Since ancient times, people have sought to find out what awaits them in the future. And in Russia, on Epiphany evenings, girls used to guess at suitors. The most courageous used mirrors, water, wax to bewitch. And those who were afraid to see their future in the reflection, wondered in a dream. They put various objects under the pillow and waited for answers to questions in a dream.
Divination by dreams
When guessing at your future husband, take out the king of diamonds from the deck of cards. Ask him to dream of the groom at night, and hide the card under the pillow. Before the ritual, prepare yourself - wash yourself, collect your hair. Lying in bed, say in a whisper: "Dream of my betrothed, dream of a mummer." In theory, the groom should come in a dream.
Instead of one king, you can take all four. Before going to bed, put the cards under the pillow and say: "What are you, my betrothed-mummer, dream, show yourself." According to fortune-telling, the card should dream. Peaks - an old and jealous husband is waiting for the girl. The King of Hearts is young and rich. The suit of the cross prophesies the military, and the tambourines - the desired one.
It is best to guess on your own birthday, the night of Ivan Kupala and on Epiphany evenings. It is believed that at this time fortune telling predictions come true most often.
Helps to see the future husband in a dream and a comb. The comb is placed under the pillow with the words: "Come and comb my hair, my betrothed."
If you have long hair, braid with a padlock. Take the key to the lock under the pillow and say: "My betrothed, disguised, come and ask for the key."
Look out the groom in a dream and in this way. A poplar is found not far from the house. They break off a small twig from it and tie it up with a thread pulled from their sock, stocking or tights. At night, a twig is placed under the pillow and a kind of incantation is recited: "Balidef, Asalbi, Abumalef." Repeat it three nights in a row.
In the evening, they put on clean socks, and when they go to bed, they take one off and hide it under the pillow. They say the following: "Open me, my betrothed."
Buy a new broom. Place one twig from it under the bed. And hide any object related to the horse, for example, a horseshoe, under the pillow. There is no horseshoe, a drawing with a picture of a horse or a small figurine will do. Do not forget to say: "The betrothed, my sir, go to my house, bite the horse, put me on it, take the cane, chase the horse, kiss me."
In the hope of opening the veil of the future and spying on whom to marry soon, they put a man's shirt under their heads at night and say: "The betrothed, mummed, come to me dressed up."
Also, before going to bed, they remove a souvenir or a trinket donated by someone to the head. At the same time, they say: "The betrothed appear, I have prepared a gift for you, come and take it." And in the morning they look: if a thing fell to the floor at night, soon there will be a meeting with the betrothed. If it remains under the pillow, it’s not time.
If there is already a loved one, and the girl wants to know whether to be married to him or not, they do so. A photo of a guy is hidden under a pillow with the words: "On Holy Epiphany night, dream of me, my love, destined for me." If you dream about a gentleman, prepare a white dress, no - it means either not this year to be your wedding, or not with this boyfriend.
The pillow is the keeper of dreams, secrets and innermost desires. That is why she so often takes part in fortune telling.
Preparing for fortune telling
It is believed that in order for dreams during Christmas fortune-telling to be true, it is necessary to carefully prepare. To fast for three days before divination - do not eat eggs, meat, salted, smoked and fatty foods, do not drink alcohol. And on the day of fortune-telling, all the household needs to be tasty and satisfying to feed. For the dream to be true, the girl must be alone in the room all night. And after the necessary item is under the pillow, you cannot leave the room or talk to someone. It is also worth re-making the bed - put the sheet upside down, and turn the pillow over to the back side. It is recommended to wear a nightgown inside out.
Do not be upset if the betrothed never appeared in a dream. Please try again next year. After all, since it is not destiny to get married soon, there will be an excellent opportunity to engage in self-improvement, a career, or devote more time to your favorite hobby.
