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The jolly game ducking or bobbing for apples originated in England during the reign of King Henry VII. Apples were symbols of love and fertility. The first one to catch an apple would be the next to get hitched! Granny Smith anybody? vintage postcards
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17 cool cats commented:
Bonsoir Marie... Tu es en avance pour Halloween...
Sourire à Toi...
Euh, pour hier, c'est quoi WII ???
Hm. I bet red delicious would fortell a romantic match. But a sour Granny Smith?...
Hahaha! What if you just wanna eat an apple!
Webradio - You're right! I am too early for Halloween! The images are too kooky for me to pass up though :)
Love and fertility? When I was a KID we bobbed for apples! It was fun anyway, if not romantic!
that is a cool Halloween fact! - and an adorable postcard! (love my new header...)
I love this vintage card! I remember bobbing for apples when I was a girl. The water would get a little swampy after a few hours.
I'd never heard it called "ducking" for apples before. It gives me a mental image of throwing apples at people while they try to dodge. Fun! :)
Love the postcard, and I have always liked Halloween.
Judy
I wonder if they called it 'ducking' because one looks like a duck going after something in the water?
I did love Grannys til I met the Honey Crisp ... sigh .. soooooo good
And I love this postcard and the factoid you share ....
:-Daryl
Wow ! Love this informative detail.
Congratulations on the website! It looks wonderful! You need to tell me how to pronouce 'cpaphil' correctly! I know I'm saying it wrong!
I had no idea that people bobbed for apples because they represented love and fertility! I love all the knowledge that comes with your fabulous post cards:)
Sandy
Ah, that explains a lot - I never did that and am therefore single. I shal lchuck some apples in our local fountain!
I was never very good at bobbing for apples. It is much harder than it looks!
ha ha the apple matchmaker!
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