Surprisingly, even today, when every girl is the master of her own destiny, most are still interested in finding out when and who they will marry. An ancient fortune-telling for your betrothed will help you lift the veil over the future. In this article we have made for you a selection of the most interesting rituals for your future husband, you will definitely find the one that suits you!
The old rituals remained almost unchanged, passing from mother to daughter, from grandmother to granddaughter.
How to tell fortunes about your betrothed
When you decide to do fortune telling, take it seriously. Don't start if you're skeptical - you'll just be wasting your time. And of course, do not doubt your abilities; self-confidence will help you get a true result. First, understand for yourself what you can and cannot do if you are guessing about your future betrothed:
- Timing. You can conduct fortune telling for the groom all year round, choosing a time that is convenient for you. You don't have to wait until Christmas or the next holiday week. However, if you decide to guess on these days, the prediction will be more accurate.
- Women's days. True predictions about a future marriage can be obtained at midnight, on a full moon, or in the evening of one of the “women’s days” - Wednesday, Saturday, Friday.
- Religious symbols. Before you start, take all the icons out of the room and remove the cross from yourself. This religion does not approve of any fortune-telling, even those that are traditionally carried out during the holiday week. And nothing should interfere with the ritual.
- Do not be distructed. Complete all your evening activities before guessing. At the end, you will no longer be able to do anything or talk to anyone. If you break this rule, you will have to repeat it another day, otherwise what you saw in your dream will not come true.
- Keep strangers away. Start fortune telling for your betrothed before bed only when you are convinced that everyone in the household has already gone to bed. You should not be distracted by children, animals, or noise behind the wall. You must perform the ceremony alone.
How to see a prophetic dream?
There are several rules that will allow you to look into the future with the help of a prophetic dream and see your betrothed in it:
- You should sleep alone so that extraneous conversations, sounds, and noises do not distract from fortune telling.
- In order for the prediction to be most accurate, you need to move the pillow in the opposite direction from the usual one, i.e., where your legs used to lie, and turn it face down. Do the same with the sheet. And your shirt or pajamas should be turned inside out.
- After reading a spell to attract your betrothed in a dream, you cannot talk to anyone else.
- When waking up, you must immediately write down the dream down to the smallest detail in order to slowly analyze and correctly interpret what you saw. You can use popular dream books, of which there are quite a few. This will allow you to better understand its meaning.
- It should be remembered that some unpleasant events are interpreted exactly the opposite, for example, if you dream of betrayal, then in reality it will never happen.
- If you saw something bad in a dream, you should tell as many friends as possible about it in order to ward off trouble. When a dream promised the fortuneteller happiness and joy, one must remain silent about it.
Fortune telling for your betrothed in a dream
A successful fortune-telling of your betrothed before bed will help you see his face in night visions. There are many ways to call the groom into your dream, in this section we will talk about them.
On salt water
Mix two teaspoons of salt in a glass of water and drink it before bed. You can no longer drink until the morning, even if you are thirsty. And then you will dream of a man who will offer you a drink of water. Remember his face, this is your future groom!
On the comb
Buy a new wooden comb and place it under your pillow as you prepare to go to bed on Thursday night. Invite your groom to come into your dream and help you comb your hair. Be careful, you cannot use the comb until you have a dream. You can read more about fortune telling with a comb in this article.
On water and twig
Pour water into a deep bowl and place a thin twig on top of it. Put the bowl under the bed, without removing the twig, and go to bed. And at night in a dream, call your groom to help you cross the shaky bridge to the other side, if he helps, you will have a friendly and strong family!
On the branches
Take three branches from a birch, willow and apple tree. Break them off carefully, asking the tree for forgiveness. You can tie a bright ribbon to the place of the log house as a sign of apology. After bringing the twigs home, pull a thread from clothes that you often wear and tie them together. When preparing for bed, place three tied branches under your pillow, and then you will dream of the groom.
On flowers
Collect a bouquet of 13 meadow herbs and flowers. Make a guess for yourself what each of the plants will mean in your fortune telling. Write down the interpretations so you don't forget them in the morning. Place a bouquet under your pillow before going to bed to see your groom at night. And when you wake up, the first thing you do is select one of the stems by touch. The event it denotes will happen to you during the lunar month. There are several more flower fortune tellings that may interest you.
With a letter
Write a romantic letter addressed to your future husband, in which you invite him into your dream. Instead of a signature, put a scarlet lip print at the bottom of the letter. Put the letter under your pillow and put a new mirror there. This method is good because you can “send” a letter in this way for several nights in a row, until you really see your betrothed.
With socks
Go to bed wearing one sock and place the other one under your pillow. They say that if you have a caring groom, he will definitely come at night to help you remove the remaining sock. If you find your sock removed in the morning... well, that's the way it is!
Locked
Lock the new lock by holding it over a glass of water, and then put it under your pillow. In a dream, your betrothed will come to you asking for the key.
On the map
They say that in order to dream about your betrothed at night, you need to put a king of diamonds or a king of hearts under your pillow.
On a horseshoe
It is believed that if you put a twig from a new broom and a horseshoe under your pillow, your future husband will dream of you as a rider on a horse. You can make a horseshoe yourself, for example, cut it out of cardboard.
On the laurel
Three bay leaves under the pillow also help to see your future spouse in a dream.
For jam
If you put a bowl of jam under your bed at night, you will dream of a young man who is in love with you.
In a new place
There is an old saying: “In a new place, the bride dreams of the groom.” If you fall asleep in a new bed for the first time, even without any rituals you can meet your future husband in your dream.
On the forks
A glass with two forks placed near the bed will also invite the groom to your dream.
Interpretation of sleep
If you saw your betrothed in a dream, then this is a very good sign, but what to do if you dreamed of other images:
- If you see several men in a dream, it means that you are destined to get married more than once.
- If you fulfilled all the conditions for fortune telling, but no one came to you at night, remember what you saw in your dream instead of a man. Interpret these images according to the dream book.
- Other images usually indicate what is preventing you from finding family happiness and meeting your chosen one.
Rituals for the groom to come into a dream
Choose the ritual intuitively. The one that seemed interesting is the one you need. Do not doubt, the one who loves you hears with his soul. Your fields are already together. Naturally, he will feel the call.
There is nothing wrong with trying each technique on the given day. Try it, learn to be a caretaker of your future harmonious family.
The surest way for Friday
When getting ready for bed, prepare a bun or other treat. Bring it to the bedroom on a beautiful plate. Cover with a white scarf and say:
My dear betrothed, he comes to have dinner.
Close your eyes immediately and go to sleep. Feed the dog a bun in the morning. The groom's dog will bring whatever is needed.
Christmas fortune telling for your betrothed with a mirror
According to legend, your betrothed can be seen in the mirror at Christmas
This is a traditional Christmas fortune telling for your betrothed on a mirror. Unlike other methods, it can only be carried out during Christmas week, preferably on Christmas night. For this fortune telling you will need two mirrors, two wax candles and time to prepare the festive table.
To successfully carry out fortune-telling in the mirror for your betrothed, you need to have time to serve a romantic dinner for two before midnight, and then change into beautiful clothes, as if you were actually going on a date. But remember that when fortune telling there should be no metal objects, so do not place cutlery on the table. It is better to choose a suitable outfit for yourself in advance.
Then proceed like this:
- Place two mirrors on the table so that they reflect each other.
- Place two candles in the center of the table, at an equal distance from both mirrors. When midnight comes, you can start fortune telling.
- Light the candles, turn off the lights in the room and sit behind one of the mirrors.
- Ask the groom to hear your call and come and enjoy the dinner you have prepared for him.
- Peer into the surface of the mirror that stands opposite you.
- Wait until the reflection in it begins to distort. If you don't get scared and continue to watch, you will see a man's face. At first the image will be blurry, and then it will become clearer.
If you decide to interrupt the ceremony, place both mirrors on the table glass side down and turn on the light in the room.
Rituals for water
Any water can be used depending on the ritual. Rituals with holy water have a more powerful effect; they are best used when you are completely desperate in finding your betrothed and have long dreamed of meeting your soul mate.
To the holy
A ritual using holy water will help you find a groom much more effectively than using regular water. Read on weekends:
Be sure to wash your face with water or add water to your bath.
To the spring
It makes no sense to cast a spell on tap water.
The ritual must be performed with spring water on Monday
If you can’t take the saint, go to the stream and get a full bottle of clean water. Wait until sunset, light a candle and read the plot for living water on Monday:
Leave the extinguished candle on the table along with the water. The next morning you need to pour water on the intersection with the words:
Fortune telling for your betrothed before going to bed
Young girls often told fortunes before going to bed to see their betrothed. However, young people may well turn to magic for help. There are no restrictions on gender, age or other differences for magic.
Despite the fact that bedtime rituals for the most part do not involve complex and dangerous magic, they should be approached carefully, without violating the basic rules. For you, we have collected all the recommendations and tips on how to make the ritual safe and effective, and most importantly, not receive a negative response.
- Emotions. Don't guess if you are experiencing any emotional turmoil. Firstly, it will be difficult for you to fall asleep, and this is an important part of the ritual. Secondly, you will not be able to think rationally and be aware of your actions. Sometimes many fortune tellers wishful thinking. And this is a sure way to an erroneous prediction and loss of time and money.
- Time. Choose the right time for the ritual. The best night is for the old New Year or Epiphany, as well as Christmastide or before Christmas. Be responsible when choosing the right day. For girls, it is best to tell fortunes on “women’s” days: Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. For men - on "men's" days: Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. Any magic is prohibited on Sunday. This is a bright day, on which it is strictly prohibited to perform any rituals.
- Dream. Fortune telling before bed means that immediately after completing the ritual you will go to sleep. Any other activity is prohibited at this time. You cannot watch TV, read or view the news feed on your phone. To relax, turn on soothing music and try to fall asleep quickly.
- Cloth. Your clothing also plays an important role in the fortune telling process. So, in any case, you will go to bed, choose loose clothes made from natural fabrics. A nightgown or pajamas should be comfortable and not restrict movement. Also, they should not have any locks, zippers or ties. It is recommended to remove jewelry at night and for girls to untie their hair.
Recommendation. For the ritual to be successful, fast for three days. Dairy products and animal products should not be consumed. Eat more greens, vegetables and fruits, cereals.
Fortune telling before bed on Monday
This simple fortune telling appeared a long time ago, but even now remains one of the most common and at the same time simple rituals for seeing your betrothed or betrothed in a dream.
- All you need is to go outside on Monday morning or afternoon and pick a small branch from the first tree.
- Then, when you come home, put it on the table or any other place so that it is saturated with the energy of your home.
- Don't let anyone touch the twig. Make sure that children cannot reach it.
- Place them in a place that is hard to reach, such as on a closet.
- Do not talk to anyone three hours before the ritual.
- Be alone before bed.
- Turn off the lights, close the doors and windows.
- Sit on the bed and take the twig in your hands.
- Say the words: “I go to bed on Monday, I get lost in the forest. I’m waiting for my betrothed (betrothed) so that he finds me (she finds).”
- Then put the twig under the bed and go to bed.
- At night you should dream about your future spouse.
- Remember all the details of your appearance, manners, gait and write them down on a piece of paper as soon as you wake up. Now you will definitely not pass by your destiny.
Advice: to avoid wasting time, make your bed in advance and change into night clothes. This will save you from unnecessary fuss and will not disrupt the desired mood.
Fortune telling for the king before going to bed
Fortune telling for your betrothed before going to bed using cards.
It is believed that the night from Thursday to Friday is sacred. It is at this time that any dreams come true, so many girls and young people try to do fortune telling before bed. Despite the fact that the ritual is as simple as possible, do not neglect the recommendations that we wrote about at the beginning of the article.
Carrying out the ritual
- Prepare a new deck of cards and two candles for the ritual.
- Once the sun sets, not a word can be spoken. Do not break this rule, otherwise problems may arise.
- Sit at the table and place a deck of cards in front of you.
- Light the candles and place them around the edges.
- Take four kings from the deck.
- Bring them to your lips and whisper: “Show yourself, betrothed mummer, appear to me in all your beauty in a dream.”
- Then put out the candles.
- Take the cards with you and put them under your pillow.
- Go to bed right away.
- At night you will dream of the king. The prediction will change depending on what suit it is.
Advice: if possible, do your fortune telling in a room other than the one where you plan to sleep. During the ritual, no one else should be present so as not to knock you down and interfere with the process.
Interpretation of results
- King of Hearts - then the future spouse will be young, promising, from a prosperous family. He will love you, but he will love himself no less. His main problem will be selfishness and narcissism. If you can find a way, then everything will be great.
- King of Diamonds - then the husband will be loving, but without seven spans in his forehead. He has an ordinary family. The man doesn’t have enough stars in the sky, but he can definitely provide everything he needs. He is sensitive to his dignity, so do not try to belittle or insult him. He definitely won't be henpecked.
- Cross King - the future spouse will be associated with business or medicine. He will work hard and earn money, but, unfortunately, he will not have much time left for you. Think about what is more important to you.
- King of Spades means the husband will be jealous. Most likely he will work in government agencies or in the armed forces. He will be domineering and demanding. It won't be easy with him.
Appearance
Information about the material from which the fence is made, its color and other appearance features can radically change the interpretation of a dream:
| Appearance and material | Interpretation |
| Stone | A tall stone fence in a dream predicts great sadness and disappointment. A person is too tightly isolated from the outside world, so he is deprived of many joys |
| Forged | The dreamer is honored and respected in society |
| Wood | A fence made of boards indicates that the dreamer will not escape trouble in the near future. In order to cope with problems, you will have to work hard |
| Palisade | The dream suggests that the values of the past are quite significant for the sleeper. A dream of a palisade made of thick logs promises a pleasant meeting and acquaintance. The possibility cannot be ruled out that the person will become the dreamer’s other half in the future |
| Wattle | To achieve your goal you will have to overcome many unexpected obstacles. |
| From the twigs | A person can expect significant progress in business. He will be able to finish what he could not do before. Circumstances will be in the dreamer’s favor, so you should take advantage of this chance and get to work with enthusiasm |
| Iron | A sign that in the immediate environment of a sleeping person there are many envious people and gossipers. They are jealous of your well-being and success. Another interpretation of the dream foretells the dreamer a joyful meeting with old friends or a joint trip with them, after which the friends will become even closer to each other |
| Brick | The dream suggests that the sleeper is under the protection of a noble and respected person. You should be grateful to the one who cares and worries about the dreamer’s fate |
| From the grid | In real life, the dreamer will receive an ambiguous offer |
| From chains | Sleep has an unfavorable meaning. Soon the dreamer will be forced to act as a caregiver for a sick elderly person. For this you will have to sacrifice your personal time and put aside all important matters. |
| From wire | Emotional distress, anxiety, restlessness. If you dreamed of a barbed wire fence, then deception and fraud in a dubious enterprise will soon await you. |
| Hedge |
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| Made from unusual material | If the fence was made of inappropriate or unusual material, for example, cardboard or pieces of furniture, then the dreamer will make the wrong decision in a difficult situation |
| Old | Portends the dreamer a bad mood, unfavorable events that do not depend on him |
| Dilapidated | To see in a dream how a dilapidated fence is falling down before your eyes is a sign that in the near future the dreamer needs to be extremely careful, since there is a high probability of being drawn into some kind of scam |
| Destroyed, blown up | The dreamer will be able to achieve much more than he has now if he stands firmly on his own, follows his goals and is not afraid of the judgment of others |
| Burning | There will soon be a bright streak in the dreamer's life |
| Short | Soon a sleeping person will encounter unexpected obstacles in business, which he will easily overcome using his extraordinary thinking and imagination. |
| Leaky | The dreamer should be as attentive as possible and be vigilant, since the possibility of loss or theft cannot be ruled out. If a sleeping person peeks through a hole in the fence, this means that he will commit an act that he will greatly regret. If the hole was in someone else’s fence, then this promises problems with the well-being of its owner |
| New | Soon the dreamer will be able to create a new invention or designer item. A person’s labors will not go without appropriate remuneration |
| Yellow or orange | For the big holiday. Another meaning of the dream is that on the way to achieving the intended goal, an unexpected obstacle will arise, which the dreamer will easily overcome |
| Red | A sign that the dreamer is in a state of severe emotional stress. You should take a short vacation and relax. Otherwise, health problems cannot be avoided |
| Green |
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Card fortune telling for your betrothed
In this section we will look at two simple card fortune telling using ordinary 36 playing cards, which will not be difficult for any girl to lay out and interpret.
The first layout is “King and Queen”
You will need a regular deck that has never been played on. Find the queen and king of hearts in it, place them face down on the table.
Shuffle the rest of the deck and remove it with your left hand. Fortune telling on cards for your betrothed begins:
Removing cards from the top of the deck, place them face down on the king and queen in turn. You will end up with two stacks. Set aside cards whose numbers match (for example, both piles have sixes on top).
Shuffle the deck and repeat the stacking two more times. Then look at what card values were put aside:
- 6 - separation awaits you;
- 7 - a passionate date is ahead;
- 8 - you will remain friends;
- 9 - your love will be tested;
- 10 - your union will be long;
- Jacks - a joint trip is ahead;
- Ladies - he will cheat on you;
- Kings - you will meet another;
- Aces - there is a more suitable person next to you.
If there are cards of several denominations in the set aside, all the specified events will happen to the pair.
Second layout “Four Jacks”
To conduct another fortune-telling for your betrothed on cards, remove all four jacks from the deck, and then do this:
- On three of them, guess the names of guys you know, and the fourth is someone you haven’t met yet.
- Place the jacks face down on the table to form the basis for the stacks.
- Shuffle the rest of the deck, remove the cards with your left hand and arrange them into four piles of jacks.
- Turn over all the cards and find which jack got the Ace of Hearts in the pile. He points to the most suitable partner for you.
The dreamer's actions
Information about what actions the person performed with the fence will help you interpret the dream more accurately:
| Action | Meaning of sleep |
| climb over |
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| Climb under the fence | To achieve the desired success, the sleeper will have to resort to cunning. In reality, the dreamer has intentions to resort to dubious methods of achieving his goal |
| Paint |
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| Build |
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| Put | For a young person, such a dream foreshadows spiritual intimacy with a loved one. The dream book promises active creative activity, prosperity and well-being |
| Break |
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| Climb | Towards the end of a responsible task |
| Fell | To failure in the implementation of the planned business |
| Repair | To limit the range of your affairs |
| knock over | With his energetic actions in life, the dreamer will be able to achieve an almost impossible result. |
| Stand | Standing in front of a fence in a dream is a sign that in real life a person is hampered by some restrictions. Against this background, a conflict situation may arise with one of your relatives |
| Walk along the fence | The dream suggests that the dreamer has such creative potential that he is not even aware of. |
| Hold on to the fence | The dreamer will make a desperate attempt to keep his loved one close |
| Whitewash | Whitewashing alone means an invitation to a big celebration. Forcing other people to whitewash fences means going through great difficulties in order to help your family in a difficult situation. |
| Unfence | A person will soon have the opportunity to realize his cherished desire. Another interpretation of the dream warns the dreamer that problems may arise with business papers. Sometimes you dream about getting a fine |
| Bump into | If the dreamer crashed into a fence with a car and smashed it into pieces, then this is a symbol that the person will receive support from yesterday’s competitor. |
Fortune telling on the betrothed on paper
These two fortune tellings can be done without any preparation; you just need a piece of paper and a pen.
Option one: “Answer the question”
Formulate your question so that it can only be answered yes or no, for example: “Will I marry Ivan Ivan this year?” Write down the resulting phrase on a piece of paper and write the number of letters in it under each word.
Add pairs of adjacent numbers, narrowing the triangle down. If at any stage you get a number greater than 10, add its numbers together and continue further. As a result, you will get one number, which will become the bottom vertex of the triangle. To interpret fortune telling on paper, find the value of the last number:
- - Depends on your efforts;
- - No;
- - Yes;
- - No;
- - Probably not;
- - Most likely yes;
- - Yes;
- - Yes, but you will have to wait;
- - No never.
Option two “Heart”
To conduct another fortune-telling for your betrothed on paper, you will need a piece of paper in a box. Close your eyes and imagine in detail the person whose attitude you want to tell fortunes about. Draw a heart using a different hand than you usually write with. Open your eyes and count the number of whole cells trapped inside the contour. If you divide this number by 6, what is the remainder?
- 0 - He is indifferent to you.
- 1 - You are just a friend to him.
- 2 - He likes you.
- 3 - He likes someone else.
- 4 - He sees you in his dreams.
- 5 - He is in love with you.
General interpretations according to different dream books
Interpretations of popular dream books:
| Dream Interpretation | Interpretation |
| Interpreter of dreams T. Smirnova |
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| Esoteric | A dream about a fence suggests that a person will soon face an insurmountable obstacle. However, his family and close friends will help him in solving difficult problems. |
| Ukrainian |
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Stranger and ownerless fences symbolize unforeseen obstacles in the dreamer’s life path. Seeing an ownerless fence fall down means new perspectives.
Fortune telling for the betrothed
To the first person you meet
There is one very simple fortune telling for the betrothed, best done at Christmas or Old New Year. On a holiday night, you simply leave your house at midnight and go to the nearest pedestrian intersection. Stand in the center of the road intersection and wait for late passersby.
You need to ask the name of the first man passing by, and you need to find out him no matter what it takes, catch up with him, ask him under any pretext! This is what your future husband will be called.
Advice! The kindest and smartest brides take a pie or pancakes with them to fortune telling to treat the man who gave the answer!
By phone number
Some girls tell fortunes in a more modern way - they call invented numbers until a man picks up the phone, from whom you need to ask the name. At the same time, you can talk longer - what if he is your future husband!
Using cards
You can find out the groom's name using a deck of cards. Shuffle the deck, remove with your left hand and open the cards one at a time, calling a man's name for each. The fortune telling will end when you reveal the King of Hearts. The name you say at the same time belongs to your future husband.
On holidays
Traditionally, unmarried girls in villages told fortunes about their betrothed on special days that were considered the most favorable for this. Usually people used to tell fortunes on major holidays, such as Christmas. For each holiday, there are various traditions and rituals that will help predict success in relationships and an early wedding for both girls and guys.
On Christmas
On the night of January 6-7, it is customary to tell fortunes about the betrothed. This is a special day - Christmas Eve, namely the night before the big holiday of Christmas. Many people remember pictures from classical literature and films, where girls tell fortunes on this particular night. There is some truth in fictional stories; this holiday has long been famous for the fact that various miracles occur during it.
On Christmas Eve, deceased relatives often appear in a dream to visit their family, convey something, give parting words or warn.
Fortune telling at Christmas is allowed even by the Orthodox Church, which is usually intolerant of various types of fortune telling. It is believed that during the period from Christmas to Epiphany, evil spirits have no place on earth, they weaken, so fortune telling ceases to be an objectionable activity, but becomes simply entertainment.
On Christmastide
Christmastide is the period from January 8 to January 18, namely the days from Christmas to Epiphany. For a long time in Rus', this time period has been considered a time of miracles, carols, and, of course, fortune telling. The most favorable day is Vasiliev's evening on January 13, as well as the night before Epiphany.
There are many traditions and rules associated with Christmastide that have survived to this day. For example, our ancestors did not sweep dirty linen from the hut during the period from Christmas to Epiphany, but collected it in a pile and then burned it in the yard. In this way it was believed that all negativity, illnesses, and problems were swept out of the house.
During the Christmas season, in order to receive an answer from higher powers to a question of interest, it is often enough to simply voice it before going to bed. However, there are many rituals that allow you to get detailed and most accurate answers.
Fortune telling "When will I get married"
“When will I get married?” - this question worries every girl.
Perhaps every girl is worried about how soon she will get married. There are fortune tellings that will help you find out whether you will go to the crown within a year:
- Hang a new white towel outside the window at night. Invite the groom to come and dry himself with it. In the morning, check the towel - if it is wet, then the wedding is just around the corner.
- Go outside at midnight and count the illuminated windows in your house. If the number is even, you will get married this year.
- Take a handful of rice with your left hand, pour it onto the table and count the grains carefully. An even number foreshadows a quick marriage.
- Cut a fresh apple in half and cut out the centers. Write your name on a piece of paper, roll it into a tube and place it in the center of the apple, again placing the halves next to each other. Bury the apple for a week in a flower pot. If after seven days you see that the apple has begun to rot, then they will not propose to you this year. If it remains smooth and even, there will be a wedding soon.
- Fill a bowl with cold water. Take a thin wax candle from outside the church, light it and start dripping melted wax into the water. As it hardens, it will form shapes. A ring and an arch promise a quick marriage, a dove, a heart, a flower foreshadow a meeting with a new love.
When Christmas time comes
Between the church holidays of the Birth and Baptism of Christ, Christmastide lasts for 12 days.
According to Slavic tradition, Christmastide begins with Kolyada (Birth of the Sun) or Christmas on January 7 and ends with Epiphany on January 19.
On the evening of Christmas Eve, January 6, people, often children, give supper to their godparents (This is sweet rice with raisins or other ingredients, and it can also be unleavened boiled rice without fillers. Kutya is filled with sweet syrup.) For this, those to whom the kutia was brought thank them with money. . This tradition is well preserved in rural areas.
That same evening, when the first star appears, you can make a wish and it will come true. Or go outside at midnight and look at the sky, when you see the first star, make a secret wish.
Options for simple Christmas fortune telling
There are many options for how to carry out fortune telling on Christmastide for your betrothed. Some rituals are performed completely alone, while others, on the contrary, are performed by a large number of people, some require complex preparation, others, on the contrary, are very simple. It is the latter that we have collected in this article...
Fortune telling with felt boots
For such fortune telling, only one attribute is needed: a boot or felt boot. It is customary for one friendly company to carry out this ritual.
- On any holy day, go out into the courtyard of your house;
- Then the girls take turns throwing the felt boots over their backs;
- You should throw either over the fence or from the door into the yard;
- And then they looked where the toe of the felt boot was pointing: in which direction the sock was pointing, that’s where your future betrothed lives. And if the sock points to a door or gate, you won’t have to get married this year;
These days, this ritual is still popular among young people, but if you don’t have the time or opportunity, you can try the online option.
Fortune telling with a mirror
With the advent of mirrors in Rus', people began to endow them with magical and often dangerous abilities, so this type of fortune telling was considered the most terrible, and of course it must be carried out in complete solitude.
- To carry out the ritual, two candles and a mirror were used;
- A mirror was placed on the table, and two candles were placed on both sides next to the mirror;
- The candles were set on fire and the words of the conspiracy were spoken;
Sometimes the figure appeared immediately, but in some cases the ritual was delayed indefinitely. As soon as the girl looked at the man’s face, she should immediately cover the mirror with a cloth.
Simple fortune telling for a dream on Christmastide
Dream fortune telling
Many unmarried girls, during the Christmas holidays, wanted to spend the night in someone else's house. It was believed that if you went to bed in a new place, your betrothed would come to you in a dream. Before falling asleep, you need to say the words:
As soon as you say these words, you need to immediately go to bed and you cannot talk to anyone until the morning. The man whom the Christmastide fortune-telling for your betrothed will show you will be your future spouse!
With a ring on a thread
A very popular and not complicated Christmas fortune telling with a ring. It was done by girls to determine which of them would get married the fastest. They took threads of the same length and lit the ends of the thread at the same time.
- The girl whose thread burned out faster will be the first to get married;
- The girl whose thread is not even half burned out will not get married soon or may even remain an old maid.
Fortune telling with a knife
At midnight, the girl needs to go outside with a knife, they need to draw a circle in the snow, stand inside the resulting circle and say the following words:
And then they listened to the dogs barking:
- Growling - predicts an angry husband;
- Loud barking predicts a young groom for you;
- A dull, hoarse bark meant that you would meet an old (older than you) husband;
- A cheerful bark predicted a merry husband;
- The squealing of dogs predicts a husband with a difficult character;
- The howling of dogs predicts widowhood for you.
Christmastide fortune telling for your betrothed using glasses
Fortune telling with glasses
This kind of fortune-telling for your betrothed is very simple and fun, especially in a cheerful company of girlfriends. Different attributes are taken: salt, sugar, ash, onion, ring, coin and some wine + glasses or glasses according to the number of attributes taken. All this is laid out in glasses and then covered with a cloth.
All participants in fortune-telling, blindfolded, choose one glass. The interpretation of fortune telling depends on the content:
- If you get sugar: next year will be successful;
- If you get salt: the year will be difficult in terms of finances;
- If the ash is baked: next year you will face certain troubles;
- If you come across a ring: then there will be a wedding in the coming year;
- If onions fall out, you will shed tears in the new year;
- If a glass of wine falls out, it means someone in your family will abuse alcoholic beverages;
- Well, if a coin falls out: you will gain wealth in the new year;
The same fortune telling can be done with cups or glasses; the dishes should be taken according to the number of girls fortune telling. Nowadays, keys to apartments and cars, money and other things are placed in glasses, and water can be poured into one glass, which will mean a quiet life without changes. You can see other comic fortune telling for the New Year and Christmas time in this article.
Eavesdropping
Another very interesting fortune-telling, it must be carried out alone. You need to choose a house in which the luckiest and happiest family you know lives.
- You need to slowly go to the window and listen to the sounds that came from the house;
- If you hear swearing, it means that next year you will quarrel.
- If there is silence, then the coming year promises peace and tranquility.
There are other fortune telling for your betrothed that you will surely like!
Fortune telling for Christmas
The chances of seeing your betrothed while sleeping are especially high during New Year and Christmas celebrations. There are many easy methods of divination that can be done at home.
Option 1
This fortune telling will help you see the face of your betrothed in a dream. Before going to bed, the fortuneteller eats something unusually salty. You can't wash down your food. Before going to bed, you should ask your betrothed to bring water in your night vision.
Option 2
This fortune telling does not allow you to see your betrothed’s face during sleep, but it will help to clarify the nature of your relationship with him. The fortuneteller will need kings from a deck of cards that has never been in play. Before going to bed, she asks her to dream about her betrothed and puts the kings under her pillow. In a night vision, the fortuneteller should see one of the kings. The girl needs to remember what card suit she saw. It remains to see the interpretation of these cards:
- if you dreamed about the king of diamonds, family life will work out in the best way;
- if you dreamed about the king of hearts, the groom will be wealthy and slightly younger than the chosen one; the relationship will be cloudless;
- if you dreamed about the king of clubs, the groom will serve or manage his own business;
- if you dreamed about the king of spades, the chosen one will turn out to be jealous, which will cause constant quarrels; This suit also indicates that the chosen one will be older than the girl.
Option 3
Fortune telling will help your friends find out which of them will find family happiness first. The ritual is performed on Christmas evening. The girls take one ring and take turns throwing it across the hallway floor. The one whose ring rolls away further will marry first.
Option 4
Fortune telling will tell the name of the future chosen one
Using this method you can find out the name of your future chosen one. First you will have to prepare leaves with men's names. The maximum number of names should be displayed on the pieces of paper. On Christmas evening, the fortuneteller places the leaves in any container and mixes them thoroughly. At this time, she thinks about the future, and then pulls out one of the sheets. The name she sees will correspond to the name of the betrothed.
On Christmas night they go out into the street and ask the name of the first man they see. It will correspond to the name of the betrothed-mummer.
