The Old New Year has always been the most magical, mystical time, when even inveterate skeptics began to believe in miracles. In the progressive age of computer technology, people continue to look forward to the night of January 13-14, when they can lift the curtain of time and look into the future. Even the most modern equipment cannot cope with such a task, and people so want answers to questions that are very important to everyone about love, health, family and finance.
Where did the tradition of telling fortunes for the Old New Year come from?
Initially, on Christmastide they only guessed unmarried girls. Most of all they were interested in the name of the future groom, his appearance, character and how soon they would get married, how many children they would have and what gender. These fortune tellings were more like a fun, slightly scary game, but as a result, a lot of it came true.
Even popular beliefs consider the night from January 13 to 14 mystical. It was at this time that the gates between the two worlds open and mysterious forces good and evil. Perhaps that is why the Church has always been against any fortune-telling and magic, considering it the work of the unclean.
How to properly prepare yourself for fortune telling for the future
If you have decided to lift the veil into the future and look where ordinary people entry is prohibited, it is better to take this seriously, otherwise the sacrament will lose all meaning and turn into a stupid farce.
Before starting fortune telling, girls need:
· Realize that this is serious, don’t joke or laugh.
· Dissolve the hair. They should be clean and smoothly combed.
· Choose simple, loose clothing that does not have knots, fasteners or buttons. This could be a long nightgown or dress.
· Take off your bracelets, rings, watches, earrings, belts or belts, hoops, hairpins.
· Clearly formulate the question of interest in advance. It should be short, clear and unambiguous.
· Do not doubt the veracity of predictions.
Important! If a girl is guessing about her future husband, then this should not be done in parental home, and visiting someone. At this moment there should be no men in the house, only women.
Types of New Year's fortune telling for the future
Usually, on Vasilyev Vecher (Generous Evening), after festive generosity and cheerful congratulations, the girls gathered in the house of one of them and began the most important and exciting moment, fortune telling for the future.
They prepared all the attributes necessary for this in advance, and thought through everything carefully so as not to miss any details. Usually several types of fortune telling were used at once.
· Fortune telling with cups for several people. To do this, take as many cups as there are fortunetellers. One item is placed in each cup: a coin (wealth), bread (prosperity), a ring (wedding), salt (trouble), onion (tears). A little water is poured into one of the cups (life without change). Each of the girls chooses her cup with her eyes closed.
· Predicting the future using a piece of paper and a candle.
· Predicting the future using candles and water. Pour water into a large bowl. Each girl takes half a shell walnut and attaches a piece of candle to it. Candles are lit and set to float on the water like boats. Whoever's candle burns out first will get married. If the candle drowns, there will be no marriage.
· Fortune telling “Yes-No” using wheat grains. Over a bowl of grain, the girl mentally asked a question that worried her, to which it was fashionable to answer “Yes” or “No.” After that, she took a handful of grains, poured them onto the table and counted. A paired number meant “Yes,” and an unpaired number meant “No.”
· By the dog. They let a dog into the room where the fortune-telling girl was sitting and looked at its behavior. If she sniffs and growls for a long time, then the husband will be strict. And if he immediately runs up and caresses you, then your husband will also be kind and affectionate.
· By the shoe. Each girl took her shoe and threw it from the yard onto the road. Then they went out and looked where the sock was pointing, in that direction and she would get married. If the sock pointed to your yard, then she will not get married this year.
· Predicting the future using threads. Using a needle, the girls threaded three threads behind each other's backs - red (quick marriage and children), white (she won't get married this year) and black (unsuccessful marriage). The girls, without looking, removed one thread from their backs and looked at its color.
· Fortune telling using a gold chain. The chain was rubbed between the palms, then thrown onto the table with the right hand. If the chain falls in a circle - to troubles, in a knot - for difficulties, in a stripe - for luck, in a triangle - love affairs, in the shape of a bow - for a wedding, in a snake - betrayal, in a heart - love.
· Fortune telling on dumplings with predictions. In holiday dumplings, thread (for the road), grain (for wealth), sugar (for the sweet life), a ring (for the wedding), pepper (for the new groom), were added to the usual filling. Cherrystone(to pregnancy).
After this, returning home, the girls continued fortune-telling, but in their dreams:
· Fortune telling with a comb. To do this, before going to bed, the girl put her comb under her pillow and said: “My betrothed, the mummer. Come and comb my hair." If you see a man in a dream, it means that you will get married this year.
· Fortune telling about the name and character of the future husband. Before going to bed, the girl put pieces of paper with men's names and four kings from a card deck under her pillow.
In the morning, without looking, she pulled out one piece of paper with a name and one card. This determined the groom’s name and his character.
· Prediction by frozen water of the number and gender of future children. In the evening, the girl put a ring in a glass, filled it with water and put it out in the cold. At night before going to bed, I took a glass into the house and looked at how many tubercles and depressions formed on the surface of the ice. The bumps mean boys, and the hollows mean girls.
At the end of all rituals, do not forget to thank the Higher Powers for their help and support, for helping you find out the future.
If you use candles in fortune telling, they should not burn out completely. You need to look at the flame, relax, imagine yourself happy and then put out the fire.
Predicting the future using a piece of paper and a candle.
When starting this fortune telling, you need to light a candle in complete silence and say the phrase over it: “I am open to heaven. I'm waiting for a sign and will listen to you. Old year, New Year, what happiness will bring me?”
After this, take a clean sheet of paper and move it clockwise over the flame, but not too close so that the paper does not catch fire. When the drawing on paper describes a full circle, you need to look at it carefully.
If you look at any paired objects on traces of soot, then soon you will meet your loved one, peace and harmony in your relationship.
All squares and rectangles, stairs predict monetary profit.
If a sheet of paper bursts into flames, then this is a sign that you need to be careful and careful. You need to take care of your health and relationships with loved ones.
In any case, in all predictions you need to see only a good omen. On the Old New Year all our thoughts go to To the Higher Powers, so they should only be joyful and positive.
Traditionally best period For girls' fortune telling about the future and love, Christmas time is considered. At the same time, the most strong days from a magical point of view - Christmas and Old New Year.
Christmas fortune telling before bed.
As on any other holiday, you can try to see your betrothed in a dream. For example, four card kings are placed under the pillow and the following words are said:
“Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer - dream about him in a dream.”
It is believed that in a dream a girl will certainly see her future husband in the form of one of the kings. If the fortuneteller sympathizes with a specific young man, you can only put the king of diamonds under your pillow and ask any specific question related to it. In a dream she should receive an answer. You can use fortune telling to find out the name of your future betrothed. To do this, in the evening, write various male names and put them under the pillow. In the morning, when they wake up, they take out the first piece of paper they come across: whatever name is indicated on it, that will be the name of the future husband.
Fortune telling with mirrors
It is no coincidence that a mirror is considered one of the most mystical objects and is used in many fortune telling. You can tell fortunes at Christmas time using a mirror in several ways. For example, you can take a mirror and go out with it to an intersection. This must be done, of course, at night. You should draw a circle around yourself and say: “Betrothed, come to me along the path and along the white snowball.” After this, they peer into the mirror. As they say, you can see a variety of visions. Ideally, this, of course, should be the image of the future betrothed. If you see something bad, you need to read the “Our Father” prayer, and no harm will happen.
Yuletide fortune-telling using dumplings
One of the traditional Russian fortune-telling for the Old New Year is fortune-telling using dumplings. To do this, the hostess of the house, inviting guests, prepares dumplings with potatoes, some of which she puts filling in the form of small surprises. The essence of fortune telling is that no one knows what exactly the dumpling will come with, and it is by its filling that they determine what awaits a person in the coming year.
Also, on the occasion of the old New Year, girls tell fortunes. wedding ring without stones or decorations. The ring is placed in a glass of water. The bottom of the glass should be level. Then they light a candle and place it on the left side of the glass. Exactly at midnight they look intently into the ring, making a wish. Soon the water in the glass will become cloudy and you will see an image that will answer your question.
Another simple fortune telling for the next year is as follows: several pieces of bread, different in size, according to the number of family members, are placed in a bowl of water. While swirling the water with your finger, say the following words:
“Bread and water, my whole family is here. If there is trouble, separate bread and water.”
If, when you look in the morning, all the pieces of bread are together, then the whole family will be safe and sound. And if some piece is separated from the others, then that person will either leave or die.
Fortune telling by wish held on the morning of January 14 at the church gates. They notice people entering the church - who is more of the thirteen parishioners, men or women. The desire will come true if there are more men and will not come true if more women. And if a man is guessing, then vice versa. Also for the old New Year, you can freeze water in a spoon and watch: if there are bubbles, then this good sign. He portends a long happy life. And if there is a hole in the ice, then this will lead to grief and misfortune.
Fortune telling for the old New Year on a trough They told fortunes in the yard where they placed the trough. The girls walked towards him with their backs forward. The one that fell into the trough got married that year.
Christmas fortune telling on a thread Unmarried girls gathered in a group, cut threads of the same length, then set them on fire at the same time. Whose thread burns out first will get married. A bad sign It was believed that if the thread burned down only to the middle or went out very quickly, such a girl would not get married.
Christmas fortune telling for the gender of the child Take a ring, a needle and wool thread. The ring must be held in water, the thread must be pulled into the needle. The ring is then hung on a thread and slowly lowered near the hand of the one who wants to find out the gender of her unborn child. If the ring rotates in a circle, then there will be a girl, but if it moves like a pendulum, there will be a boy. If the ring remains motionless, there will be no children.
Fortune telling with matches for January 13-14 Usually a girl who has a certain guy in her heart makes fortunes to find out if they will be together. To do this, two matches are inserted on the sides of the matchbox and set on fire. If the heads of burnt matches are facing each other, the pair should be together.
Fortune telling by ring on January 13-14 The fortune-telling girl throws a ring on the floor. If it rolls towards the door, it means she will soon get married. If a man performs such fortune-telling and the ring points to the door, he will have a long business trip or leave home.
Fortune telling on an egg for Christmas time The girl takes it raw egg, makes a small hole in it and pours the protein into a glass of water. When the protein curls, you can guess the future by its shape. The figure of a church means a wedding, a ring means an engagement, a rectangle means a coffin, a ship or car means a business trip (for a man) or the return of a husband from a trip (for a woman). If the protein sank to the bottom, there could be a fire in the house or other troubles in the family.
Fortune telling on logs at Christmas time The girl needs to approach the woodpile with her back at night and pick up a log by touch. If it later turns out that it is even and smooth, without knots, the spouse will have an easy-going character. If the log is thick and heavy, the husband will be rich. If there are a lot of knots, there will be many children in the family, and if the log is crooked, the husband will be askew and lame.
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The Old New Year coincides with Vasily's Day. Namely this day in ancient Rus' was endowed magical power and was prophetic. It was believed that fortune telling for the Old New Year made it possible to obtain reliable information on any issue.
There are many popular beliefs and signs associated with this day, such as:
- It was not advisable to say the word “thirteen” throughout the day, so as not to attract evil spirits to your home;
- When paying for any goods, you cannot count the change in small change, otherwise you will shed tears all year;
- On the evening of the Old New Year, you cannot borrow anything from your own home, otherwise the whole next year will pass in debt;
- On the evening of Old New Year, you cannot take trash out of the house, otherwise you can take your own happiness with it.
Fortune telling was very popular in ancient times. Therefore, many rituals are rooted in the deep past. IN modern world they are not so easy to accomplish. But they allow you to get an accurate answer to your question.
Ritual with a rooster
In Russian villages, a ritual with a rooster was held on the Old New Year. It made it possible to determine whether luck awaited the family in the coming year. To do this, closer to midnight, the rooster was removed from the roost and brought into the house, where wheat grains were first scattered on the floor.
It was necessary to pay attention to the following:
- If the rooster pecked all the grains, then next year luck will not bypass your home, and peace and harmony will reign in your family;
- If the bird pecks only a couple of grains, then you need to prepare for the wedding;
- If the rooster refused to peck the grains, then the year as a whole will be unsuccessful.
Let's guess with the whole family
Another family ritual was also very popular. When everyone gets together festive table, then you need to put a bowl of water in the middle and throw in small pieces of bread, the number of which should match the number of family members.
Having swirled the water with your finger, you should say the following magic words:
“Spin the bread in the water, my whole family is here. If trouble comes, show it water.”
After this, the container should be set aside until the morning. In the morning you need to look at the result of fortune telling. If the bread remains in the pile, then the whole family will survive throughout the coming year. And if even one piece falls off, then it may well be that trouble will happen to one of the family members. If all the pieces of bread fall apart, then the family will fall apart, but this may also mean that in the coming year everyone will disperse.
Wax fortune telling
Fortune telling for the Old New Year using wax is very popular in the modern world. You should know that fortune telling using wax should be taken very seriously. This is due to the fact that wax is a very powerful magical attribute that can work with human energy.
For the ritual, in order to obtain wax for fortune telling, you need to melt one church candle in the flame of another. Typically this is done in a tablespoon. Having melted the wax, you need to pour it into a previously prepared container with water. After it hardens, the resulting cake should be examined and interpreted in relation to your own question.
In any case, the main factor is the shape of the resulting figure. If it is round, then it is already good omen, which indicates that a person will be lucky in the coming year. The presence of sharp corners and peaks around the perimeter indicates that you are surrounded by ill-wishers, from whom you should expect trouble in the coming year. The interpretation of wax depends entirely on the imagination of the person performing the ceremony. And at the same time, it is very important to listen to your inner feelings.
Decoding on wax
Among the most popular interpretations are the following:
- Numbers and letters can be associated with specific dates, names, or the names of specific places;
- Straight lines on a wax figurine indicate that successful endeavors await you in the new year;
- Clear dots on the wax foreshadow possible profits;
- A figure resembling an angel or wings indicates that when deciding complex problems you can count on the help of higher powers;
- A woman's figure may indicate the presence of a rival;
- The figure of a man predicts a quick acquaintance in the near future or even marriage;
- The figure of a child indicates both the birth of a child in the coming year and the beginning of a new business;
- The figure of a cat warns of imminent betrayal among close friends;
- The figure of the dog emphasizes that close friends will always be with you in the coming year.
Fortune telling for the betrothed
Fortune telling for the betrothed for the Old New Year was very popular among girls. There were many customs with the help of which girls could predict their marriage.
Using a towel
In our time, fortune telling came, which involved the use of a towel. For the ceremony you need to purchase a snow-white thin towel. On the night before the Old New Year, when going to bed, you should hang your towel outside. In the modern world, an item can be hung on a balcony.
During this, the following words had to be said:
“My betrothed, I’m waiting for you, love is stored in my soul for you, come quickly, let me know about you, dry yourself with a towel.”
After this, you had to go straight to bed, imagining your betrothed, that is, endowing him with traits that will be dear to you. Early in the morning you need to go out and feel the towel. If it is wet, it means that the betrothed has come and will be married in the coming year. If the towel remains dry, there will be no wedding next year.
On the husband's character
There is also a simple and, one might say, half-comic fortune-telling that will tell a girl what her future husband will be like.
To do this, you need to place five plates on the floor and, accordingly, in them:
- Pour in coins;
- Pour vodka;
- Put down the cigarettes;
- Put down the mirror;
- Put down the book.
After this, you need to let the rooster into the room and, being at a certain distance, watch it if the rooster pecks:
- Coins, then the husband will be rich;
- Vodka, then the future spouse will have a passion for drinking;
- Cigarettes, then the man in your life will smoke;
- Mirror, then you will come across a handsome man;
- A book, then your spouse will be very smart.
In the name of the future husband
To find out the name of your future husband, you need to write nine male names on ten small leaves, and leave one blank. All of them need to be rolled into tubes and placed under the pillow just before bed. You cannot be distracted during such an action, and after everything is done you need to immediately go to bed. In the morning you need to immediately take out one of the notes. If a name is written on it, then soon a close friend with the same name will appear next to you. And if an empty note was drawn out, then you will have to spend another year alone.
To make your cherished wish come true
On the Old New Year, fortune telling can help your cherished wish come true. For example, on christmas tree You need to hang a colorful box among the toys, and inside it put a note with your cherished wish. For the Old New Year, you need to remove the box and take out the note from it.
“Let my wish become reality.”
Then the box must be hung on the tree again, the note must be burned in a candle flame, and the ashes must be blown out of the open window.
If you decide to do fortune-telling for the Old New Year, then treat it as a fabulous event. All actions must be carried out in positive mood- and then success is guaranteed.
On the night of January 13-14, it is customary to celebrate the New Year according to the old style. Fortune telling for the Old New Year occurs during the Christmastide period, which means for a time Christmas fortune telling. Vasilyev's evening is recognized as special, when the result is considered highly accurate, even prophetic. This is January 13th. Therefore, unmarried girls with the help various fortune telling they are trying to find out the name of their betrothed, whether they will get married in the coming year, and also how many children they will have.
1. Fortune telling with cups
For fortune telling, you will need several cups, corresponding in number to the number of fortune tellers. A ring, a coin, bread, sugar, onion, salt are placed in cups, and a little water is poured into one cup. With their eyes closed, each of the fortune tellers takes turns choosing a cup.
Predictions for the future are as follows: ring - for a wedding; coin - to wealth; bread - to prosperity; sugar - for fun; onion - to tears; salt - unfortunately, and a cup of water - to life without much change.
2. Fortune telling with candles
You will need a bowl of water, halves of walnut shells in an amount equal to the number of fortune tellers, and the same number of small candles or pieces thereof. You need to insert the candles into the shells, light them and let them float in a bowl.
The girl whose candle burns out first will be the first of the fortune tellers to get married. Accordingly, the girl whose candle burns out last will be the last to get married. If someone’s shell with a candle sank, that girl will never be married at all.
3. Fortune telling with wax
Wax fortune telling requires two wax candles, one of which needs to be lit, and pieces of the other should be placed in a spoon and, heating the spoon over a burning candle, melt the wax. After this, the melted wax is quickly poured into a glass with cold water and by the light of a candle, the future is judged by the figure formed.
4. Fortune telling YES-NO
Hold over a jar of any cereal or grain. left hand palm down. While concentrating, you need to ask the question that interests you. After this, take a handful of cereal from the jar and pour it onto the table, then count the number of grains. If the number of grains is even, this means a positive answer - YES, an odd number means a negative answer - NO.
5. Fortune telling on the number and gender of future children
On Christmas evening, you need to pour water into a glass, put a ring in it and put it out in the cold. Before going to bed, a glass is taken out of the cold and future children are judged by the icy surface formed in it. The number of tubercles indicates the number of boys, and the number of pits indicates how many girls there will be.
6. Fortune telling with a chain
When everyone is asleep, you need to take gold chain, rub between your palms, hold in right hand, shake and throw on the table.
A circle has formed - closed troubles are expected; streak - luck; node - difficulties and illnesses; triangle - love success; bow – wedding; snake - betrayal; heart is love.
7. Fortune telling with a mirror
This fortune telling is considered the most mystical. You need to sit in absolute darkness in front of a mirror with a candle in the middle of the night. Important condition– there should be no one else in the room. You must look carefully at the reflective surface. After about 5 minutes it will fade. Then the betrothed, or rather the devil who has taken his guise, will be reflected behind the glass. The girl must begin to shun him so that he disappears, saying “Forget me!” Otherwise, evil spirits will materialize.
Fortune telling for the Old New Year It has become a popular entertainment since ancient times and unmarried girls on this day tried to find out their fate, the name of their betrothed and how many children they would have. It is believed that on this holiday this kind of prediction will be the most truthful.
Here are the most popular and simple fortune telling for girls on the occasion of the Old New Year:
Guessing with felt boots
Each girl takes turns throwing her felt boots or felt boots onto the road. In which direction the sock is pointed, the girl will get married.
Guessing with mirrors
The girl needs to sit between two mirrors in the dark, light a candle and peer into the reflection, thinking about her future groom. Whose appearance appears will be the husband. You need to guess at midnight.
Guessing with a thread
Several girls take threads of equal length and set them on fire at the same time. The one who burns first will get married faster.
Fortune telling with a ring or needle
If it is a ring, then it should be lowered into a glass of water; if it is a needle, then it should be pierced through the woolen fabric. Then we hang it on a thread or thread, and gradually lower it to the hand of the person we are guessing about. If the object makes circular movements, then a girl will be born, if it is pendulum-shaped, then a boy will be born.
Selecting a subject for the future. We put different objects in a bowl or saucer (you can put them in felt boots): ash - not very a good life, sugar - on the contrary, sweet life, ring - marriage, onion - tears, glass - cheerful life, gold - wealth, etc.
We pull out one object without looking.
Guessing with matches
IN matchbox Matches are inserted on both sides and lit. Burnt matches are aimed at each other - the guy and the girl will be together.
Fortune telling in a dream for the Old New Year
If a girl goes to bed for the first time in a new place, then before going to bed you need to say “I’m sleeping in a new place, the bridegroom is dreaming about the bride.” The one he sees is the future groom.
Before going to bed, you need to put four kings under your pillow and say, “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will appear in my dreams.” If you dreamed about the one of spades, then the groom is old and jealous, the one of hearts is young and rich, the one of the cross is a military man or businessman, the one of diamonds is desirable.
On the bulb
Each girl takes an onion and marks it. Then they are planted together in the ground; the one that sprouts faster will get married faster.
On a passerby
At midnight, go out into the street and ask the first man you meet what his name is. This is exactly the name of your future spouse.
Guessing by log
Walk backwards to the woodpile and take the log without looking. If it’s straight and smooth, then the husband will be flexible; if it’s heavy, he’ll be rich; if there are a lot of knots, there will be a lot of children; if it’s crooked, then the husband will be crooked and askew.
Fortune telling with a cat
You need to make a wish and call a cat into the room; if it comes in with your left paw, it will come true, but with your right paw, it won’t.
Guessing from a book
Take a book, maybe a Bible. Mentally ask the question, then say the page and line number. And read - this is the answer to your question.
Whatever they tell you for the Old New Year, be sure that the good will come true and the bad will not. The main thing is to believe in your own happiness!