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Post by librarylady on Oct 13, 2024 22:52:43 GMT
These days, Halloween is a spooky holiday, devoted to ghoulish fun. But for young women in the British Isles and United States, Halloween once was the prime time for love rituals: the day when occult ceremonies could offer a glimpse into the future. Romanticized by poets such as Keats and Burns, these love rituals supposedly allowed young women to divine the identity of their future husbands. Out of all such ceremonies, the most elaborate, meaningful method was the dumb supper.
(dumb meant in silence)
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Post by ntsf on Oct 13, 2024 22:59:31 GMT
I did a paper on halloween once in college.. interviewed my great aunt who grew up in tiny town iowa.. graduated high school 1905...they did have parties and dress up.. but the guys in town did pranks.. turning over wood sidewalks, putting cows on roofs, etc. that would be in the 1890's.. about 30 yrs after town was founded.
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Post by Zee on Oct 13, 2024 23:07:22 GMT
I did a paper on halloween once in college.. interviewed my great aunt who grew up in tiny town iowa.. graduated high school 1905...they did have parties and dress up.. but the guys in town did pranks.. turning over wood sidewalks, putting cows on roofs, etc. that would be in the 1890's.. about 30 yrs after town was founded. The Halloween part of Meet Me In St Louis (the Judy Garland film) is awesome. Terrifying costumes, pranks, and a giant bonfire with no adult supervision whatsoever. I'm pretty sure Halloween in the early 1900s is when I'd time travel to! |
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