The time from Christmastide week to Epiphany, according to legends, is ideal for fortune telling. It is believed that on January 19, predictions turn out to be the most correct and thanks to them, you can more accurately find out the future.
Unmarried girls on Epiphany evening fortune-telling about the betrothed. There are a great many fortune-telling, so each woman can choose the one that suits her best. For example, if a girl wants to know the name of her husband, she can take a bucket at midnight and go to fetch water. If she meets a man, he should be asked for his name. It is believed that this is what the betrothed will be called.
There is also fortune telling for those who want to know their fate. Put a crumpled piece of paper on a flat plate and set it on fire. When the paper burns down, you need to bring it to the white wall, and put a candle opposite. Then, carefully turning the plate, you need to try to find out what the future holds by the shadow on the wall. You should try to see any figures, signs in the shadows, and then interpret them.
People who keep poultry can tell fortunes like this: you need to put a rooster and a chicken on the table, after having tied their tails, and see who will pull whom. If the hen is stronger, then the wife will be the mistress of the house, and if the rooster, then the husband.
Brave girls can use divination with mirrors. You need to put two mirrors on the table so that they form a "corridor". On the sides of the mirrors, you should install candles, and then carefully peer into the "corridor", trying to see a figure there. It is advisable to do this in complete silence, without being distracted by anything. After the image appears in the "corridor", you need to try to examine it properly, and then quickly drop the mirrors on the table. In the mirror, you will have to see the figure and face of the future husband.
To determine whether a girl will marry within a year, she is blindfolded and led to the fence. Spreading her arms to the sides, she should hug as many of the pickets as possible. Then you need to count their number: if the number turns out to be even, the girl will get married this year, if not, she will have to wait a little longer.
It is recommended to refrain from fortune-telling on cards this evening, and all other fortune-telling, both serious and comic, are welcome. But no matter what fortune-telling you choose, treat it with humor and a positive, and then all good things will definitely come true.
