The Old New Year, or rather the New Year according to the Julian calendar, is celebrated not only in Russia and other countries of the former USSR, but also in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as in some German cantons of Switzerland. However, it became "old" for us quite recently, 100 years ago. And before it was just New Year, a fun and a bit mystical holiday, when everyone wanted to glimpse the future at least out of the corner of their eye. The peasants were interested in the future harvest, the girls were interested in grooms, the heads of families were interested in profit, and all without exception - in happiness!
What happy omens do you lack? Maybe it's time to tell a little fortune?
Weather for the Old New Year: a note to summer residents
Earlier in the New Year, people watched ... the wind!
If the wind blew from the south at night, the summer will be hot and dry.
From the west, it means there will be a lot of milk and fish.
The east wind foreshadowed an abundance of fruits and vegetables.
” For some reason, folk omens keep an ominous silence about the north wind. Let's hope he just harvests it all at once!
The clear starry sky foreshadows the berry year, and the abundant frost in the morning - a record honey harvest.
If it is warm outside, then the summer will be with rains, if it is wet snowing, then a good harvest should be expected.
Guessing on the groom for the Old New Year
Probably, there was no one in Russia more superstitious than maidens of marriageable age. They wondered about the coming marriage in such a number of ways, as if they were going to marry ten times a year. For example, did you know about fortune telling ... on bulbs?
Fortune telling on bulbs. On the night of 13-14, the girls put the bulbs in a bowl of water and watched them for several days. Which one will release the roots faster - that mistress will be the first to marry!
Divination on a ring, bread and a hook: these three items were put in a bowl together with coals, stones, any other rubbish and covered with a cloth. The girls, without looking, pulled out the first thing that came to hand for this bowl: bread foreshadowed a rich marriage, a ring - a handsome husband, a hook - a poor or sick husband. Well, she pulled out a pebble - do not wait for a marriage proposal!
Fortune telling by a dog. The dog was launched into the room where the girl was waiting for her. By the behavior of the dog, they judged the temper of the future husband: caressing - and the husband will be affectionate, sniffing and bypassing - the husband will be jealous and angry. And God forbid, if he strives to bite!
Divination with a comb. Before going to bed, the girl puts a comb under the pillow with the words "The betrothed, dressed up, come and comb my hair." If in a dream he sees a man combing her hair, then this year to be married to the man who dreamed.
Fortune-telling with eavesdropping. The bride-to-be, in the company of her bridesmaids, sneaked up to the neighbors' windows and listened to what was happening in the house. Swear - and the husband will swear, laugh - there will be fun in the family, drink - the husband will get drunk.
” Celebrating the Old New Year in an exclusively female company is a bad omen: the year will be full of various troubles. So it is better to invite a young man to the house, preferably from a large family. It was believed that if he becomes the first guest in your house, then the year will be well-fed, rich and prosperous.
Guessing at the table
Besides the traditional fortune-telling on dumplings or dumplings was very popular, in the filling of which various edible and inedible items were added. Quite frankly, everything that is small enough to be rolled up in a dumpling seems to go there! Print out the list of values for "attachments in dumplings" in advance, if you decide to treat your guests - have fun! Just do not forget to warn that inedible solid objects may be present in the dish ... The list of predictions is under the spoiler.
Old New Year's fortune telling on dumplings
- Orange - to delight
- Peanuts - for a love affair
- Cherries - good luck
- Peas - home peace
- Walnut - health
- Buckwheat - favorable and profitable news
- Mushrooms - for a long and happy life
- Big money - to a big win
- Grain - to wealth
- Raisins - to a great temptation
- Cabbage - for money
- Caramel - for love
- Potatoes - for a promotion at work
- Cranberries - to unexpected changes in life
- Ring - for the wedding
- Red pepper - to chagrin
- Dried apricots - to joy
- Bay leaf - to fame (career growth)
- Honey - health
- Coin - a prosperous year in material terms
- Carrots - to new acquaintances
- Meat - to well-being
- White thread - long road (long and long journey)
- The thread is green - the road abroad
- A thread with knots - for a difficult year
- Black thread - short and not very long trip
- Walnut - immediately to two fans (admirers)
- Pepper - thrill
- Ground allspice - to "spicy", ie. eventful life, serious changes
- Button - for a new thing
- Millet - fruitless chores
- Rice - well-being in the house
- Sugar is a sweet life (easy, auspicious year)
- Seeds - to new fruitful plans
- Salt - to quarrels and failures (tears)
- Cheese - to win
- Cottage cheese - to new friends
- Dough, beans, or fish scales - to replenish the family
- Dill - for good health
- Hazelnuts - to successful acquisitions
- Bread - the year will be full, good
- Chain - strengthening family ties
- Black peppercorns - to friends (to new friendly relations)
- Garlic - for a marriage of convenience
- Apple - to a well-deserved reward
Luring good luck in the Old New Year!
You don't have to rely solely on good omens; a number of rituals have been designed to make the new year better than the previous one.
It is advisable to cook dishes from pork, chicken or hare... Pork promised wealth, rooster dishes - freedom, and hare - success in all endeavors. If you are not ready to look for hare or do not like pork, then replace the meat with the symbols of these animals - cookies or crackers in the form of animals.
On the table no game or fish was served so that happiness "does not fly away" and "floats away" from home. Crayfish and other animals that move backward or move sideways were also undesirable - they promised a return of old problems in the new year.
Finally, the network found a description of "the surest and most reliable way to attract money into the house for the Old New Year." So: take two candles, one white wax and the other yellow. White will symbolize you, and yellow will be gold, which will be attracted to your house. Light them at the festive table, placing them on a platter 10 centimeters apart. Close your eyes and mentally imagine a yellow candle being attracted to a white one. Put them out and the next day repeat the ritual, setting the candles a little closer. Continue this way until Epiphany, when the candles should burn out to the end. Wrap the cinders in a silk cloth and hide in a secluded place. Keep them for as long as there is no money in the house (and this, of course, will happen very soon!)
Happy new (now definitely new) year to you!
Prepared by Alena Novikova
It is believed that fortune-telling is distinguished by special accuracy and reliability on the Old New Year and Epiphany. And although the Church condemns any attempt to find out the future with the help of divination and magic, people have wondered and continue to guess. Uncertainty and mystery have always attracted people, so many are in a hurry on these holidays to tell fortunes for the future or to conduct a ceremony to attract money and good luck. Well, the girls, of course, are guessing at their betrothed.
Sputnik Georgia presents what ceremonies were performed on the Old New Year and Epiphany and which of them were most popular.
Fortune telling
Christmas evenings were dedicated to divination and fortune-telling in the old days, respectively, everyone who wants to look, according to the traditions of their ancestors, into their future, can do it before the Baptism of the Lord, in any of the evenings, including on the night of the Old New Year.
In the old days, they wondered on everything that only came to hand - on rings, mirrors, beans, shoes, rice, onions, brooms, apples and even on fence boards, which is easy to do in our time.
The girl, arms outstretched, tried to grab as many boards in the fence as possible, and then she counted them - an even number indicated an imminent marriage, and an odd number indicated loneliness.
On the betrothed
It is very easy to find out the name of the future husband - you just need to go out and ask the first man you meet to give his name.
On the Old New Year and Epiphany, girls could not only find out the name of the betrothed, but even see his face in the mirror. To do this, in the midnight darkness, they sat between two mirrors, lit candles and began to peer into the reflection, hoping to see their betrothed.
The girls wondered with a mirror and on the street. Standing at the crossroads to a month with his back, looking in the mirror and thinking: "The betrothed, disguised, show yourself to me in the mirror." As some claim, the betrothed appears in the mirror after a while.
Among the people, fortune-telling on the night of the Old New Year was considered the most truthful, and it was rumored that it was at this time that you can see your future spouse in a dream.
In particular, the girl loosened and combed her hair, then put the comb under the pillow, calling with the magic words of the future spouse: "betrothed-mummer, come to comb my head."And to find out how the betrothed would be it was possible to use fortune-telling on the card kings. To do this, on the night before the Old New Year, before going to bed, you need to put the cards with the image of kings under the pillow, and in the morning, without looking, pull out one card.
People in the old days believed what kind of king would get, so will the husband: the king of tambourines - the betrothed will be desired, the worms - young and rich, the clubs - the military, and the pikes - old and jealous.
Where to look for your betrothed
During Christmas time, you can also find out the place where to look for your betrothed. The following fortune-telling will help in this: put several multi-colored buttons, preferably of the same size, in an opaque bag.
Tune in and ask the question: "My dear, where are you?" and then remove one of them from the bag. In accordance with the button, the answer will mean where you will meet your destiny.
The meaning of the buttons: simple black - at work, green - in a store, brown - at friends, white - on a trip, yellow - in transport, iron - he will be a military man, with rhinestones - in a movie, theater or country club, blue - by chance at street.
Ancient fortune-telling
One of the most popular fortune-telling for the Old New Year and Epiphany for young girls who want to know their future was "an invitation to dinner."
Before proceeding to the fortune-telling, the girl in an empty room covered the table with a tablecloth, put, in addition to a knife and a fork, a device and said: "The bridegroom-mummer, come and have supper with me." Then she locked the windows and doors and waited alone for her betrothed.
The howling of the wind and the blows on the windows and doors indicated the approach of the groom, and then he appeared, sat down at the table and began to entertain her with conversation. The girl, without moving, had to silently notice facial features and clothes and not answer questions.
Then, suddenly startled, she asked point-blank: "What is the name?" The betrothed called out his name and took something out of his pocket. At that moment, the girl had to say: "Chur me!" - and the groom simply disappeared.
In the old days on Christmastide people used to guess with a candle. They took a deep bowl and filled up to half with water. On the edges of the bowl, pieces of paper were fixed on which questions were previously written, such as "will I get married this year", "will I be lucky" and so on.
Then a small candle was attached to a small wooden board and lit so that the flame reached the edge of the fixed pieces of paper. A plank with a candle was lowered into the water and looked. The prediction was that piece of paper with a question that the candle would burn.
Other fortune telling
A potential bride or groom with closed eyes pulls out a grain from a canvas bag of beans and examines it. If there are no specks or chipped marks on the grain, then a wedding will soon take place. And if there are spots, then their number indicates how many years to wait before the wedding.
Fortune-telling for a future life on things was popular among girls. They took a felt boot and put several different items there. For example, a lump of sugar, meaning a happy and comfortable life, a ring - marriage, a handkerchief - a handsome husband, a rag - a poor husband, an onion - tears, a coin - a rich husband, and so on.
The felt boots were shaken and, without looking, they took out the object that first came under the arm, and they predicted fate from it.
Girls with girlfriends wondered on a string. Cut off the same length of thread and set them on fire at the same time. Whose thread burns faster than others, she will marry first. And if the thread immediately goes out or burns out only to half, then, alas, it is not destined to get married.They also guessed from the book. They took a book and, before opening it, guessing the page number and line at the top or bottom. Then the book was opened and read in a hidden place. What was read was interpreted in accordance with the made wish for marriage, prosperity, future, and so on.
In the Old New Year, they also wondered about a wish. On January 13, before going to bed, they wrote 12 wishes on separate pieces of paper, folded the sheets neatly and put them under the pillow. Waking up, in the morning they pulled out three of them, which were sure to be performed in the new year.
Some take fortune-telling very seriously, others with a bit of humor, as one of the types of pastime on the holidays. And we can only wish you good luck and happiness in the upcoming Old New Year.
The material was prepared on the basis of open sources
Our ancestors believed that fortune-telling on Christmastide is particularly accurate and reliable. And this means that each person can lift the veil into the future and find out what awaits him for the Old New Year and Epiphany, and quite independently.
And although the Church condemns any attempt to find out the future with the help of divination and magic, people have wondered and continue to guess. Uncertainty and mystery have always attracted people, so many are in a hurry on these holidays to tell fortunes for the betrothed, for the future, or conduct a ceremony to attract money and good luck.
Fortune-telling for the future and for the betrothed has always aroused the greatest interest among girls who were eager to find out the name of their future spouse, or what is even cooler - to see his reflection in a mirror or in a wedding ring.
Sputnik Georgia asked what ceremonies and fortune-telling for the betrothed and for the future were carried out for the Old New Year and Epiphany, and which of them were most popular.
Christmas evenings were dedicated to divination and fortune-telling in the old days, respectively, everyone who wants to look, according to the traditions of their ancestors, into their future, can do it before the Baptism of the Lord, in any of the evenings, including on the night of the Old New Year.
You can choose any fortune-telling. The most popular of them are fortune-telling for the fulfillment of wishes, for the future and, of course, for the betrothed or betrothed.
People used to guess in the old days on everything that came to hand - on rings, mirrors, beans, shoes, rice, onions, brooms, apples and even on fence boards, which is easy to do in our time.
The girl, arms outstretched, tried to grab as many boards in the fence as possible, and then she counted them - an even number indicated an imminent marriage, and an odd number indicated loneliness.
On the betrothed
It is very easy to find out the name of the future husband - you just need to go out and ask the first man you meet to give his name.
On the Old New Year and Epiphany, girls could not only find out the name of the betrothed, but even see his face in the mirror. To do this, in the midnight darkness, they sat between two mirrors, lit candles and began to peer into the reflection, hoping to see their betrothed.
The girls wondered with a mirror and on the street. Standing at the crossroads to a month with his back, looking in the mirror and thinking: "The betrothed, disguised, show yourself in the mirror to me." As some claim, the betrothed appears in the mirror after a while.
Among the people, fortune-telling on the night of the Old New Year was considered the most truthful, and it was rumored that it was at this time that you can see your future spouse in a dream.
In particular, the girl loosened and combed her hair, then put the comb under the pillow, calling with the magic words of the future spouse: "the betrothed-mummer, come to comb my head."
And to find out how the betrothed would be it was possible to use fortune-telling on the card kings. To do this, on the night before the Old New Year, before going to bed, you need to put the cards with the image of kings under the pillow, and in the morning, without looking, pull out one card.
People in the old days believed what kind of king would get, so will the husband: the king of tambourines - the betrothed will be desired, the worms - young and rich, the clubs - the military, and the pikes - old and jealous.
Where to look for your betrothed
During Christmas time, you can also find out the place where to look for your betrothed. The following fortune-telling will help in this: put several multi-colored buttons, preferably of the same size, in an opaque bag.
Tune in and ask the question: "My dear, where are you?" and then remove one of them from the bag. In accordance with the button, the answer will mean where you will meet your destiny.
The meaning of the buttons: simple black - at work, green - in a store, brown - at friends, white - on a trip, yellow - in transport, iron - he will be a military man, with rhinestones - in a movie, theater or country club, blue - by chance at street.
Ancient fortune-telling
One of the most popular fortune-telling for the Old New Year and Epiphany for young girls who want to know their future was “an invitation to the bridegroom for dinner”.
Before starting the fortune-telling, the girl in an empty room covered the table with a tablecloth, put, in addition to a knife and a fork, a device and said: "The bridegroom-mummer, come and have supper with me." Then she locked the windows and doors and waited alone for her betrothed.
The howling of the wind and the blows on the windows and doors indicated the approach of the groom, and then he appeared, sat down at the table and began to entertain her with conversation. The girl, without moving, had to silently notice facial features and clothes and not answer questions.
Then, suddenly startled, she asked point-blank: "What is the name?" The betrothed called out his name and took something out of his pocket. At that moment, the girl had to say: "Chur me!" - and the groom simply disappeared.
In the old days on Christmastide people used to guess with a candle. They took a deep bowl and filled up to half with water. At the edges of the bowl, pieces of paper were fixed on which questions were previously written, such as "will I get married this year", "will I be lucky" and so on.
Then a small candle was attached to a small wooden board and lit so that the flame reached the edge of the fixed pieces of paper. A plank with a candle was lowered into the water and looked. The prediction was that piece of paper with a question that the candle would burn.
Other fortune telling
A potential bride or groom with closed eyes pulls out a grain from a canvas bag of beans and examines it. If there are no specks or chipped marks on the grain, then a wedding will soon take place. And if there are spots, then their number indicates how many years to wait before the wedding.
Fortune-telling for a future life on things was popular among girls. They took a felt boot and put several different items there. For example, a lump of sugar, meaning a happy and comfortable life, a ring - marriage, a handkerchief - a handsome husband, a rag - a poor husband, an onion - tears, a coin - a rich husband, and so on.
The felt boots were shaken and, without looking, they took out the object that first came under the arm, and they predicted fate from it.
Girls with girlfriends wondered on a string. Cut off the same length of thread and set them on fire at the same time. Whose thread burns faster than others, she will marry first. And if the thread immediately goes out or burns out only to half, then, alas, it is not destined to get married.
They also guessed from the book. They took a book and, before opening it, guessing the page number and line at the top or bottom. Then the book was opened and read in a hidden place. What was read was interpreted in accordance with the made wish for marriage, prosperity, future, and so on.
In the Old New Year, they also wondered about a wish. On January 13, before going to bed, they wrote 12 wishes on separate pieces of paper, folded the sheets neatly and put them under the pillow. Waking up, in the morning they pulled out three of them, which were sure to be performed in the new year.
Some take fortune-telling very seriously, others with a bit of humor, as one of the types of pastime on the holidays. And we can only wish you good luck and happiness in the upcoming Old New Year.
The material was prepared on the basis of open sources
Fortune telling for the Old New Year for the fulfillment of desires
Each of us, on the eve of the New Year holidays, dreams of a miracle, because we want so much that wishes come true, and the fairy tale comes true. There are many different divinations for the fulfillment of the most cherished desire. The chosen ceremony should be performed on the night of January 13-14 in complete silence.
Let's look at the most effective fortune telling:
Golden ring
Prepare an opaque bowl of clean water and a ring. Say in a whisper your cherished wish and throw the ring into the water. Count the number of water circles. An even number will mean that what you want will certainly come true, an odd number will not.
Take a glass or jar and fill to the top with rice. Place the palm of your right hand on the neck of the container and make a wish (you can ask a question, the answer to which can only be "yes" or "no"). Then take out a small handful of cereals and count the number of grains. An even number - the desired to be this year, an odd number will mean a negative answer.
Book
Make a wish at midnight and open your favorite book with your eyes closed. Point your finger on one of the lines. Open your eyes and read. A blindly chosen proposal should let you know if the wish will come true or not. 
Glass with water
Fill one glass to the top with clean water and leave the other empty. At 12 at night, make your wish and pour water from one glass to another over the table. A dry table surface will mean a dream come true. If a lot of water is spilled, your wish will not come true this year.
Black cat
If there is a black cat in the house, the ceremony can be carried out in this way: take the animal to the next room, and yourself, having made a question or desire, call her to you. If the pet crosses the threshold of your room with its left paw, the dream will come true, but not with the right one. And if the cat does not come at all, then the fulfillment of the cherished desire will completely depend on you. 
Paper snowflake
In the evening of January 13, make a snowflake out of paper and write your wish on it in small letters. Place it under your pillow and when night falls, remove it and discard it from the balcony (or window). In this case, while the snowflake flies to the ground, you need to whisper your dream 3 times.
Bulb
Prepare three peeled onions (the heads should be about the same) and 3 cups half full with water. On the night of January 13-14, write one wish on each onion and place each head in a glass of water. That's it, now you just need to wait. The bulb that sprouts first and tells you which wish will come true. Important! A spoiled and rotten onion is not suitable for this fortune-telling.
Leaflets with wishes
On the evening of January 13th, prepare 12 small pieces of white paper. On each piece before bed, write a different wish and place it under your pillow. In the morning, touch any piece of paper and read what is written on it. This is the wish that will come true in the coming year. 
Coins
Take 13 coins and shake them well in your hands, while pronouncing your desire. Throw them so that they fall on one surface. Count the number of heads and tails. If there are more eagles, celebrate the success.
The most important thing to remember is that at the moment of making a wish, you need to believe in the miracle and power of magic, and also imagine as clearly as possible that your dream has come true in the coming year.
Fortune-telling on the fulfillment of wishes on the street
If you want to spend fortune telling with friends, then you do not have to sit at home. You can go outside and perform the ceremony in the fresh air. There are several interesting ways to find out whether a wish will come true or not.
Method number 1. Stranger
Go outside after midnight and walk down the street. In this case, you should have two coins in your pocket - one silver, the other copper. As soon as you see a stranger on the horizon, think about your dream and, approaching the stranger, ask him to choose one of the coins. Silver will indicate a positive result. If a copper coin is chosen, the wish will not come true this year.
Method number 2. Glowing windows
If you live in a city, then go outside at midnight, turn your back on your house and make a wish. Turn your face and count the number of glowing windows. An even number will come true, an odd number will not come true. You can also walk with friends around the city at night, close your eyes and make a wish at any time. Rotate around its axis a couple of times, and count the windows of the house opposite. 
Method number 3. An imprint in a snowdrift
At midnight you need to go out into the yard, find the area where the snow remained untouched by people. Lie with your back and leave a body imprint, while making your wish. On the morning of January 14, you should come to this place and see what happened to this pattern. If the imprint is not touched by nature and people, then you can rejoice, because this year the wish will come true. If someone stepped on or the contours of the body print were blown away by the wind, you should wait until next year.
Modern fortune-telling
There are a couple of modern fortune-telling that can be done on the eve of the holiday. It is not difficult to carry out them, and it will take very little time.
1. Elevator. Go to the site and make a wish. Wait for someone to call the elevator. If he stays on your floor or higher, what he wants will come true, below he will not.
2. Mobile phone. Think about what you want and wait for the call. If a man calls - the dream will come true, if a woman - this year you should not wait for what you want.
3. Chocolate. Fill a glass of champagne at the festive table. Roll a chocolate cube 1 minute before midnight and think about your desire. If the sweetness sinks, then it will come true and you need to quickly drink the contents, if chocolate remains on the surface, the answer is no.
Choose the right time for the ceremony and adhere to all the rules, and of course, believe in your dream.
Believe it or not, the custom is that every unmarried girl should do fortune-telling on the Old New Year. In order not to break traditions, well, in case it is true, here are 5 types of fortune telling for the Old New Year.
Old New Year is celebrated only by Slavic peoples. It is believed that it is on the night of January 13-14 that that mystical time comes when spirits can show girls their fate. In general, this is the best time for fortune telling.
Divination on the grains
Pour any cereal into a jar, ask a question, then take out a handful of cereals with your left hand and count the grains. An even number means a positive answer, an odd number means a negative one.
Fortune telling on kings
On the night before the Old New Year, from January 13 to January 14, before going to bed, you can put playing cards with the image of 4 kings under the pillow. In the morning, without looking, you need to pull out one of the cards. What king falls out, so will the husband. The king of spades - the betrothed will be older than you and jealous, clubs - a military man, the king of hearts - young, handsome and rich, and the king of diamonds is a welcome man.
Fortune telling on paper
Take a regular sheet of paper and crumple it up. Place it on the bottom of an inverted plate and light it. After that, bring the plate to the wall and turn it gently until some shadow appears on it. The outlines of the shadows are used to judge the near future.
Divination with a comb
All you need to do is go to bed with your hair loose and put a comb under your pillow. Before going to bed say: "My betrothed, comb my braids." And go to bed. Whoever dreams will be your destiny.
Divination with a chain
When everyone is asleep, take a gold chain, rub it between your palms, hold it in your right hand, shake it and throw it on the table. A circle has formed - trouble awaits you; streak - luck; node - to disease; triangle - love successes; bow - wedding; heart is love.