Fortune Telling on Coffee Grounds. A Self-help Guide for Everyone. Arina Apraksina

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      In South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina, where coffee is a significant part of the culture, interest in tasseography is also growing, especially in urban areas.

      In Africa, tasseography is less well known, but in northern countries such as Egypt, it is practiced mainly in urban coffee houses as part of a cultural heritage linked to Middle Eastern traditions. In Egypt and Morocco, coffee grounds are often used as a form of entertainment in coffee houses and at private parties. In Morocco, the coffee used for tasseography is usually very strong, and after drinking the coffee, the cup is covered with a saucer, turned upside down, and the grounds are allowed to drip down the sides, forming symbols for interpretation.

      In Oceania, tasseography is not a traditional practice, but interest is growing among coffee lovers and at cultural festivals, especially in Australia and New Zealand. In these countries, the practice is most common in large cities where there are large cultural communities. Coffee workshops and tasseography courses sometimes include coffee ground reading in their programs as a way of attracting visitors.

      So, as we can see, in all cultures the basic principle of coffee grounds reading is to interpret symbols and signs. These can be anything from animals to letters or numbers. Coffee grounds reading is often passed down from generation to generation and is part of the cultural heritage. Individual symbols may have different meanings depending on the cultural context. For example, the image of a snake may be a positive symbol in one culture and a negative one in another. In some cultures, coffee grounds reading may have serious social significance and be used to solve important issues such as choosing a life path or a partner, while in others it remains only a form of entertainment. Thus, coffee grounds reading demonstrates both the universality of interest in the mystical and the unknown, and the uniqueness of each culture in interpreting this practice.