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"Allhallows Eve", designed by J.T. Lucas, 1865. Creator: Unknown
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"Allhallows Eve", designed by J.T. Lucas, 1865. Creator: Unknown
"Allhallows Eve", designed by J.T. Lucas, 1865. Engraving of a drawing. 'The last night of October, the vigil of All Saints' Day, was believed, in Scotland especially, as Burns says, in a note to his poems, "to be a night when witches, devils, and other mischief-making beings are all abroad on their baneful midnight errands." But kinder and gentler spirits haunted the rustic hearth on that night...[Man poets] have borne testimony to the common practice of simple arts of divination, by which, in the mystic hour of Allhallow Even, the fond rustic maidens would attempt to discover the fortunes of their hearts...for the young woman delineated in our Engraving, who has not yet decided on her choice, the surest and most satisfactory method of knowing who should be her lover and husband was that of eating an apple while she looked in her glass; a method which could not fail of success when the favoured youth him-self, presuming on her indulgence and curiosity, had slily found his way into her chamber, and taken his stand behind her back, so that his face should be reflected in the truthful mirror by a very natural magic'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865
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"Allhallows Eve, designed by J.T. Lucas, 1865: A hauntingly beautiful engraving of a drawing that captures the mystique and romance of Scotland's All Saints' Day celebrations. In this eerie yet enchanting scene, a young woman sits alone in her chamber on October 31st, surrounded by candles and shadows that seem to dance across the walls. According to folklore, it was believed that witches, devils, and other mischievous beings roamed free on this night of Allhallows Eve. But for our maiden here, there's no room for fear or superstition - she's too busy trying to divine her future love through a simple yet effective method: eating an apple while gazing into the mirror. Will it reveal the face of her true suitor? Only time and magic will tell. This illustration was first published in "Illustrated London News" in 1865, offering us a glimpse into Scotland's rich cultural heritage.
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