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St Andrew's Eve
Poland's Andrzejki and the Romanian night of St Andrew, when wax is poured through a key hole and girls try to learn who they will marry.
About St Andrew's Eve
In Poland, 29 November is Andrzejki, a night of divination for the unmarried, especially young women. Hot wax is poured through the hole of a key into cold water, and the shadow of the shape on the wall is read as a sign of the coming year or the partner's trade. Girls also place shoes in a line towards the door, and the first to cross the threshold will marry first. In Romania the same night is St Andrew's Eve, which has its own set of beliefs, among them that the strigoi, restless spirits, are active, and garlic is rubbed on windows and doors. Today it is a lighthearted party in Poland and a folk occasion in Romania.
Also part of it, and being written: Saint Andrew's Day (The feast and its eve.), Divination (The foretelling custom.).
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Written by the EveryJaadu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Saint Andrew's Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family, and are described as belief and practice. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.