Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
ROMANCE OF HALLOWEEN,
THE EVE OF LOVES UTOPIA
How the Custom Orignated---Supershtions Of Scotch
Lassies Who 'Peer Into the Future" for Glimpse
Of Him They Are Sure To Wed.


Nov that Halloween ls here a
story Of ns history ie nf interest. rs
pcciailY Is this article of momont 90
all those who are interested in the
r0monce of how Scotch lnssiCs com
pei the spirits iO reveal the natures
of those who are sure 90 wed them
like almost all of the Christian
festivities HulluwmnE. Of Ar Saints
day. is associated with nn ancient
pagan celebration OF great antiquity,
and from this older rite many of ta
curious and singular observance arc
derived Halloween is the vigil Of
The feast az AN Saints. and the GUS
tom oft iiH elaborate Observance iE
general everywhere. though les great.
eat development has been reached in
scotland.
Modern prncilce has largely omit
Ted what was at Ong time the most
important part of Halloween ritual
that o.. the lighting of honhres al
nightfail hy each household From
'hls practice the relationship that 70
bears go the older Druldic9l festival
of samulu ID apparent This was "a
great occasion in the days OF ancient
pagan wotshlp, and all the hearts
were on this dag roklndled from The
sacred fre
Indeed. sacred fires seem go have
been "a part Of The various forms of
worship nf many nations The Ger
manic people had their ireg. gs well
as the Celtic, SO the custom was
not wholly nruldical hut from ihg
Druids cnmo most OF rhe suDersiitions
that nov cluster around the eve ui
the Christian festival
The feast OF Az Saints was lniro-
duccd very early by the Christian
church because uf the impusaihiliil
.pF keepins a separate law for every
saint M the fourth centuTy. when
the pcrsorution VI tho Christians had
ceased The hrst sunday after Easter
was appointod By tho Greek church
nf iho day for commemorative the
martyrs generally.
In the church nf Rome llht
festival was introduced about $40 a.
o. this hrInR Che time when tho Ole
heHthon PANTHEON was cunsccraicd Oh
Mary aud an the martyrs
The zeal festival nf An Saints now
ever WAS nrat regularly instituted hy
Pope Gregory ~. ln 6a5. and nn
pointed luf tha nlat dag uf N0gem-
ber no Was admitted into Ensland
about $40. aud probably ub0ut On,
Same lime into IRELAND and Scotland
The festival is common t0 the no
man Cuthallci English and Lutheran
branches of the church
Tho leading Idea uf Hailowc'en q
that o is thn lime oi nll others when
supernatural Influences are strong
and charms. therefore. win not fal
10 work. Spirits. both good an,
evil, walk abroad ON this one mgs
FERROUS night. aud divlnntlon attain'
lts highest power Ah who choos,
may avail themselves OF the prlyl'
leses nj the uccanion with The Ger.
ialnty that their questions viii By
nnswored
Nuts furnished the principal meant
uf reading the secrets of The future
and boz some parts of England th,
uight a known as 'nutcrack night
The nuts are cracked and eaten. I'd
we'll ns being made the oracles uf IN,
occasion. and npplos also are used ID
/ lhg gamcs and Cor diylnliiOn.
The poet nurnH. in ihc notes 90 hi0
/ poem. "finllowoonr speaks Of M
passion which human nature has had
Boz ali ages. fur pFylng into tho future
particularly uneulightonod humal
nalune set % ls NOS always the iR
Moran who indulge ln the HalloW
e'en prankH. 10 la by the poasantfy d
ihc west ol Scotland. however tina
the nlght is regarded win SINGER
! NUnprHfIun and NnllrenI fn Ia frul
great win meaning
Burns gives sUlao OF ne spells AM
charms whereby the laasies tesi thOl
tate. Among these customs arc ihI
pulling of sialks Of corn. the hlu
clue aud eating on apple before thi
glass w. also mentions sowlni