On December 7, the Orthodox venerate St. Catherine - the patron saint of all women. From this day begins the traditional Christmas divination, unmarried girls are trying to look into the future and find out their fate.
Day of St. Catherine is also called Zhenodavitsey, highly esteemed this day in Ukraine and is considered traditionally female, and in ancient times it was called, and all the holiday Maiden's fate. It is said that the saint in this day surely hear women's prayer associated with requests for family happiness, about a successful marriage, about getting rid of women's diseases and infertility. And on this day, unmarried girls wondered at her spouse, version of the site Kolobok.ua gathered the most common of divinationon Catherine.
Cherry branch. Early in the morning on December 7, the girl should go out into the garden and cut a sprig of cherry, put it in the water and wait until it blooms. If the Christmas tree branch covered with leaves - be forthcoming marriage with her beloved, if become green after Christmas - will soon be the bride, but the wedding this year will not be.
Leaves under the pillow. On the night of December 7 girls put under the pillow with leaves of different trees, each of which denotes a particular guy, but I have to be among them, and "empty" apple leaf. In the morning, the smallest boy in the family needs to pull a sheet, if the sheet apple - then sit still long on the shelf, but if the other list - the girl would marry the one under that leaf I guessed.
Overhear fate. In the evening the girls went under false windows and listened to the conversation, it was thought that what said owners of the house could tell about the fate that awaits the girl. And the girls listened to the voices of animals - cats, dogs, horses, roosters. The voice of the animal are determined profession or nature of her betrothed.
See the bride in her sleep.Before going to bed, December 6, the need to put a pillow under the piece of bread, and say: "narrowing-disguised, come to me to eat." Then you need to go to bed and did not speak. Try to remember the dream, as a man that you dream and become your betrothed. Perhaps it will not happen that year, but his face should definitely remember.
Rich or not. To find out which prosperity will be a future husband, the girls poured into a bowl of cereal and any throwing her jewelry: gold silver, iron. What decoration pull - and a married life awaits Woman.
Vodicka, Vodicka ...On the day of Catherine of getting married soon can also tell the water. Pour into a bowl of water and wash if the water surface is smoothed out quickly, then soon be meeting with the betrothed, and the wedding, and if it calms down for a long time, not married soon.
The name of her spouse.In the evening on Catherine girls ran out of the house and asked a passerby to call a man's name, what name would be called - and they will call her spouse.
Also be sure to ask about to a number of Advent lasts and that is strictly forbidden to do at this time
