LET'S GUESS WITH THE CHILDREN.
Compiled by: Krivko O.V.
Since yesterday, Christmastide has come to us. The ancestors were sure that Christmastide - best time in order to know the future. On any of these days, fortune telling is considered the most accurate and prophetic. Girls usually get into fortune telling, trying to find out something about their upcoming marriage. But if this question is no longer relevant for you, you can tell fortunes for good luck, prosperity, or something that worries us. The best thing to do is treat this as a game and play fortune telling with your children.
Here are examples of the most interesting fortune telling for children that will add variety to Christmas evenings. In addition, many fortune tellings are also useful for children - they develop imagination, as well as the ability to count and read.Another entertainment during Christmas time was fortune telling. They used to tell fortunes on all the days of Christmastide, but most of the fortune telling happened on Epiphany.
Is it possible to tell fortunes together with small children? Well, why not! Just keep in mind that fortune telling should not frighten the child. Explain to your child that fortune telling should not be taken seriously. This is just a game and it should only bring positivity and fun.
Working with children in kindergarten I'm in holy days I always told my children about fortune telling. And then we had a fortune telling evening. I prepared the attributes, we dimmed the lights in the group and the willing children wondered with me. Girls were most interested in fortune telling, of course. At home during fortune telling with your child, you can light a candle, but I do not advise you to turn off the electric light completely.
What kind of fortune telling can be used with preschool children? I suggest the following:
1. Fortune telling with saucers . You will need four to five saucers. They need to be turned over on the table, and one of the following items should be placed under them: candy, a coin, a smiley face, a horseshoe, any decoration if you are telling fortunes with girls, any pirate paraphernalia for boys. Then invite the child to close his eyes and mix the saucers. Now the child must open any saucer and take out the item. Then the object is returned to its place and you and your child change roles. Interpretation:
Candy - the sweet life awaits you all year long
Coin - there will be a lot of money in the new year
Smiley - the year will be good and cheerful, many holidays await
Decoration - there will be a lot of gifts this year
Pirate items - the year will be full of adventures
Children usually love this kind of fortune-telling. Just explain that there is no point in opening the saucers again, otherwise the prediction will not come true.
2. Fortune telling with candles and crumpled paper. My son really liked to guess with me in the following way. You will need one saucer, a piece of printer paper, a candle and a room with dim lights. We usually used the kitchen where we turned off the lights, but left the light on in the hallway.
Invite your child to crumple a sheet of paper and place the crumpled lump on an inverted saucer. The child should lift the saucer with crumpled paper against a light wall (we used a refrigerator), and you stand behind him with a lit candle. Crumpled paper should cast a clear shadow. Then the saucer is slowly rotated around its axis until the child sees some clear figure. Then this figure can be interpreted as your imagination tells you or use the interpretation of a dream book.
Christmas fortune telling with rice grainsFill the bowl with rice. Ask yourself a question or make a wish and place your palm in the dish. Count how many grains of rice stick to your palm. An even number is a negative answer, an odd number is a positive answer.Christmas fortune telling with tangerinesFor this fortune telling, you will need as many tangerines as people want to know the future. Each child makes a wish or asks a question that can only be answered with “yes” or “no.” After this, everyone peels their fruit and counts the number of slices. If there is an even number of them, then the wish will come true, odd number indicates that the wish will come true after some time.
Christmas fortune telling using the Holy BookFor this fortune telling, you need to take a book and, without opening it, say out loud the page number and the line at the top or bottom. Then you should open the page and read the text on the hidden line - it is the Christmas prophecy. If the line bears little resemblance to a mystical prediction, parents will have to come up with what it really means. After all, the baby should not remain upset.
Christmas fortune telling with shell walnut Prepare a wide bowl and pour water into it. Attach the words written on pieces of paper to the edges of the bowl: “luck”, “happiness”, “wealth”, “unexpected acquaintance”, “travel”, “changes in life”, “pleasant surprise”, “winning”. Walnut shells are set afloat according to the number of participants. To differentiate between the shells, you can place different colored cake candles in them. After all the shells are on the water, the participants carefully begin to blow on them, trying not to knock them over. Turned over shells are eliminated from fortune telling. Which inscription the boat sticks to is what will happen to the child in the coming year.Christmas fortune telling for the future using iceYou need to pour water into a bowl or saucer and put it out in the cold on Christmas night. When the morning comes, carefully study the ice with your child: if it has risen, the coming year will be good; if it has frozen evenly, the year will be calm; if it has moved in waves, there will be both happiness and minor troubles.
Fortune telling with wax for a brownieThis fortune telling is suitable for the little ones. First you need to show the children pictures of the brownie and tell about his character. Tell us about the traditions: they cajoled the brownie by putting food out for him at night, and when moving to another home, they lured him into an old shoe to take him with him, because this creature has long been considered the protector of the house.For fortune telling, you need to take a small saucer, pour milk or water into it and place it near the threshold. Then you should melt a candle in a metal bowl, saying: “Brownie, dear master, come quickly, drink milk, talk about fate.” Melted wax needs to be poured into cold milk, and then determined what shape is obtained. Each figure can be attributed to some hidden meaning: stars - to interesting events and holidays, a cross - for sadness, a flower - for joy, an animal - for the appearance of a new friend, lines - for travel. Wax grapes mean good luck and happiness in the coming year, a mushroom prophesies health and longevity, a dragon predicts the fulfillment of desires and the achievement of all goals. The silhouette of the month predicts profit, the bell predicts good news, the leaf warns of envious people and ill-wishers.
REMEMBER that during Christmas and Christmas fortune-telling with children, one should look for only positive meaning in all predictions.
Many people spend new year holidays in the company, and so as not to get bored, you can offer your guests entertainment. The ideal solution is comic fortune telling for Christmas and Christmastide. Such predictions will lift your spirits and pass the time. There are several different options, which we’ll talk about.
Comic fortune telling for Christmas at home with notes
To welcome your guests in an interesting way, you can prepare a fortune tree for them. To do this, you need to make small cards and write different prophecies on them. After this, they should be attached to the Christmas tree and each guest should be asked to take any prediction for themselves upon arrival. In order not to offend anyone, you need to write only good and kind ones that will make everyone smile. Some examples:
- in spring we should expect positive changes;
- a person will appear in life who will give a lot positive emotions;
- luck smiles on you, and your cherished wish will come true;
- expect to receive large profits;
- a year will pass good and without any unpleasant surprises.
This is just a small list of predictions; come up with them using your imagination. If talent allows, then you can write prophecies in verse. Such comic fortune-telling at Christmas can be done in another way, for example, by putting notes in balloons or in small gifts for guests. Another option is to serve fortune cookies with them inside.
Comic fortune telling for Christmas for adults on the Christmas tree
If the tree is decorated with multi-colored balls, then you can perform the following fortune telling. Each guest must choose any toy on the Christmas tree, and a prediction is made based on its color. You can make a choice with your eyes closed or simply point to the ball you like from a place.
The meaning of colorful toys:
Comic fortune telling for Christmas with music
You must first create a playlist, collecting fun and funny songs that can be used as a prediction. To conduct it, each guest must simply name the number of the song, the words of which will be a prophecy. You can also ask a question and the song will be the answer. Such fortune-telling will make all guests laugh.
Christmas is one of the brightest and most solemn holidays in Christianity. It is believed that it should be celebrated with family, among loved ones and friends. In addition to the feast, fortune telling is usually practiced on this holiday. This is a very interesting activity that even children can take part in.
The two weeks of winter holidays coincide with Christmastide, which begins on January 6 and ends on January 19, when the Orthodox world celebrates Epiphany. The ancestors were sure that Christmas time was the best time to find out the future. On any of these days, fortune telling is considered the most accurate and prophetic.
Here are examples of the most interesting fortune telling for children that will add variety to Christmas evenings. In addition, many fortune tellings are also useful for children - they develop imagination, as well as the ability to count and read.
Christmas fortune telling with rice grains
Fill the bowl with rice. Ask yourself a question or make a wish and place your palm in the dish. Count how many grains of rice stick to your palm. An even number is a negative answer, an odd number is a positive answer.
Christmas fortune telling with tangerines
For this fortune telling, you will need as many tangerines as people want to know the future. Each child makes a wish or asks a question that can only be answered with “yes” or “no.” After this, everyone peels their fruit and counts the number of slices. If there is an even number of them, it means that the wish will come true; an odd number means that the wish will come true after some time.
Christmas fortune telling using the Holy Book
For this fortune telling, you need to take a book and, without opening it, say out loud the page number and the line at the top or bottom. Then you should open the page and read the text on the hidden line - it is the Christmas prophecy. If the line bears little resemblance to a mystical prediction, parents will have to come up with what it really means. After all, the baby should not remain upset.
Christmas fortune telling with walnut shells
Prepare a wide bowl and pour water into it. Attach the words written on pieces of paper to the edges of the bowl: “luck”, “happiness”, “wealth”, “unexpected acquaintance”, “travel”, “changes in life”, “pleasant surprise”, “winning”. Walnut shells are set afloat according to the number of participants. To differentiate between the shells, you can place different colored cake candles in them. After all the shells are on the water, the participants carefully begin to blow on them, trying not to knock them over. Turned over shells are eliminated from fortune telling. Which inscription the boat sticks to is what will happen to the child in the coming year.
Christmas fortune telling for the future using ice
You need to pour water into a bowl or saucer and put it out in the cold on Christmas night. When the morning comes, carefully study the ice with your child: if it has risen, the coming year will be good; if it has frozen evenly, the year will be calm; if it has moved in waves, there will be both happiness and minor troubles.
Fortune telling with wax for a brownie
This fortune telling is suitable for the little ones. First you need to show the children pictures of the brownie and tell about his character. Tell us about the traditions: they cajoled the brownie by putting food out for him at night, and when moving to another home, they lured him into an old shoe to take him with him, because this creature has long been considered the protector of the house.
For fortune telling, you need to take a small saucer, pour milk or water into it and place it near the threshold. Then you should melt a candle in a metal bowl, saying: “Brownie, dear master, come quickly, drink milk, talk about fate.” Melted wax needs to be poured into cold milk, and then determined what shape is obtained. Each figure can be assigned some hidden meaning: stars - for interesting events and holidays, a cross - for sadness, a flower - for joy, an animal - for the appearance of a new friend, lines - for travel. Wax grapes mean good luck and happiness in the coming year, a mushroom prophesies health and longevity, a dragon predicts the fulfillment of desires and the achievement of all goals. The silhouette of the month predicts profit, the bell predicts good news, the leaf warns of envious people and ill-wishers.
Remember that during Christmas and Christmas fortune-telling with children, you need to look for only positive meaning in all predictions.
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Christmastide(from Praslav. *svętъ, *svętъjь) is an Old Slavonic word meaning holy, holiday days.
Christmas time is a very special 12 days, filled with mystery and magic; it is a time of joy and fun, fortune telling, relaxation and entertainment. Christmastide began on January 6 (Christmas Eve) and will continue until January 19 - the festive period lasts from the Nativity of Christ to the Epiphany.
History of Christmastide
The Slavs always celebrated Christmastide, but after the Baptism of Rus', pagan and Christian cultures mixed. Because of this situation, during this period they wondered, and caroled what the church condemned, and prayed, and went to church, and much more.
The beginning of the winter holidays and the end of the Nativity fast in many places Russian Empire coincided with St. Nicholas Day. Under the influence Orthodox Church Christmastide began to be associated with Christmas rituals and celebrated according to church calendar- from Christmas to Epiphany. Their coincidence in time (the beginning of the year) contributed to the rapprochement of Slavic Christmas rituals with the church ones.
Traditions
There was a tradition of helping the poor and weak and exchanging gifts. The housewives set the tables and prepared delicious treats. Young people and children were engaged in caroling, or glorification - they dressed up and came to visit their fellow villagers with a large homemade Christmas star. They sang church hymns - the troparion and kontakion of the holiday, as well as carols - spiritual songs dedicated to Christmas.
The end of the Yuletide period was marked by Epiphany with traditional swimming in an ice hole.
Signs from Christmas Eve to Epiphany
On Christmas Eve, during the meal, everyone tried to behave with restraint and talk as little as possible, otherwise the year would be extremely unsuccessful.
They tried not to seat unmarried and unmarried young people on the corner of the table, otherwise they would never find their family.
If it snows on Christmas Eve, then this year there will be a good harvest, and the capital in the family will only grow.
When it’s frosty and cold at Christmas, there will be only harmony, love and mutual understanding in families.
To ensure that there was always something to eat in the house and no one was left hungry, our ancestors tried to eat at least one spoonful of each dish. At the same time, it was also impossible to eat everything at once, because then there would be hunger all year.
If the porridge is in the Old New Year If it turned out crumbly and tasty, then the year will pass successfully and happily, but if it’s the other way around, then they tried to throw it away as quickly as possible, otherwise trouble in the family would not be avoided.
You cannot lend anything on Old New Year's Day, otherwise you will spend the whole year as a debtor.
Probably never more than on Epiphany have we rejoiced over cloudy and humid weather, because it foretells a good and bountiful harvest in the summer. But if, on the contrary, the weather was clear and warm on December 19, then many were upset, because the summer would then be dry, which means the harvest would be poor.
If there are many stars in the sky on Epiphany, this indicates not only a good harvest, but also a rich offspring of livestock. The fact that there will be a bountiful harvest in the coming year is also indicated by a lot of snow on this day.
Proverbs and sayings
Only wolves get married on Christmastide.
From Christmas to Epiphany, hunting animals and birds is a sin - misfortune will happen to the hunter.
One kutya is for people, another is for livestock, and the third is for harvest.
Christmas time has passed, it’s a pity to leave, Maslina has come to go for a ride.
Wet Christmastide means little harvest.
Bright Christmastide means full barns.
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The most popular are fortune telling with mirrors, wax, shoes and even bulbs. Christmastide ends on January 19 at Epiphany, then it is time to stop all fortune-telling.
At Christmas time, girls wondered about their betrothed, and families wondered about the future harvest and prosperity. Yuletide fortune telling spent in dark evenings or nights. At twenty-four o'clock they gathered for midnight fortune-telling, and after midnight for night fortune-telling.
The means for fortune telling were objects in which, according to beliefs, concentration magical power. It could be a shoe, a skirt, a belt, a stocking, a thimble, a needle, a ring, a comb, a mirror. When doing fortune telling, the girl had to meet certain conditions by choosing the right place and time. But first of all, the girl had to leave the protection of her religion and amulets. Christian women, for example, took off the cross, and without exception, regardless of religion, they untied all kinds of knots on themselves, including belts, let down their hair, and sometimes took off all their clothes, including shoes.
To protect herself from otherworldly forces, the girl drew a magic circle around herself - with a candle or a torch, a knife, a poker. If they were telling fortunes in a group, the girls stood in a circle, holding each other's little fingers.
One had to go to the place of fortune-telling in silence, in the dark, trying to remain unnoticed. A special place for fortune telling was also chosen - “unclean”. This could be either an abandoned house, as well as a barn or canopy, a basement or attic, sometimes even a cemetery, or “border” places - those where two worlds form a border: a threshold or corner of a house, a gate, a crossroads, places near water (wells, cut through). They told fortunes in houses, they also told fortunes near churches.
Since ancient times, the crossroads have been considered an unclean place that belongs to demons; they said that at the crossroads an unclean spirit has power over a person. This place is the “border” between two worlds; both dangerous and, conversely, healing actions were performed here. The gate, which also served as a place for fortune telling, is a symbol of the border between one’s world and someone else’s. The girls would throw their shoes over the gate, standing at the gate, make a guess as to who would pass by (the appearance of a man foreshadowed an imminent marriage), climb onto the gate and “call out for share,” guessing their future from the sounds and voices they heard.
Fortune telling at the crossroads
At exactly midnight, come to the crossroads to “listen to the neighborhood.” Cheerful laughter or singing nearby means quick marriage and fun. If you hear crying or lamentations, there will be no wedding this year. It is believed that it is at the crossroads that you can hear the voice of fate, because here is the border between two worlds, and, standing at the crossroads, it is as if you are in two worlds at the same time.
Fortune telling on the mirror and the month
On one of the Christmas nights, when the month is visible in the sky, take a small mirror, go to the window and point the mirror so that the month is reflected in it. Look closely - after a while, instead of one month, you will see several. Count how many months you imagined: this is how the girls wondered about their future family - whether it would be big or not.
Fortune telling with three mirrors
For this fortune telling you will need three mirrors of approximately the same size and two tall candles. They begin such fortune-telling at midnight, having first outlined themselves in a magic circle - a sign of protection (drawn with chalk, a burning torch, and a candle).
Place two mirrors, one opposite the other on each side of you, light candles in front of them, and place the third behind them. You should see a reflection from the third mirror in the side mirrors, from where your betrothed should appear from the looking glass behind you.
Under no circumstances should you turn around or look at the figure in the mirror for too long. If the vision is frightening, say three times: “Forget me!” - and stop fortune telling by extinguishing the candles.
Fortune telling with matches
Insert two matches into the sides of the matchbox and light it. If the burnt heads turned towards each other, it means that the “given” guy and girl will be together.
Fortune telling by strings
Cut the threads to equal lengths and set them on fire. Whoever's thread burns out faster will be the first to be married. If less than half of the thread burns out or the thread goes out immediately, then you won’t get married this year.
Wealth or poverty
Quickly immerse the lit splinter into the water. If it goes out immediately, it means a poor life is expected, and if the fire goes higher, a rich life is expected.
Fortune telling by cat's paw
Make a wish and call the cat. If she crosses the threshold of the room with her left paw, it means her wish will come true. If right - alas! - No.
Royal dream
Place four kings under your pillow deck of cards and say a request-spell: “Who is my betrothed, who is my mummer, appear in my dreams!” The betrothed-mummer must definitely dream about it - in the image of a king - with a crown on his head and in a royal robe.
Girls are always curious to look into the future and learn secrets. Fortune telling for young creatures is very diverse in its focus and method of interpretation.
Preparing for fortune telling
When starting the main process, you need to remember a few important rules:
- Fortune telling in a quiet room, turning off the phone, computer, TV.
- Don't be distracted, fully engage in the process and focus on it.
- Let your hair down before fortune telling.
- Don't laugh or joke about the result.
- Do not cast spells on Orthodox holidays.
The most favorable periods for fortune telling:
- Christmas time.
- New Year's Eve.
- Night of baptism.
- Night of Ivan Kupala.
- Almost all Fridays, especially the 13th.
- 13th of every month.
If you receive a negative answer to your question, do not despair. Remember that everything is in your hands and a person can change his destiny.
Simple and effective methods of fortune telling for girls
Children's fortune telling is famous for its diversity. You can find out your fate or the boy’s feelings using large quantity attributes - paper or deck playing cards. Their main feature is the safety and veracity of the prediction.
What should you expect on a certain day?
For fortune telling you will need a sheet of paper and a pen. Write your full name, the date of the day of interest and the specific time of day on one line. When you come across a letter that has already been written, you need to put it under the first letter - in a column.
In each column, two identical letters are crossed out. How many letters do you have left? This is the answer to your question. Using the table, you can easily figure out what events the hidden day portends.
| Number | Meaning | Number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don't expect anything special on this day. | 5 | New fan. |
| 1 | A unit portends a joyful mood. | 6 | Nice meeting. |
| 2 | Chagrin and sadness. | 7 | Sad mood. |
| 3 | A long journey or an exciting journey. | 8 | Mutual love. |
| 4 | News. | 9 | Betrayal by a loved one. |
If the number turns out to be more than nine, then using addition it is necessary to achieve a single-digit number. Example: 14 is 1+4=5
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Harmless fortune telling by date of birth
Prepare a sheet of paper and a pen (you can use a pencil or felt-tip pen). Write your date of birth or the person you are guessing for. Using the method of adding numbers, get a number from zero to nine.
➦ Example:
- Date of birth: 03.11.1997
- Add: 0+3+1+1+1+9+9+7=31 ⟹ 3+1=4
- Write down all the numbers on the sheet: 0 3 1 1 1 9 9 7 3 1 4
By the number of certain numbers one can judge the innate qualities of a person. In the example there are 3 units, which indicates high level energy, and 7 declares the presence of talent.
After looking at the table, you will understand everything!
Children's fortune telling with cards for love
Shuffle the playing deck of cards, taking out four jacks from it. Place them on the table in a row, making a wish for each specific boy. Place the cards from left to right under the jacks to make 4 rows. In each row, remove 2 identical cards of different suits, shuffle the cards again and lay them out in the same pattern. There should be one card left under each jack. Look at what cards are left; by their meaning you can find out about the feelings of the hidden boys:
Another option for fortune telling with cards
Take the king from the deck and place it on the table. The king is the boy you have feelings for. Shuffle the deck and draw any five cards for the king.
See which suit came up more:
- ♡ Worms - in love.
- ♤ Spades - angry or offended by you.
- ♢ Diamonds - you are just a friend for him.
- ♧ Cross - he feels sympathy for you.
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What does his gift say?
If a boy gives a gift, then you can use it to determine the meaning he put into the gift. Flowers speak of love for you, and the mirror speaks of his thoughts about another girl. A gifted book means deep respect, but perfume or a scarf - not so much good sign. If sweets are presented, he wants to make peace. A toy, a photo frame and a postcard will tell about sympathy.
How easy is it to get an answer to a question?
Take a piece of paper and write the question on it: “Does my desk neighbor like me?” Count the letters in it and add them. In the example it turns out: 8+2+1+6+6+2+5=30 ⟹ 3+0=3 — because we need a single digit number.
Look for the answer in the table:
| Number | Meaning | Number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your intuition tells you the answer correctly. | 6 | Obstacles. |
| 2 | Yes. | 7 | Wait a moment. |
| 3 | No | 8 | Most likely yes. |
| 4 | Maybe. | 9 | Probably not. |
| 5 | Maybe. | ||
Fortune telling by paper daisy
This type of fortune telling is suitable for a group of girls. Get together with your friends and draw a large daisy on a piece of paper, and on each petal write the boy's name and cut them out. Mix them in a box or bag. Let all the girls choose a petal at random. Whose name comes across is the secret admirer.
An interesting fortune telling that usually happens unexpectedly
If a thread accidentally gets caught on your clothes or hair, you can interpret a message from above by its color.
Color meanings:
To get the most honest answer from fortune telling, you need to follow some rules. If you take them seriously, the prediction will not deceive.
- First, create an appropriate environment in the room: dim the lights and light candles.
- If you are telling fortunes in the company of girls, take only real friends with you.
- You can't guess for those who don't believe in the result.
- Do not do fortune telling on the same occasion more than once a week.
- When doing fortune telling using cards, shuffle them carefully. The person being told fortunes must remove them in the direction of himself with the finger of his left hand.
- They say that cats have a positive effect on the layout of the deck. If he went through some of them, it will give special meaning fortune telling.
All the fortune-telling presented above are more like games. With their help you can have fun and have fun in the company of girls. The process is shrouded in mystery, so it arouses interest among children, and if you take fortune telling seriously, you can get truly truthful predictions!