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TO FIND OUT WHO YOU WILL MARRY, YOU CAN TWIST THE
STEM OF AN APPLE AND RECITE THE
ALPHABET, ONE LETTER PER REVOLUTION. THE LETTER IT BREAKS OFF ON,
INDICATES THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF YOUR
FUTURE HUSBAND OR WIFE.
Submitter comment: A GAME PLAYED MAINLY BY CHILDREN AND TEENS.
Where learned: DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 00-00-1940