Fortune telling is a favorite Russian pastime on the eve of the Old Year. During this period, since ancient times, all the Slavs gathered in groups and made predictions about the future, their betrothed, children, and prosperity. People believed that it was at this time that a mysterious portal through time opened, so everyone fortune telling have greater reliability than on other days of the year.
On New Year 2025 All people are waiting for something joyful, especially the fulfillment of everything desired and planned on the night of January 1st.
January 13 is the perfect time to make everything happen, because it is on this night that the old year is completely seen off with its sorrows and troubles. This period is called Svyatki, it is an encouraging time that should be used with benefit and prepared for fortune telling in advance.
Fortune telling on January 13 at home
In order for fortune telling to accurately interpret a person’s future, it is necessary to adhere to certain general rules:
- They spend it either alone or in the circle of a few close people.
- Fortune telling about your destiny is best done on your own territory. During the process itself, it is recommended to turn off the main light and light candles.
- It is best for those who have been baptized to remove their pectoral cross on this night. It is also necessary to cover all icons and other images in the house with cloth.
- Hair must be loosened and all hairpins, elastic bands and headwear must be removed from the head.
- To tell fortunes with cards, you need to buy a new deck.
In general, fortune telling should be approached with seriousness, without jokes and without a lack of faith in the process being carried out.
Will it come true or not?
To find out if your wish will come true, you need to put a mirror on the table before going to bed. Light a candle and write your cherished wish on the mirror surface with melted wax. Leave the mirror on the bedside table overnight. In the morning, you need to look at the inscription. If it has changed or deformed even a little or lost its clarity, then the wish will not come true. If it remains in its original form, then the dream will soon come true.
Fortune telling for the future
One of the most popular fortune telling during Christmastide, in addition to the betrothed, is fortune telling about the future.
In the shadows
For this process you need a candle, a plate and paper. In a dark room, you need to put the plate against the wall and put crumpled paper on top. Next to the plate put a candle, the plate should be strictly between the candle and the wall. Now it remains to light the candle wick and look at the reflection of the paper, which will be reflected on the wall.
Shadow Interpretations:
- various buildings and structures - happiness in family life, strong life and marriage, confidence in the future;
- a person or silhouettes of body parts - confidence in your other half, support and care from him/her;
- bird - free and bright future;
- trees and other plants - well-being, a person will confidently and firmly stand on his feet in the future;
- transport - a radical change in life, moving;
- vegetables or fruits - material wealth;
- a torn figure or crooked lines - misfortune.
On threads
Fortune telling is done with several people present. Each person in the room cuts off the same length of thread from the ball. Then everyone sets their part on fire at the same time. Whoever's thread burns first will be the first to get married or will get married in the future.
If the thread quickly goes out or does not burn even halfway, it means that marriage will not happen soon.
On the coffee grounds
In this fortune telling, the main thing is to correctly interpret the silhouette that the coffee grounds of the drink will acquire. Everyone should brew their own coffee, then finish drinking all the liquid, leaving the grounds. Twist the cup clockwise three times and look at the resulting figure:
- an angel or a bird with wings – good news;
- triangular or square figures - small troubles in the future that you will have to solve on your own;
- butterfly - a small, quiet personal happiness;
- silhouette of a person – a quick acquaintance with your other half;
- tall plant – promotion up the career ladder;
- small plant - making a profit;
- ghosts, monsters – big troubles and worries.
On wax and paraffin
The wax should be melted in advance in a separate container, then poured in a thin stream into a container with cool water. The wax will harden and take on a certain shape, then you can pull it out of the water. If the figure has smooth rounded edges, then in the future everything will go smoothly with good news. Sharp curved edges indicate great shocks and misfortunes.
On a piece of paper
It is best to take a clean piece of paper, without any markings or inscriptions. Crumple it tightly in your hand and put it on a dry saucer. Light the paper on fire from one edge, count to seven and put out the fire with water. If the paper has time to burn out, then everything will be fine in the future and things will go uphill. If the paper does not catch fire, goes out earlier or does not burn even halfway, then you should expect trouble.
If the paper burns exactly halfway, then nothing in life will change, either for the worse or for the better.
Fortune telling for money and success
Fortune telling about material wealth and career success is usually done with small smooth round stones. It is also worth buying a large wide container in advance, for example a basin. You should not take a bucket for this fortune telling.
There are two ways to conduct this event:
- Fill the basin with water almost to the brim, retreating only 1-2 cm. Then take a stone and ask yourself a question concerning money and success. Throw the stone into the water and count the number of rings that formed on the surface of the water. If there are an even number of circles, then the wish will come true, if there are odd ones, then nothing will happen.
- Fill the basin with water, leaving 3-5 cm from the edges. Ask a question about money and well-being. Stand up to your full height and stretch your arm over the basin and throw a stone into the water. You will need seven stones in total. If the stones lie next to each other in the water, your wish will come true; if they lie far apart, your wish will not come true.
Fortune telling about the betrothed
First of all, everyone, especially the female half, waits for the time of Christmastide in order to tell fortunes about the betrothed. There are many old and relatively new ways to find out when the second half will finally appear in life.
Find out the name
You can find out the name of your betrothed with the help of a book. You need to tell fortunes with someone in a pair. One takes a book, the other names the page, the line number and the ordinal number of the letter in the line. The name of the future lover will begin with this letter. If this line contains the full name of the man, then this will be the name of the betrothed.
On pieces of paper
You need to take a piece of paper and cut it into several thin strips. Three of them should be left blank, and on the others write the names of the men you are interested in, or women, if a man is telling fortunes. Twist or fold all the pieces of paper so that the written names are not visible. Then put them all in some container, pour water on top. Grab the first piece of paper that floats up and read what is written on it. This person will be your betrothed. If an empty note floats up, it means that in the near future there will be no contenders for your heart.
It is worth fortune telling if you have not yet met and have not met your love. You can also use this method if you have several people in mind that you like.
With a comb
People have been telling fortunes with a comb during Christmas since ancient times, and this method remains relevant and in demand to this day. It is important to take your own comb, which no one else has used before.
Fortune telling is done before going to bed. After combing your hair, you need to put your comb under your pillow. The main thing is that no one sees all the actions, you need to do everything alone. Then you should say the following words of the spell: "Betrothed, you are my dear mummer, come to me in a dream and comb my hair." Go to bed immediately and wait for your other half to appear in your dreams.
On beans
A not well-known method of fortune telling for the Old Year, which gives fairly accurate predictions about your future life partner. You need to take three small transparent bags and put one bean in each of them. The first should contain a completely peeled bean, the second - half, and the third - unpeeled.
Put all the bags under your pillow and go to bed. In the morning, as soon as you are half asleep, put your hand under your pillow and pull out the first bag you come across. If it contains a peeled bean, your future husband will be rich, if not, he will be poor. A half-peeled bean indicates that your future partner will have an average income.
In a dream
A simple method that is carried out before going to bed. It is necessary to eat salty food and before going to bed say in a low voice: "Who are you, my betrothed, who are you, my disguised? Who will save me from thirst and give me water?" At night, otherworldly forces will slightly open the curtain of the future and show a prophetic dream with the future chosen one.
On the ring
Take more rings, at least more than 5 pieces. Pour more than half of any cereal into a large jar. Put all the rings there and mix everything. Then close your eyes and put your hand in the jar and scoop out as much cereal as possible. If one of the rings is found with the grains, then the person will soon get married.
On the maps
It is customary to do a "witch's layout" on Christmastide. To do this, take a completely new deck of cards, take only all the sixes, jacks, queens and aces from there. Shuffle the deck and pronounce the name of the card, then lay out a card from the deck. When it matches, you need to interpret its meaning according to the following table:
| Hearts | Crosses | Diamonds | Peaks | |
| 6 | Stop waiting, it's time to act! | You are envied. | Someone in your family is in trouble and only you can help. | Trouble with friends. |
| Jack | The future betrothed will be the most reliable and loving. | Love is already on the doorstep. | Your future partner is one of your acquaintances. | Future partner will betray. Don't make the wrong choice. |
| Lady | The most beautiful fairy tale about love awaits you. | Love will be found unexpectedly. | A friend will introduce you to your future husband. | An ill-wisher will most likely take away your future partner. |
| Ace | Success in studies or career. | Losing a small amount of money. | Large material income. | Failure in career. |
Fortune telling for pregnancy and the sex of the child
To find out about an imminent pregnancy, you need to take a mirror and go outside on the night of January 14. While pouring water on the surface of the mirror, you should say: "Pouring water on you, I wish to know the whole truth." Then put the mirror on the snow for 15 minutes. Take it back in your hands and look at the pattern that appeared on the surface.
If there are a lot of lines, the girl will have more than one child. If the patterns are circles, then the pregnancy will occur this year. The lines form various geometric figures - there will definitely be a child, but not soon and most likely the only one. You can find out the sex of the child there with the help of a mirror and again with the help of a pattern. If the lines are sharp and zigzag - a boy will be born, wavy ones predict a girl.
It is better to place the mirror not directly in a snowdrift, but on a more even, not too snowy surface.
Comic fortune telling on dumplings
Together with your family and children, you can conduct a comic fortune telling on vareniki. Only you will have to prepare the dish in advance, and on the day of Svyatki, just boil them in water. You need to put a certain object in each vareniki and treat your friends and relatives with them. Each plate should have only one preparation with a surprise. The meaning of each of them is different, so each will get an individual prediction.
Here are some interpretations of the items that can be put into vareniki:
- red thread - meeting your betrothed during a journey;
- black thread - problems that will arise before the next trip;
- white thread - a successful journey that will bring a lot of positive emotions;
- green thread - trip abroad;
- green thread - trip abroad;
- raisins - troubles at work and in studies;
- prunes - a quarrel with friends;
- button - successful shopping;
- bay leaf - career advancement;
- hazelnut - big profit, inheritance;
- peanuts - a romantic meeting;
- red beans - a new addition to the family;
- white beans - someone from your family will leave or will leave forever;
- sweet peas - incredible adventures will soon begin;
- a slice of cucumber - the future husband will be strong and reliable;
- a piece of carrot - the future spouse will be smart and intelligent;
- a piece of mushroom - family life will be measured, calm and carefree;
- coin - lucky, the person will be the richest among everyone in the room;
- a piece of apple - a well-deserved reward will not keep you waiting;
- cranberry - unexpected good news;
- viburnum - unexpected sad news;
- cherry - several men will go crazy over you;
- bead - love relationships will be hot;
- unpeeled sunflower seeds - in the near future you will have to fork out a considerable amount;
- peeled sunflower seed - a person will receive many gifts, he will literally be overwhelmed with them.
It is important to ensure that no one from the guests or family accidentally swallows the item during the meal. It is better to warn everyone in advance about the surprise that awaits them in one of the dumplings.
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