The Halloween book is thirteen chapters long with an additional introduction and afterword.
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A
brief introduction to the Halloween book and the author.
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The
Iron Age Celtic feis of samain was a time of infamous revelry, lavish
feasting and legendary drinking.
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From the Great Pyramid to Stonehenge and Calanais the time of Halloween has been marked for millennia. |
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In the Scottish Highlands the ancient blue-skinned crone goddess, the Cailleach Bheur, ruled the icy winter. |
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The
veil is thin and Halloween has long been a hazardous night full of supernatural
beings and uncanny faeries.
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Christianity, with the feasts of All Saints and All Souls, brought 'the dead' to Halloween. |
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The Scottish Witch trials marked Halloween out as a sinister night when witches would gather for their diabolical sabbats. |
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The crooked, aged Witch of our folk and fairytales descended from beliefs in ancient winter hag goddesses. |
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The magical custom of kindling sacred bonfires on halloween night was kept alive in the Highlands of Scotland. |
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The world turned upside down and inside out for one night of mischief and misrule that led to our 'trick or treat'. |
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The Halloween divination rites of Scotland travelled to America revealing the origins of today's festival. |
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Halloween's controversial history in the 20th and 21st centuries and its depiction in books, movies and on TV. |
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Seasonal festivities from Mexico and Haiti to Brittany and Japan. |
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Halloween has grown into a multi-billion dollar festival celebrated with spectacular events by millions worldwide. |
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The afterword: where a few commonly held untruths and popular lies about Halloween are discredited and loose ends are tied up. |