Material:
One apple with the stem on top
Procedure:
- Form a group.
- Twist the stem of the apple and chant one letter from the alphabet.
- Pass it to the next person and repeat step 2.
- Til the stem breaks, whichever letter it lands on, it is the capital letter of your future spouse’s name.
Context:
The informant played this game a lot during elementary school. They will get apples at the end of a school day, but no one wants to eat them, thus, they play this game with the apples.
Analysis:
Fortune-telling for future partners is a very popular game among children. This game specifically is very easy to set up and start, it is a form of ritual. The result of this game always brings more rumors among children and further spreads the ritual itself. It allows interactions between friends while also satisfying the human nature of wanting to gossip.