CONTENTS

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I. Sun-Worship. The Sources of Hallowe'en[1]
II. The Celts: Their Religion and Festivals[5]
III. Samhain[16]
IV. Pomona[23]
V. The Coming of Christianity. All Saints'. All Souls'[27]
VI. Origin and Character of Hallowe'en Omens[33]
VII. Hallowe'en Beliefs and Customs in Ireland[35]
VIII. Hallowe'en Beliefs And Customs in Scotland[59]
and the Hebrides
IX. Hallowe'en Beliefs and Customs in England and Man[82]
X. Hallowe'en Beliefs and Customs in Wales[101]
XI. Hallowe'en Beliefs and Customs in Brittany and France[107]
XII. The Teutonic Religion. Witches[119]
XIII. Walpurgis Night[136]
XIV. More Hallowtide Beliefs and Customs[142]
XV. Hallowe'en in America[149]
"Four Poems"[172]
Magazine References To Hallowe'en Entertainments[179]
Supplementary List of Readings, Recitations, and Plays[182]
Index to Quotations[184]
Index[188]