Baptism, traditions, customs and rituals which identity is the last holiday of the winter cycle Christmastime.Speaking of that day, we immediately draw parallels with severe frosts, ice swimming and, of course, fortune telling.Girls do not miss the opportunity to lift the veil of the future and know what to expect in life.
Preparing ...
Can you guess at Baptism?Absolutely.This is the last chance to find out their fate, as long Yule celebration concludes, after which mirrors, candles and other ritual items should be postponed until December 13 - the day Andreev.Epiphany divination usually carried out on the night of 18 to 19 of January.Eve even nicknamed popularly Babi evening, as in ancient times was a woman alone, or whole groups performed rites: Young tried to find out when marry, seniors like to find out fate, whether well-being and happiness in their home.
Nothing complicated in the procedure there.If you know how to speculate on the New Year or Christmas, you can apply and Baptism familiar rituals.Just remember that before you start, you need to seriously prepare.Firstly, the supply of essential attributes, clean room - around should be clean and neat.Secondly, wear light clothing that does not restrict movement, and her hair down - they are a powerful source of energy.
In the name of the spouse
Learning from mothers and grandmothers, wondering when, in January, as well as inquiring about the rules of the rite, preparing physically and mentally tuned, you can start.Of course, the girls can not wait to find out the name of the future bridegroom.Make it pretty simple.Ever since time immemorial, the woman at midnight out of the gate house and asked the first comer man his name.It was believed that this would dignify and spouse.
second way too simple.When bad weather on the street and did not want to leave at the mercy of the cold and blizzards, you can stay at home and take the next ritual.Take a few sheets of paper and write each man's name and add them to any capacity: a hat, for example.Shake and mix the contents, and then pull out one little thing.The name written on the paper, will also belong to the chosen one.By the way, these rituals can hold men.After reading in the specialized literature, how to guess, they do everything exactly the same way as women.Just write the names of women.
What will be the future husband?
When the calendar January 19 - The Baptism of Christ - and you can tell fortunes with cards.The entire deck is not required: use only four kings, that derive from universal pre-heap.Before going to sleep we put them under a soft pillow each in a different corner.And saying thus: "narrowing my favorite and the only one come forth to me in a dream."The phrase, repeat several times until it is firmly imprinted in your mind, penetrated into the deepest corners of the soul.If
night dream peak King, the husband-to-be, or elders, or a higher social status.Perhaps a spouse - a multi-faceted personality, jealous or cheapskate.Cross King says that we should expect the groom, businessman working or in military service.Jack alludes to the desired person and even loved, and of hearts - to the rich, but not free.Do not worry if you dream you have not seen any king.In this case, the morning get from every corner of the pillow card and interpret it as described above.
When married?
ritual conducted by a team of girls and makes it possible to find out who present a quick example a wedding dress.Guessing the future of marriage they start to prepare from one skein of yarn cut of the same length.Clutching in his hand, they set fire to both: the girl, which it will burn faster, the first will be the bride and so on.If the thread is not burned down to the end and went out, it means that the married woman does not come out.At least this year.
For the second method of divination to marriage need flap of black velvet and a gold ring.Each girl takes turns decoration in hand and roll it, saying: "I Pokachi ring around the city, fields and forests.For a ring she'll go - nice find. "Where it stops, it puts the mark.At the end summarize: whose decoration is the closest, and that will be the first bride, the woman whose ring will be far - the last to marry.They say that this rite is better to take the wedding ring my mother, if she is happily married.When she has gone through a divorce or a spouse buried, the ring borrow from another, more fortunate relatives.
What the coming year?
answer to the question is always exciting boys and girls learn when guessing.In January, it is better to do on the eve of Epiphany, as it was the night of the feast of the mystery of the future is opened as widely as possible.To perform the ritual, you should prepare a six glasses filled with a little water.Each put on one subject: salt, sugar, bread, a match, a coin and a ring.Guests blindfolded, stirred and allowed to choose glasses container.What it will tell you about the near future: salt - a sad, sugar - wait for luck, bread - full life and well-being, match - born baby, a coin - is income, the ring - a wedding.
can choose glasses several times, with the first clearly characterizes the year, the second - portends not so significant event that can not happen to you as well, such as with relatives.Having learned from grandparents or other knowledgeable people, whether it is possible to guess at Epiphany with a large number of glasses, you can use 10 or 15 pieces.Put them in other things that are logically tract: for example, tablets - to the disease, shell - a trip to the sea, and so on.
Guessing on the fulfillment of desires
There are many rituals that will tell you whether your dream becomes a reality or not.Here are the most simple of divination in Russia, does not require special costs and labor-intensive preparation.For example, take 12 sheets of paper, each desire to write and hide under the feather pillows.Waking up in the morning, randomly select three of them: Dream written on these copies, be sure to come true in the coming year.
You can also tell fortunes with the help of small objects.Were scattered on the floor matches, buttons, pebbles or beans, make a wish and count them.If the number would be even - come true, odd - no.The third method is also simple, only for him to need a small mirror.Take out the cold in his Epiphany evening, let lie down there for an hour or two.Before going to sleep, store it in the house, write with your finger on the fogged surface desire, put the object under the bed and go to sleep.If the morning inscription disappears, your dream is certainly true.
guessing the sex of the child
ritual usually carried women who are married, want to become mothers.If you are in doubt whether you can guess at Baptism, being unmarried, then flip all the fears.Even young girls can use ritual as a prospect, as he in any case does not guarantee that the baby will be born in that year.To know its sex, it is enough to put any gold ring in a glass of water and make the cold utensils.In the morning look at the pattern of the frozen surface: smooth portends a childless life bumps - sons and pit - daughters.The number is also counted and indicates the number of children in the family.
You can also take the ring, passed through it a woolen thread and put it in a glass of water.Once positioned on the girl's hand.Gyrating item says that a girl when the pendulum motion, wait for the boy.Use can and needle.How to guess in this case?Actions similar to those just before the ritual needle stuck in a woolen cloth.
Straw ritual
fun and entertaining to speculate on the future, when a ceremony conducted by a team of girls.They are back in a huge haystack, throws back his head back and choose one of the straws hanging over his head.Grabbing a copy of his teeth, trying to get him out of the universal mass.If on the other end would spike, marriage will be prosperous and choice - rich and young.When the straw is cut off, it means an unhappy life with the poor, or a drunkard.Therefore, the girls try to pull the ears slowly and carefully.
Another rite of straw, which are usually done in a noisy and large companies.Gad takes an even number of straws and links them in the middle of the beam.Number of copies of an arbitrary, but not less than six.Then thread connects the lower part of the ear of corn and straw.The beam is untied and look what happened.The resulting chain portends well-being and prosperity, a string of broken or missing links from it - failures and troubles.
on wax
Baptism, traditions, customs and practices which can not be imagined without the fortune-telling, the long awaited for each girl.After the night of January 19, she can learn his fate: it is enough to hold a ceremony with the help of a candle.A woman waiting for her, and lights when on top accumulate a sufficient amount of wax.After upsetting a candle on pre-prepared saucer filled with water.Dripping wax forms a figure on which interpretation is done.Thus it is necessary to include fantasy and are positive to see very positive signs.
Another interesting ritual.The night before you need to blind guessing wax two swans.They will represent you and your loved one.Winches should be painted blush pink, swan - leave white.Before going to bed they put in a basin of water, lean over it and cover with a towel.Then watch as the birds behave.If the figures are swimming together - happy life together, apart - a failed marriage and a break of love relationship.
on the mirror
most popular divination, which is used on the night of the girl on 19 January.Baptism - a holiday, which otherworldly forces to help perform the ceremony, showing your face in the mirror gallery of her future husband.To perform the ritual, take two mirrors: a large position in front of himself, a little hold in your hands.Between them, put a lighted candle and try to make the corridor.Speak thus: "narrowing-disguised, come to me for dinner."
carefully peered through the looking glass: there you can see the future groom.Once the image appears, you have a few seconds to view the features of his face.After that, turn the mirror and say, "Keep off me!" If you do not have time to do it, you face misfortune.Can you guess at Baptism so because ritual is a very dangerous and scary?If you are afraid or unsure of yourself, it is better not to use it.First, keep in mind that you need to carry out the ritual alone, in an empty dark room, at midnight.Secondly, in the mirror you can see not only the image of a man and a representative of the afterlife.
on needles
Knowing how to guess the New Year, you can easily cope with the ritual at Epiphany.All the rituals are very similar to each other.Many of the girls on the needles recommended divination, saying that it is very practical and truthful.Two tools for sewing rubbed bacon and dipped in a container with water.If the needle sink, reptile girl threatening problems, troubles and illness, became parallel - detractors prevent the wedding, swam in different directions - the separation, closed together - love and happiness.
Guessing on pins and needles, as well as all previous ceremonies, is to spend wisely, competently - advises older women.Holy Baptism - a religious holiday.According to them, in the eve of his free walks all evil.In order not to become a hostage to the demon, we must be able to establish protection from the evil influence of demons.Sounds, of course, fabulous.Believe it or not these prejudices, you decide.In any case, conduct the rite of divination in a large company is: it is not dangerous and also entertaining.Good luck, girls.
