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In Scotland, young people went blindfolded into the garden to pull kale
\nstalks; later, before the crackling fireplace, the plants would be
\n\u201cread\u201d for revealing signs of the future wife or husband\u2013short and
\nstunted, tall and healthy, withered and old, and so on. The amount of
\nearth holding on to the root was believed to specify the amount of dowry
\nor fortune the player could expect from a mate. The stalks were then
\ndraped over the door in a line, and each subsequent Halloween guest was
\nthen allocated the identity of a vegetable-spouse. Cabbages and leeks
\nwere similarly used.<\/p>\n

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Nuts as a Halloween offering and tradition, have been used for magic
\nsince Great Roman times. Some Scottish and northern English people believed
\nthat the nuts were so compelling that sorcerers called their October 31st
\nfestivity the \u201cNut Crack Night\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chestnuts and walnuts, both abundant at harvest time, were common in
\nearly foretelling games. The most popular game goes as follows: two
\nnuts are named, each for a likely lover, and put on a grate in the
\nfire. She, who wants to know the future, observes and waits. If a nut
\nburns true and sound, it indicates the lover will have a faithful
\nnature; if it pops while over the naked flame, then the man is not to be trusted.<\/p>\n

Halloween: An American Holiday, and American History uses apples often
\nfor a Halloween offering and custom, pre-store bought candy. Things
\nsuch as popcorn balls, homemade sweets and fruits were handed out.<\/p>\n