Halloween: Customs, Recipes & Spells
It’s a time for children to dress up as princesses and pirates and go from house to house, calling, “Trick or Treat!” Their eyes will get big as they are rewarded with treasures and sweets. And perhaps you will celebrate Halloween by going to a costume party or a haunted house. But did you ever wonder where all this holiday gaiety came from and what it means? Author Silver RavenWolf reveals the answers in Halloween: Customs Recipes and Spells. The book begins by sharing the history of where this harvest holiday came from. Did you know it was originally called Samhain? Samhain means “the end of summer”. Learn what the ancient people did to celebrate this holiday and how the ideas about it have changed over the years. Did you know it has really become wildly popular in the U.S. only over the last 100 years? It’s true! You’ll also find out why ghosts and skeletons, jack-o’-lanterns and vampires are associated with October 31 of each year. (more…)






