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Some English still kept the customs of the old world, such as apple-ducking and snapping, and girls tried the apple-paring charm to reveal their lovers 'initials, and the comb-and-mirror test to see their faces.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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During the Colonial days only those who kept the customs of England celebrated Hallowe’en, partaking of such amusements as apple-ducking and snapping, and girls trying the apple-paring charm to reveal their lovers’ initials and the comb-and-mirror test to see their faces.
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