Helps and hints for Hallowe'en

by Laura Rountree Smith

So, careful be on Hallowe’en,

Whenever you come out;

So, careful be on Hallowe’en,

The witches are about!

Hallowe’en had its origin in the old Druid festival. The Druids kept fires burning all the year in honor of the sun-god. On the last night of October, they met at the altars where their fires were burning, put them out with much pomp and ceremony, and again relighted them. They took embers from the new fires, returned home and kindled fires on their own hearths. Superstition had it, that a home where one of these fires burned constantly, throughout the year, was protected from all evil. Later on, any fire kept evil spirits away. While each country still has its own witches, fairies and ghosts, they all agree the night of October 31st is a great time for celebrations.

This little book will be found useful in school, church and home, in planning celebrations for Hallowe’en.

The very air is full of magic, so,

LET’S WRITE AN INVITATION HEARTY,

ON HALLOWE’EN NIGHT, TO A NUT-CRACK PARTY.