{"id":6808,"date":"2016-11-28T00:40:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T00:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=6808"},"modified":"2016-11-28T00:40:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T00:40:29","slug":"are-you-ready-for-some-fortune-telling-on-st-andrews-eve-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/are-you-ready-for-some-fortune-telling-on-st-andrews-eve-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready for some fortune telling on St Andrew’s Eve in Poland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Poland, Andrzejki<\/strong>, or St. Andrew’s Eve<\/strong>\u00a0takes place on the night of November 29th . This tradition has its roots in the past and is focused on superstitions and fortune telling. Poles who take part in Andrzejki rituals do so for fun rather than to gain insight into their futures \ud83d\ude42 Andrzejki fortune telling is mostly for unmarried young ladies. In the past, searching for a husband was a Polish girl’s most important task, so some St. Andrew’s Eve rituals predict which female in the household will get married next or help to describe the man they will marry.<\/p>\n

The most common Andrzejki tradition carried on today uses hot wax (wosk<\/strong>) as a conduit into the spirit world. The wax must be melted and then poured through the eye of a skeleton key (or any other key) into a bowl of cool water. Once cooled, the resultant form is then held in front of a light and the shadow cast reveals the appearance of your future partner, or something about their character. While for today\u2019s youth this glimpse into the future might only be as far-sighted as a few hours, centuries ago it was studied very closely.<\/p>\n

Of the many games that were played on Andrzejki in the past, one that remains popular today involves a group of young girls taking off one of their shoes and lining them up one after another in a single file. The girl whose shoe is last in line then takes hers to the front, and so on, meandering through the house until reaching the front door; the girl whose shoe is the first to cross the threshold will be the first to marry!!!<\/p>\n

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Here are few different, popular Polish proverbs about Andrzejki:<\/p>\n

Gdy \u015bwi\u0119ty Andrzej ze \u015bniegiem przybie\u017cy, sto dni \u015bnieg na polu le\u017cy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it snows on St. Andrew’s day, snow will stay on the ground for 100 days.<\/p>\n

\n\u015anieg na Andrzeja dla zbo\u017ca z\u0142a nadzieja.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snow on Andrew’s day, evil hope for grain.<\/p>\n

\nGdy w Andrzeja deszcz lub s\u0142ota, w grudniu drogi bez b\u0142ota.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When there is rain on St. Andres’s, \u00a0in December roads will be without mud.<\/p>\n

\n\u015awi\u0119ty Andrzej wr\u00f3\u017cy szcz\u0119\u015bcie i szybkie zam\u0119\u015bcie.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Andrew bodes luck and fast getting married.<\/p>\n

\nNa noc \u015bw. Andrzeja dziewkom z wr\u00f3\u017cb nadzieja.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the St. Andrew’s night girls get hope from\u00a0 divination.<\/p>\n

\nDzi\u015b cie\u0144 wosku ci uka\u017ce, co ci \u017cycie niesie w darze.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, the shadow of wax will show you, what will life bring as a gift.<\/p>\n

\nNa \u015bwi\u0119tego Andrzeja b\u0142yska pannom nadzieja.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At St. Andrew’s flashes singles hope.<\/p>\n

\nKt\u00f3rej but na progu stanie – pierwsza panna na wydanie.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The shoe on the threshold \u00a0– the first single lady to get married.<\/p>\n

\nJe\u017celi na \u015bwi\u0119tego Andrzeja wiatr i mg\u0142a, to od Bo\u017cego Narodzenia b\u0119dzie sroga zima<\/strong><\/p>\n

If on St. Andrew’s wind and fog, from Christmas will be severe winter<\/p>\n

\n\u015awi\u0119ty Andrzej Ci uka\u017ce, co Ci los przyniesie w darze.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Andrew will show you what fate will bring you as a gift.<\/p>\n

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