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The feast of St. Andrew is observed with fortune-telling traditions, particularly among unmarried women. Lead is poured into cold water, and the shape it takes predicts the profession of the future husband. In some villages, women walk backward in the dark to the well, and the reflection they see in the water is said to show the face of their future spouse. The traditions are older than Christianity, rooted in the Slavic winter solstice rituals that preceded the arrival of the saints.