Question about the superstition to see your future mate, the one where you brush your hair @ midnight...?

Question

i heard that you brush your hair @ midnight and eat a red apple,

what exactly do you have to do for it to "work"?

not that i dont believe, but i can be a little skeptic sometimes =/

thanks for you help!

Answer 1

There are several ways to do this and the best time is midnight between October 31 and November 1. As for making them work? Well... I don't know about that part.

You can brush your hair in front of a mirror in a candlelit room, or walk backwards using a mirror to see behind you, or eat an apple in front of the mirror (in this one your future spouse is supposed to ask for a bite), or peel an apple in one long unbroken piece and throw it over your shoulder. It is supposed to land in the shape of the first initial of your husband-to-be's name. There are several I can't remember in detail. Here are a couple of sites:

http://www.oldsuperstitions.com/hallowee...

http://marriage.about.com/cs/customstrad...

You also might want to check out this book (our local library has it):

http://halloween.lisamorton.com/

One of the coolest things is a dumb supper. Not the modern pagan version, but an older version. You bake cornbread then set two places at the table, one for you and one for your future spouse. Then you sit down and wait. But there's a catch: You have to do everything backwards and in complete silence. Walk backwards, stir the batter the opposite of what you normally would, set the table in reverse, etc. The fetch, or wraith, of your future husband is supposed to come and sit at the place prepared for him.

http://books.google.com/books?id=jj0qkTU...

Have fun!

Answer 2

i agree with the person above me..... idk, but i like your question its interestings.

Answer 3

Never heard of that before.

It sounds so interesting..........yet creepy.

Sounds like something I might try! lol