▲ Halloween witch: The real history behind Google's doodle, The Christian Monitor, ▲ The wizards behind Google's doodles, CNET, ▲ Google's Halloween doodle turns you into a witch, CNET, In short, no custom that was once honored at Hallowe'en is out of fashion now." "The taste in Hallowe'en festivities now is to study old traditions, and hold a Scotch party, using Burn's poem Hallowe'en as a guide or to go a-souling as the English used. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-19-514691-3.Īmerican historian and author Ruth Edna Kelley of Massachusetts wrote the first book length history of Halloween in the US The Book of Hallowe'en (1919), and references souling in the chapter "Hallowe'en in America": Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night. ![]() The practice of Guising at Halloween in North America was first recorded in 1911, where a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario reported children going "guising" around the neighborhood was first noted by Rogers, Nicholas, "Coming Over: Halloween in North America". 540-543) in Scotland and Ireland, guising – children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins – is a traditional Halloween custom, and was recorded in Scotland at Halloween as far back as 1895 where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visited homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit and money. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.Īccording to Frank Leslie's popular monthly, (Volume 40, November 1895, p. Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints) and the day initiating the triduum of Hallowmas. ![]() What do you think of Google’s Halloween doodle today? ![]() Google's 2011 carving pumpkin doodle celebrating 100 Halloween years The Great Ghoul Duels Halloween 2017 Google Doodle: Jinx's Night Out
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