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vivienDay 15. Wah. Nearly halfway done.
Let's have some more wacky divination, shall we?
From History of Halloween.net
"Some believe if you catch a snail on Halloween night and lock it in a flat dish you will see the first letter of your sweetheart’s name in the morning.
Another one says that if a girl puts fresh rosemary and a silver coin under her pillow on Halloween, she will see her future husband in a dream.
Girls who carry a lamp to a spring of water on this night are said to be able to see their future husband in the reflection.
Additionally, carrying a broken egg in a glass to a spring of water during the day can not only see their future husband by mixing some of the spring water into the glass, but she can also see a glimpse of her future children."
Let's have some more wacky divination, shall we?
From History of Halloween.net
"Some believe if you catch a snail on Halloween night and lock it in a flat dish you will see the first letter of your sweetheart’s name in the morning.
Another one says that if a girl puts fresh rosemary and a silver coin under her pillow on Halloween, she will see her future husband in a dream.
Girls who carry a lamp to a spring of water on this night are said to be able to see their future husband in the reflection.
Additionally, carrying a broken egg in a glass to a spring of water during the day can not only see their future husband by mixing some of the spring water into the glass, but she can also see a glimpse of her future children."
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Date: 2007-10-16 11:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-16 11:51 pm (UTC)I bet the ones having to do with springs were pagan holdovers, since so many springs and wells were sacred sites - also the reflection thing. But the broken egg in a glass? I'm thinking that's one of those "my friend's sister's husband's niece" kind of things that caught on just as urban legends do now.