Bobbing for apples wasn't originally a Halloween activity instead it was a courting ritual. Each apple represented a different eligible bachelor and if the woman bit into the apple on the first try, the two would live happily ever after, succeeding on the second attempt meant the couple would be happy for a time but the love would fade, if it took three tries the union was doomed. This brings about the question why apples? The answer is twofold, the game was usually played at harvest time when apples were plentiful plus apples represented fertility which made me think why not use eggs instead? not biting into the egg but being able to get it out of the water with your mouth and of course most of you will think it's only bad eggs that float but that's not exactly true as older eggs float and they aren't necessarily "bad" and eggs are also associated with fertility. Okay, never mind we'll just save the eggs for Easter.
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