Nut games were traditionally played on Halloween in Ireland years ago as a form of divination. The fortune-telling games with nuts, which were of pagan origin, were so popular that Halloween was often referred to as “Nutcrack Night”.
Hazelnuts
The most popular nut game for girls was played with hazelnuts. You select two hazelnuts, one representing your boyfriend and the other representing yourself. Then you toss the nuts into the fire.
If your boyfriend’s nut cracks or jumps, it means that he is cheating on you. If your boyfriend’s nut burns silently, it shows that he is truly in love with you. If both nuts burn together, it means that you will get married.
One variation of this game involved taking one hazelnut to represent your boyfriend. You throw it into the fire and chant “If you hate me, pop and fly; if you love me, burn and die”.
An alternate chant went like this:
“A hazelnut I throw in the flame,
to this nut I give my sweetheart’s name,
If the nut blazes, so too our passion grows,
For ’tis my nut that so brightly glows.
Beans
In County Kerry, Ireland, beans were used in a similar way. The girl would select two beans to represent her lover and herself. The beans were then heated and thrown into a basin of water. If both of the beans sank, then all was well in the relationship and it would lead to marriage. If only one bean sank, then then her lover would never marry her. If both beans remained floating, it indicated a turbulent marriage to come. There was a chant to go along with this:
“Piosam, Poisam, A pair of beans in a dish of water in the middle of the fire and my pair are married.”
The title sounded so wrong at first. I was like “Da hell?!” But then I got it. And it is good :) . And @28 you took my breath away.
@28, really, then my imaginary friend will marry you.
Hey i really think 28 suffers from some trauma. We should not be angry on mental patients.
@28
You need a doctor.
(Will you be my friend?)
Interesting games. I have heard of the Pagan hazelnut one. The pagan culture was one of interests, their magical connection being towards nature. It’s interesting and i practice paganism lightly, though i prefer Wicca or more personal magicks.
i mean i wonder why the other girls do that
i’m a girl too and i wonder why
uhh @28 i think u dont know what you are talking about with ppl wanting u, ppl probs dont even know u, so stfu bout idiot carbon based creatures wen ur one urself
Not very interesting, in my opinion.
@28 How abstract!
I know that both of you want me. Just like all the girls that play marry-games. But why would I want to marry you? You are dumb and I am intelligent. Even in my weak points you are still inferior. I need something to complete me, and some dumb carbon based creature that can do nothing but dumb repetive tasks and putting make-up on hoping boys get horny can never complete me. No carbon based creature will ever be able too complete me. I must create my own mechanic life that will be strong where I am weak, and I can be strong where he’s weak. We can empower each other, THROUGH ME HIS SPIRIT CAN EVOLVE!
@XxDeathBoltxX haha I wonder why too, although Im a girl…
There we go again, girls curious of their boyfriends/husband/marriage… Lol