Halloween was often a time for fortune telling and silly games. A 1929 Halloween party book outlined some games to play. This is one I had never heard of and was suggested for school: Each child is told to make a wish. She is then blindfolded and told to turn around several times. She must…
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN – Day 20
In 1919 Ruth Edna Kelley published The Book of Halloween. Here she describes a game of “snap-apple”: A variation of the Irish snap-apple is a hoop hung by strings from the ceiling, round which at intervals are placed bread, apples, cakes, peppers, candies, and candles. The strings are twisted, then let go, and as the…