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title: Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition
author: Caleb Zahnd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21270/apple-bobbing/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-10-29
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# Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition

_Authored by Caleb Zahnd_

## Image File

[![Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21270.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21270.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Apple bobbing - a popular ritual on Halloween. Photograph by Caleb Zahnd, 2007.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Zahnd, C. (2025, October 29). Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21270/apple-bobbing/>
### Chicago
Zahnd, Caleb. "Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21270/apple-bobbing/>.
### MLA
Zahnd, Caleb. "Apple Bobbing: An Old Halloween Tradition." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21270/apple-bobbing/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_bobbing.jpg) by [**Caleb Zahnd**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_bobbing.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 29 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.