Twirl the Apple
This is a game suitable for young unmarried women. Have an apple with a long stem for each of the ladies. Tie a piece of string to the apple’s stem and ask the ladies to twirl the apple in the fireplace or bonfire. The lady whose apple breaks off first and falls in the fire, will be the first one to marry. The order of their marriage will depend on how long their apples take to go into fire. The lady whose apple remains on the string to the last is believed to lead life of a spinster.
If the apple falls into the fire and then out of it, it means that the lover or husband of the lady will go on a long trip, immediately after their union. Young ladies usually find the game very interesting and it gives them something to do, while they sit around the fire and gossip about things. It is said that a lady who looks long enough in the fire at midnight might even have a glimpse of their future husband’s face in the fire.