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| A traditional Polish method for fortunetelling involves young unmarried women who, starting at the back of a room, would line their shoes up in a straight line one after another. After all the shoes are in place, the person at the end of the line takes their shoe to put it at the front of the line until someone's shoe reaches the door. It is said the owner of the first shoe to cross the threshold will be the first to marry within twelve months. Another fortunetelling method is the "Fruit Rite," in which several fruits are placed in a line on a table. Participants are blindfolded and told to pick a fruit. A ripe, red apple signifies a healthy relationship. A lemon represents a wrong choice of partner. A pear or banana means fertility. A prune means that the person will live a lonely life. A strawberry signifies a lifetime partnership.
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