Halloween Rituals Once Used Apples To Predict Future Spouses

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Halloween traditions once involved various rituals using apples to predict future spouses. Young people in the British Isles would peel an apple in one strip and toss it over their shoulder, with the peel's shape supposedly revealing the initial of their future love. Apple bobbing, a popular party game today, also served as a fortune-telling contest. Some versions involved marking apples with suitors' names, while others linked getting an apple first to a happy love life or early marriage.