to appease the winter. The owner, having tasted a spoonful of porridge, invited the frost into the house to warm up and eat, for this he went to the window and said:
“You, frost, don’t be angry, don’t frighten us with the cold. Come to the light, sit, drink some tea.”
On the evening of January 19, the family gathered again at the richly furnished table. But they started eating only with the appearance of the first star in the sky. To ensure a good future for themselves, people every year swim in an ice hole on this day. It is believed that water on this day washes away all sins and illnesses, but this custom is performed only by trained people.
Epiphany signs and fortune telling:
- snowy, clear weather promises a rich harvest;
- At night, dogs bark a lot - there will be a lot of game this year;
- the blue clear sky during the day speaks of good harvest, but covered in clouds promises crop failure;
- young unmarried girl To meet a guy in the morning at his baptism - she will get married soon, for the old grandfather - to wait another year for matchmaking, for the grandmother - to go to court for 5 years;
- there are many stars in the sky - all your wishes will come true.
Simple fortune telling for marriage
Baptism customs and rituals are associated with the search for answers about personal life. It was customary for young boys and girls to go out on the morning of January 19 and ask the name of the first person of the opposite sex they met. The other half will have the same name.
In the evening it was customary to tell fortunes by ringing bells. Young girls came out closer to the temple and listened:
- wedding bells or bells were heard - you will have a wedding this year;
- funeral bell - mortal danger, death;
- silence - the girl will not get married this year;
- intermittent ringing - the betrothed will propose, but the wedding will be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
In the morning, unmarried girls threw their boots over the fence to find out which side to wait for their betrothed. You need to stand with your back to the fence, take off your left shoe and throw it over your right shoulder. In which direction the toe of the shoe points, the betrothed should be expected from that direction. If the sock points to a girl’s house, she will not get married soon.
Fortune telling with mirrors
For this fortune telling for Epiphany you will need 2 mirrors and wax candles. Place mirrors opposite each other, light a candle. Set all attributes so that they are clearly visible mirror corridor.
All this is done at midnight, in complete darkness, without strangers. Such rituals are dangerous to carry out at home, because... dark entity, living in the looking glass, can get out. Having prepared all the attributes, say the following words:
“I’m waiting for my betrothed, I’m beckoning to my house, come, my good one, I pray.”
Peer closely into the mirrored corridor. Soon the figure of your betrothed will begin to approach you, but you cannot let it go beyond the frame of the mirror. As soon as the figure begins to move along the corridor, quickly fold the mirrors towards each other front part. Read the Lord's Prayer and go to bed. A mirror used in fortune telling can no longer be used for its intended purpose.
Fortune telling with a comb
There is a simpler Epiphany fortune-telling for the betrothed for the night, which involves using a new comb, or rather a comb. In the evening, concentrate on the desire to see your betrothed. While combing your hair with a comb, say the words of the spell:
“I’m waiting for my betrothed at home, I call upon his face. Stop walking around, stirring up a girl’s heart. Turn around, show yourself, appear to me in a dream.”
Run the comb through your hair exactly 100 times. Recite the spell all this time. Then place the comb under your pillow and go to bed. Remember your dreams this night - they are prophetic.
Another fortune telling before Epiphany is carried out at a friend’s house. Ask to spend the night with a friend who you have never stayed with before. In the evening, when you go to bed, say:
“The bridegroom dreams of the bride in a new place.”
This night the image of the betrothed will definitely appear. A dream you have in a new place will be prophetic. Pay attention to any details:
- spiders - the betrothed will have money;
- chickens - there are always a lot of girls around him, perhaps he works in a women's team;
- Leo - you will meet a strong and strong-willed man;
- remove large fleas from yourself and your intended betrothed in a dream - build a joint business that brings good money.
Fortune telling for the future husband
To find out the name of the future husband, notes with the names of the guys are placed under the pillow. Write the most different ones that come to mind.
Place them all under your pillow. When you go to bed, try not to think about anything. When you wake up in the morning, take out from under the pillow a note with the name of your betrothed. In a similar way, the gender of children is predicted by placing notes “girl” and “boy” under the pillow.
Prediction for the year
Fortune telling for the year at Epiphany is carried out during the day. You will need:
- match;
- coin of any denomination;
- ring;
- bread crumb;
- salt;
- sugar;
- 6 glasses;
- dark tape.
Place the glasses in front of you. Place one of the prepared attributes in each, and blindfold yourself with a dark ribbon. Start saying the text of the spell:
“A match promises children, sugar will bring happiness, salt will ward off bad weather, a crumb of bread will mean a well-fed, comfortable life, a coin will bring untold riches, a ring will mean being under my crown.”
Mix the glasses. Choose from a blind fortune glass. You can only choose a glass once. Other methods of fortune telling involve the use of wax and milk. The melted wax is poured into milk and, placed at the threshold, they say:
“Brownie, brownie, come out, talk to me, taste the milk and wax. Talk to me, outline the future.”
Interpretation of the forms of frozen wax:
- cross - the year will be unsuccessful, fate has prepared many illnesses for you;
- animal - you will soon have to leave your home, changing your place of residence;
- star – unprecedented success in all areas of activity;
- ring - it’s time to prepare for the wedding;
- flower - expect a message, you will meet love soon;
- candle - a stranger will help solve difficulties;
- boat - you will have to flee, the situation will become too confusing and threatening;
- bridge - quickly grab your luck by the tail, you have a week for active actions;
- palace - trouble awaits;
- chair - your financial situation will improve, your plan will bring good money.
Fortune telling on a wish
Fortune telling at Epiphany based on desire:
- on the eve of Epiphany, write 12 wishes on a piece of album paper;
- cut the sheet into separate pieces and fold under the pillow;
- In the morning, pull out 3 scraps.
Your wishes will come true in the near future.
Fortune telling using a mirror. Put him outside on the morning of January 18th. In the evening, bring in and write your wish with your finger, put the mirror under the bed and cover it with pine branches. Take a close look in the morning mirror surface and, if the inscription has disappeared, you can be sure that your wish will come true.
The next fortune telling is carried out in the morning, just getting out of bed. Sit at the table, think about your desire, concentrate and scatter seeds, nuts or cereals on the table. Next, count the number of grains: even numbers indicate that the wish is not destined to come true, odd numbers - soon your dreams will come true, wealth awaits you.
Card reading
In fortune telling for the future, preference is given to cards. Before you start guessing at Epiphany, clearly formulate the question. Shuffle the deck of cards and place 3 cards in three rows. The first will tell about the past, the second - about the present, the third - about the future.
6s mean the road; 7s talk about news; 8s foretell a conversation; 9s promise love; 10s say that wishes gradually come true.
Volts portend trouble. For married woman may mean a child. The Queen and the King describe certain people. Ace is a house.
Interpretation regarding suits:
- worms - reflect personal relationships, love affection;
- tambourines - plans, money, notices;
- crosses – social connections;
- peaks - troubles, negativity.
They use cards to guess what their future husband will be like. They put 4 kings under the pillow, saying:
“My betrothed, mummer, come to me in a dream.”
In the morning they take out a card from under the pillow:
- worms - a wealthy lover, a married or in love man: to get him, you will have to fight;
- tambourines - you know the guy well and have liked him for a long time;
- kresti - a military man or businessman, a person with business acumen;
- spades - the chosen one is much older, is in good standing, has great connections in society, and is jealous.
When evening came, the girls gathered and told fortunes using a piece of black velvet and a ring. The jewelry must be smooth. The girls take turns rolling the ring over the fabric, saying:
“I’ll walk around the city and tie my darling to me.”
They let go of the ring and watch where it falls. A chalk mark is placed in that place. Whose mark is next - that one will have a wedding soon. If the ring rolls out of the fabric, marriage is not expected this year.
Epiphany fortune-telling at night is also carried out using various paraphernalia. A satin ribbon and a piece of bread are placed in the box. The girl is blindfolded and the objects are laid out in the box so that they lie at a distance from each other. If a girl pulls out bread - expect matchmakers, a ribbon - she will wear girls for another year.
Conclusion
At all times, people have tried to find out about their future. Fortune telling at Epiphany helped with this. Usually they do fortune telling on the night of January 19 or on the eve of the holiday of January 18. Simple fortune-telling rituals are performed at home and do not require special preparation.