Project Gutenberg 2007-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 893 Kelley, Ruth Edna 19015168 The Book of Hallowe'en Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzan Flanagan, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Book of Hallowe'en" by Ruth Edna Kelley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book explores the origins, history, and various customs associated with Hallowe'en, tracing its roots through ancient pagan traditions, Celtic practices, and Christian adaptations. Kelley aims to provide readers with a deeper understanding of how Hallowe'en has evolved over time and absorbed elements from different celebrations and beliefs. The opening of the book introduces the concept of sun-worship and its influence on early festivals, including Hallowe'en. Kelley discusses how primitive cultures revered the sun-god, incorporating themes of light, darkness, and agricultural cycles. As she transitions into the specifics of Celtic beliefs, she outlines the significance of Samhain, the festival marking summer's end, and highlights customs such as fire rites and the honoring of deities, which laid the groundwork for later Hallowe'en traditions. The beginning establishes a context for the exploration of Hallowe'en festivities and beliefs that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Halloween GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 379543 379435 2024-10-09T06:38:07.629577 2023-09-09T08:54:13.296508 text/html text/html 346179 2022-12-08T00:48:15 text/html 1948803 2024-10-09T06:38:23.312507 application/epub+zip 1948178 2024-10-09T06:38:12.197599 application/epub+zip 184306 2024-10-09T06:38:09.528567 application/epub+zip 2178175 2024-10-09T06:38:29.553479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2167501 2024-10-09T06:38:20.490520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358135 2022-08-09T12:42:43.099168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223511 223413 2024-10-09T06:38:05.225591 2023-09-09T08:54:11.110474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223295 2022-12-08T00:46:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18638 2024-10-09T06:38:29.715475 application/rdf+xml 13003 2024-10-09T06:38:10.204589 image/jpeg 3748 2024-10-09T06:38:09.867571 image/jpeg 86857 2022-12-08T00:48:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 1973323 2022-12-08T00:49:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2306736 2024-10-09T06:38:07.710595 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog