Download or read book Creating Your Vintage Hallowe en written by Marion Paull and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of spooky artworks, ephemera, vintage-inspired makes, rhymes, and stories, Creating your Vintage Hallowe’en celebrates the folklore and traditions surrounding this delightfully unique holiday. Read how folk used to celebrate with dressing up, fortune-telling games, parties, and much pleasurable spookiness, and recreate your own vintage Hallowe’en with old-fashioned projects, including a carved Jack o’ lantern, a witch costume, and fun decorations for your home. Creating your Vintage Hallowe’en is packed full of little-known facts about the origins of Hallowe’en customs such as bobbing for apples and carving lanterns out of pumpkins, while the charming makes and vintage artworks featuring chubby, red-cloaked witches, sleekly silhouetted black cats, cute kittens, cheery goblins, and smiling spectres, will inspire you to have your own vintage-style Hallowe’en celebration.

Download or read book The Book of Hallowe en written by Ruth Edna Kelley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the secrets of the most frightening, fun-filled day of the year! The only day when the forces of darkness are openly celebrated, Halloween comes down to us from the strange, shrouded mists of antiquity, originating in the pagan world and the primitive ceremonies that honor Samhain, the dark, mysterious Lord of the Dead, at a time when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. The strange and weird customs and beliefs of our ancestors live again, every October 31st, in the only day of the year when it is considered okay to dress in frightening costumes, to go door to door begging, and to feast on fear. A true classic in the literature of pagan lore, you will find this book frightening, fascinating and fun!

Download or read book A Hallowe en Anthology written by Lisa Morton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Works on the history of Halloween, from pre-Christian Celtic myths to early 20th century articles, entries include poems, short stories, sections from 19th and 20th century folklore books, a one-act play, Irish and Scottish folk tales, and the first book on Halloween ever published. Annotations make the original source materials more palatable for modern readers"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Halloween Tree written by Ray Bradbury and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween. Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable journey to find their missing friend, Pip. Travel through space and time, from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral, all the way to the cemeteries of Mexico on el Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Is Pip still alive? And if so, can his friends save him from a ghastly fate before it’s too late? "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you simply want an eerie adventure, take this mystery history trip. You couldn't ask for better than master fantasizer Ray Bradbury." --The Boston Globe

Download or read book Games for Hallow e en written by Mary E. Blain and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Book of Hallowe en written by Ruth Edna Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other days in the year,--such as May Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. The context is illustrated by selections from ancient and modern poetry and prose, related to Hallowe'en ideas.

Download or read book The Book of Hallowe en Origin Practices Beliefs Illustrated Edition written by Ruth Edna Kelley and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious about the origin of the Halloween? Want to know about the rituals around the world that are associated with this spooky festival? Look no further! e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection to satisfy your wicked curiosity about this one-of-a-kind festival. _x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Sun-Worship. The Sources of Hallowe'en_x000D_ The Celts: Their Religion and Festivals_x000D_ Samhain_x000D_ Pomona_x000D_ The Coming of Christianity.All Saints'. All Souls'_x000D_ Origin and Character of Hallowe'en Omens_x000D_ Hallowe'en Beliefs and Customs in Ireland_x000D_ In Scotland and the Hebrides_x000D_ In England and Man_x000D_ In Wales_x000D_ In Brittany and France_x000D_ The Teutonic Religion. Witches_x000D_ Walpurgis Night_x000D_ More Hallowtide Beliefs and Customs_x000D_ Hallowe'en in America

Download or read book Hallowe en Party written by Agatha Christie and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2025-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party--the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film. When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer. At a Halloween party, Joyce--a surly thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. Famed detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate. Set against a night of trickery and the occult, it's up to Poirot to uncover the real evil presence responsible for this ghastly deed.

Download or read book We wives or All hallowe en written by Lina Orman Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clifford s Halloween written by Norman Bridwell and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Clifford reissued!Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. They play games, trick-or-treat in the neighborhood, and tell ghost stories. Best of all, they can wear costumes! Clown, witch, knight, or ghost--what will Clifford decide to dress up as this year?

Download or read book Halloween written by Stuart Schneider and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the history of Halloween in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, Jack Olanterns, decorations, candy containers and other treats. The costumes reflect fads, television, space exploration, movies, comics, and personalities that shaped popular culture of the past hundred years. Current values are assessed for each item.

Download or read book Halloween Merrymaking written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Halloween Spirits Gr PK K written by and published by On The Mark Press. This book was released on with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Library Guide written by Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book ABCs of Halloween written by Patricia Eubank and published by WorthyKids. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two endearing black cats lead children through the alphabet as each letter brings new words for the Halloween season. Patricia Eubank's art is colorful and full of the little details that children love to pore over. This tale is perfect for the young child as there's nothing scary in the book.

Download or read book Readers Guide to Periodical Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: