Which winter divination ritual, practised by young women during the Svyatki season between Christmas and Epiphany, involves melting wax or tossing a slipper to predict marriage prospects?

• A Zagovory
• B Kolyadovanie
• C Obychai
• D Gadanie ✓

Gadanie (гадание) encompasses various fortune-telling methods; Svyatki was considered the most potent time for divination, with church prohibitions suspended during the twelve holy days.