On the night of January 13-14, the Old New Year begins. This time is considered mystical and ideal for fortune-telling.
And although Old New Year is not an official holiday, many of us love this day. Throughout the history of the celebration, the Old New Year has been overgrown with many interesting traditions, customs, ceremonies and rituals.
An integral part of the celebration is fortune-telling for the Old New Year. Traditionally, during this winter period, our ancestors used to guess at the harvest or fate. On the eve of the holiday HB STYLE talks about folk superstitions and the peculiarities of fortune-telling on Christmastide.
When can you guess?
Winter Christmastide is celebrated from Christmas Eve until Epiphany, that is, from January 6 to 19. People believed that it was at this time that evil spirits came out for a walk, and fate could open the veil of its secrets and secrets. These days, our ancestors performed numerous ceremonies and rituals, including fortune-telling. Among young girls who had not yet met their beloved, there was a rumor that fortune-telling on the Old New Year was the most faithful.
During the winter holidays, in particular, on the night of January 13-14, with the help of fortune-telling, you can find out the name, character, hair color of your betrothed, whether the wedding will be soon, whether the marriage will be happy and much more.
How to prepare for fortune telling for the Old New Year
If you are going to guess on the Old New Year, this should be taken seriously. The people believe that if a person doubts the veracity of fortune-telling, then it will not come true. Before fortune-telling, girls need to loosen their hair, untie all the knots on their clothes (belts, belts), remove bracelets, rings and other jewelry.
If a girl is going to guess about her future husband, this should not be done in the family home. In the house where such a ritual is performed, men should not be present.
When starting fortune-telling, it is important to clearly formulate your question and mentally abstract from everything that may be distracting.
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Simple fortune-telling for the Old New Year
1. Fortune telling with cups. How many people will guess, so many cups are needed. In the cups, you need to lay out the ring, bread, coin, sugar, salt, onion, and pour water into one. With closed eyes, each of the fortunetellers chooses a cup for himself. What turned out to be in the vessel, this will be the near future. A ring means a quick wedding, bread means prosperity, a coin means wealth, sugar means fun, salt means failure, onions means tears. A cup of water portends life without much change.
2. Divination on the grains. Take a can of any cereal and ask your question. Then take out a handful of grains with your left hand and count them. An even number means a positive answer to your question, and an odd number means a negative one.
3. Fortune telling on dumplings. This is one of the most traditional Old New Year divinations. The hostess of the house prepares dumplings with potatoes or cabbage, and puts unexpected fillings in some of them. By whoever gets what, they determine the fate of a person in the new year. For example, a lollipop means a sweet life, a paper bill or a coin means enrichment, dragee candies mean a replenishment in a family, a thread means a long road, a journey, a button means beautiful new things, peppercorn means a bright life "with a peppercorn".
4. Divination by the betrothed. Before going to bed, on the night of January 13-14, unmarried girls should put four cards under their pillow with images of kings of different suits. In the morning, without looking, you need to pull out one card. What color the king will be, so will the future husband. The king of spades is an old and jealous husband, the club of clubs is a military husband, of hearts is a young and rich betrothed, and the king of diamonds means that a husband will be desired.
5. Girl's fortune-telling for the Old New Year. Before going to bed, a young girl should eat something salty and not wash it down with water. Going to bed, you need to say the following words: "The betrothed, mummer, come to me and give me a drink!" According to the belief, whoever a girl dreams about will marry her.
6. Fortune telling in the name of the betrothed... Finding out the name of the future husband for the Old New Year is very simple. It is enough just to go outside and ask the first man you meet to give his name.
7. Divination by the book. You can find out the answer to your question for the Old New Year with the help of the book. Mentally voice your question and state the page and line numbers in the book you selected at random. The phrase written in this place will serve as the answer to your question.
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please family and friends with gifts and drink champagne, sparkling merrily from the many New Year's lights.
This is a fabulous day when you want to believe in a miracle and feel like children. May there be more magic in our life, and then the world will become kinder, and all our desires will certainly come true!
What is Old New Year, why does this holiday still exist, in which countries is it still relevant?
On January 24, 1918, in Soviet Russia, the Council of People's Commissars decided to catch up with the progressive world and switch from the archaic Julian calendar to the Gregorian one. On the same day, a corresponding decree was formulated and adopted. Two days later, on January 26, Lenin signed it.
The Bolsheviks tried to switch to the Gregorian calendar since November 1917, but could not agree on the form of the transition. Discussions boiled down to two projects. According to the first of them, it was supposed to switch to a new calendar within 13 years, discarding 24 hours every year. The second project, for which Lenin advocated, assumed a one-step transition, which ultimately happened.
- In order to establish in Russia the reckoning of time that is the same with almost all cultural peoples, the Council of People's Commissars decides to introduce a new calendar into civilian use after the end of January of this year. Due to this, the first day after January 31 of this year is not considered February 1, but February 14, the second day is considered 15 and so on, - the text of the decree said.
And already on the night of January 13-14, 1919, Soviet citizens had an additional reason to drink, because they had already celebrated the New Year in the new style, and the old style was still used by the church and was not completely forgotten.
Thus, the tradition to celebrate the Old New Year is almost 100 years old.
In Ukraine, Belarus, this day is celebrated with a generous evening, which includes celebrations, festivities and fortune-telling. The lavish evening of January 13 is very much like Christmas Eve. However, the dishes are no longer prepared lean: there should be sausages, meat, bacon, pies, dumplings, pancakes on the table.
The whole family should gather for a festive dinner. Ask each other for forgiveness and wish you happiness and prosperity in the new year.
In addition, the Old New Year is celebrated in the countries that were part of Yugoslavia. This is done especially actively in Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in Montenegro, where the church uses the Julian calendar.
Finally, the Old New Year is also celebrated in North Africa. The Berbers do it. True, for them, unlike the Europeans, this is a real New Year, because the Berber calendar, in fact, is not a very competent tracing paper from the Julian. They celebrate the holiday on January 12.
Fortune telling for the Old New Year
Old New Year is a special, mystical time. It is believed that it is on the night of January 13-14 that the best time for fortune-telling comes.
Despite the fact that the Orthodox Church categorically does not approve of various rituals for guessing the future, which people resort to on Christmastide, nevertheless, fortune-telling remains a favorite Russian pastime.
The holiday of Christmas gave a start for the famous Yuletide fortune-telling, but you can guess until January 19 - Epiphany.
In the interval between January 8 and 18, it is customary to ask the names of late passers-by in the hope of finding out the name of the future chosen one, throwing a slipper into the darkness and seeing who will pick it up, guessing what awaits us, by the coffee grounds or by the outlines of burnt paper.
Of course, all this is just entertainment for people who are going to fool around with the company. But only a few dare to try to see the betrothed-mummer in the mirror on one of the most faithful and mysterious fortune-telling, which is known in Russia.
According to popular belief, on the night of January 13-14, all prohibitions are lifted, mysterious forces rush to Earth. Some - in order to harm people, others - to help.
Vasiliev's evening, January 13, when the result turns out to be highly accurate, even prophetic, is especially recognized. No less successful in divination and January 18 - Epiphany Christmas Eve.
In the old days, girls, going to tell fortunes, tuned in to a serious mood. They mentally fenced off from the real world and turned to supernatural forces.
They put two mirrors: one - large, the other - smaller, facing one to the other with the front side. Two candles were placed between the mirrors and looked through the top of the smaller mirror. It turned out to be a long corridor, gradually darkening and going into the depths.
It is necessary to look into this deep part, and after a while you begin to see various objects there, by which the future is determined.
By the way, it is better to guess in a non-residential building or in the attic.
At the beginning of fortune-telling, it is required to say: “The betrothed-mummer! Come to me, dressed up! "
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They say that sooner or later a person appears in the mirror, destined for you.
By the way, there is a more mystical, in my opinion, version of this fortune-telling. You need to sit in absolute darkness in front of a mirror with a candle at the very height of midnight.
An important condition - no one else should be in the room!
Carefully look into the reflective surface. In about 5 minutes it will fade. Then, behind the glass, the betrothed, or rather, the devil who took his guise, will be reflected.
The girl should start to shy away from him to disappear, saying "Chur me!"
Otherwise, the evil will materialize.
Preparing for fortune-telling:
You need to tune in to a serious mood;
- dissolve the hair;
- untie all the knots on the clothes (belts, belts, decorative elements);
- remove bracelets and rings;
- mentally isolate oneself from the real world;
- accurately formulate the question.
On the night of January 13-14, we have one more chance to think of something that we did not have time for the New Year, or to say the main words to close and dear people.
The Old New Year is a day when you need to carry out old thoughts, old moods and open your heart to a new one, for something to come and be!
Let the year be light, but bright! Nice, but not empty!
Happy Holidays!
On the night of January 13-14, the Old New Year-2018 is celebrated. This time is also called Vasiliev's evening. It is believed that just today, January 13, after sunset, you need to guess, because the predictions will be the most truthful. the site has collected a few simple tips and fortune-telling by which everyone can try to find out their future.
How to make your cherished desire come true?
It is believed that if you make your cherished wish on the night of January 13-14, then it will certainly come true. To do this, you need to remain alone with yourself and mentally visualize the cherished desire, sincerely believe in its implementation. It is strictly forbidden to use the “not” particle when making a wish, as this will disrupt the process of incarnation.
When making a wish for the Old New Year 2018, you need to be in a good mood. On paper, you need to write "My wish will come true!", And therefore burn or bury this piece of paper away from home. No one should know how you made your cherished wish for the Old New Year 2018. A few days later, you need to remember about the wish made for the Old New Year 2018, imagine every detail in your thoughts. Then it will certainly come true.
How to prepare for fortune telling
They advise to tune in to a serious mood, girls need to loose their hair, untie all the knots on their clothes, remove the belt and other decorative elements, bracelets and rings. You need to mentally isolate yourself from reality and accurately formulate the question to which you want to get an answer.
Fortune telling on paper
Take a piece of paper and crumple it up. Place it on the bottom of an inverted plate or saucer and light it. After that, bring the saucer with the burnt paper to the wall and turn it carefully until some shadow appears on the wall, judging by the outlines of the near future.
Fortune telling with cups
For fortune telling, you will need to take bowls corresponding to the number of fortunetellers. You need to put a ring, a coin, bread, sugar, onion, salt in them, pour water into one cup. With closed eyes, each of the fortunetellers, in turn, chooses a cup. If you find a ring, then this is to wealth, if bread - to prosperity, a coin - to wealth, sugar - to fun, onions - to tears, salt - unfortunately, and a cup of water - to life without much change.
Fortune telling with a mirror
In absolute darkness, you need to sit in front of a mirror with a candle at the very height of midnight. The main thing is that there is no one else in the room. Carefully look into the reflective surface. In about five minutes it will fade. Then the narrowed one will be reflected behind the glass. The girl should say "Chur me!"
Fortune telling on wax
For divination on wax, you need two candles, one of which must be lit, and the pieces of the other must be put in a spoon and, heating the spoon, melt the wax over a burning candle. After that, the molten wax is poured into a glass of cold water and, by the light of a candle, the figure is judged about the future.
Fortune telling for future children
On Christmas evening, pour water into a glass, dip a ring into it and put it out in the cold. Before going to bed, a glass is taken from the frost and the future children are judged by the ice 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.
Fortune telling by the book
Take any book and ask a question. After that, say the page number and the line number on it. What is written in the book in this place serves as the answer.
Divination with a chain
When everyone is asleep, you need to take a gold chain, rub it between your palms, hold it in your right hand, shake it and throw it on the table.
If a circle is formed, closed troubles are expected, a streak - luck, a knot - difficulties and illnesses, a triangle - love successes, a bow - a wedding, a snake - betrayal, a heart - love.
Corporate party for the Old New Year
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The most powerful and dangerous fortune-telling takes place at midnight on the Old New Year. Therefore, the office is not suitable for holding them.
Complete, if possible, all work affairs so that thoughts about work do not distract you from what is to come, walk part of the way home on foot to tune in to a peaceful mood, have dinner and start fortune-telling.
Our editors have selected 10 fortune-telling for the Old New Year, which are considered especially powerful.
Fortune telling for the Old New Year with causing a dream about the betrothed
They write the name of the young man on a piece of paper, kiss this word with painted lips (so that a trace remains), put it on a small mirror and hide it under the pillow.
You can put three bay leaves under your pillow. On one they write "Ananias", on the other - "Azarius", on the third - "Michael" and say the incantation: "From Monday to Tuesday I look at the windowsill, who dreams of me, let me dream in my dream."
Fortune telling for the Old New Year before going to bed on the night of Monday to Tuesday
If the Old New Year's Eve falls on Monday, then you can conduct fortune-telling before going to bed on a twig.
A sprig of spruce is taken, placed at the head of the bed at night.
At the same time they say: “I go to bed on Monday, I put a fir-tree in my head, dream of the one who thinks about me”.
Whoever dreams, he loves you.
Fortune telling for the Old New Year before going to bed on the night of Thursday to Friday
Going to bed, they say:
“Thursday with Wednesday, Tuesday with Monday, Sunday with Saturday. Friday alone and I, young, alone. I am lying on the Zion mountains, three angels in their heads: one sees, the other will say, the third will indicate destiny ”.
Fortune telling on the groom for the Old New Year
Girls wonder if they go to bed where they didn’t have to before.
Before going to bed they say: "In a new place, dream about the groom to the bride."
In a dream, you will see your fiancé.
Fortune telling on cards for the Old New Year
Before going to bed, they put four kings under the pillow and say: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, I will dream in my dream."
If you dream of a king of spades, the groom will be an old man and jealous, the king of hearts means young and rich, the cross - wait for matchmakers from a military man or a businessman, and a tambourine - from the desired one.
Fortune telling on wax for the Old New Year
Wax is heated in a mug, milk is poured into a saucer and placed on the doorstep of an apartment or house.
They say the following words: "Brownie, my master, come under the threshold to drink milk, eat wax."
With the last words, melted wax is poured into the milk and carefully watched what is happening.
Frozen cross portends some kind of disease in the new year.
If cross it only seems that in the coming year financial affairs will not go too well, and in personal life troubles will prevail, but not too serious.
If it blooms flower- get married, get married or find a loved one.
If it seems beast, be careful: some kind of enemy will appear.
If the wax flows stripes, there are roads, crossings ahead of you, but it will lie asterisks- expect good luck in the service, in your studies.
If formed human figurine, you will find a friend.
Fortune telling with a cat for the Old New Year
Make a wish, call your cat.
If she crosses the threshold of the room with her left paw, the wish will come true.
If right - not destined.
Fortune telling by hair for the Old New Year
At midnight, water is poured into a bowl and a pinch of ash, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt are added. Everything is thoroughly mixed, and when the water "calms down", throw two hairs into it: one - your own, and the other - of your loved one.
The bowl is left until morning.
If the next morning the hair is intertwined, then the wedding will happen soon.
If the hairs are at some distance from each other, then the hour of separation is close.
A sunken hair predicts a serious illness, and possibly the death of the one to whom it belongs.
Fortune telling with a mirror for the Old New Year
Fortune-telling with a mirror on Christmastide was considered the most faithful, but at the same time the most dangerous, during which a fortune-telling girl or woman often fainted.
The fact is that the mirror, according to ancient beliefs, is a border separating the real world and the world of spirits. Many signs and customs are associated with this.
For example, according to one of them, a broken mirror will certainly promise an early disaster. Misfortune will also happen if you look in the mirror during a thunderstorm.
By the way, most of the "thin" signs are associated precisely with the reflection in the mirror. A woman was strictly forbidden to look at him in those moments of her life when she could most easily break the invisible border between the world of the living and the world of the dead: during pregnancy, after the birth of a child and the entire postpartum period, when she was considered "unclean."
About the Mirror
The soul of the mirror, its inhabitant and ruler are called the Mirror. She lives in that world of reflections, which changes every time with the reflected picture.
The mirror is invisible to anyone, it does not have a definite appearance at all: what the mirror sees in front of it, this is the appearance it takes.
The mirror is attached to its place of residence as tightly as the brownie: she loves to look at familiar faces, familiar objects.
When everyone is asleep, the sleepless Mirror sometimes amuses herself by showing herself everything that she remembered for the day, so knowledgeable people advise against looking in the mirror at night: you never know what you can see there!
The mirror lives in the other world, and therefore knows the future. She is willingly ready to predict it, but there are too many prohibitions for her, and therefore the Mirror can only open the betrothed to the girl on the night of Christmas fortune-telling or predict the fate of the baby ... which will scare him, if not to death, then certainly to epilepsy. Therefore, in no case should you show the child in the mirror.
If someone dies in the house, the Mirror is terribly worried, yearning and calls to the departed: it shows his face in the mirror, as if beckoning to itself. The soul of the deceased, which for the first three days does not leave its former home, is also not averse to showing its appearance and being reflected in the mirror. Any other inhabitant of the house can see this by chance. It’s surprising not to die of fear! Therefore, it is customary to hang the mirror with a handkerchief when there is a deceased in the house.
The mirror does not like evil spirits and does not at all want to take its appearance, that is why brownies, kikimors, riffraffs, namny and other unclean creatures, as well as ghosts, are not reflected in the mirror. If this does happen, then the Mirror is corrupted by an evil sorcerer, fell into his full power and became hostile to people.
If there are several mirrors in the rooms, their mistresses are jealous of the owners of each other and strive to spoil the rival, sending harm to her in their supernatural, unknown manners. Then the mirrors fade, crack, distort the image.
The greatest joy for the Mirror is when her mirror lets out sunbeams. In that brief moment, while the sun looks in the mirror, its inhabitant leaves its limits, breaks free into our world and, having become, as it were, a part of the daylight, manages to look around the immense distances of the earth and the Universe, and then returns to its mirror refreshed, renewed and happy.
Mirror properties
Currently, the technology for the production of mirrors has changed: instead of the silver coating, lead is used, which has a very short "memory" and, as a result, is less aggressive. Although, until now, old people do not recommend bringing a newborn to the mirror for fear that his fragile soul may split in two and the child will turn into an evil sorcerer or a bloodthirsty vampire.
However, a mirror can also serve as a powerful amulet. The impure force reflected in him immediately loses its magical power and forever loses the ability to harm people.
How to guess with a mirror
Fortune telling with a mirror is best in a bathhouse, in an unclean place, and at midnight, when the border indicated by the mirror is most permeable.
The fortuneteller should be completely alone in the room, loosen her hair and remove the belt, if any.
Two cutlery, a mirror and a candle should be placed on the table. Then the fortuneteller should sit down in front of the mirror and say: "The betrothed, mummer, come to me for supper."
Exactly at midnight, she will see a man looking over her shoulder. After the fortuneteller examines his face, she must quickly cast a charm spell: "Out of this place!" After these words, the image of the man will disappear, and the fortuneteller will be out of danger.
A variation of this fortune-telling is a ritual with two mirrors, which are placed opposite each other so that they repeat their reflections.
One of the mirrors should be placed on the table with two candles on the sides. At midnight, light candles, undress, sit on a chair between the mirrors and carefully peer into your reflection.
If the mirrors are set correctly, then the reflections form a long gallery, in which the image of the narrowed one should appear.
Fortune telling for love for the Old New Year
This is a fortune-telling for lonely, but eager to meet true love.
At midnight, go to the nearest church and walk around it 12 times.
It is believed that this ritual destroys loneliness and promotes the emergence of new love.
Fortune telling on the Old New Year 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 there will be. It is believed that on this holiday, such predictions will be the most truthful.
Here are the most popular and simple fortune-telling for girls for the Old New Year:
Guessing with a felt boot
Each girl in turn throws a felt boot or boots on the road. In which direction the sock is directed, the girl will marry in that direction.
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, he will be a 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. Whose first burns, she will marry faster.
Fortune telling with a ring or a needle
If there is a ring, then it must be lowered into a glass of water, if a needle, then pierce a woolen cloth with it. Then we hang it by a thread or thread, and gradually lower it to the hand of the person we are guessing at. If the object makes circular movements, then a girl will be born, if pendulum-like, then a boy will be born.
Choosing a subject for the future. We put different objects in a bowl or saucer (you can put it in a felt boot): ash - not a very good life, sugar - on the contrary, a sweet life, a ring - marriage, an onion - tears, a glass - a fun life, gold - wealth, etc.
We draw out one object without looking.
Guessing with matches
Matches are inserted into a matchbox from both sides and set on fire. The burnt matches are directed at each other - the guy and the girl will be together.
Divination in a dream for the Old New Year
If the girl went to bed for the first time in a new place, then before going to bed you need to say "I sleep in a new place, dream of the groom to 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, I will dream in my dream." If you dreamed of a peak one, then the groom is old and jealous, the red one is young and rich, the cross is a military man or a businessman, the tambourine is desired.
On the bulb
Each girl takes an onion and marks it. Then they are planted together in the ground, which will sprout faster, and that will get married faster.
To a passerby
At midnight, go outside and ask the first man you meet, what is his name. This is exactly the name of your future spouse.
Guessing by the log
Go back to the woodpile and take the log without looking. If it is even and smooth, then the husband will be docile, if it is heavy, he will be rich, if there are many knots, there will be many kids, if it is crooked, then the hubby will be crooked and oblique.
Fortune telling with a cat
You need to make a wish, and call a cat into the room, if it comes in with the left paw, it will come true, with the right one - no.
Guessing by the book
Take a book, you can take a bible. Ask a question in your mind, then state the page and line numbers. And read - this is the answer to your question.
Whatever you guess 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!