HALLOW
Today, hallow’s word usage remains only in names surrounding the holiday we call Halloween, including Hallowmas, Hallowtide, All Hallows Day, and All Hallows Eve. It is, of course, related to All Saints Day. We celebrate Halloween this coming Monday. My family always looks forward to costume picking, pumpkin selection and visits to the rural pumpkin patch, hayrides, cookouts, special baking, taking the children trick or treating, and receiving the little ghosts and goblins that come to the front door when dusk begins to descend its veil.
Halloween also commemorates the birth of John Keats, one of my two favorite poets, along with William Butler Yeats. Born in 1795, Keats produced exquisitely memorable verses in his short 26 years.
An Amazon search for hallow retrieves 2,346 titles, which makes it a pretty popular word to include in a book title. Are you as pleased as I am that the word hallow has lasted?
Cheers & Happy Reading!
Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic in Romance
Happy Halloween, Flossie, to you and family!
For me, the same as with the peanut butter, this- Halloween- came late in life and it is something exotic, if I may call it like that.
Regarding the word hallow/holy, it’s also one of my dear words. The more that it was not well seen in the years before ’89.
That gives it even more meaning to you, Carmen. Even though it’s not so celebrated where you are, I hope you get a taste of peanut butter and chocolate on Halloween.
Hallow/Hallows is a wonderful word that immediately conjures up images of Halloween and All Saints Day. I also love the word hollow (as a place) for the same reason….it conjures up images of a spooky or secluded backwoods area. We had trick or treating in my area last night, and tomorrow I’m doing a “spooktacular book signing” at a local bookstore. All fun things leading up to Halloween. 🙂
Yes, I love the word hollow and also tallow. How did your book signing go? Fab I hope. I always enjoy Halloween signings.