Description
Grab your flowing cape and journey through the history and magickal practices of America’s favorite scary holiday. From Old World roots to New World charm, you will traverse the hodge-podge of legends and customs that created our modern tradition. Halloween brings you serious facts based on accurate research, as well as practical, how-to goodies and gossipy tidbits. Learn how history created many inaccurate myths about the original Halloween, which the ancient Celts called ‘Samhain’, and how modern pagans still view it as a religious celebration. Discover practices, rituals and recipes that honor the spirit of the holiday, which you can adapt to fit any spiritual orientation. 7in x 9in , 264 pp. , illus. appendices , bibliography , index