Samhain Apple Divinations by helela

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Samhain Apple Divinations

If a girl stands before a mirror while eating an apple and combing her
hair at midnight on Halloween, her future husbands' image will be
reflected in the glass over her left shoulder.
If a girl cuts an apple into nine pieces at midnight on Halloween in
front of a mirror, then sticks each piece with a knife and holds each
piece (one at a time) over her left shoulder, as the ninth piece hits
the reflection in the mirror, she will see her future husband.
If a girl peels an apple in one long piece at midnight on Halloween, and
then tosses the peel over her left shoulder or into a bowl of water, she
will be able to read the first initial of her future partners' name in
the shape assumed by the discarded peel.
If a girl peels an apple at midnight on Halloween and hangs the peel on
a nail by the front door, the initials of the first man to enter will be
the same as those of her unknown lover.
If a group of unmarried boys and girls each attach an apple to a string
and twirl the apple over a fire, the oder in shich the apples fall off
the string indicates the order in which they will all be married. The
owner of the last apple to drop will remain unmarried.
In a group of unmarried boys and girls, each person marks an apple and
places it in a large bucket of water, along with unmarked apples.
Without using their hands, the teens attempt to take bites out of the
apples floating in the water. The teen is fated to marry the person
whose apple they bite. Another variation of this custom consists of
hanging the apples from strings tied
to a tree.
The American custom of apple bobbing does not mark the apples. Whoever
snags an apple first will be wed first, and if a boy or girl puts the
apple they caught during the game under their pillow on Halloween Eve,
they will dream of their intended lover.
For the girl who has many suitors, the apple seed divination is a must.
The young woman peels and apple and places a wet seed named for each
boyfriend on her cheeks. The seed to fall off last will be her next
lover. Variations include sticking the seeds on the eyelids or forehead.
The girl can also put the seeds in a heavy pan on the stove. The first
seed to pop declares who will be (or is) unfaithful.
For a suitor to declare his bravery for his lady love at a party, the
young woman's apple is hung from a string on one side of a pole and a
lit candle hung on a string on the other side of the pole. As the pole
is spun amid cheers and laughter, the suitor must brave the flame to
catch the apple in his teeth. If he fails to do so, the couple will not
be a couple much longer.

Silver Ravenwolf -- "Halloween"