Eve of St. Andrew (November 29th) - Sw. Andrzejki
On the Eve of St. Catharine (November 24th) the young men entertain themselves with games as to who shall be their future wives.  The turn of the young girls comes on the Eve of St. Andrew, for this Saint is considered the patron of marriage.  In some parts of the country the girls fast during the day and pray that the Saint soon provide them with a husband.  Many traditional games called "Andrzejki" are indulges in to determine which of the youths shall first be blessed by the exchange of vows: the pouring of melted wax on cold water and guessing the figures; throwing of a shoe over one's head - if the tip falls so as to face the door, it is a sign of marriage; the tossing of tidbits to a dog-the first whose tidbit the dog takes first shall be the first to marry; the floating of walnut shells-those whose walnut shells touch shall soon marry.