The reading on apples in Rooted in America made me think of apple traditions that I know. Later when I was eating the apple in my lunch I remembered the one about twisting the stem and saying the alphabet and whichever letter the stem broke off on is the first letter of your future spouse's name. I learned this when I was a young girl, but my friend reminded me of it on my study abroad in Sweden because she would do it all the time. Since I was eating my lunch with my brother and dad, I shared this tradition with them and later my brother did it when he ate his apple, so I am helping to pass on folklore. :)
Friday, October 17, 2008
Apple Stem Twist
The reading on apples in Rooted in America made me think of apple traditions that I know. Later when I was eating the apple in my lunch I remembered the one about twisting the stem and saying the alphabet and whichever letter the stem broke off on is the first letter of your future spouse's name. I learned this when I was a young girl, but my friend reminded me of it on my study abroad in Sweden because she would do it all the time. Since I was eating my lunch with my brother and dad, I shared this tradition with them and later my brother did it when he ate his apple, so I am helping to pass on folklore. :)
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YES! I just did the stem twist at work and my two co-workers had never heard of it, so I looked on the Internet to make sure I didn't make it up! Thanks for keeping me sane :)
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