Fortune telling for the old year. Fortune telling for the old new year for the future

Fortune telling on Old New Year are characterized by simplicity and accuracy. On this mysterious holiday, you can look into the future, find out your fate, tell fortunes about love and your betrothed, about the fulfillment of your cherished desires. Any of the many methods can be easily done at home. Also, during the period from January 13 to 14, our ancestors observed many traditions and performed rituals that helped them live in happiness and prosperity throughout the next year.

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  Rituals and traditions

  Generous evening is a holiday celebrated on the eve of the Old New Year (from January 13th to 14th). Many signs and rituals are traditionally associated with it, which allow us to lift the veil of secrets of the future. This is a time of rampant otherworldly forces. That evening, after sunset and until 12 o'clock at night, girls walked around the courtyards and gave generously, driving away unclean spirits with their singing and wishing their owners health, happiness and prosperity in the new year.

  

  The night from January 13 to 14 is time for renewal. You need to burn your worn clothes and immediately put on new ones. This ancient ritual is still preserved in many villages; it symbolizes the beginning of a new life. And how it will turn out, simple and interesting fortune telling will help you find out.

  According to popular belief, on Old New Year a man should be the first to enter the house - this will make all family members happy. next year. But you cannot give money on this day in order to maintain well-being in the house.

  Fortune telling for the Old New Year

  A simple version of family fortune telling for the Old New Year. In the evening, you need to go outside during dinner and carefully look at your neighbors’ windows. If you can see the heads of everyone present at the table, then the relatives will be alive and well; if conversations are heard and no one is visible, then trouble will soon happen to one of your loved ones.

  To protect your home and family from misfortunes, on January 14 you need to go around all the rooms clockwise with three lit church candles. At the same time, constantly be baptized. There is another way to prevent trouble: early in the morning, lightly knock on the threshold with an ax and say: “Life, health, bread.”

  

  With bread and water

  A ritual with bread is a simple way to find out the future of your family for the coming year. It is as follows:

  • You need to fill the bowl with plain water.
  • Break a crust of bread into pieces of different sizes according to the number of household members.
  • For each of them, make a wish for one of your relatives.
  • Throw the pieces into a bowl.
  • While swirling the water with your finger, say the following words: “Spin the bread and water, my whole family is here. If there is trouble, separate bread and water.”
  • Look in the morning: if all the pieces come together, then the whole family will be complete all year. And if any of them floats separately from the rest, then the mysterious person will face a wedding, departure or death.

  

  Gender of the child

  It was possible to find out the gender of the unborn child by fortune telling with a ring. It required:

  • Dip the ring into a glass of water.
  • Hang it on a thread or your own hair.
  • Carefully bring it to the hand of the person being told fortunes. If she begins to move in a circle, then a girl will be born, if she makes pendulum-like movements, then a boy will be born. Well, if it stands still, then there will be no children.

  With a rooster

  One of the most popular in rural areas was ancient fortune telling with a rooster:

  • grains were scattered around the room;
  • at midnight the rooster was taken from the roost;
  • They brought it into the room where the grain had been spilled.

  If the rooster pecked every last grain, this was considered a very good sign, promising happiness. If he ate several grains, it foreshadowed the same number of weddings in the new year. If the rooster refused to peck, then this promised a streak of failures in the future. Of course, it is almost impossible to carry out this ritual in a city, but for those living in rural areas it is easy to use this reliable way to find out the near future.

  Conversations

  You can find out how the coming year will turn out by listening to other people's conversations. First you need to concentrate, and then listen carefully to what others say. If you hear loud laughter, then everything will be fine in the new year, crying or swearing - the year will not be easy, if the conversation of tipsy people - you should beware bad habits.

  With egg

  Girls with a rich imagination can tell fortunes using a fresh chicken egg:

  • late evening on January 13th get fresh chicken egg;
  • make a small hole in it;
  • carefully pour the contents into a transparent glass of water;
  • wait until the protein curls;
  • by its shape one can judge the near future.

  If the figure resembles a ring, this promises a wedding in the new year, a church - a wedding, any transport - a trip for a man or a husband returning from a business trip for a woman, a rectangle - a coffin, etc. If the squirrel sinks to the bottom, then the house is threatened by fire or other serious trouble.

  With glasses

  An interesting, fun and accurate New Year's fortune telling to find out upcoming events - using glasses. It can be carried out in fun company girlfriends To do this you should:

  • take four glasses;
  • fill them halfway with water or melted snow;
  • pour a small spoonful of salt and sugar into two of them, put a ring into the third, and leave the fourth glass unchanged;
  • then one of the fortunetellers should turn her back;
  • her friend needs to point her finger at each of the glasses in turn until the girl who has turned away stops her;
  • You need to take a sip from the chosen glass: if you feel the taste of salt, then sadness and tears are ahead, if the water is sweet - fun and joy, if ordinary - then the year will be the same, when a ring comes across in the glass - the girl will soon get married.

  Fortune telling at the festive table

  Another name for the Old New Year holiday is the rich holy evening or rich Vasilyev evening, named after St. Basil the Great. On this day, according to the old tradition, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were considered a special treat, and a whole roasted pig - a symbol of fertility and fertility - was the main decoration of the festive table, because St. Basil was considered the patron saint of pig farmers. “A pig and a boletus for Vasily’s evening”, “The pig is an unclean animal, but God has nothing unclean - Vasily will bless the winter! “- our ancestors said in proverbs about this day. Another important dish at the holiday was generous kutia, which was generously seasoned with meat and lard, and then placed in a corner with icons.

  IN festive evening On January 13, you can use folk fortune telling for predictions. For one of them you need:

  • put on festive table a bowl of water;
  • cover with a scarf;
  • each of the guests present at the feast must take off any accessory and put it in the water;
  • During traditional singing, any object was taken out of a bowl at random; its owner could judge his future from the lyrics of the song.

  Another table method of divination was fortune telling using dumplings. It requires:

  • make dumplings with potatoes;
  • add some small object to the filling of each: a coin, a ring, a piece of salty or fresh cucumber, any sweetness, etc. (see picture below);
  • at dinner, guests each choose one dumpling;
  • on the subject they come across and judge their future.

  A coin promised wealth, a ring - a wedding, a pickled cucumber - tears, a piece of bread - prosperity, a sweet filling - fun, a cherry pit or bean - a new addition to the family, a bay leaf - good luck in work, etc.

  
  

  Fortune telling

  You can use this easy method. Freeze water in a spoon in the evening and look in the morning: if there are bubbles, this promises a long life. happy life. And if a hole forms in the ice, then this means great grief, misfortune and death.

  Another ancient way to predict fate is as follows: on the evening of January 13, blindfolded, count all the stakes in the fence and tie the ninth one with a scarf. And in the morning, if it is straight, then life is calm, without shocks; if it is crooked, then the fate of the fortuneteller is unhappy.

  The following method of fortune telling is suitable for unmarried girls. It requires:

  • Pour any cereal or pebbles into a fabric bag.
  • Place a crust of bread, a hook and a ring in it.
  • Without looking, get any of the items.
  • Get a prediction. If a girl came across a loaf of bread, it promised a life of prosperity, a hook foreshadowed hard fate, and the ring means a happy marriage.

  No less popular is the method of divination based on the shadows of burnt paper. You should:

  • crumple up a large sheet of paper or newspaper;
  • put it on a flat dish;
  • set fire to;
  • when it burns down, you need to bring the dish to the wall, lit by candles, and judge the future by the shadows formed.

  You can find out your fate by wax church candle. Need to:

  • fill any container with water (or melted snow);
  • melt the candle;
  • carefully pour the melted wax into cold water to the very center of the bowl;
  • It is by the resulting figure that one should judge future events.

  Fortune telling for love and betrothed

  For unmarried girls the festive evening and night from Melanka (January 13 is celebrated as the day of St. Melanka) on Vasily has always been considered a suitable time for truthful fortune telling for love and betrothed. Based on ancient Slavic pagan rituals, modern ones were formed interesting ways fortune telling, with the help of which you can find out any information about your future husband or the feelings of your loved one.

  Most of these fortune tellings are simple and accurate. They can be carried out independently at home alone or in the company of friends.

  Who will be the first to get married in the new year?

  To find out, you need to feed the cat dumplings. The one who eats it first will marry before the rest. If you don’t have dumplings on hand, you can use threads of the same length. The girl whose thread burns out the fastest will be the first to marry. If the thread accidentally goes out, then this is a bad sign. The fortuneteller will never get married or will wait a long time for the wedding.

  Unmarried girls or their mothers can also tell fortunes imminent marriage using nut shells. Place two shells in a bowl of water walnut. If they get together, the girl will soon get married, if they go their separate ways, the wedding is still far away.

  You can also use a wedding ring for divination, which should be placed in a container of water and left in the cold overnight. In the morning, count the number of tubercles on the water, each of which symbolizes the future groom. If the water is frozen in one large bulge, then there is a wedding ahead, and if the surface is flat, it is not time for marriage yet.

  Fortune telling using beans is also popular. You need to take a small handful of beans and pour them into a cup. Make a guess whether a girl will get married this year or not, using two simple phrases that need to be repeated during the ceremony, for example: “there will be a wedding” and “the wedding will not take place.” Continuously pronouncing the hidden words, you must slowly transfer the beans from one cup to another. Whatever phrase they end on is what will happen.

  Another famous one New Year's ritual on the betrothed is carried out using a towel. Need to:

  • take a new white towel;
  • before going to bed, hang it out the window;
  • say magic words: “My betrothed, my mummer, come quickly and dry yourself with a towel”;
  • go to bed;
  • In the morning, touch the hanging towel.

  If it is wet, it means the groom wiped himself with it at night and there will be a wedding next year. If it’s dry, then the girl will have to be unmarried for another year.

  What will your future spouse and family life be like?

  Fortune telling by groats is carried out together with girlfriends. For it you need:

  • arrange small plates in a circle;
  • pour different cereals into each: buckwheat, rice, millet, semolina, pearl barley, and pour water into the remaining one;
  • each of the fortune tellers must spin a raw egg in the center of the circle;
  • then see which way it rolls.

  If the egg rolled towards the buckwheat, then future husband will be rich and generous. Rice portends falling in love with married man, millet speaks of a fair-haired man, semolina promises a groom from the north, and pearl barley promises a military man. Water means that the girl will have to move after the wedding. If the egg remains in place, then next year you can’t expect marriage.

  You can also learn about the character of your betrothed with the help of animals and birds. In the late evening of January 13, you need to go outside. Whichever living creature comes across first on the road, with such a disposition will be the spouse. A cat portends an affectionate and cunning man, a dog – a faithful one, and a bird – a creative and gifted person.

  To find out how it turns out family life, you can also tell fortunes in this way: on Old New Year, pour three piles of grain at the gate. In the morning, see if it remains in place or the piles are destroyed. In the first case, the marriage will be happy, in the second - unhappy.

  In the name of the betrothed

  The peel of the apple is carefully cut off with a thin continuous strip. If during the process it suddenly broke off, the fortune telling did not work. You need to throw the cut skin over your right shoulder and see what letter the resulting figure resembles. It is with her that the name of the future husband will begin.

  Another interesting and fun fortune telling, which is carried out on the occasion of the Old New Year. The girls go out into the street and stop the first passers-by they come across, asking their names. The first male name reported will belong to the spouse.

  How to see the groom?

  You can see the appearance of your future spouse in prophetic dream. As a rule, fortune telling by sleep is simple and safe, but at the same time it is distinguished by truthfulness.

  To see your betrothed in a dream, you need to put a handful of hay that was lying near the icons in your right shoe on January 7, Christmas. And on the eve of the Old New Year, put it under the pillow and say: “Who is my betrothed, he will dream about this night.” In a dream, a girl will see her future husband.

  You can make a dream about your betrothed in this way: you need to hide a small mirror and a comb under the pillow and say: “Come, come. Comb it, comb it. Look at me, show yourself." At night you will definitely dream about your future husband.

  For the same purpose, they tell fortunes on cards. Four kings from the new one are placed under the pillow playing deck. At the same time, you need to pronounce a spell: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, dream about me.” The king of spades in a dream means that the girl is about to marry an elderly man, the club of clubs is a marriage with a divorced or widower, the one of hearts foretells a wealthy handsome man, and the king of diamonds - a desired and beloved one.

  The most terrible fortune-telling, which can be performed on the night of January 13-14 and during the entire Christmas period, is considered to be a ritual with mirrors and candles. With its help you can see your future spouse in reflection. It is held at midnight alone. Need to:

  • take two identical mirrors;
  • install them opposite each other;
  • light two candles lit in the church and place them side by side;
  • peer into the flame-lit mirror tunnel;
  • at the end of it the devil will appear in the form of the future betrothed;
  • as soon as this happens, you need to quickly say: “Forget me.”

  It is necessary to cover up the evil spirits so that they do not penetrate into reality and drag the girl into the world through the looking glass. According to another belief, words of amulets should be pronounced so that the betrothed does not live in the mirror, otherwise the girl will never meet him.

  Will your wish come true?

  “If the red maiden makes a wish for Vasily, everything will come true, but what will come true will not pass!” - read folk beliefs. Ancient fortune telling On a holiday, wishes are distinguished by simplicity and variety. Here are some of them:

1. 1. Take a book of any content and make a wish. Then open any page at random and point your finger at any paragraph, by which you should judge whether your plan will come true or not.
2. 2. Fill one glass to the top with water, and leave the second empty. Think about something and pour water from one glass to another over the table several times. Carefully inspect the surface over which the ritual was performed: if the table is dry or a little water has been spilled, the wish will come true, if a lot - not.
3. 3. Fill the cup with rice. Say the magic words over it: “Tell me, fate, what should I expect: good or evil” and make a wish. At the same time, pour all the rice onto the table. Then select black or bad grains from the scattered grains and count them. An odd number foreshadows the fulfillment of a dream, and an even number indicates that the wish will not come true.
4. 4. Throw a ring without stones, preferably an engagement ring, into a transparent glass with a flat bottom filled with water. Light a candle and place it on the left side of the glass. Exactly at 12 o'clock at night on January 13, make a wish and look closely at the center of the ring. After some time, the water in the glass will become cloudy and an image will appear that will tell you whether it will come true or not.
5. 5. You can find out whether your plan will come true or not on the morning of January 14th. At the entrance to the church it is necessary to count the parishioners. You need to count the first thirteen people. If more men, then the answer is positive, if women - the desire will not come true.

Suitable for city dwellers modern views fortune telling:

1. 1. If the fortuneteller has an elevator in her house, then you can ask him about the fulfillment of wishes. In the evening of Old New Year, you need to go out onto the site, think of a question and wait for someone to call the elevator. If he goes up, the desired will come true, if down, it won’t come true.
2. 2. You can also use your phone to cast a spell. You need to think of a question, concentrate and look at the phone. If you receive a call from a man in the near future, your wish will come true; if you receive a call from a woman, your wish will not come true. It should be noted that you should expect a call not only on January 13, but also on January 14.
3. 3. The next ritual is suitable for lovers of sweets. It is often used for fortune telling specifically for the Old New Year. You should fill the glass with champagne. On the night of January 14, a minute before midnight, think of any wish and ask: “Will the wish come true?” Then throw a small piece of chocolate into the glass. If he drowns, the wish will certainly come true, then champagne must be drunk very quickly within 12 seconds. If not, then the answer is negative.

Folk signs for the Old New Year

There are many signs associated with this holiday that should be observed so that everything goes well next year:

• You cannot say the word “thirteen” on holiday.
• On January 14, they don’t count change, it leads to tears.
• During the old New Year they do not lend money, otherwise the whole year can be spent in poverty.
• It is not recommended to take out the trash on January 14 so that happiness does not leave the house.
• A clear and starry sky predicts a generous harvest of berries.
• On January 14, you can shake fruit trees so that St. Basil will protect the gardens from pests. In the morning you need to go around the garden, reading the spell: “As I shake off (name) the white fluffy snow, so Saint Basil will shake off every worm-reptile in the spring.”
• The ancestors believed that on the Generous Evening, witches stole the moon from the heavens, but still could not stop the coming of the growing day.
• On the holiday, early in the morning, it was customary to cook Vasiliev’s porridge and monitor its preparation. If the porridge “escapes” from the pan or the pot in which it is cooked cracks, there will be trouble. In this case, the porridge along with the vessel was thrown into the hole. If it was cooked as it should be, they would definitely eat it all.

Fortune telling for the old New Year is an excellent opportunity for a girl to find out her future. Activities intensify this holiday magical powers. That is why our ancestors strictly honored and observed all the traditions of celebrating the old New Year. If a girl wants to find out about her betrothed, it is recommended to conduct magic ritual with a mirror. Meet and simple rituals: fortune telling with a sock, match and ring.

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Fortune telling on the betrothed on cards

On the night from the thirteenth to the fourteenth of January, the Old New Year is celebrated. On this day, girls tell fortunes to find out what future awaits them. If the ritual is performed correctly, you can see the image of your future spouse and learn about the qualities of his character. From generation to generation, our ancestors passed on rituals that lift the veil of secrecy before a person’s future.



Cards are one of the most popular methods of fortune telling. If you treat them correctly, they will tell the girl about her betrothed. Girls perform the “ritual for kings” most often. This is due to its simplicity and high reliability. First you need to purchase a new deck of cards. From it you need to put aside four king cards. Before going to bed, the girl puts them under her pillow. In the morning you need to choose one card and read its meaning:

• The King of Spades represents an adult, mature man. The girl's chosen one will be a man older than her in age. In relationships, he will be the owner, and attacks of jealousy are common.
• Clubs card - military. The man's profession is related to military service. Perhaps he will go to the army or become a student at a military school.
• The King of Hearts is the most auspicious sign for a young girl who dreams of strong and reliable man. This card foreshadows marriage with a young and wealthy guy. Next to such a person you don’t have to worry about your future.
• The King of Diamonds portends an acquaintance with a man in a marriage with whom peace and harmony will reign.



Magical properties of the mirror

At all times, people have attributed strong powers to the mirror. magical properties. Suffice it to recall Russian fairy tales, in which a mirror could tell a person his future. This explains its popularity during various rituals. The simplicity and effectiveness of fortune telling allows it to be carried out without prior preparation.

Before you start fortune telling, you need to know about negative side this ritual. It may not be safe. But this warning rarely stops women who dream of finding out their future.

The ritual takes place at midnight in a dark room. The woman should be alone in the room. If strangers are present next to her, she will not be able to get an answer to her question. Dim light in the room is allowed, as dense darkness can greatly frighten the young lady.

To carry out the ceremony, you need to prepare two mirrors. It is not necessary that they be identical to each other. You will also need two candles, which should be on a stand. In the absence of a candlestick, you can use a glass or glass. Mirrors should be opposite each other on a flat table surface. There should be candles on the sides of one of the mirrors. The girl should pick up a smaller mirror and stand with it in front of the second mirror.

When performing this ritual, a “magic corridor” appears. Through it you can see the appearance of the betrothed. The girl must ask out loud for her betrothed to appear in the mirror. Don't rush, the image won't appear overnight. You need to look carefully in the mirror. The most patient girls will be able to see the outlines of a man’s appearance after a while.

Don't look in the mirror for too long, it can have bad consequences. If a girl becomes ill during fortune telling, she must immediately interrupt the ritual. You shouldn't risk your health and tempt fate. You need to end the ritual with the phrase: Mind me! It must be said loudly and clearly. If you do not do this, you may see scary images.



Easy fortune telling: with a sock, with matches, with a ring

The above describes fortune-telling, which not every girl will decide to do. For less determined individuals, there are simple rituals. They are not fraught with danger, and are carried out quickly and easily.

Fortune telling with a sock will allow you to see your future spouse. It is best to use stockings, which must be purchased in advance on the eve of the holiday. Before going to bed, the girl must put them on and say: betrothed, come and undress me. At night she will have a dream in which a man will take off her stockings. It is with this person that she will connect her fate.

You can also guess using matches. To do this, one match is installed on each side of the matchbox. They represent the fortune-telling girl and her lover. The matches are set on fire. We need to pay attention to how they burn. If the firebrands are facing each other, then this good sign. The couple has a long life together.

If a girl has rings, then she can spend with them magical ritual. He will predict what the new year will be like for her. Buckwheat is poured into a bowl, then you need to put the rings in it. An important nuance: the container must be deep. Then you need to take a handful of buckwheat in your palm and try to grab the decoration. If the ring is expensive and elegant, then life will be successful.

Exists interesting fortune telling with water. You will need two glasses, one of which is filled to the brim with water. The girl slowly pours water from one glass to another, while making her wish. If a couple of drops of liquid spill, it will definitely come true.

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Fortune telling by threads: who will get married first

Several girls take part in the fortune telling. You need to cut and distribute threads of the same length to each participant. Each girl takes her thread by one end, and the other end should be lowered down, at the same time everything is set on fire. Whose thread burns out first will get married first. The one whose thread immediately went out will not expect marriage soon.

Fortune telling with a ring: considering the betrothed

You need to take a glass glass without a pattern, with a flat bottom and walls, and pour water into it not to the brim. Place a ring, previously rinsed in running water, at the bottom of the glass to wash off all the energy from it. Saying the words: “My betrothed, appear to me in disguise,” look carefully at the very center of the ring - this is how you can see your betrothed.

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Fortune telling before bed: waiting for the king

Before going to bed, four kings from one deck are placed under the pillow with the words “betrothed come to me this night.” It is believed that future lover will appear in a dream in the form of one of the kings under the pillow. A good sign is that the king has the suit of diamonds ( strong alliance), and bad - peaks (fleeting relationships).

Fortune telling with a mirror: looking into the future

Another method of fortune telling for your betrothed will require a mirror. On the night of January 13-14, go outside with a pocket mirror. Every girl has it in her bag. Go to an unfamiliar place or somewhere you rarely go. In this place, find the intersection of two or more roads; it is believed that in such places you can see amazing things.
Say to yourself: “Come to me as a betrothed on the road, and in the snow.” Then look in the mirror, pointing it at the center of the intersection. If you are lucky, you will see the face of your future lover. But there are times when visions are of a completely different nature, and it is not always possible to easily establish a connection between the future lover and what was seen.

Fortune telling with a candle: what to expect in the coming year

Take a deep bowl and pour half of the water into it, and fasten pieces of paper on the edges, on which you first write: “I’ll get married this year,” “I’ll get sick,” “I’ll be lucky,” etc. Then add a walnut shell or Attach a small candle to a small wooden plank and light it. (The flame of such a candle should reach the edge of the fixed pieces of paper.) Then lower the candle into the water and see which piece of paper it burns - this will be your prediction.

Fortune telling by frozen water

You need to throw the wedding ring into the water and leave it in the cold overnight. How many tubercles there will be on the frozen water - the same number of suitors there will be before marriage. If the water is frozen in one bulge, it’s time for marriage this year, but if it’s flat, the time hasn’t come yet.

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Fortune telling by chain: judging the future

It must be carried out immediately after midnight and always alone. Silver or gold chain need to take right hand, crumple it up, and then throw it on a flat, hard surface, such as a table. After this, you need to see what kind of figure has formed.
For example, if the chain is laid out in the shape of a circle, this symbolizes that the girl will face many difficulties next year, and she will have to make a lot of effort to overcome them. Oval means almost the same thing, albeit in a slightly softer form. If the chain has formed a straight line, it is recommended to start new things - in all of them the fortuneteller will be lucky. Triangles and rectangles are also signs of imminent success.
A figure resembling a bow in its outline portends success in love - romantic date or a quick wedding, depending on whether the girl already has a fiance or lover. If the chain lies on the table in the form of a letter, this means a new relationship, and the gentleman’s name will begin with this letter. The snake warns of deceit and that not everyone can be trusted, even among loved ones. And if the chain is tangled in a knot, then the year will not be easy in all respects.

Fortune telling for the future husband

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 using three rings for marriage

You will need a clay bowl, three handfuls of pure millet and three rings - gold, silver and plain metal. Exactly at midnight, shake the rings in your palms and, without looking, place them in a bowl, cover with millet so that the decoration is not visible, rotate the container three times clockwise. After this, place the bowl next to the bed. On the morning of January 14, without getting out of bed, put your hand in a bowl and randomly take out a handful of millet.
If there is no ring in the millet, then nothing will change in your personal life, and if at this moment you already have a man from whom you expect a marriage proposal, then your aspirations will not come true - you will break up with this person.
If you come across a simple ring, then there will be a lot of acquaintances in the coming year, but you are unlikely to get married, since you will not be able to decide who you want to see next to you.
If you come across silver ring, then you will get engaged, and you will get married next year.
If you got it gold ring, then marriage awaits you.

Fortune telling by needle: find out what awaits us this year

On a large sheet of paper write the alphabet in a semicircle, in a small semicircle below - the numbers from 1 to 9 and 0, also near the center write “yes” on the left and “no” on the right. In the center of this circle you need to put a needle, which you need to hold by the black thread. Start asking the needle and pay close attention to the letters it shows.

Fortune telling with salt: waiting for the betrothed

They eat a lot of salty foods. And when they go to bed, they say: “Whoever is my betrothed, whoever is my mummer, will give me a drink.” They believe that the betrothed will appear in a dream and give you something to drink.

Fortune telling with a comb: making a dream

Before going to bed, the girl puts a comb under her head and says: “Betrothed, row, comb my hair for the chairman.” Whoever the girl dreams about, and whoever combs her hair, is the groom.

The Old New Year is coming - a holiday that usually ends the long winter holidays. At this time, the first half of Christmastide ends and one of the most suitable evenings for fortune telling for marriage and future life begins.

When is the Old New Year celebrated in 2018?

History of the Old New Year holiday

The tradition of celebrating the New Year twice appeared in our country after the revolution. At the beginning of 2018, Soviet Russia, which had previously lived according to Julian calendar, abruptly switched to Gregorian calendar, instantly “making up” for the 13-day lag (in the current 21st century, the difference between calendars is already 14 days).

However, Russian Orthodox Church remained committed to the “old style”, and this appealed to all opponents Soviet power and in general religious people who are used to celebrating the New Year after graduation Nativity Fast and holiday Nativity of Christ.

Gradually, the tradition of celebrating the Old New Year became absolutely secular, devoid of political overtones, and was preserved in the post-Soviet space simply as a nice national feature.

Yuletide Traditions

The Old New Year falls during the winter Christmastide, which are marked with Christmas to Baptism. At this time in Rus' it was customary to have a lot of fun and also to tell fortunes. It was believed that before the holiday of Epiphany, evil spirits walk freely on the earth and do not pose any danger. At Christmas time there were merry games, slide rides, festive feasts, mummers walked around the courtyards, singing carols and begging for food and money. It happened that the fun was not at all harmless in nature - the mummers frightened people and sometimes behaved, to put it mildly, rather impudently. But it was not customary to be offended by them.

Old New Year and Vasiliev's evening

The Old New Year falls on Vasiliev, or Generous Evening (Shchedrets). This evening is considered one of the most suitable for fortune telling.

Vasilyev evening precedes the saint's day Basil the Great, one of greatest theologians, whom the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates on January 14 (January 1, old style). It is believed that on Vasilyev's evening the first part of Christmastide ends.

On this day in Rus' and others Slavic lands They celebrated, ate meat, drank honey, cooked festive porridge, which was called generous, which is why in Ukraine and Belarus Vasilyev's evening is still called Shchedryy or Shchedrets. It was believed that if the Generous Evening was spent properly, then in the coming year there would be a good harvest, and the cattle would be healthy and give a lot of offspring.

That evening the youth sang carols (or, as the Slavs said, they were generous), mummers walked around the courtyards, begging for food and money for singing carols.

On this day, the girls wondered about their betrothed, asked otherworldly forces who would woo, what the groom would be like, how life would turn out, whether there would be prosperity in the house, and other important things. It was customary to look into the future that evening, since there was a saying: “What is wished for Vasily will come true, and what will come true will not pass.”

Fortune telling for the Old New Year

There are a great many Christmas fortune tellings, most of them for the betrothed. Here are a few of the most popular ones.

Fortune telling before bed

In the evening of Old New Year, the girl ate very salty food and went to bed. At the same time, she wished: “Whoever is my betrothed-mummer will give me water.”

The person who appeared in a dream could become a future groom.

Fortune telling with castle and water

On Old New Year, the girl, going to bed, held a lock over a cup of water and, turning the key in it, said: “Come, my betrothed-mummer, ask for a drink.”

The one who came in the dream is the groom.

Fortune telling with twigs

The girl made a small bridge out of twigs and put it under the pillow, saying: “Whoever is my betrothed-mummer will take me across the bridge.”

After this, the betrothed-mummer simply had to appear in a dream.

Fortune telling by the window

On the night of the Old New Year, the girl sat down at the curtained window and listened, saying: “Mummer, drive past the window.”

If it is noisy, cheerful and loud outside, it means that a cheerful rich groom is coming, and if it is quiet, a poor and poor groom will send matchmakers. Naturally, in our time during the Old New Year, the chances of finding a cheerful, good chosen one increase sharply, since at this time it is customary not only to have noisy fun, but also to set off fireworks and firecrackers.

Fortune telling with a comb

The girl hung a comb outside the window, and if hairs appeared on the comb in the morning, one could tell by them whether a blond or a brunette would soon woo.

Traditionally, the best period for girls' fortune telling for the future and love is Christmastide. Moreover, the most powerful days from a magical point of view are Christmas and Old New Year.

Yuletide 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, various men's names are written on several small pieces of paper and placed 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:

“Swirl bread and water, my whole family is here. If there is trouble, separate bread and water.”

If, looking 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, on the old New Year, you can freeze water in a spoon and watch: if there are bubbles, then this is a good sign. It portends a long, happy life. And if there is a hole in the ice, then this will lead to grief and troubles.

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. It was considered a bad sign if the thread burned out only to the middle or went out very quickly - such a girl was not likely to 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 a raw chicken egg, makes a small hole in it and pours the white into a glass of water. When the protein folds, 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 grab 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.