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CANDY APPLES
Candy apples are popular Halloween
treats, and the sugary fruit on a
stick was handed out during the early
days of trick-or-treating in North
America — before concerns over
unwrapped candy became an issue.
Today, candy apples can be covered
in caramel or chocolate with nuts, as
well as in the classic, shiny red syrup.
The fusion of Celtic and Roman
traditions is behind Halloween's candy-apple staple. Samhain was
around the time of the Roman festival honoring Pamona, the
goddess of fruit trees. The goddess is often symbolized by an
apple, so the fruit became synonymous with Samhain celebrations
of the harvest.
BOBBING FOR APPLES
In ancient times, the apple was viewed as a sacred fruit that could
be used to predict the future. Bobbing for apples is one of the
traditional games used for fortune-telling on Halloween night. It
was believed that the first person to pluck an apple from the
water-filled bucket without using their hands would be the first
to marry.
If the bobber lucked out and caught an apple on the first try, it
meant that they would experience true love, while those who got
an apple after many tries would be fickle in their romantic
endeavors. Another myth was that if a girl put her bobbed
apple