Christmas fortune-telling allows you to look into the world of magic and magic, touch the ancient Russian traditions and find out the future. From time immemorial in Russia it was believed that the night before Christmas is special, allowing people to open the veil of secrecy and turn to supernatural forces, in the hope of finding an answer to the most exciting question.
Divination by the betrothed
Fortune-telling for the betrothed is the most popular type of Christmas fortune-telling, because the name, character and appearance of the future husband is interesting for any girl to know. The simplest fortune-telling is to go outside on the night before Christmas and ask the name of the first man that comes across. According to legends, this is the name that the future spouse will wear.
You can find out what the future husband will be like in a dream. To do this, the girl before going to bed needs to put on a clean nightgown, loose her hair and slowly comb it, saying: "My betrothed mummer, come to me dressed up in a dream." Then go to sleep on your left side, placing a comb under the pillow. Whoever dreams will be a husband.
Fortune-telling on a red thread is also popular among girls, it allows you to determine which of the girlfriends will get married earlier. For this fortune-telling, girls cut off a red thread of the same length and at the same time set it on fire, whoever has the thread burns out faster, that will be the first bride.
The most mystical Christmas divinations include rituals using mirrors. In Russia, mirrors have always been treated with caution, because many believed that they served as the line between two parallel worlds.
The most popular of the mirror fortune-telling is when, on the eve of Christmas, a girl takes two mirrors and puts them in front of each other, forming an endless corridor. Two candles are lit near each mirror. The fortuneteller sits down between the mirrors and peers into the mirrored corridor, saying: My betrothed mummer, come to me to have supper. According to popular beliefs, as soon as a girl sees the face of her future spouse in the mirror, she should immediately say, “Keep me out”!
Fortune telling
Fortune telling on wax allows you to reveal the secrets of the future. For the ceremony, you need to prepare white wax candles and a bowl of holy water. Melt the candles over the fire and quickly pour the resulting wax into a bowl of cold water. Pour out the wax as quickly as possible so that it forms a single figure. Further, the fortuneteller looks closely at the figure and, with the help of her associations, interprets the omen. For example, if a house has left, then it will be a house-house in the coming year, and if a star, then success. For a better interpretation of the figures, you can refer to the dream books.
You can also find out the future with paper. The crumpled sheet of paper is placed on a plate and set on fire. After that, the saucer with the remaining ash is carefully brought to the wall, and they begin to slowly turn, while peering into the shadow formed on the wall. The outlines that have appeared promise a near future.
When guessing at Christmas, it should be remembered that any prediction, good or bad, must be treated easily and simply, because a person is the creator of his own destiny, and fortune-telling only slightly suggests the path along which to move in the near future.
