Christmas holidays are considered magical not only for children, but also for adults. Special magic is Christmas night, which is literally saturated with mystery and magic. That is why most people spend fortune telling at this magical time of the day, which begins on the evening of the sixth of January, and ends on the morning of the seventh of January.
Usually Christmas divination is carried out by young unmarried girls who want to know their future, namely information about their marriage. Such ceremonies are often held at home.
Secrets of the rite on Christmas night
Christmas Eve is called Christmas Eve. It is believed that it is this evening that God rejoices in the birth of his son Jesus and in this connection releases the souls of the departed from his kingdom, and with them all the evil spirits that try to contact with living people.
Long since people sought to learn about their future from the spirits, who were called up with the help of various rites. Therefore, a large part of the Russian population, believing in the existence of the next world, can open the curtain of the unknown on Christmas Eve and Christmas.
Many divinations occur not only on Christmas Eve and Christmas night, but also on the following days, right up to the Baptism, which is celebrated by Orthodox Christians on the nineteenth of January. The period for the mysterious rites, from the seventh to the nineteenth of January, is called Yule. During this period, it is possible to carry out not only divination, but also other bright, beautiful and exciting rites.
Divination is usually carried out by girls and women of different ages, who, depending on the rite and desire, want to know the following:
- the name of your future groom;
- how many children will there be;
- when is the wedding;
- information about family well-being;
- other information relating to personal and family life.
Nuances and rules of divination
There is a very large number of very different ways of divination, from the simplest to the most complex. However, regardless of the method, you must follow certain rules:
In the room where the rite is held, there must be deathly silence. Since the presence of any sounds can break the connection with the other world. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid any jolts, sharp vibrations and jerks.- During divination, you can not cross your legs and arms. This contributes to the bending of communication channels, which leads to disruption of the flow of information. This rule can be compared to a bent hose.
- With limbs you need to remove all the jewelry (bracelets, rings, straps, etc.). It is also desirable to bare the hair, that is, remove hairpins, rubber bands and other items. Many professional fortune tellers recommend removing outerwear and shoes.
- The use of electric lighting is not allowed. In this case, it is allowed to use only candles, and it is desirable that they be made of wax.
In the room where the rite is held, there must be deathly silence. Since the presence of any sounds can break the connection with the other world. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid any jolts, sharp vibrations and jerks.Believers believe divination is a sin. Therefore, when conducting such ceremonies, it is necessary to free the room from icons and other church paraphernalia. In addition, you must remove the pectoral cross.
Divination for the future groom
To get information about their betrothed, young girls use various rituals for Christmas, of which the most common and well-known are the divinations listed below.
On objects
This ceremony is best carried out in a large company, as it looks like an exciting game. To hold it, you need to put a coin, a needle, a ring, a scarf and an earring on an empty table. You can also put other items, it all depends on the fantasy of guessing. Further, depending on which object the hand rests on, the following details of the future marriage are determined, for example:
- coin - to a rich husband;
- ring - for a quick wedding;
- the key is to own home;
- earring - to a prosperous life;
- needle - to comfort;
- a handkerchief can be interpreted as a quick separation, and a neat husband.
In this ritual, the main thing is to have imagination and a sense of humor.
On the mirrors
With this method you can see the appearance of the future spouse.
For this method, an empty room is selected in advance, it is best if it is a bath or attic. In the selected room is installed and lit several candles to create twilight.
In this case, the mirror should be perfectly smooth, clean and without any flaws that can distort the image.
The process of divination begins exactly at twelve o'clock at night and provides for the following:
- the girl sits down opposite the mirror;
- lights a nearby candle;
- at a distance of an outstretched hand hangs a dry kitchen napkin;
- further carefully peers into the mirror. If it is dimmed, it means that the betrothed is somewhere nearby.
With this method, the future bridegroom comes up behind the fortune-telling girl, who is given a moment to catch his face in the mirror. In this case, it is imperative to say "Chur me!", Otherwise in the future the betrothed will beat the girl.
By candlelight
Such a ritual involves the use of three candles, a mirror and a crystal glass of water. Next you need:
- put a glass on the table, set a mirror behind it, and place candles around it;
- exclude any artificial lighting;
- using matches to light candles and look through the glass.
If you stare for a long time, you can see the silhouette or the face of the future elect.
On the ring and water
For this method you need to have a good imagination, as well as a clear glass and ring. Such divination is as follows:
- clean water is poured into a glass (well or spring water is recommended for greater mystery);
- a ring is thrown to the bottom of the tank;
- waiting for the time for which the water in the glass should calm down;
- near the glass two candles are put, previously lit;
- then through the water you need to look at the ring, so you can see the face of the future groom.
Christmas rites on the cards
Guessing on the cards are the most popular. Such card ceremonies can be performed not only during the Christmas holidays, but also on any other day. But it should be borne in mind that Christmas divination allows you to get the most truthful results.
At the same time it is not necessary to have special cards, you can completely get by with an ordinary deck consisting of thirty-six cards, which should be completely new.
There are many different card divinations, but the most common and plausible is considered to be four jacks. This ritual allows the unmarried girl to know the seriousness of intentions, feelings and attitude towards her from possible fans.
To conduct divination you need:
- From the deck choose all four jacks.
- Each of them give the names of fans.
- Selected cards mix well and spread on the table.
- Shuffle the remaining deck and divide it into approximately equal four pieces.
- Each received stack should be put under the jack.
- Then they take a card and characterize this or that fan.
When interpreting, you need to know what the colors in the deck mean:
The most truthful divination for Christmas
The following Christmas divinations are considered the most truthful:
- With water and wax. For such a ceremony, you need to have a small bowl of water, melted liquid wax and a good imagination, which is useful for interpreting the ritual. The procedure for such divination is to pour the wax into the water, after which the molded figure is interpreted.
- With a shell and a candle. This ritual involves the preliminary writing of desires on small pieces of paper. Then they are attached to the edges of a large and deep vessel filled with water. Next, a kind of boat, made of walnut or chicken egg, is launched into the tank. Before you let the boat sail, you need to install a lighted candle on it of a suitable size. In the end, the wish that comes to fire from the candle will come true.
- On the coffee grounds. Such fortune telling is recommended on January 7, in the early morning. First, brewed strong, well-ground insoluble coffee. The prepared drink is drunk, and the thick is poured on a clean dish. After that, the resulting figure from the ground is interpreted depending on the fantasy.
In addition to the above traditional methods, there are a lot of different methods to predict their fate. Currently, the most popular is online fortune telling.
