算命是一种始于俄罗斯前基督教时代的传统（并不被俄罗斯东正教会所宽恕）。传统上，算命是由年轻的未婚女性进行的，她们聚集在一所房子或一个баня（BAnya） – 一个俄罗斯桑拿浴室。女人们只穿着睡衣，头发松散。已婚妇女和男子不得参加算命仪式。相反，年长的女性表演заговоры（zagaVOry）：基于单词的仪式旨在为家庭带来繁荣。在今天的俄罗斯，许多算命仪式涉及整个家庭。塔罗牌阅读，茶叶阅读和咖啡渣占卜也很常见。以下是在俄罗斯圣诞节庆祝活动中进行的传统算命方法的一些例子：一个碗里装满了米饭，询问了一个问题或者是一个愿望。当您将手放入碗中然后将其取出时，您必须计算粘在手上的谷物数量。偶数意味着希望很快就会实现，而奇数意味着它会在一段时间后实现。它也可以被视为该问题的是或否答案。收集尽可能多的杯子或杯子，因为有人在场。每个杯子中放入下列物品之一（每杯一个物品）：一个戒指，一个硬币，一个洋葱，一些盐，一片面包，一些糖和水。每个人轮流选择一个杯子，闭着眼睛。所选对象代表不久的将来。戒指意味着婚礼，硬币意味着财富，面包意味着丰富，糖意味着快乐时光和笑声，洋葱意味着眼泪，盐意味着困难时期，而一杯水意味着生活没有变化。传统上，在圣诞节前夕，年轻女性走到外面，问第一个男人，他们看到了他的名字。这个名字被认为是他们未来丈夫的名字。
Fortune telling is a tradition that began in the pre-Christian era of Russia (not forgiven by the Russian Orthodox Church). Traditionally, fortune telling is carried out by young unmarried women who gather in a house or a баня (BAnya) – a Russian sauna. Women are only wearing pajamas and their hair is loose. Married women and men are not allowed to participate in fortune-telling ceremonies. Instead, older women perform заговоры (zagaVOry): word-based rituals are designed to bring prosperity to the family. In today’s Russia, many fortune-telling rituals involve the entire family. Tarot reading, tea reading and coffee ground divination are also common. Here are some examples of traditional fortune-telling methods in Russian Christmas celebrations: a bowl filled with rice, asking for a question or a wish. When you put your hand in a bowl and take it out, you must calculate the amount of grain that sticks to your hand. Even numbers mean that hope is realized soon, and odd numbers mean that it will be implemented after a while. It can also be considered as a yes or no answer to the question. Collect as many cups or cups as possible because someone is present. Put one of the following items (one item per cup) in each cup: one ring, one coin, one onion, some salt, a piece of bread, some sugar and water. Each person takes turns selecting a cup and closing his eyes. The selected object represents the near future. Rings mean weddings, coins mean wealth, bread means richness, sugar means happy hours and laughter, onions mean tears, salt means hard times, and a glass of water means life is not changing. Traditionally, on Christmas Eve, young women went outside and asked the first man, who saw his name. This name is considered to be the name of their future husband.