Christmas night - a time of mysticism and ancientrituals. Our ancestors believed that at this time even a person who does not have magic power can look into the future. Most often they guessed unmarried girls who wanted to know the name of their betrothed. Many of the Christmas rituals have been forgotten over time. But the tradition of divination for Christmas under the pillow has survived today.







The rules of fortune-telling for Christmas under a pillow



Divination by Christmas - the ancient mysticala rite that will take you to the world of magic and magic. Our great-grandmothers adhered to strict rules during the conduct of mystical rituals. It was believed that their violation could lead to trouble in the life of a fortunate person.






  • In the room in which divination is conducted, there should not be any Orthodox attributes.


  • Participants in divination should remove all accessories and ornaments from themselves. It is best to conduct the ritual in spacious clothes without straps and ties. Hair should be dissolved.


  • During the ritual, you must always observe silence.


  • Light must be turned off.


  • In no case can not interrupt the divination.



Ancient Christmas fortune-telling on a sucker "Under the pillow"



The night from 6 to 7 January is the most suitable time forfortune telling. In the olden days, if an unmarried girl wanted to know the name of her betrothed, she would go out with her friends after sunset into the yard and throw her boot over the fence of the house. By the way in which he fell, they determined where the family of the future husband lives. Also among our great-grandmothers was popular Christmas guessing on well water, millet and clay. They put a rooster into the house and put a container of water in front of him, a bowl of millet and a saucer with a piece of clay. If he began to peck the grain, the girl would live in a rich family if she drank water-to be married to a drunkard if she approached a piece of clay-this meant sorrow and death.





In urban conditions, many ancientrituals can not be carried out, so today more common Christmas fortune-telling is common. There are several ways to find out your future and the name of your betrothed. The most popular among them is a fortune-telling for Christmas under a pillow. Conduct a ritual on a festive night. To go to bed it is necessary only in the bed, differently the divination does not work. For the ritual you need:




  • wooden scallop;


  • cold water;


  • mirror;


  • candle;


  • black cloth.



The mirror is placed on the table. A candle lights before him. A bowl of cold water is placed next to it. The girl should sit in front of the mirror and comb her hair with a wooden comb, saying: "My betrothed, come, comb my hair." Do this 12 times. In doing so, you need to look closely at the flame of a candle. To look in a mirror in no event it is impossible. After that, you should extinguish the candle with your fingers. Then the mirror is washed with water and covered with a black cloth. The scallop needs to be put under the pillow with the words: "Spit the braid, I wait in the dream". In the dream, the future husband will come.





Among modern girls is very popular fortune telling for Christmas under a pillow using playing cards. For the ritual you need:




  • cards;


  • a small mirror.



Buy a new card deck. Before you go to bed, shuffle the cards and set aside four kings. Carefully consider them, pronouncing "My betrothed, my dreamer, dream to me". Before going to sleep, look in the mirror. Place cards and a mirror under the pillow. In a dream one of the kings should come. In his suit, the qualities of the future husband are determined. Diamonds - means a beloved and desired guy, a worm suit - predicts a rich betrothed, trefovaya - broadcasts a marriage with a military, a peak wedding with an unloved or an old man.



Divination at Christmas "Under the pillow": Learn the future and fulfill the desire



To fulfill the desire, on the night before Christmas, it is necessary to conduct an uncomplicated rite.

Take a white sheet of paper, cut it into 12parts. On 6 of them write your wishes, and leave the rest empty. Before going to bed, put the sheets under the pillow and say: "Come, come, come". In this case, in detail, imagine how your desires are fulfilled. In the morning, first of all pull out one of the leaves. It is very important before that not to talk to anyone and not to look in the mirror. That desire, which you pulled out, is sure to be fulfilled this year. An empty sheet means that you will have to wait another year to complete your plans.





As well as guessing for Christmas under the pillow, learnDivination for Christmas by the book will help its future. Choose your favorite book and put it under your pillow before going to bed with the words: "Everything that will happen will come to me." It is very important at this moment to focus on your desires and dreams. In the morning, take out the book and open it on any page. Depending on the text, they predict their possible future. Of course, for such a ritual, do not take a thriller or detective, otherwise the outcome of such fortune-telling at Christmas will be sad. Classical works or romance novels are perfect.

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