HALLOW We all have favorite words, magical sounds we love to hear uttered. One of mine is hallow or hallows, also its form hallowed, especially drawn out and pronounced in three syllables. Hallow comes from the Old English noun halga, meaning holy person or saint. The verb form meant to make holy, to sanctify. And get… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Wordsmithing Hallow
Tag: All Hallows Eve
Mythic Monday: Halloween Spirit by Flossie Benton Rogers
The word Halloween comes to us from a contraction used in the 18th century in reference to the holy evening of All Hallow Even or All Hallows Eve. It is the evening before All Hallows Day, a celebration set aside to cherish the memories of all those who have gone on before us. Other… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Halloween Spirit by Flossie Benton Rogers
Halloween Birthday John Keats
Happy Halloween Birthday to John Keats! For your enjoyment here are a few lines from his poem Lamia. A lamia is part woman, part serpent, and in homage to Keats (not to mention the creatures are cool) one appears in my paranormal dark fantasy romance, Mind Your Goddess – Wytchfae 3, coming out in December from Secret… Continue reading Halloween Birthday John Keats