Category: Hallowtide Traditions

• Kail-torches for All Hallows’ Eve

  

  Then, first an’ foremost, thro’ the kail,Their stocks maun a’ be sought ance; They steek their een, and grape an’ waleFor muckle anes, an’ straught anes.Poor hav’rel Will fell aff the drift,An’ wandered thro’ the bow-kail,An’ pou’t for want o’ better shiftA runt was like a sow-tailSae bow’t that night. Robert Burns, “Halloween“ Although pumpkin…

  Hearthstone Fables

  October 25, 2022

  Hallowtide Traditions, Ordinary Time II, Traditions & Activities

  All Hallows' Eve, church calendar, farm life, folk tradition, folklore, Halloween, Hallowtide, kail-torch, kale, liturgical calendar, liturgical living, plantlore, seasonal