Divination by Christmas night: a mirror truth

The history of divination is rooted in the past. Our ancestors believed in the fulfillment of predictions. To determine the future used a variety of subjects and rituals.

Such actions were conducted at any time of the year. But the most appropriate was to guess on Christmas Eve. Fantastic time before Christmas, according to popular beliefs and legends, the period of encounter of opposing forces - good and evil. At this time, amazing phenomena and all kinds of miracles occur.

Red maidens waited with a sinking heart for fortune-telling on a Christmas night. At the beginning of the new year, it was difficult to resist the temptation to learn about future events. The period from Christmas to Epiphany is a great time to look into the future.

Christmas fortune-telling for love was the main thing for unmarried women. To see the image of the groom with the help of mirrors tried not one generation of beautiful girls. Wishing to see her betrothed in all its glory, the girl in a secluded place, lit by candles, installed two identical mirrors. Such a reflection showed the future narrowed.

The more courageous people conducted the bathhouse divination during the Christmas night. Opening the door, the half-naked girl beckoned her future husband, offering to touch her body. The touch of a shaggy hand promised a rich groom, a smooth hand foreshadowed an untenable, poor betrothed.

Curious girls wished not only to learn about marriage or assess the appearance of their partner in life. Conducted fortune-telling with the cock had to tell about the moral appearance and material well-being of the future husband. In the upper room on the floor the most varied items were laid out, each of which had a semantic meaning, namely: the mirror - beauty and tenderness, grain or money - wealth, water - propensity to hot drinks, chicken - interest in the opposite sex. The culmination of divination was the object chosen by the rooster.

There were many ways to guess the future fate. Waiting for love and happiness made guessing people throw shoes, listen to barking dogs. For predictions used candles and water, towels and ringlets, as well as other items.

Divination on a Christmas night served to determine the weather of the next year, family well-being and well-being, financial success. The forecast for the coming year was clarified with the help of the most common bulb, which was cut into twelve pieces. Each such piece was presented as one of twelve months. Salt was sprinkled with salt, leaving for the whole night. In the morning, each of them predicted the weather. The weeping parts of the onion talked about the rainy and snowy weather, and the dry ones about the absence of precipitation.

People engaged in agriculture, wondered about the future harvest. What kind of culture to sow, so as not to lose, suggested the ritual on the coals. Smoldering coals determined the most fertile agricultural crop.

The subject of divination became a variety of issues. Many were interested in the question of the financial situation. Looking into the future was helped by simple guessing. They took three ordinary plates and one coin. Having clearly formulated his question, the wish-wishing person left the room. The coin was covered with one of the plates. If the guesser at the first attempt found a coin - this meant financial success in the coming year.

The modern world makes its own adjustments, modifying the signs and fortune-telling. The future is predicted by telephones and radio. Divination by Christmas night on the phone is simple and original. It is enough to ask a question and wait for the first call. If a man calls, the answer is yes. Well, a woman's phone call - the enigmatic will not come true.

Touching the mysticism during the Christmas fortune-telling should be adjusted to good and positive. If predictions promise bad luck, one should not worry much, they are not always true and do not always come true. The main thing in this whole ritual is faith in luck in the coming year.