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The Book of Hallowe’en

by Ruth Edna Kelley

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Sun-Worship. The Sources of Hallowe’en
  3. 3Chapter II — The Celts: Their Religion and Festivals
  4. 4Chapter III — Samhain
  5. 5Chapter IV — Pomona
  6. 6Chapter V — The Coming of Christianity. All Saints’. All Souls’
  7. 7Chapter VI — Origin and Character of Hallowe’en Omens
  8. 8Chapter VII — Hallowe’en Beliefs and Customs in Ireland
  9. 9Chapter VIII — In Scotland and the Hebrides
  10. 10Chapter IX — In England and Man
  11. 11Chapter X — In Wales
  12. 12Chapter XI — In Brittany and France
  13. 13Chapter XII — The Teutonic Religion. Witches
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Walpurgis Night
  15. 15Chapter XIV — More Hallowtide Beliefs and Customs
  16. 16Chapter XV — Hallowe’en in America
  17. 17Magazine References to Hallowe’en Entertainments
  18. 18Supplementary List of Readings, Recitations, and Plays

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