On January 19, all Orthodox Christians celebrate one of the most important holidays for believers - the Baptism of the Lord. According to the canons of faith, it was on this day that Jesus Christ was baptized in the rivers of Jordan and was marked by the Lord as his beloved son. Therefore, both popular beliefs and the official church claim that water on January 19 acquires special miraculous properties, and the Higher Powers rejoice in the Baptism of the Lord on this day and are supportive of human requests. Therefore, our ancestors came up with traditions, omens, conspiracies and rituals with which you can enlist the support of the Light Forces for the whole year, and also developed a whole system of fortune telling on Epiphany evening. Moreover, fortune-telling on January 19 is considered one of the most accurate, and making wishes on this day is an effective way to make a dream come true. Here we will tell you about the most effective Epiphany rites and fortune-telling, and also figure out why the Orthodox call Baptism the Epiphany.
Why do Orthodox Christians call the feast of the Epiphany the Epiphany?
According to the Bible, at the moment when John the Baptist baptized Christ and Jesus emerged from the water, a dove descended from heaven to the Savior of mankind, and then the voice of God sounded, saying: “ This is my beloved son, in him my favor". Jesus was God's messenger to people, therefore the day on which the Lord communicated his will is called the Manifestation of God.
Another reason why the Baptism of the Lord is called Theophany is the fact that, according to Christian belief, at the moment of the baptism of Christ, the whole Holy Trinity was revealed to people: God, who announced his will from heaven, the Son sent by him to earth and baptized in the river, and The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.
Enlightenment is another name for the Baptism of the Lord
The holiday of January 19, according to Christian canons, is called not only the Baptism of the Lord and the Epiphany, but also the Enlightenment. There are two versions of why Baptism is called the Enlightenment. Perhaps this name was invented by the first Christians, who believe that on the day Christ was baptized, God gave people a chance to come out of darkness into the light, giving them enlightenment by true faith.
Historians are of the opinion that the inhabitants of Byzantium were the first to call Baptism the Enlightenment, since in this stronghold of Christianity there was a tradition to light bonfires and torches on the streets of the city on the night of January 19.
Baptism of the Lord: signs, traditions, making wishes
The Baptism of the Lord is the final holiday of the winter Christmastide beginning on January 7th. Moreover, Christians need to celebrate the Epiphany for 2 days - not only on January 19, but also on January 18. On January 18, all Christians should fast, and for dinner the hostess should prepare "hungry kutya" - kutya with rice, millet and honey. This kutya should be eaten by all family members, and the rest of the dish should be given to pets before January 19. And of course, on Epiphany, all believers must visit the church, defend the service and collect holy water.
But in addition to church rules and dogmas on how to celebrate the Epiphany, there are also folk customs of what to do on Epiphany - signs, traditions, making wishes and even fortune-telling about love and the future. Our ancestors always paid attention to what the weather was like for Epiphany, because it was believed that by it it was possible to determine what the whole next year would be like. And the most accurate baptismal signs are:
- If the morning of January 19 turned out to be warm and cloudy, the year will be fruitful.
- If on Epiphany the trees are abundantly covered with frost or it snows, the grain will be good.
- Severe frost in Epiphany - drought in summer.
Traditionally, during Baptism, women were forbidden to carry water until one of the male family members brought the holy water into the house. Also, folk traditions recommend on the night of January 18-19 to paint crosses on windows and doors with wax or soot of a church candle in order to receive protection from the Light Forces.
How to make wishes for Baptism correctly
Since it was believed that on Baptism, good spirits especially favor people, on this day both women and men made their most secret desires and asked for help and blessings in God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. To make a wish for the Epiphany, you do not need to observe some complicated ritual or perform a long ritual - it is enough to go outside on Epiphany night and, raising your eyes to the sky, express your request in a whisper. The main thing is that this request should be kind and come from the bottom of the heart.
Epiphany holiday: signs and fortune-telling on January 19 at Epiphany evening
The feast of the Epiphany and the signs and fortune-telling on the Epiphany evening are inextricably linked in the popular consciousness. According to knowledgeable people, it is best to guess on Epiphany Christmas Eve and on the night of January 18-19. The people came up with many Epiphany fortune-telling, with the help of which you can find out your future and prospects in any area of \u200b\u200blife. And here are the most accurate and simple divinations that are suitable for residents of city apartments:
- Divination by the groom. This is a fortune-telling for girls who are courted by several guys at once. The girl needs to take as many apples as she has fans, and write the name of one of the suitors on each apple. Then you need to turn off the light, stir the apples and bite off each piece. The sweetest will be the apple with the name of the most suitable candidate for husbands.
- Fortune telling. This divination is very simple. You need to take three plates and a coin, hold them in your hands, and then ask someone to hide the coin under one of the plates. It is impossible to look exactly where the coin is hiding. Then you need to try to guess where the coin is located. If the fortuneteller found a coin the first time, the year will be financially successful for him; the second time - you should not expect significant income, but there will be no losses; from the third - material losses are probable.
- Fortune-telling for a prophetic dream. Before going to bed, on the night of Epiphany, you need to open the window and say into the darkness “ Saint Samson, show a holiday dream about the future».
Is it possible to guess on the Orthodox holiday of the Baptism of the Lord?
According to the canons of Christianity, it is a sin to guess either in the Baptism of the Lord or on other days. However, the people believed that the sin of fortune-telling on Christmastide was washed away by the holy water of the Epiphany, therefore, from January 7 to January 18, you can guess, the main thing is that on January 19 you must plunge into the ice-hole.
Popular conspiracies and rituals for Baptism (Epiphany)
Both healers and ordinary people use conspiracies and rituals for Baptism (Epiphany) to enlist the support of higher powers and attract wealth, happiness and love to the house. There are also a lot of Epiphany conspiracies for health and for the cure of diseases.
Most of the conspiracies in Baptism are pronounced over holy water. Moreover, it is not necessary to slander the water brought from the church - on January 19, any water collected from a well or a natural source is considered sacred.
The following are considered the most powerful conspiracies:
On health: « Heal, O Lord, my body and soul, for I am a sinner, and my soul and body ache in sin. Heal, please, Lord Jesus Christ, our Eternal Father Heavenly Son, my body from ailments, from dryness and aches, from blood and pain. Heal my soul from envy, hatred and anger. Heaven on this day opens on us sinners. Lord Jesus Christ, please fill my body with strength and health, and my soul with peace. To the glory of Thy Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen!". Conspiracy water should be put in a dark place and drunk in a spoon every day throughout the year.
For prosperity: « Holy water came to the house and brought prosperity. Losses will pass this house, and prosperity will increase every day. Good luck in everything will accompany me, failure in anything I will not know!". A vessel with charmed water should be brought one by one into all rooms of the house and the corners should be sprayed with a small amount of water.
For luck: « The Lord was baptized in Jordan - the world to the whole world was revealed. As true that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, it is also true that I have the strength to do everything. The Lord reigns and commands, the Lord helps me in all matters. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen!". You should wash your face with charmed water in the morning.
The effectiveness of ceremonies with Epiphany water
Centuries ago, people knew that the water collected at the Epiphany, which is also called the Epiphany, has special properties. Despite the fact that Orthodox priests do not support traditions, signs and rituals associated with holy water, knowledgeable people are sure that making wishes and conspiracies really work for it. Therefore, for those who want to be happy and healthy all next year, as well as wash away the sin of fortune-telling on Christmastide, it will be useful to collect and speak water on January 19 in order to drink it a spoon every day.
Baptism is the perfect time to make wishes. It is believed that everything made on this day will come true for sure. And before you think of THAT most cherished, you need to know four basic rules. The first is the correct wording, because what exactly you get in the end depends on it, so say everything in the present tense and do not limit your dream to deadlines. Next is the item "Feelings VS Reason ": desire what your heart sincerely wants, even if the brain says that it is- impossible! Third rule: "no- negative ", your desires should be only for the good and in no case aimed at ensuring thatharm someone. And the last thing: do not include others in your desires, according to beliefs, this can only harm them!
So, we figured out the main rules for making wishes, now let's proceed to the most interesting part:
12 wishes
It is not for nothing that our TOP opens this method, because thanks to it you will be able to find out which three wishes from your long list will surely come true this year! To do this, write all your dreams and plans on 12 sheets of paper and put them under your pillow before going to bed. And in the morning, take out the first three leaves that come across. It is these wishes that will come true soon!
Epiphany water
Since water is generally the most important symbol of Baptism, we definitely cannot do without it when making wishes, especially if there is one very interesting way. On Epiphany evening, put holy water on the window and, as soon as the liquid begins to freeze a little, run out into the street and, looking at the sky, say your desire three times. After this, do not pour out this water, but pour it into a bottle and keep it as a talisman.
Water and coin
Another interesting and effective way with water: pour water into a glass late at night, throw a silver coin into it and whisper your wish three times. In this case, it is important to position the glass so that the light of the moon is reflected in the water. After leaving the house, pour out the water, and hide the coin in a place where no one will find it for sure!
Dipping into the ice hole
If you are fearless and ready to plunge into an ice hole for Epiphany, then catch another way: while diving into the water, think about what you are dreaming about. And in order to “fix” your request, so to speak, go out into the street the next day and repeat your desire.
Secrets of grandmothers
And we borrowed this method from our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Rather, this is not a method to make a wish, but a magical rite to attract and preserve youth and female beauty. On the night of Epiphany, fill a glass with water, and put a small mirror on the bottom through which you will look at your reflection. After that, consider all your shortcomings and, if any, wrinkles, and then, imagining how the water takes it all from your face, wash three times. At the end of the ceremony, be sure to ask the water for beauty, youth and health.
Nuts
If you can't wait to know if what you dream about will come true, there is one very simple way. On the night of January 19, make a wish and take a handful of nuts (seeds, peas, etc.). Put them on the table and count. If there is an even number, the desire will come true, an odd number will not.
Book of fate
On January 18, on Epiphany, take the first book you come across, make a wish and say any page number and line number above or below. Then open and read the text that is in the book in the place that you intended: these lines will become "advice from above" for the fulfillment of your desire!
On the feast of Epiphany, they say, you can recognize all the events of the coming year, if you are careful. Believe it or not, check it out. Anyone who belongs to the descendants of Thomas the unbeliever is even recommended to take one day to observe and write down everything they see. See for yourself how informative Baptism is in terms of predicting the future. But the signs themselves:
Weather signs for Epiphany
If it snows in the morning, then the year will be rich. It concerns not only the harvest, but also other types of profit, if you saw this phenomenon with your own eyes.
When there is wind and frost - store goods, there will be no harvest. This also applies to all types of earnings, if you have such an observation.
If there is a thaw (which is extremely rare), you know there will be problems in society. They say that before such terrible events as war or revolution, Epiphany was especially warm.
The spring flood will prompt a clear month on Epiphany night.
According to signs, snow falling in fluffy flakes suggests that the land will be generous for the harvest.
There are many stars in the sky, it is clear and deep, you can plan hikes for berries and mushrooms, there will be many of them.
We came to the ice hole with Epiphany water, and there the fish are splashing, which means that the beekeepers will be lucky this year.
When Epiphany day is sunny, you need to prepare for a hot summer.
Seeing a shooting star is a happy occasion that can change your life.
Personal Epiphany signs
Those people who met during the Epiphany holidays should be friends all their lives. The Lord blesses such a relationship.
If you are caught in a blizzard that day, expect huge incomes.
Sign for girls. If a girl has to wash all the dishes after a festive dinner, she needs to get ready for the matchmakers. Soon the groom will come to the doorstep.
Modern Epiphany signs
While walking we met a man with a bouquet - to be happy this year.
If you saw a man in red on the street - fall in love to the point of madness!
When a passer-by, wearing black clothes, came out to meet you, try not to start new novels. You will meet extremely cunning and deceitful people (in any case, your attention will not be focused on others this year)
Break a plate for Epiphany - for the wedding (your own or with friends). If a cup falls out of your hands, this is a sign of new perspectives.
If on this day you cut your finger: on the left hand - to illness, on the right - a new place of work (study).
If you had to survive the burn on this day, then you should know that you will have to move to another city.
If the burn is on the upper part of the body (up to the waist - at will, if on the lower - by duress.
Getting stuck in an elevator on Epiphany - to stagnation in business, if you went up. And - to an unexpected turn, if the elevator went down.
Late for public transport - you will have a chance that you have dreamed of for a very long time. But whether you use it or not depends only on yourself.
We sincerely congratulate you on the Baptism of Christ! Thanks to this bright Orthodox holiday, each of us has an amazing opportunity to turn our face to the bright face of our Lord, to repent, confess and receive his blessing and parting words.
How to make a wish for Epiphany
For many years now, Epiphany has been considered the most successful time for making a wish. On the night of January 18-19, many dreams will be heard and fulfilled. However, there are a few simple rules to follow.
Before making a wish in any of the ways presented, ask for forgiveness from all the people whom you once hurt, treated them badly, and so on. If there is no way to meet in life, do it mentally.
Also, do not forget to thank God for all the good things he has done for you throughout your life. So, after that you can proceed to the main actions.
In order to make a wish for the Baptism of the Lord, take a handful of any small items. These can be nuts, small balls for the aquarium, and much more. Spread them on a flat surface. Next, you need to make a wish. After that, count all the items. If the number is even, then your wish will certainly come true.
Take a piece of paper and write 12 wishes, only without repetitions ... On the night of 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., place the sheet under your pillow. Close your eyes in the morning and choose three of them. They will come true.
Before going to bed, say aloud the words: "Saint Samson, show a festive dream ..." ... Substitute your wish instead of the ellipsis. It is believed that dreams seen on the night before baptism are prophetic. And if you dreamed exactly what you had in mind, then you can be sure that your wish will come true.
On the night of baptism, pour water into any dish ... As soon as the liquid begins to wobble, go outside. There, looking up to heaven, you can ask God to fulfill your deepest desires.
Pour water back into any vessel. Only this time, write your wishes on narrow pieces of paper and fold the paper so that the text cannot be seen. Papers are attached to the edge of the dishes. Place a non-sinking (tea) candle in the water. Unfold the leaf to which the candle floated first. The wish written on it will come true.
>If you have a pet, there is a way to make a wish for baptism ... Think about what you want and call your pet into the room. If he enters the room, while crossing the threshold with his left paw, then the desire will come true.
You need to use a medium sized mirror. Write a wish on it with a piece of dry soap. Place a mirror under your pillow and go to bed. If in the morning you do not find the inscription on the mirror, then your desire was heard.
For those who are going to plunge into the ice hole on January 19, the following option is perfect. Make a wish while submerging in water. The very next day, January 20 at 3 am, go outside and ask God again about your desire.
You can also take an aquamarine or mother-of-pearl stone with you to the ice hole. Imagine your desire is a bright flash of light. Make a guess and throw a stone into the water.
If you are going to go to church on January 19, do not forget to put a candle there. to some quiet, modest corner. It will bring you and your family good luck for the year ahead.
In fact, it is not so much the process of the ceremony that is important as faith. Faith in God and in the fulfillment of your desires. You can simply go out onto the balcony and, looking at the starry sky, ask the Lord to fulfill your desires. Just remember: you need to dream about something bright and good. About what will not cause problems for other people.
The church calendar of January holidays reminds us that it is time to celebrate the most important date of the Baptism of the Lord.
It's no secret that this day is very powerful. Therefore, the fulfillment of desires for Epiphany is almost 100 percent, you just need to know how to make a wish for Epiphany so that everything will come true. We decided to devote this material to desires for Baptism, fortune telling and conspiracies on this day.
How to make a wish for Epiphany-2018 so that it comes true is a whole science that can still be comprehended, but we must not forget about some of the subtleties, which we will discuss below.
Answering the question whether it is possible to make a wish for Baptism, we say with all confidence that it is possible (although many are of the opinion that this cannot be done on important dates of the church calendar), informs the portal rosregistr. On this day, the moment comes when heaven opens for desires for Baptism. They say that heaven is waiting for sincere prayers and requests from a pure heart, which they will gladly fulfill, but you need to know a few secrets. Read on for more details.
Whether they make a wish for Epiphany, our ancestors knew, believing in the miraculous power of Epiphany. There are many ways to make a wish for Baptism, but we will tell you about the most proven and effective ones.
Before you start, be positive, set aside all resentments, thank heaven for everything you have and ask for forgiveness for what you have done. Then get down to action:
- correctly formulate what you want, not limited by the time frame
- be as sincere as possible and be guided by feelings, not reason
- wish only positive and for good, and not for evil to someone
- ask heaven for yourself, and not for someone, so that you do not harm with your desire.
Several ways to make a wish for Christening
1. For Baptism, put water in a bowl. Then watch carefully what is happening. As soon as you see that the water begins to sway in the vessel, go outside, then look at the sky and make your wish, ask God for what you need.
2. Write desire on the mirror with soap and put it under your bed. When you wake up in the morning, look at the mirror. If the inscription has disappeared, then the desire will come true.
3. Take a piece of paper and write down 12 of your most cherished desires. Put it under your pillow and go to bed. When you wake up, just take three of them at random and weber. They are exactly what you have to do.
4. On Epiphany night, put a bowl of water on the table and observe it. If ripples go through the water at midnight, then you must have time to make a wish at this moment.
It has been proven for centuries that Epiphany conspiracies are especially powerful. Our great-grandmothers every now and then tried to improve their fate, guessing and reading conspiracies on such energetic nights. Therefore, further we publish Epiphany conspiracies on various topics.
On the morning of January 19, pick up a lit church candle and a plate of holy water. While reading your prayers, put a few drops of wax into the water, and then mold these drops into a round wax pad. This pillow needs to be heated a little over the candle fire again, and then glued to the head of the bed on which you sleep. This talisman will protect you from illness for a whole year, and will also help a sick person recover faster.
Conspiracies before Baptism have literally overwhelming power, so you need to resort to them very carefully. To attract wealth, you need to take holy water and sprinkle it in all the corners of your house. This should be done late in the evening before Epiphany. When sprinkling holy water on your home, you need to ask God to take away losses and send prosperity and prosperity to your home. Leave some of the water overnight in the places where your money is usually kept. This baptismal money conspiracy always works.
On the first day of the holiday, you need to go outside before dawn and scoop up some Epiphany snow there. In the house, wait for the snow to melt, while at this time pray for beauty and health. Then wash yourself with melt water and dry your entire body. You can also take a bath by adding a little melted Epiphany snow to ordinary water.
On the night of Epiphany, you need to run out into the street and ask the name of random passers-by in order to find out what the groom will be called. You can also try putting two matches on the sides of the box and setting them on fire. The matches burned out and leaned towards each other - the hidden couple will be together. If not, then they will disperse. It is advisable to put out matches on time, without waiting for the whole matchbox to light up and flare up.
Fortune-telling also has a special place on Epiphany night. Before going to bed on Epiphany evening, put a mirror brought from the street under the bed and spread fir branches around it. Write your wish on the mirror with your hand. If the inscription disappears in the morning, the wish will come true.
- Spread a handful of small items on the table, such as nuts, seeds, etc. Make a wish and count the number of items. If their number is even - the wish will come true, respectively, the number of objects is odd - the wish will not come true.
- Unmarried people need to take the number of apples corresponding to the number of her boyfriends. They need to be designated by carving the initials of each on both sides of each. Then all the apples need to be put in some kind of dish and the light should be turned off. Mix the apples thoroughly, and then start nibbling off each one, choosing the most delicious. The apple that tastes best reflects the guy's most serious intentions.
- Take a bowl of water and place it on the table. On paper strips of the same size, write the events (engagement, travel, wedding, addition to the family, etc.) and spread them around the pelvis at the same distance. Then place a small candle in half of the walnut shell, light it and lower it in the middle of the basin. Next, you need to wait until the shell approaches some edge and read the event near which it will be - then it will come true.
- Fortune telling by hairs in a bowl of water. At night you need to put a pinch of salt, sugar and ash in water, mix everything and let the water calm down. Then lower your hair and your betrothed. If the hair is intertwined in the morning, there will be a wedding. If not, then it’s not destiny. For the next Epiphany, boldly pull out the hair of the next guy.
January 19 is considered one of the main holidays of the Orthodox Church - the Baptism of the Lord or otherwise called - Epiphany. On this day, Jesus Christ received the baptism from John the Baptist in the waters of the Holy Jordan. Catholics celebrate this holiday on January 6th.
For Orthodox Christians, this holiday begins on January 18, on Christmas Eve, which closes the 12 Christmastide days starting from Christmas. Baptism, Christmas and Christmastide are the trinity of the Holy Trinity and a single celebration - the Epiphany.
January 18 - 19 is a wonderful period for solving your problems by conducting pure rituals and ceremonies.
Rituals and ceremonies for January 18, Christmas Eve
Consecration of the dwelling
Consecration of a dwelling is, of course, not cleaning it; it will not be possible to get rid of heavy energy essences and energy clots. But from energy "infections" that infect and encourage quarrels and conflicts to clear their living quarters will work. They also resort to consecration on January 18, if numerous fortune-telling and various rituals were carried out on Christmastide days.
To carry out the rite of consecration, it is necessary to collect clean snow in a basin or bucket, let it melt. And already with melted water, spray every corner of your home, starting to move clockwise from the front door. Don't forget to spray every corner of every window and interior door.
It is necessary to draw crosses with a chalk or pencil over the entrance and interior doors, over the door frames and over the windows.
Thief protection
So that thieves go around your house all year round, on January 18, closer to the night they go around their house and, knocking on every window, say:
They take a candle and draw small crosses with it on the frames of windows and doors, reading this conspiracy or "Our Father".
Signs for January 18
- Dreams seen on January 18 or during a day's rest are always prophetic.
- Tears on the day of the Epiphany - all year in sadness and tears.
- You cannot praise and scold - you can ruin the fate of yourself and the one you praise or scold.
- On Christmas Eve, you can't take anything out of the house and give it away, you can't go to the store: they can't stand a penny or a crumb of bread - so as not to feel need all year round.
- Shoes that you constantly wear must not be left outside the threshold on the night of Epiphany - otherwise you will be sick all year round.
Rituals for the fulfillment of desires for January 18
Option 1
On Epiphany Christmas Eve, in the evening, a little holy water is poured into a bowl or a small cup-tureen, and a silver coin is thrown into it.
Next, this cup must be placed on a windowsill or on a table in such a way that the moonlight illuminates what is in it. Make a wish (only one - the most intimate), repeat it three times.
In the morning, water is poured out on the street, in a place where passers-by rarely walk or they do not exist at all, and the coin is hidden in a secluded place.
If the moon is not visible on Christmas Eve, then this ritual is ineffective.
Option 2
On the night of Epiphany, pour some holy water into a small cup. Read the "Our Father" over the water, when ripples appear on the surface of the water from the prayer, make your wish, and repeat it three times. The desire should be sincere and not bringing harm or harm to anyone.
Then, place a cup of water on a windowsill so that moonlight or starlight hits the surface of the water. In the morning, move the vessel under the icon. If the water remains motionless, the desire will not be fulfilled. If ripples appear, wait for its execution.
Rituals, traditions and signs for Epiphany, January 19
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors not only the Baptism of the Lord and the Holy Epiphany, but also St. Theophan the Recluse. It is believed that on the night of 19, "heaven opens" to the suffering, and what you pray or sincerely ask for, everything will come true. But, supposedly, not everyone is given to see the "opened" heaven, only the most pious and pure-hearted people.
The water consecrated on this day is called Agiasma, and is considered a great shrine with extraordinary miraculous power. Therefore, in Epiphany it is customary to stock up on this holy water for the whole year. It is recommended to collect it in taps and reservoirs from 12 am to 3 am, on the night of January 19 - it is during these hours that the water gains the greatest power. They use this water for ablution, various ceremonies and rituals, and also drink on an empty stomach every morning in order to maintain health and get rid of a number of diseases.
Baptismal water should be stored in glass jars, in a specially designated place, but where a person's foot does not step once again. It is not recommended to keep it near food, the best place is a special cabinet under the icons.
There is one more rule. You can dilute Epiphany water, but not by adding more water to the vessel with Epiphany water, but by adding some amount of Epiphany water to ordinary water.
Epiphany rituals
Damage conspiracy
Take the baptismal water received in the church, pour it into a small bowl, go around every room and premises with it, saying several times:
After this procedure, leave the vessel with water on the windowsill so that moonlight or starlight leaves its glare on the surface. If the moon or stars are not visible or are obscured by clouds, leave a cup of water near the icons. Wash with it in the morning.
Removal of spoilage with Epiphany water
Take baptismal water from three or seven churches, if this is not possible, then from three or seven different sources. Get into the bathtub and pour over this water from head to toe (you cannot heat it), saying several times:
Signs for January 19
- Until three after Baptism, you cannot rub your linen - you cannot wash it - otherwise you will erase your destiny and bring on many misfortunes. Also, you cannot wash in an ice hole for another 12 days after Epiphany.
- If the fog goes over the open water (over the ice-hole), there will be a grain harvest.
- If on the night of 19 and then dogs bark a lot all day, a lot of game and animals will appear in the forests.
- If the weather is clear and frosty on January 19, expect a drought in the summer; if it is cloudy and fresh, prepare large barns for the harvest.
- If there is a full moon on January 19, expect a big spring flood.
- If on the night of 19 the sky clears up to bright stars, it will be hot and dry in summer, but with a harvest for berries and peas. If it is clear during the day, without wind, snow and clouds, it will lead to poor harvest.
- On January 19, the wind will blow from the south - beware of the stormy summer.
- If it snows with a shovel, then expect a rich harvest.
