Monday, October 3, 2011

Halloween History Countdown - Day 3

From the Wikipedia article on Halloween: "In Irish, the festival is known as Oíche Shamhna (Night of Samhain), or simply Samhain; in Scottish Gaelic it is Samhainn or Samhain; in Welsh, Calan Gaeaf; "Allantide" to the Cornish and 'Hop-tu-Naa' to the Manx. Halloween is also called Pooky Night in parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit." More on Hop-tu-Naa tomorrow!

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