Or All-Hallows-Even, as tomorrow is All Saints Day.
From Canterbury Tales:
Halloween is short for All-Hallows-Even. Even or Eve refers to the evening before the day.
Christmas Eve is the night before December 25. Similarly, Hallows Eve is the night before November 1, the Catholic festival of All Saints. This holy day of obligation was known as All Hallows since “hallow” is a more ancient form of “holy.” For example, “hallowed by thy name” means “holy is thy name.” All Saints = All Hallows. In fact, November 1 was once called “Hallowmas.” For those linguists out there, hallowed comes from the Old English word haligra which fell out of use before AD 1500. Those who know German will recognize it’s similarity to heiliger.
I love words.
Anyway, hope everyone has a fun and safe even… I’m a little scared, myself… forgot to buy candy…
gurl – you better run get some quick or the hooligans will have their way with your abode!
Nope… if I buy it and they don’t come, guess who eats it?? LOL!
I’m going to be in the big box store first thing tomorrow to load up on my supply of sweets at half price.
Good idea! Wonder if it’d keep til next Halloween?
Me
No, I would ask you to hide it, then find it when you did. We’ve been down this road before, kemosabe.
It never lasts until the day after Valentine’s Day, unfortunately and not many of the Christmas candies are the kind we can stock.
Day after the following: Valentine’s, Easter, Mother’s Day for the fancier chocolates, then the long slog ’til All Hallows Day, various kinds of cookie mix and candy corn the day after Thanksgiving and things like Cherry Cordials and suchlike the day after Christmas.
January first and the day afer Saint Paddy’s Day are good for cut-rate beer. Hard liquor and wine store too easy for those to get marked down.
Don’t tell too many folks and raise the prices on us.
My lips are sealed.
“Those who know German will recognize it’s similarity to heiliger.”
Which is similar to hassenpfeffer…schlemiel, schlemazel…Happy Mishigas!
Hassenpfeffer Incorporated. :0)
I’ve had FIVE trick or treaters. Too much candy left! HELP!!!
We didn’t have any, and two big bags of candy… I’m in over my head here!