Calan-Gaeaf— Welsh term for Halloween night; it literally refers to the Calends of Winter, which begins on November 1.
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Celebrations— Despite its reputation in many parts of the world as a somber or placid day, ALL SAINTS’ DAY and Halloween also have a history…
African Americans—The history of African Americans and Halloween mirrors the history of American racism. In his 1904 poem “Hallowe’en,” black poet Charles Frederick White implies…
All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween) A pagan festival of the dead, which has survived to the present in popular culture as Halloween, a night of trick-or-treating…
Bonfires— Once one of the most popular Halloween celebrations throughout the British Isles, bonfires are now confined largely to civil CELEBRATIONS or GUY FAWKES NIGHT.…
Candles—Candles are one of the few constants in all versions of Halloween, at all times and all places; even in twenty-first century America, no house…