"There are many descriptions of the use of wax in fortune telling in Ukrainian and other Slavic folklore. One tradition consisted of mixing a baby's hair with melted wax. If this nugget of wax and hair floated the container of water, the child would have a long life. If it sank, the opposite was foretold. (Afanas'ev [1865-9] 1970, 192-4)"
The Word And Wax: A Medical Folk Ritual Among Ukrainians in Alberta
By Rena Jeanne Hanchuk
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Iris by William Savage Cooper
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