Nowadays Halloween is an excuse for wearing costumes, partying, and collecting candy. But in the 1800's there were many suspicions associated with October 31. The barrier between the natural and supernatural world was supposed to be thinnest during that night, especially at midnight.

Romance Questions were most important, especially with future divination of who your spouse would be. It was not uncommon for young girls to try various ways to learn the identity of their future husband.

One popular way, was to pare an apple in one piece and throw the peel behind you. The peel should form in initial of your future spouse. This was also done with raw eggs in water. But the most popular way was with a mirror at midnight. I don't know how seriously people took this, but it was the subject of numerous greeting cards and was commonly written about in the late fall.

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