On December 13, Orthodox Christians will traditionally celebrate a holiday - the day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. On this day, for a long time, it was customary for the guys to hooligan, and the girls - to guess.

On the night of December 12-13, evening parties usually gathered in Ukrainian villages, where young people could both sing and dance. Towards midnight, the girls usually drove the guys out of the hut, and they themselves began to guess, trying to find out what the betrothed and life with him would be like.

For this, both shoes (throwing a boot over the gate) and food were used. Namely: fortune telling on balabushki was one of the most popular. About how our great-great-grandmothers guessed and how you can predict the fate of modern young ladies (and not only unmarried ones).

For those who do not approve of fortune-telling, you can simply bake delicious lean buns, turn off the TV, light a candle, creating a quiet holiday atmosphere in the house ... After all, the New Year and Christmas holidays are coming soon and it would be nice to discuss plans for the future with your family right now.

Fortune-telling by Andrey is one of the funniest Ukrainian traditions. As a rule, on the evening of December 12, girls and boys gathered for evening parties, joked, played different games, and then wondered. What was most interesting was whether they would get married next year. However, during the fortune-telling, they tried to find out the occupation of the groom, and even see him.

1. One of the easiest ways to read Andrey is to go outside, close your eyes and throw your boots. In which direction the toe of the boot points, from there the groom will be. The place of residence of the spouse can be found in another way. In the old days, the girls went out one after another into the courtyard and said:

Oh, Saints, good Andriy,
I have no hope on You!
I still want to be noble
The stars of the baptized viglyadati?

The words had to be said three times, and then - wait for the barking of the dog. From which side he is heard, from there the matchmakers will come.

2. The traditional way of fortune-telling about Andrey is fortune-telling on balabushki, small loaves of white flour and water. At the same time, in order to knead the balabushki, water must be brought in the mouth from the well itself. Each girl sculpts her own loaf and marks it with colored thread. After baking, the bread is laid out and a hungry dog ​​is allowed into the house. Whose balabushka the dog eats first, that girl will marry before anyone else.

3. However, there is another way to find out who will be the first to marry. The shoes of all the girls are lined up in a chain one after another from the farthest corner of the room to the threshold. The girl whose shoe is the first to cross the threshold will be the first to marry.

4. To find out if it is worth preparing for the wedding next year, you need to take a ring, a twig of myrtle, a doll and a paper flower. Put each thing under a separate plate, secretly from the girl whom they are guessing. After that, the girl must choose “her plate”. If there is a ring under the plate, this portends an imminent marriage. A paper flower means that you will have to sit in girls for the next year. A twig of myrtle speaks of separation from a loved one, and a doll - of treason.

5. There are even several ways to see the groom. For example, you can use a mirror. True, they say that this method is suitable only for courageous girls, because you need to guess alone, and anything can be seen in the mirror. To see the face of the betrothed, you need to put a mirror in front of you and light two candles on either side. Then say:

I feed you, mirror,
Why am I getting my share of evil?
Z'єdnati with Ivank please,
I wear Bo yogo in my heart.

These words should be pronounced three times, and then turn away from the mirror and say with closed words:

Saint Andrew, help me,
Show me a lot!
I charm on the wines,
I ask you to take away the stars!
Give, God, the whore of docati,
Less Ivank sound.

After that, you need to sharply turn around and look in the mirror. The main thing is not to be frightened, because in the mirror the face of not Ivan may appear, but of some unfamiliar guy. If it is not possible to see the face for the first time, fortune-telling can be repeated two more times. If, after three times, no one appears in the mirror, then the betrothed is somewhere on the road.

6. Another way to find out what the groom will look like is to see him in a dream. To do this, you need to put a scallop under the pillow and say "Suzheniy my, row, come me scratch." And go to bed. You can use another option for fortune telling - put a bowl of water under the bed, and put a plate on top. This design symbolizes the laying across the river. Going to bed, you need to say several times:

0 give me, God, young me,
I dreamed about my convictions in my dreams.
To you, holy Andrew,
I ask, I can:
Saint Andrew, help me,
It’s not so bad for me this year!
Oh ty, mystochok, she didn’t get sick,
And you, Ivanka, dream about me.
Cross the river - bright water,
Y lead me to the slut, young.

7. Easier than ever to find out the name of the groom. The girls write the names of the guys on pieces of paper, and then put the pieces of paper in a hat and mix them up. It remains only to rely on fate and pull out a piece of paper with a name at random. Another option is to go outside and ask the name of the first man you meet. It is this name that the groom will wear.

8. There are also ways to find out the profession of the betrothed. So, you can dig up the earth in the garden, collect it in a handful and bring it into the house. And after that - carefully consider. If a splinter falls in the ground, it means that the husband will be a carpenter, if a nail, then a blacksmith, if a splinter of glass, a glazier. If there is nothing superfluous in the earth, then the husband will be a grain grower. A thread or stem found in the ground means that the betrothed will be a good family man, and the feather will be a learned person. A pebble portends a purposeful husband, but a coal speaks of an unhappy marriage.

9. Even the time remaining before marriage, you can find out on the night of Andrew. To do this, a girl must string a gold wedding ring on her hair and lower it into a vase or glass. How many times the ring hits the edges of the vase, in so many months there will be a wedding.

10. And a twig of cherry, apple or bird cherry just needs to be placed on the windowsill in the water. At the same time, having said:

Saint Andrew,
May I hope on You:
Give me the cherry blossoms,
And she brought me my share.

If it blooms before Christmas, the girl will be happy next year.

The girl's prayer for the granting of good suitors

When the stove is heated, one must speak into the chimney: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Smokes, you are smokes, go you, smokes, along the high mountains, along the blue seas, you will find, smokes, the servant of God (name) and kindle you, smokes, the servant of God (name) has liver and lungs, so that the servant of God (name) does not he could neither live nor eat without the servant of God (name), so that he would not have peace, that he thought everything, grieved over the servant of God (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
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On the same day, in private, say twice: “ I will become, blessed, go out, crossing myself, from the hut with doors, from the courtyard with the gates, I will stand on the east side. On the eastern side, a fiery mother river flows. I will pray to you, I will obey you. Do not go through swamps, do not go through dense forests, go into the flesh of the servant of God (name). Fire it up, break it up so that you can’t sleep on a soft bed or work in the sun during the day, for a month at night, and the slave of God (name) seemed better than the white light, better than the red sun, better than the mother and father. Amen».

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Many people wait for the night from 12 to 13 December for a reason. And all because on the night of St. Andrew the First-Called, you can learn about your fate. Unmarried girls await this date with great trepidation and even fear, because fortune-telling for Andrey has special power.

Fortune telling on Andrey on the coffee grounds

After drinking your coffee, cover the cup with a saucer and tip it up and down three times. The thickets will creep along the bottom, forming intricate shapes. On them and it is necessary to guess.

The outline of the dog symbolizes friendship.

The forest is wealth.
Ladder - achieving the desired goal.
The cross is patience.
The wreath is glory.
The mill is a lie.
Cliff - sadness, longing, loneliness.
The shadow of a man is a pleasant date.
The shadow of the house is a symbol of abundance.
Arable land is a good sign of fertility, seedlings, success.
A meadow, a field with grazing animals - the fulfillment of desires.
Church, bell tower - returning home.

The deer is a fast road.
Gate - arrival of guests.
The mountain is a difficult life path.

Fortune telling on Andrey in the tea leaves

To correctly read the sign that will be made of tea leaves, it is better to use a simple cup. The liquid should only cover the bottom. Take the cup in your left hand and loosen the tea - make three sharp turns of the cup clockwise. Turn the cup over and, holding it with the handle towards you, tilt it so that it is convenient to look inside. Divide the cup in half mentally. Everything that is closer to the handle is directly related to you, the rest - to strangers, but people you know. Tea grounds at the walls of the cup will predict the near future, at the bottom - the distant one.

The bottle is a health hazard.
Mountains are obstacles on the path of life.
Tree - getting rid of diseases, fulfilling desires.
The key is health, well-being, wealth, happiness in love.
The road - two tracks or two rails - to close changes, if the lines are winding - the path is difficult.
The turn is associated with drastic changes in life.
One big star in the center of the cup is a warning: it's time to change the nature of the activity, otherwise troubles await.
The contours of the plane - for an unexpected journey.
Cross - trouble, suffering, anxiety, illness.
Coffin - sad news, losses, regrets.
The circle is a happy event, marriage.
Two circles - disappointment.
Ruins are broken hopes.
Ball - ups and downs.
Ladder - takeoff in business and personal affairs.
The heart is a symbol of love.
The heart at the bottom of the cup is a disease, a heart attack in a loved one.
Arrow is bad news. If it flies away from you, you yourself can become a messenger of trouble for those around you.

fortune telling on Andrey on wax

Fortune telling on Andrew on wax

When the candle is lit, it is tilted over a bowl of water and the wax is allowed to drain. This can be done several times so that a sufficient amount of wax drops solidify in the water. The resulting intricate figures will tell the future - they are taken out of the water and interpreted. If, in addition to a few large figures, many small round figures have formed, this is money. And big figures are judged by the associations they cause. For those who do not rely on their imagination or are afraid to make mistakes, this is a hint.

Fan - difficulties in the service, friction in the team, reorganization or even liquidation of the enterprise.
Grapes - love, friendship, luck, prosperity.
Mushroom - vitality, perseverance, longevity.
Dragon - "high flight", the fulfillment of hopes, the completion of labor or the birth of a child.
Bell - to lead; symmetrical bell - good news, crooked or chipped - bad; several bells - alarm.
A leaf of a tree - envy, intrigue from others.
A monkey is a false friend, a pretense, an ambiguous situation.
Pants - a fork in the road, an intersection.
An apple is a symbol of life, wisdom, health. The more a figure looks like a real apple, the better its meaning.
The apple is crooked, shapeless can mean a temptation, which is better not to succumb.
The egg is an ancient symbol of the hidden, unmanifest. It can mean fears, apprehensions, but it can also symbolize just the beginning of something new.

Fortune telling on Andrew on burnt paper

They burn it in a dark room by candlelight. You need to look at the shadow that is obtained on the wall when burning. The reflection of the devil promises big trouble or a temptation that will not lead to anything good. If you see a cat, flirting and romantic hobbies are possible. Expect big changes in life if a shadow resembling a bird appears on the wall.

Divination by the betrothed

It is believed that if you two times - today, and on Christmastide - see the same person, the fortune-telling will come true. For him, the girl needs special preparation. For it to be true, you cannot eat anything meat, only bread and water. But the most important condition is that on this day all close relatives are well fed. Before and after fortune-telling, you need to be silent until morning comes.

Fortune telling on Andrew on the mirrors

People with strong nerves are supposed to be guessing here. Two mirrors are taken large and preferably equal in size, set against each other, illuminated with two candles; it is best to hold the mirror against the illuminated wall mirror so that a long corridor illuminated by lights forms from the directional mirror in the wall mirror. The fortuneteller must remove cats, dogs, birds and strangers from the room, except for one or two girls. On their part, it is required not to look in the mirror, not to approach the fortuneteller and not to talk. And at the end of this corridor a narrowed one should appear; True, sometimes you have to watch for a very long time, and you can see not only the betrothed, but also all kinds of evil, but the game is worth the candle!

Dinner invitation

The girl covers the table with a tablecloth in an empty room, puts down a spoon, puts down a plate (a knife and a fork are not allowed) and says: "The bridegroom-mummer, come to me for supper." Signs of approaching a betrothed: howling wind, banging on windows and doors. Then the betrothed appears. A girl should sit in her place, not answer questions, notice facial features and clothes. The betrothed sits down at the table and begins to entertain her with conversation. The girl should suddenly start up and ask point-blank: "What's the name?" The betrothed says a name and takes something out of his pocket. At this moment, the girl must say: "Chur, me!" - and the betrothed will disappear.

Fortune telling on Andrew for a dream

They put a comb under the pillow, saying: "The bridegroom-mummer, comb my head." The betrothed appears in a dream and combs his hair. Take a thimble of salt, a thimble of water, mix and eat. Going to bed, the girl says: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, he will give me a drink." The betrothed appears in a dream and serves to drink. They put four kings of cards under the pillow and say: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, dream in a dream." The betrothed dreams in a dream in the form of some kind of king.

Fortune telling on Andrew for the king of diamonds

At night, put the king of diamonds under your pillow and guess a specific person. In the morning you will find out what he thinks of you.

Fortune telling on Andrew's name

The girls get together and go outside. Here, each asks about the name of the first man who met - his name will be the name of the betrothed.

Write on paper the names of the people you are interested in, put the pieces of paper in a circle. Lower the needle and thread into the middle of the circle. Hold the needle by the thread so that it sits loosely on the table. In the direction of which name the needle will swing and stop - this is your destiny.

Fortune telling on Andrew on the ring

On the floor, the players take turns rolling the ring. If it rolls to the door, the girl will soon get married. And for the guy this is for a long journey.

So, the winter wedding season can be considered almost open! Tomorrow, on the thirteenth of December, the people celebrate the day of Andrew, more precisely - the day of St. Andrew, and it was from him that our ancestors counted the beginning of the "mating" season in the cold winter season. On the night of the twelfth to the thirteenth of December, the guys looked closely at the girls, and the girls looked at the guys, and immediately after the Epiphany it was possible to play the wedding of couples in love.

But how to find out in advance whether the girl will have a match with the groom, and in general: what will he be, the betrothed-mummer? It was in order to find out all the details that they resorted to traditional fortune-telling, the secrets of which were passed down from generation to generation. They were given great importance, since the rituals contained both elements of mysticism, which was very interesting and even scary, so they carried an entertaining background.

You can guess at Andrey both in the company of friends, and one by one. Let's start with those rituals that are easy to perform on your own. The most common is making a guess at the future groom before going to bed, and there are a great many options for such a ritual.

You can eat a pinch of salt at night, but do not drink water with water - on the contrary, whisper the words before going to bed:

My betrothed, disguised, bring some water to drink!

And then in a dream the image of a young man should appear, who will give water to drink. It is believed that this will be the future groom, the main thing is to try to get a good look at his face.

They also put a comb under the pillow, loosen the braids, and say:

My betrothed, disguised, come, comb my braids!

The betrothed-mummer, comb my hair!

They also put a crust of bread under the pillow, and ask the betrothed "to come and have supper."

One of the most terrible and mysterious girlish fortune-telling is, perhaps, fortune-telling with a mirror. This ritual has several options, and we will tell you about one of them. Ideally, of course, you need to stay in the room alone, otherwise fortune-telling will not work, but you will be much calmer if your friends are still sitting outside the door of the parlor.

For such a fortune-telling, a large mirror is installed on the table in the room, in front of it is a cutlery, two candles and a towel. The girl who will guess should turn off the light in the room, close the doors tightly, unbelieve herself and take off all jewelry, including a pectoral cross. If there are icons in the room, then they are covered with something, or they are turned to the wall.

The girl looses her hair and sits down in front of the mirror, peering into the mirror smooth surface and saying:

My betrothed, disguised, come to supper!

You can add something of your own, the main thing is to force the groom to appear in the mirror. Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers said that if you peer into the mirror and read the conspiracy, then soon the silvery surface will turn cloudy, as if covered with perspiration - then it must be wiped with a towel. When, nevertheless, it is possible to discern the image of the betrothed, then you need to quickly fool around (Chur me!), And turn on the light.

Also, our grandmothers said that the devil himself appears in the image of the “groom”, therefore one should not hesitate - she saw the image of a man, quickly examined it and immediately “backtrack” so that the unclean would not have time to harm. And they also say that the “groom” can give some kind of something - a ring, a lighter or something else, and it actually appears in the one who is fortune-telling. And then, already when meeting a real groom, it turns out that he lost the same one exactly when the girl was wondering.

Several opaque cups are suitable for this. It is necessary to spread bread, onions, salt, sugar, a ring, money in them, and pour water into one. There should be as many as there are cups for those who wonder.

Each of those gathered in turn chooses a cup with closed eyes.

• Bow - to tears
• bread - to prosperity,
• ring - for the wedding,
• water - pregnancy awaits you,
• salt - be careful, as in the near future you may be in for trouble.
• with sugar - fun.
• money - you will become rich.

Believe it or not to various fortune-telling - decide for yourself, but in no case should you be upset if suddenly “fate” predicts something bad. First of all, fortune-telling should be perceived as entertainment, and not to think of the "bad" one. It is quite possible to understand our ancestors: then the course of everyone's life was supposedly predetermined in advance: the girl had to marry well once and for all and, preferably, give birth to many children.

Why is that? Because divorce in Russia was not accepted, and people did it very rarely. The very first impression, as we understand, could be deceiving, and we had to live with whom I got along with in my younger years: of course, many wanted the marriage to be successful! For women, in fact, there was practically no other way - either to get married or to a monastery, other options were poorly encouraged. It goes without saying that some ladies still managed to break out into people in a different way, but it was worth a lot of work.

In other words, great hopes were pinned on the groom, and thanks to fortune-telling they wanted to ensure that the future would become bright. Now the old concepts, fortunately, are outdated, and therefore it is not worth taking everything to heart.

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Tomorrow, December 13, according to the national calendar, is the day of St. Andrew the First-Called. It is also called the day of Andrew the Winter.

On this day, the memory of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called is commemorated - one of the twelve closest disciples of Jesus Christ and the brother of the Apostle Peter. The brothers were born in Bethsaida, a city on the shores of Lake Galilee, and were fishermen. Andrew was the first to be called by Jesus to be his disciple. According to the Gospel of John, the first apostle was formerly a disciple of John the Baptist.

In Russia on Andrew, as on the eve, the peasants listened to the water - but not only in wells, but also in rivers and lakes. If the water stood calmly, it foreshadowed a warm winter without blizzards. If buzzing and groans were heard, it was necessary to wait for storms, severe frosts and generally an unhappy year.

They also paid attention to other signs. For example, it was believed that if it snows on Andreev's day, it will lie for another 110 days. Healers and healers considered the day of St. Andrew the First-Called their holiday. On this day, the girls prayed to the apostle for good suitors and wondered about the betrothed. The magic rites of St. Andrew's Day were a kind of rehearsal for big Christmas divination. The day before, the girl, who wanted to know her fate, was fasting - but so that none of her relatives would notice.

Fortune-telling on Andrew the First-Called, on the night of December 12-13, has already become an old good tradition. Girls, in order to find out their future, gathered with their best friends on this magical night to tell fortunes. Fortune-telling awakens new hopes and faith in miracles. With them, you become closer to your "feminine" mystical power. And each fortune-telling has its own destiny, its own story, which is reflected in your life.

Note that Andrey can only be guessed at by men.

And here are the ten most popular fortune-telling, which girls resort to in our time.

1. Fortune telling on the betrothed with the help of notes

The simplest kind of fortune-telling for the future groom, which does not require additional preparations, is fortune-telling with the help of notes. For this fortune-telling, the girl must write the names of the guys on pieces of paper and put these pieces of paper under the pillow. In the morning, immediately after waking up, the girl should get the first piece of paper she comes across and read the name. This is her betrothed, dressed up.

2. Fortune telling on cards

Before going to bed, you need to put four kings under your pillow with the words: "Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, I will dream in my dream." The groom will dream in the form of a king.

3. Fortune telling by the window

When everyone in the house goes to sleep, the girl should turn off the light, go to the window and look into it and say: "The betrothed, mummed, dream of me dressed up!" Then the girl goes to bed. At night, she must dream about her future fiancé.

Or is there another way of divination by the window. He will even let you know if the groom will be rich or poor.

When everyone in the house goes to bed, the girl should turn off the light, and then sit down at the closed and curtained window, thinking: “The betrothed, mummed, go past the window.” After a while, the girl should hear people driving past her window. If the sound is loud, people are shouting and whistling, then her family life will be fun, and the groom will be rich. When they pass or pass by her window quietly, then she is destined to marry a poor guy.

4. Fortune telling on a walnut shell

Several girls are guessing. You will need a walnut shell, wax candles, and a bowl (basin) of water. Candles are placed in the shells of nuts and these "boats" are put into a basin of water. Then each girl lights a candle on her boat. Whose boat sinks first, that girl will never marry. And in whose shell the candle burns out first, that girl will get married the fastest.

5. Fortune telling on the betrothed with a frying pan

You need to put a frying pan under your mother's bed, but so that she does not know it. What to do next? Before going to bed, say to yourself: “The betrothed-mummer, come to visit your mother-in-law to eat pancakes.” And in the morning you need to ask your mother what she dreamed. If in a dream she fed some guy with pancakes, ask him to describe his appearance. He is your future groom.

6. Divination with water and straw (bridge)

You need to pour water into a plate, put a few straws on it (in the form of a bridge), put it under your bed. If at night you dream of a man who will take you across the bridge, try to remember him. He is your future husband.

7. Divination with water

Before going to bed, from 12 to 13, the girl must perform a ritual with water. You need to pour the basin to the very top, take the lock, and lock it, saying: "Come, my betrothed, ask for a drink." The belief says that the future spouse should dream about the girl after such fortune-telling.

8. Fortune telling with a glass, a ring and a hair (thread)

The ring needs to be cleaned thoroughly. Then, if the girl has long hair, then one is pulled out and a ring is hung on it. If the hair is short, then the ring can be hung on a thread in black, white or red. 3/4 of the glass is filled with water. A ring on a string is lowered into the water. It should not touch the water, but should be completely submerged in the glass.

And now the interpretation of our fortune-telling:

If you wondered about marriage. First, you need to ask a specific question, to which there will be an exact answer "yes" or "no". For example, you might ask, "Am I a girl?" Then the side to which our "pendulum" swayed is remembered - this will be the side of the answer "yes". Then you need to ask the question: "Will I get married this year?" If the pendulum swings towards "yes", then the girl will get married within a year.

If you wondered about the age at which the girl will marry. It is necessary to firmly establish the hand that holds the "pendulum" so that it does not swing. After a while, he himself will begin to swing. And then the girl counts how many times the ring hits the wall of the glass, at that age she will get married.

If a girl was wondering about the sex of her unborn child. When the pendulum moves in circular motion, there will be a girl, and if from side to side, there will be a boy.

9. Divination by beans

Take a handful of large beans. Ask the question that interests you by pouring the beans from hand to hand. Then sort the beans, saying yes and no, as in chamomile divination. The last bean will be the answer to your question.

10. And now the most terrible fortune-telling IN THE MIRROR

Fortune-telling with mirrors is done before midnight in complete solitude, before that, do not tell anyone about the upcoming fortune-telling. In an empty room, put a large mirror on a table without a tablecloth, candles on both sides. Opposite the large mirror, at some distance, place a second smaller mirror so that it is reflected in the first mirror. Mutual reflection forms a "corridor". Put a scarf nearby;

Turn off the light, light the candles and sit down at the table. Mentally make a wish to see the betrothed and stare into the depths of the reflecting corridor. After a while, an image of the betrothed will appear in it. When the image appears, immediately close the mirror with a handkerchief and in no case turn around at that moment.

Another way of divination with a mirror. When there are no clouds in the sky, and the month is shining well, go outside at midnight. Stand at the crossroads with a mirror with your back to the month, so that it is reflected in the mirror. Looking in the mirror, say: "The betrothed-mummer, show yourself to me in the mirror." When the image appears, immediately say: "Chur, me."

On this day, one could also pluck a branch of a fruit tree - usually an apple tree - and put it in the water. If the branch turned green at Christmas, it meant that this year the girl would get married.

However, to believe in such fortune-telling or not is everyone's business. But to everyone who nevertheless decided to try their luck, we wish to tell fortunes with pleasure!

December 13 (November 30 old style) The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Andreev's Day opens a cycle of winter celebrations. On this holiday, higher powers reign on earth. Therefore, since ancient times, on this day, people have been fortune-telling and performing rituals in order to find out the events of the future and get answers to exciting questions.

Divination by the betrothed

Young unmarried girls like to guess on the night of Andrew for their betrothed. They alone or in large merry companies perform magic rituals to see the image of the future groom or the date of the upcoming wedding.

Fortune telling in the name of the future groom. Place a bag of 12 pieces of paper under your pillow. On 11 of them, write the male names of your choice, and leave one blank. Take out one piece of paper at random in the morning. The name written on it will belong to the future groom. If you come across a blank piece of paper, then the name of the betrothed will remain a mystery.

Fortune telling on a towel. In the evening on the eve of Andreev's day, hang out a clean white towel outside the window and say: "The betrothed-mummer, come and wipe himself down." Feel the towel in the morning. If it turns out to be wet, then soon it will be possible to get married, and if it is dry, then it is destined to be lonely for a long time.

Fortune telling on the water. At midnight on Andrew's walk, go to a river or lake with a hole in it. Look into the water. The image of the betrothed will appear in it.

Candle ritual. Place a full basin of water in front of the doorstep or on the balcony in advance. After midnight, break an ice crust on the surface of the water and lower a burning candle into a basin. Then bring the candle into the room and try to light it from the lamp burning in front of the icon. By how soon the flame on the candle will light up, judge how quickly you will be able to get married.

Fortune telling on a feather. In the evening before Andreev's day, put a chicken feather on the doorstep of the house. When the door opens, follow where the feather caught in the air will fly. If it flies into the house, then it will soon be possible to get married, and if it remains on the street, then the wedding will not be soon.

Rite of passage to induce prophetic sleep. Dreams on St. Andrew's Night have magical powers. In order to evoke the image of the future husband in a dream, turn off the light in the room, go to the window and say: "The betrothed, my mummer, dream of me dressed up." Without turning on the light in the room, go to bed. At night, I will dream about the image of a beloved man or future husband.

Water ritual. In the evening, fill a basin with water and close it with a key in one of the rooms of the house. Before going to bed, put the key to the door under the pillow and say: "The betrothed, come and give me a drink." Whoever gives water to drink in a dream will be a future husband.

Rite of passage with flax... Throw flax seeds into the pot and read the prayer "Our Father": 9 times while standing, 9 times on your knees and 9 times while sitting. Then say the conspiracy: “Saint Andrew, I sow flax on you, let me know who I’m going to pick that flax for,” put the pot under the bed and go to bed. At night, I will dream about the image of the future groom.

Fortune telling on future events

On church holidays, a special atmosphere of magic reigns on earth. Fortune telling on Andrey helps to find out future events.

Onion ritual. On the eve of Andrew's day, take a large onion, cut it into 12 pieces and sprinkle with salt. Each wedge represents one of the 12 months of the year. Leave the onion overnight, and in the morning carefully look at which parts the salt has gotten wet. Thus, determine which months of the year will be rainy or snowy.

Fortune telling on a splinter. Take a birch torch and light it. Then put out the flame in spring water or melted snow and try to reignite. If the torch ignites quickly and burns evenly, then life will be calm and long. If the fire flares up slowly and with a bang, then trouble should be feared in the future.

Fortune telling in the tea leaves. Pour the tea into a simple cup so that it covers the bottom. Then take the cup in your hand, make three sharp clockwise turns with it and turn it over on the saucer. In the pattern that is formed from the tea leaves, consider the signs of fate. The pictures that will be closer to the pen refer to the fortuneteller, and on the opposite side - to close people. Mountains foreshadow difficulties, a tree - the fulfillment of desires, the key - health and well-being, the outline of a road or an airplane - a journey, a cross - troubles, a heart - love.

Fortune telling on the book. Take a book of spiritual content: The Bible or the Psalter. Think of the page and line number at the top, then open in the indicated place and read. In the phrase you read, find a hidden symbol or sign of fate.

Divination for the fulfillment of desires

People believe that heaven opens on religious holidays. Desires made on such days are able to come true. Magic rituals on the night of Andrew help you to find out if your plans will come true in the near future.

Rite of passage with beans. Take a handful of large beans and sort through it while saying "Yes" and "No" in turn. The word that will run out of beans will answer the question posed.

Fortune telling on the onion. Take an onion and peel it, saying "It will come true", "It will not come true." On what prediction the husk will end - that is to be expected.

Fortune telling by candlelight. Fortune telling can be used for several wishes. The optimal amount is 5. Take paper sheets and candles according to the number of wishes. Describe your desires on pieces of paper, lay them out on the table and place lighted candles on top. The desire on which the candle burns out first will be fulfilled in the near future.

Card reading. Take a deck of cards, shuffle and draw one card with your left hand. If a card of a red suit falls out, then the wish will come true, but if it is black - not. If an even number is shown on the card, then you will not have to wait long. An odd number indicates that you need to be patient.