On December 13, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the Day of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called. This holiday is not only religious, but also popular, it is also called St. Andrew's Day.. On the holiday, it was customary to guess at the fate and betrothed.

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What to do on St. Andrew's Day.

Apostle Andrew is considered the patron saint of sailors and fishermen.. In families where there are representatives of these professions, they pray to him for protection..

Go to church on holidays. For those whose work is associated with a risk to their lives, it is better to also take the sacrament.

Girls who dream of marriage pray for a happy family life on holiday.

On the holiday, they also arranged feasts in the houses where Andrey and Andreevich live..

Fortune telling on Andrey.

One of the main traditions of the holiday was fortune-telling.. After Epiphany, the season of winter weddings began, young men and girls looked closely at each other, so they tried to tell fortunes on the holiday. There are several ways of divination, everyone chose the one that he likes the most..

Divination with matches.

Two matches were placed on a plate, one of them symbolized a guy, the other - a girl. They blew on matches, if they get close, then the guy they like will become the groom.

Divination on a towel. The girl took a towel, said " If in the morning it turned out to be wet, then in the new year there will be a meeting with a loved one and a wedding..

Divination on burnt paper. On the night of Andrei, in a dark room, they burn pieces of paper with the help of a candle and guess their future from the shadows on the wall.