Kyiv, December 12 - AiF-Ukraine. We suggest you try to tell fortunes for your future chosen one this night.

1. Fortune telling for the betrothed with water

Holding the lock over the poured water, close it with the key, saying, “Come, my betrothed, ask for a drink.” After this, go to bed and wait in your dream for your betrothed, who will ask you for a drink.

2. Fortune telling for your betrothed without your presence

A mother, sister or close friend can tell fortunes. She should put a padlock and lock it on one of your things. The key to the lock goes under the pillow, saying, “The betrothed-mummer, come and unlock the bride-to-be and rescue her from captivity.” The betrothed must also appear in a dream for the key.

Fortune telling by threads for marriage

A simple fortune telling that is still popular today. The girls gathered for divination cut the threads of the same length and at the same time set them on fire together. Whichever girl's thread burns out faster will be the first to be married. The order in which the threads burn in the hands of the girls will show the order in which they get married.

How to lure your betrothed (loved one) into your life?

1. On a festive night, girls lured their betrothed by throwing coins out the window. They did this ritual at midnight, and they had to throw as many coins as possible. During the ritual, the girl should be alone in the room, and no one should know about it.
2. By placing basil under your pillow at night, you can see your betrothed in a dream.
3. You can also invite your future spouse into your dream using flax seeds. The whole day preceding the holiday, you need to adhere to strict fasting, and in the evening, sift flax seeds into a bowl with soil, read the “Our Father” prayer 9 times, while kneeling. Then you need to sit down, and the prayer is read again 9 times. You need to end it with the words: “Saint Andrew, I sowed flax for you, so let me know with whom to connect my destiny.”

As we reported earlier, Vera Brezhneva and Svetlana Loboda

One of the most significant holidays for every Orthodox Christian is the day of St. Andrew the First-Called, which is celebrated every year on December 13th. Fortune telling for Andrew is considered one of the most truthful, along with fortune telling for the Nativity of Christ or Christmastide. Since ancient times, it has been generally accepted that on this night the veil of secrecy is lifted, and a person can receive any information regarding his future, love and marriage. Let's take a closer look at them...

A selection of interesting fortune-telling for St. Andrew the First-Called: for the betrothed, love, sleep and the future

Andrew the First-Called is one of the 12 apostles chosen by the Lord from among the people. Together with his brother, he lived in the city of Capernaum, where he earned his living by fishing. Always distinguished by exceptional piety, he became a disciple of John the Baptist, and also received his name “First Called”, because he was the first to respond to the call of the Lord and the first to introduce his brother to Jesus, who later became the Apostle Peter.

After the resurrection of Jesus, St. Andrew, along with his brothers and the Mother of God, were “filled with the Holy Spirit” on the Day of Pentecost. As a result of this, the apostles acquired the gift of healers, prophecy and the ability to speak various languages. Next, the disciples of Jesus chose countries to carry out prophetic activities in them, to convert people of other faiths to Christianity. St. Andrew inherited the coastal territories of what is now Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine.

It is St. Rus' owes its introduction to the Christian faith to Andrey. Therefore, he was considered one of the most respected saints, the patron saint of Rus'. Upon returning to Greece from educational travels, St. Andrew was persecuted and sentenced to crucifixion, but, according to legend, he asked to die on an oblique cross, and not on the one where Christ died. To this day, such a cross bears the name “Andreevsky”; its symbol can currently be seen on the Russian naval flag.

Questions from visitors and answers from experts:

Fortune telling about marriage on the day of St. Andrew the First-Called

It has long been customary on this holiday to tell fortunes about love and husband. There is a custom according to which, in order for the fortune telling for Andrew on December 13 to be truthful, the day before you need to fast and pray for a worthy spouse.

With felt boots “For the betrothed”

Popular and probably the most common love fortune telling for Andrey. It's quite easy and simple to do:

• Put on your felt boots and go out into the courtyard of your house;
• Then you need to remove the felt boots from your left foot;
• Then you need to throw it over the fence into the street;
• Next you need to look: where the felt boot points with its toe, the groom will come from there;
• If the sock points to the gate, know that you cannot expect marriage this year.

If you do not have the opportunity to do fortune telling “live”, try doing it online.

At the crossroads “For marriage in the coming year”

At the midnight hour, go out to the crossroads, formulate a desire to find a betrothed, or imagine a specific person if you have someone in mind. Then draw a circle around yourself with a twig, then stand a little and listen to the sounds coming to you:

• Singing, laughter, sounds of fun, songs are heard - this promises the girl a quick marriage;
• The sounds of a quarrel, crying, swearing - says that this year you will not be a married woman yet.

Dream fortune telling for St. Andrew's Day

Fortune telling "To sleep"

This is a rather rare fortune-telling for Andrei on December 13th based on a dream, a description of which can be found in few places. Although its meaning is not too complicated. In the evening, go to the river, wait for the moon to rise in the sky, bend over to the ice hole, draw water and go home.

• Pour the brought water into a cup;
• Place a cup next to your bed and say:

My betrothed mummer, come and drink some water...

• Then go to bed calmly: those who are destined to be wooed will see the image of their groom in the hole at night, those who remain unmarried all year will see nothing;

Near the church

Fortune telling is somewhat similar to fortune telling at a crossroads, but less scary. Previously, the girls ran to the church at midnight to spend December 12-13. And although there are no services in churches at night, some girls still heard the sounds of wedding singing, and some crying. Based on what they heard, they drew conclusions regarding the upcoming future: whether married life or a serious illness awaited her.

On the water with a candle “For the groom”

Universal fortune telling for Andrei's betrothed or groom. You will need a small trough (or any other utensil) that can be placed outside on the porch.

• Pour water into the trough to about halfway, this should be done at approximately 9 o’clock in the evening;
• At 12 o'clock at night, take a candle and go with it to the trough;
• Break the resulting piece of ice, completely immerse the candle in the trough and read the following plot:

“Don’t sulk, scorching fires from the ant fryer,

And the wax candle lit up in front of the wonderful image of the Savior!”

• After that, take the candle with you and go home;
• Next, light a candle from the lamp near the icon and observe how quickly it lights up.

If the candle lights up quickly and does not go out within a couple of minutes, expect marriage in the coming year. But if the candle does not light up or goes out, you won’t have to wait for matchmakers this year.

Conspiracy - fortune telling "On the pen"

A very interesting fortune telling that any girl can do. It was carried out as follows: closer to midnight on Andrei, the girl placed a small chicken feather on the threshold of the house (from the inside), while uttering the following curse:

There is an oak tree, there are 12 nests on it, each nest has 4 eggs,

Each egg contains 7 chicks,

One of them - show yourself

Let me know what to expect in the future!”

• Flying out the door means that the girl will soon have to fly away to someone else’s family;
• If the feather flies back into the house, it will continue to live in the family of its parents.

Fortune telling for the company "On the Ring"

In this game, participants can be both girls and boys. All you need is a ring (silver or gold).

• All participants take turns blindfolding and rolling a metal ring along the floor in a random direction.
• Rolling towards the door, the girl promises marriage, the guy - the upcoming journey.

In another version, the ring is passed on to each other, while it is hidden from the driver, and he guesses the location of the ring. Surely, many will remember their childhood and playing rings. There is another similar one: more complex, but no less interesting.

On pins and needles “For the betrothed”

Prepare a container of water and several needles. When fortune telling for your betrothed, it is better to use needles of different sizes: for yourself you wish for a smaller needle, for the groom - a larger one. Lubricate them with any fat or cream, then place them on top of the water.

It happens that people’s relationships are complex (for example, a “love triangle” develops), in this case the number of needles should correspond to the number of people in this connection. Correlate each needle with a particular person, lubricate it and place it on the water.

Interpretation

The needles floating on the surface show which of the hidden people will remain in your life in the coming year:

• The needles connected to each other symbolize marriage or simply a strong connection between the individuals who were fortune-telling;
• The connection of needles along the entire length speaks of successful cooperation and lasting friendship;
• The ends of needles placed apart or floating on the surface, but on different sides, are evidence of weakening connections between people;
• Needles that have sunk to the bottom indicate the likelihood of the relationship ending.
• Have all the needles sunk? Perhaps they are just not very well lubricated? Repeat it all again!

Fortune telling for the future by Andrey

On the coffee grounds

After you have drunk the coffee, you need to cover the cup with a saucer and turn it clockwise three times. The coffee grounds will spread along the bottom of the cup and create peculiar patterns; they are found in a special reference book and interpreted.

• A dog is a sign of friendship;
• The outlines of the forest mean abundance, prosperity;
• Contour of the staircase - the set goal will be achieved;
• Cross - you need to be patient;
• Wreath - honor;
• The mill is a deception;
• Cliff - a prediction of sadness, sadness;
• Human shadow - romantic meeting;
• House - wealth;
• A plowed field is a very good sign, a symbol of success;
• Meadow with animals - the implementation of plans;
• Church bells - marriage;
• Deer - fast way;
• Gate - arrival of guests;
• Mountain peaks - many difficulties.

On the tea leaves

This is a unique variation of the previous fortune telling; it cannot be called classic, but many people prefer to tell fortunes using tea.

• To start the ritual, it is better to take a shallow cup without pictures.
• Then you need to pour some loose leaf tea into it (the bottom should be barely covered) and pour boiling water over it.
• Slowly drink the resulting tea.
• Cover the mug with a saucer and with your left hand, rotate the cup and its contents three times in the direction of the clock.
• Then, with a sharp movement, turn the cup and saucer upside down, so that the tea leaves fall onto the saucer;
• From this position, slightly lift the cup on one side and look inside.

Divide its internal space into two parts: the part adjacent to the handle relates personally to the fortuneteller, the remaining part denotes people from your close circle. The thickness on the walls of the cup shows the future in the near future, on the bottom - the distant future.

To interpret the symbols, you can use this one.

On candle wax

A very well-known fortune telling with wax and water, which can be performed on St. Andrew’s Day on December 13; we have already looked at it in more detail.

• Tilt the well-lit candle over a plate of water and pour out the wax.
• If necessary, perform this manipulation as many times as necessary until you obtain the required amount of wax.
• The result is a casting that must be taken out of the water and interpreted.

Look at them carefully and try to determine their meaning by association. Below are tips for determining the meanings of the resulting figures.

• Fan - problems at work, tense relationships with colleagues, the likelihood of the organization closing;
• A bunch of grapes - a feeling of love, friendships, success, well-being;
• Mushroom - a person’s vitality, his determination, longevity;
• Dragon - “flight altitude”, justified expectations, the end of the matter;
• Bell - news; with smooth edges - good news, asymmetrical and crooked - bad, more than one bell - alarming events;
• Tree leaf - ill-wishers, envious people;
• Monkey - deception in friendship, hypocrisy, ambiguity of the event;
• Apple - life wisdom, health;
• Since ancient times, the egg symbolizes something hidden, not manifested. Identified with something new.

On straws

Place a small amount of hay or straw under the tablecloth. At midnight, take out one straw:

• If you come across a long one, expect a successful year with a good harvest;
• Did you get the short one? Tighten your belt and prepare for difficulties.

The young ladies used this method to tell fortunes about their beloved: if they came across a green stem, they regarded this as a guarantee of a quick marriage; blackened - prophecy to sit in the virgins.

On the cups

This fortune telling is suitable for a cheerful company. For the ritual you will need opaque cups; they need to be filled with the following items: bread, salt, sugar, put a ring, coins, pour water. The number of cups corresponds to the number of participants, each of whom, without looking, takes one cup in turn by touch.

December 13 (November 30, old style) The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called. St. Andrew's Day opens the cycle of winter celebrations. On this holiday, higher powers reign on earth. Therefore, since ancient times, people have been telling fortunes and performing rituals on this day in order to find out future events and get answers to exciting questions.

Fortune telling for the betrothed

Young unmarried girls love to tell fortunes about their betrothed on the night of Andrei. They, alone or in large cheerful companies, perform magical rituals to see the image of the future groom or the date of the upcoming wedding.

Fortune telling for the future groom. Place a bag with 12 pieces of paper under your pillow. On 11 of them, write men's names at your own discretion, and leave one blank. In the morning, take out one piece of paper at random. The name written on it will belong to the future groom. If you come across a blank piece of paper, the name of the betrothed will remain a mystery.

Fortune telling on a towel. On the evening before St. Andrew's Day, hang a clean white towel outside the window and say: “Betrothed, come and dry yourself.” Feel the towel in the morning. If it turns out to be wet, then you will soon be able to get married, and if it is dry, then you are destined to be lonely for a long time.

Fortune telling on the water. At midnight on Andrei, go to a river or lake that has an ice hole. Look into the water. It will show the image of the betrothed.

Ritual with a candle. Place a full bowl of water in front of the house threshold or on the balcony in advance. After midnight, break the ice crust on the surface of the water and place a burning candle in the basin. Then take the candle into the room and try to light it from the lamp burning in front of the icon. By how quickly the flame on the candle lights up, judge how quickly the wedding will be held.

Fortune telling on a feather. The evening before St. Andrew's Day, place a chicken feather on the doorstep of your house. When the door opens, watch where the feather caught in the air flies. If it flies into the house, then you will be able to get married soon, but if it remains on the street, then the wedding will not happen soon.

A ritual to induce a prophetic dream. Dreams on St. Andrew's Night have magical powers. In order to evoke the image of your future husband in a dream, turn off the light in the room, go to the window and say: “My betrothed, my mummer, dream of me dressed up.” Without turning on the light in the room, go to bed. At night you will dream of the image of your beloved man or future husband.

Ritual with water. In the evening, fill the basin with water and lock it in one of the rooms of the house. Before going to bed, place the door key under your pillow and say: “Betrothed, come and give me a drink.” Whoever gives you water to drink in a dream will be your future husband.

Ritual with flax. Throw flax seeds into the pot and read the Lord's Prayer: 9 times while standing, 9 times on your knees and 9 times while sitting. Then say the spell: “Holy Andrew, I am sowing flax for you, let me know for whom I will tear that flax,” put the pot under the bed and go to bed. At night you will dream about the image of the future groom.

Fortune telling about future events

On church holidays, a special atmosphere of magic reigns on earth. Fortune telling for Andrei helps to find out future events.

Ritual with an onion. On the eve of St. Andrew's Day, take a large onion, cut it into 12 parts and sprinkle with salt. Each slice represents one of the 12 months of the year. Leave the onion overnight, and in the morning look carefully at which parts have become wet with salt. This way, determine which months of the year will be rainy or snowy.

Fortune telling on a splinter. Take a birch splinter and light it. Then extinguish the flame in spring water or melted snow and try to relight it. If the torch lights up quickly and burns evenly, then life will be calm and long. If the fire flares up slowly and with a bang, then you should be wary of troubles in the future.

Fortune telling on tea leaves. Pour tea into a plain shaped cup until it covers the bottom. Then take the cup in your hand, make three sharp turns clockwise and turn it over on the saucer. In the pattern that is formed from tea leaves, consider the signs of fate. The pictures that will be closer to the pen refer to the fortuneteller, and those on the opposite side refer to close people. Mountains foreshadow difficulties, a tree - the fulfillment of desires, a key - health and well-being, the outline of a road or plane - a journey, a cross - troubles, a heart - love.

Fortune telling on a book. Take a book of spiritual content: the Bible or the Psalter. Mentally think of the page number and line number at the top, then open it at the indicated location and read. In the phrase you read, find a hidden symbol or sign of fate.

Fortune telling for wish fulfillment

People believe that the heavens open on religious holidays. Wishes made on such days can come true. Magic rituals on the night of St. Andrew's help you find out whether your plans will come true in the near future.

Ritual with beans. Take a handful of large beans and sort through them, saying “Yes” and “No” in turn. The word at which the beans end will answer the question posed.

Fortune telling on an onion. Take an onion and peel it, saying “It will come true,” “It won’t come true.” Whichever prediction the husk ends on is to be expected.

Fortune telling by candles. Fortune telling can be used for several wishes. The optimal quantity is 5. Take paper leaves and candles according to the number of wishes you have made. Write down your wishes on pieces of paper, lay them out on the table and place lighted candles on top. The wish on which the candle burns out first will come true in the near future.

Card reading. Take a deck of cards, shuffle and remove one card with your left hand. If a card of a red suit appears, then the wish will come true, but if it is black, it will not. If the card shows an even number, you won't have to wait long. An odd number indicates that you need to be patient.

One of the most important Orthodox holidays is the feast of St. Andrew the First-Called. From time immemorial, the night of St. Andrew's Day has been considered magical. She can reveal to girls the secrets of the future and give answers to the most intimate questions.

Its pre-Christian origin is evidenced first of all by the fact that it is a traditional day of fortune-telling. In Ukraine, girls still tell fortunes on this day. The date, December 13 according to the new style, is not tied at first glance to any natural phenomena.

St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called, one of the twelve apostles chosen by the Lord himself for the Gospel preaching, was born in the city of Bethsanda in Galilee (north - western shore of Lake Tivernad). Subsequently, he and his brother Simon (Peter) moved to the city of Capernaum on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, fishing there for food.

From a young age, Saint Andrew was distinguished by his prayerful striving towards God and became a disciple of the Holy Prophet John the Baptist. As the Gospel narrates, the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was not only the first to follow the call of the Lord (which is why in the tradition of the ancient Church he was given the name “Pervozvann”), but he was also the first of the apostles who brought his brother Simon, the future Apostle Peter, to Christ .

After the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, which the Holy Apostle Andrew witnessed, he returned to Jerusalem. Here, on the Day of Pentecost (“The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles”), together with the other apostles and the Most Holy Theotokos, Apostle Andrew was filled with the Holy Spirit, where he received, like all the apostles, gifts of healing, prophecy, as well as the ability to communicate in different languages.

Then, by lot, countries were divided among the apostles for prophecy, converting barbarians and pagans to Christ. Apostle Andrew inherited the countries lying along the shores of the Black and Marmara Seas (the territories of the current countries of Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria). Among the others in which St. Andrew preached were the current territories of Ukraine (“Great Scythia”).

It was he who brought Christianity to Kievan Rus. Since then, in Rus', Andrew the First-Called is one of the most revered saints, its patron.

Returning to Greece after his apostolic wanderings, the Apostle Andrew was persecuted and sentenced to execution on the cross. According to legend, he refused to accept death on the same cross on which Jesus Christ suffered, and demanded crucifixion on an oblique cross. Since then, the oblique cross has been called St. Andrew's.

Divination

On the day of St. Andrew, as on the day of the Great Martyr Catherine, girls make fortunes about their betrothed. Many of them, according to established custom, fast on the eve of the day of the Apostle Andrew and generally pray to him for the gift of good suitors.

Fortune telling for marriage

Fortune telling with a shoe (slipper).

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. It's done like this. The girls take off their shoes from their left feet and throw them over the gate, watching which way the sock lands. If the sock turns out to be turned back to the gate from where it was thrown, the girl will live at home for another year, not get married; if in some other direction, she will be match-matched in the new year.

Fortune telling at the crossroads at midnight

On Christmas night, girls go to the crossroads and, having each made a wish about their future groom, draw a circle, and standing in it, “listen to the surroundings”: if they hear laughter and singing, it means they will soon get married; if they hear crying, swearing, lamentations - sit they should shed tears in the girls.

Fortune telling on the water

On a moonlit night they go to the river and look into the hole: the one who gets married will see her betrothed; who sits in the girls - only hears a knock from the water.

Fortune telling at the church

In the old days, girls went to the church at night to eavesdrop. At night, of course, there is no service. But they say that some beauties heard either wedding singing or funeral lamentation. Depending on what she heard, the girl made a conclusion: whether she would get married or become seriously ill.

Fortune telling with water and candle

Place a tub of water behind the porch of the house (on the balcony). After midnight, the girl needs to take a candle, break the crust of ice in the tub, dip the candle into the water to the very bottom, enter the house with the words: “Do not sulk, scorching fires, from the ant fryer, but light up the wax candle in front of the wonderful image of the Savior!” By how soon the candle from the burning lamp in front of the home icon is lit, you can find out whether you will be matched, or whether you will soon hold a wedding candle at the wedding.

Fortune telling with straw

They throw straws at the ceiling: the number of straws that stick to the ceiling, so large will be the family to which the girl will be given.

Fortune telling with chicken feathers

Closer to midnight, the girl needs to place a chicken feather on the threshold. And say: “There is an oak tree, there are 12 nests on it, in each nest there are 4 eggs, in each egg there are 7 chicks, one of them - show yourself, let me know what to expect in the future!” When someone opened the door, a chicken feather, caught in the air, either flew out the door or flew into the house. If you go out the door, you'll be married, if you go into the house, you'll be a girl for another year.

Fortune telling by ring

The players take turns rolling the ring on the floor. If it rolls towards the door, the girl will soon get married. And for the guy this means a long journey. The ring is also secretly passed from hand to hand, and the driver must guess who has it. Remember our childhood, a similar game “Ring, ring, go out onto the porch!”

Fortune telling for the future

Fortune telling on coffee grounds

After drinking coffee, cover the cup with a saucer and tip it up and down three times. The thicket will spread along the bottom, forming intricate figures. You have to guess from them.
The outline of the dog symbolizes friendship.
Forest is wealth.
Ladder - achieving the desired goal.
Cross-patience.
Wreath - glory.
The mill is a lie.
Cliff - sadness, melancholy, loneliness.
A person's shadow is a pleasant date.
The shadow of a house is a symbol of abundance.
Arable land is a good sign of fertility, shoots, success
Meadow, field with grazing animals - fulfillment of desires.
Church, bell tower - returning home
Deer - fast track
Gate - arrival of guests
Mountain - a difficult path in life

Fortune telling on tea leaves

To correctly read the sign made from tea leaves, it is better to use a simple-shaped cup. The liquid should only cover the bottom. Take the cup in your left hand and swirl the tea - make three sharp turns with the cup clockwise. Turn the cup over and, holding it with the handle towards you, tilt it so that it is convenient to look inside. Mentally divide the volume of the cup in half. Everything that is closer to the handle relates directly to you, the rest relates to strangers but people you know. Tea grounds near the walls of the cup will predict the near future, and at the bottom - the distant future.

The bottle is a health hazard.
Mountains are obstacles on the path of life.
Tree - deliverance from diseases, fulfillment of desires.
The key is to health, prosperity, wealth, happiness in love.
The road is two tracks or two rails - to near changes, if the lines are winding - the path is difficult.
A turn is associated with drastic changes in life.
One big star in the center of the cup is a warning: it’s time to change the nature of your activity, otherwise troubles await you.
The contours of an airplane signify an unexpected journey.
Cross - troubles, suffering, anxiety, illness.
Coffin - sad news, losses, regrets.
Circle - a happy event, marriage.
Two laps - disappointment.
Ruins are broken hopes.
Ball - ups and downs.
Ladder - take-off in official and personal affairs.
Heart is a symbol of love.
A heart at the bottom of a cup is a disease, a heart attack in a loved one.
Arrow - bad news. If it flies away from you, you yourself can become a messenger of trouble for those around you.

Wax fortune telling

When the candle burns, tilt it over a bowl of water and allow the wax to drain. You can do this several times so that a sufficient number of wax drops harden in the water. The resulting intricate figures will tell the future - they are taken out of the water and interpreted. If, in addition to several large figures, many small round figures have formed, this means money. And large figures are judged by the associations they evoke. For those who do not rely on their imagination or are afraid of making mistakes, here is a hint.

Fan - difficulties in the service, friction in the team, reorganization or even liquidation of the enterprise.
Grapes - love, friendship, luck, prosperity.
Mushroom - vitality, perseverance, longevity.
Dragon - “high flight”, fulfillment of hopes, completion of work or the birth of a child.
Bell - to lead; a symmetrical bell means good news, a crooked or chipped bell means bad news; several bells - alarm.
Tree leaf - envy, intrigue from others.
Monkey - false friend, pretense, ambiguous situation.
Pants are a fork in the road, a crossroads.
Apple is a symbol of life, wisdom, health. The more similar a figure is to a real apple, the better its meaning.
A crooked, shapeless apple can mean a temptation that it is better not to succumb to.
The egg is an ancient symbol of the hidden, unmanifested. It can mean fears, concerns, but it can also symbolize simply the beginning of something new.

Fortune telling by book

It is best to take a book of spiritual content, for example, the Bible or the Psalter; without opening it, guess the page number and the line at the top or bottom, then open it and read it in the guessed place. They interpret what they read in accordance with what interests the fortuneteller most (wealth, travel, marriage, health, etc.).

Fortune telling on burnt paper

They burn her in a dark room by candlelight. You need to look at the shadow created on the wall when burning paper. Reflecting the devil promises big troubles or temptation that will not lead to anything good. If you see a cat, flirting and romantic interest are possible. Expect big changes in your life if a shadow resembling a bird appears on the wall.

Fortune telling on ashes

Burn a crumpled piece of paper on a plate. Light a candle and use the shadow formed by the ashes to determine your destiny. If the outlines of a castle and buildings appear, it’s a sign of a wedding.

Fortune telling on straw

This is a very ancient fortune telling. On Christmas Eve, under the tablecloth that covered the festive table, they put hay or straw - in memory of the manger of the infant Christ. Exactly at midnight they drew a straw: a long one - the year will be successful and fruitful, a short one - a lack of harvest. Well, here the girls were wondering about their fate: if a green stalk stretches out from under the tablecloth, it means love and a quick wedding awaits her, and if she gets a blackened one, she will sit as a girl for the rest of her life.

Fortune telling by cups

You need to take several opaque cups. Place bread, salt, sugar, ring, money in them, pour water into one. There should be as many fortune tellers as there are cups. Each of those gathered takes turns choosing a cup with their eyes closed.

Onions - for tears, bread - for prosperity, a ring - for a wedding, water - a stable position awaits you, salt - be careful: troubles may befall you in the near future. If you get a cup of sugar, fun awaits you soon. Money - you will become rich.

Fortune telling on small objects

In the evening, young men and women gather, take a tray, some throw a ring on it, some a cufflink, some an earring, some a button, a coin, or other small things. They cover the tray with a towel, sing a well-known melody over it, then shake the tray under the towel several times, throw off the towel, and, without looking, everyone drags with their left hand one of the things lying on it. It resembles something like a home lottery. The one who gets, for example, a coin will “get rich”; the one who gets a handkerchief will grieve in the new year; the one who gets the key will buy a new home. And the one who gets the ring must roll it along the floor, while watching in which direction it will roll: if towards the door, there will be a wedding in the coming year.

Fortune telling on things

Girls and boys gather at someone's house in the evening and sit down at the table. They collect cufflinks, rings, and earrings from everyone and put it all under a dish mixed with pieces of bread. Cover the dish with a towel on top. Then the participants sing the "sub-bowl" song. For example, glory to bread and salt. Then everyone in turn, blindly, putting their hand under the dish, takes out the first object they come across. If the girl takes out a male object (and the guy takes out a female one), we must wait for a quick wedding. Buying someone else's item threatens with a kiss.

Underwater songs. Not a single Christmastide was complete without such fortune-telling. The girls put their small things into a dish or bowl - a ring, a comb, an earring, a ribbon. To the accompaniment of a special song-prediction, these things were taken out without looking. “Whoever gets it, it will come true; whoever gets it, it won’t pass,” they chanted after the next verse.

Fortune telling with a glass and a ring

In the evening, pour water into a glass, lower the ring and expose it to the cold. Before going to bed they bring a glass: how many tubercles there are, so many sons there will be, and how many holes there are, so many daughters.

Fortune telling with spoons.

Spoons are placed in a tub of water according to the number of relatives, noting which is whose. Then shake the water. In the morning they look: if all the spoons are in a pile, it means that no one in the family will die during the year, and if someone is left behind, it means that this particular family member will die that year.

Fortune telling with a torch

If a girl wants to find out about her future life, then on Christmas night she takes a birch splinter in her hands, dips it in spring (well) water or in water from melted snow and lights it from the fire. If the torch lights up quickly and burns evenly, life will be long and calm; if the torch burns with crackling sounds and flashes, the girl will be sad and ill throughout the year.

Fortune telling on a bowl of water

Take a bowl of water and some regular sewing needles of any size, but not too large. Tailor's pins with a ring will also work. If you are really interested in marriage or simply developing a relationship with your partner, you can take needles of different sizes and make a fortune: let the smaller one be yours, and the larger one - the one you are wishing for. We properly lubricate both needles with some kind of fat (it could be a fatty cosmetic cream) and carefully place them on the surface of the water.

If you are in a “love triangle” or are interested in relationships with several people, take several needles, preferably different ones. One will be yours, and for the rest, mentally “assign” those who interest you, and carefully, one after the other, place them on the surface of the water.

The needles remaining on the surface mean those who will remain close to you in the coming year. If any two needles connect, this means a union (possibly marriage) of those people on whom you wished. If the needles stick together along their entire length, this promises fruitful cooperation and true friendship. If the ends of the needles separate or the needles end up on the surface of the water in different directions, it means that the connection between these people will weaken. And if the needles have sunk to the bottom, perhaps friendship with these people will be interrupted next year.

If your needle sinks, it means that a new period will begin in your life, and not all old connections will be preserved. In the new year, you will have new concerns, not those that seem so significant to you now, and there may be other people around you.

It may happen that all the needles drown. What does it mean? Nothing bad. You just haven’t lubricated them enough, and the fortune telling needs to be repeated.

Onion divination

Want to know what the weather will be like in each month of next year? Cut the onion into twelve wedges. Each slice is one month, from January to December. Now sprinkle the slices with salt and leave overnight. In the morning, look carefully at which slices of salt are wet and which ones are not. So determine which months of the new year will be rainy or snowy, and which will be dry.

Fortune telling by coals

This is fortune telling about the harvest. Smoldering embers are taken, each ember means some kind of crop: wheat, rye, oats, and which ember burned first indicated the most productive cereal next year.

Fortune telling on the steps

They count the steps, saying: widower, well done, etc. and, having reached the last one, look at which word they stopped on.

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On December 13, Christians celebrate the Day of St. Andrew the First-Called. According to the pre-Christian beliefs of Ukrainians, it is on this night that mystical things and miracles happen. Therefore, if you guess at Andrey, you can look into the future.

Mystical fortune telling for Andrei at home: how to find out the name of your betrothed

And on this day it all began with vespers. Young people gathered at one house in the evening, December 12, where girls and boys joked, sang songs and played various games.

Closer to the night of December 13, the young men went to make losses where single people lived, and the girls wondered about their future fate.

Or effective ancient Ukrainian fortune-telling - you can check it yourself.

Fortune telling for the betrothed

1. On the night of December 13, place a bag with men's names under your pillow. On separate pieces of paper, write 11 names as you wish, and leave one piece of paper blank. In the morning, take one of them out. Whatever name comes up is what your future husband will have. And if you pulled out an empty piece of paper, fate wants to keep his name a secret.

2. On the eve of St. Andrew's Night, write one male name on several bulbs. Place them in a container of water. Whichever bulb sprouts first - that name will become your destiny.

3. Pour water into a bowl, and secure pieces of paper with the children’s names on the edges of the vessel. To the middle of the water, launch a lighted candle in a nutshell boat and wait until he floats to one of the edges with a man's name. He will become your chosen one.

Fortune telling for the betrothed

4. Another way to conjure the name of your betrothed is very simple. On the night of December 12-13, go out into the street and ask the name of the first person you meet, definitely a stranger, a passerby. Whatever his name is, your groom will have the same name.

When will you get married

1. Catch a spider in a pot and cover it so that it does not escape. If the animal begins to scurry around the web, there will soon be an engagement.

2. If a whole group of girls has gathered, you can tell fortunes on their boots. Each one takes her own boot and moves it across the house - from the wall to the threshold. Whose boot finishes the relay race first will get married first.

When will you get married

3. Throw the boot over your head. If he fell on his nose, you need to pay attention to which direction he was pointing, because on that side you should wait for the groom. And if the sole of the boot falls, expect matchmakers soon.

4. Another option with boots. “Measuring” the floor with your boot from the wall to the threshold, add to each rearranged boot: “well done,” “widower,” “I’ll be a girl.” Which option will catch your boot on the doorstep - then wait for it in the coming year.

5. Before St. Andrew's night, break off a twig of cherry. But this must be done so that no one sees. At home, put it in the water, saying: “Saint Andrew, I have hope in You. May the cherry blossoms bloom and bring my destiny to the threshold.”

If it blooms by Christmas, you will get married this year, but if not, you will have to wait until next year.

Fortune telling on a cherry branch

6. In the company of girls, you can tell fortunes on a thread. Each person takes a piece of thread of the same length and sets it on fire. Whose burns out faster - that girl will get married first. If the thread goes out immediately or burns halfway, according to beliefs, this is not very good. But be very careful with both the fire and your fingers.

7. Fortune telling with beans. Take a handful of beans with your left hand, put them aside one at a time, saying: “I’m sitting as a girl” - “I’m going to get married,” and so on until the beans are gone.

Bean fortune telling

Fortune telling with rings

On the night of Andrei, in solitude, think about what changes in your personal life you want most. After such meditation, take a fairly deep bowl and pour wheat into it.

Place four different rings there: a simple one, a gold one, a silver one, and a ring with a precious stone. Stir until they are completely submerged in the wheat.

Closing your eyes, remind yourself once again of what you most desire and pull out one ring. Simple - you will seek your destiny, gold - you will get married, silver - you will meet your match, with a precious stone - they will love you.

What will the husband be like?

1. Pour water into a bowl. Crush the candle wax into pieces and melt them in a metal spoon over a candle or other heat source. Quickly pour the melted wax into a bowl. It will quickly harden, and in unusual forms try to discern the outlines of your future husband.

What will the husband be like?

2. According to ancient beliefs, on the night of St. Andrew’s, fate could be seen in the mirror. Seclude yourself so that no one is in the room, sit in front of the mirror, place a lit candle on both sides of the mirror, saying the following words three times:

I ask you, mirror,
With whom should I join my destiny?
Please connect with Ivan,
Because I carry it in my heart.

After this, turn away from the mirror, close your eyes and say the following:

Saint Andrew, help me,
Show me my betrothed!
I'm guessing on my wreath,
I ask for protection from the stars!
God willing, let me wait for marriage,
To marry Ivan and me.

So immediately turn around and look in the mirror. But don't be scared by what you see. If nothing works the first time, you can repeat the process three times. But if fate did not take pity on any of the next attempts, then wait until next year.

Fortune telling for Andrey

3. You can see the groom's face in a dream. Before going to bed, place a glass of water under the bed and a wooden branch or small plank on top, which will symbolize the laying across the river. After this, say the following words three times:

Oh God forbid, young me,
To dream about my betrothed in a dream.
And you, Saint Andrew,
I ask as best I can:
Saint Andrew, help me,
Don't leave me today!
Oh, bridge, but don’t bend over,
And you, Vanya, I dreamed about.
Cross the river - fast water,
And lead me, young one, to marriage.

Have fun and may fate smile on you!