Hallae E'en
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Hallae E'en (or Hallae'en) is the nicht afore aw Saunts Day, that is: atween the 31st o October an the 1st o November. Weans gets buskit in sicna a wey tae mak ye feart... makkin on tae be a carline, or the deil.
[edit] Tradeetions
Thare are mony tradeetions adae wi Hallae E'en sic as guisin, doukin for aiples an cairvin lantrens frae neeps or pumpkins an aw.
- The Celtic Neopagans consider the season a holy time of year. Som o thaim mak offerins tae the "guid gods" o the Celtic cultur an meethologie. Celtic equivalent tae Hallae'n is Samhain, bein the verra same day an merks the end o the Hairst in the ferms.
In Tam Lin, stropha 22: "The nicht it is auld Hallow E'en/When elfin fowk do ride,/An thaim that woud their true-loves win/At Miles Cross they maun bide.", and the tale taks maistly place in the Hallae'en nicht.
