tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post1589513591778474382..comments2023-05-31T08:29:46.195-06:00Comments on Voyages Extraordinaires: The Victorian Invention of HalloweenCory Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-36667416920297701532017-10-19T10:56:55.605-06:002017-10-19T10:56:55.605-06:00Very interesting, thank you.
I well remember &qu...Very interesting, thank you. <br /><br />I well remember "guising" in Scotland (this was in the 60's), dressed up and going from door to door with our turnip lanterns, prepared to do our turns for a reward. There was also the "dooking" for apples when we got home. I don't recall much in the way of mischief-making, but perhaps we were just exhausted after hollowing and Clive Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734079828281213063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-68875418276322753162017-10-18T17:30:59.809-06:002017-10-18T17:30:59.809-06:00That was a wonderfully written, well-researched, a...That was a wonderfully written, well-researched, and all around convincing post. I am so very happy to have read it. For my own part I could not agree with your conclusions more. I long ago determined, through meticulous historical research, that Halloween is no more an ancient Celtic tradition than green beer has anything to do with St. Patrick, but your Victorian information was quite new toRook Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627545466953210016noreply@blogger.com