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On the eve of Halloween, Granny O'Loughlin is with her grandchildren to tell them about the traditions of Halloween. This year, the O'Loughlin grandchildren will celebrate a Halloween they will always remember as they encounter the dead and magical creatures typical of Irish folklore

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Date de parution

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9782490586363

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English

Europe Littérature Littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse Halloween Irlande Ireland Young People Fiction Jeunesse

VISITORS FROM THE OTHER WORLD

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ISBN978-2-490586-36-3 Dépôt Légal Février 2023

Loi n°49.956 du 6 juillet 1949 sur les publications destinées à la jeunesse : mai 2021

CHAPTER 1

Granny O’Loughlin is very old and knows a lot of stuff. She tells old, old, stories from long ago. Her grandchildren Sean, Niamh and Conor love to listen to her spooky tales, which she remembers listening to from her own grand mother.

Halloween was fast approaching, and Granny O’Loughlin started to recall many old traditions associated with Halloween. As she p eeled apples for an apple pie she would stop and look off into the far distance. Then she would start…When I was a girl all the apples had to be picked by the feast of All Saint’s Day. In Irish, the time before All Saint’s Day was known as Samhain, and the festival of Samhain went back into pagan times. It was believed that on Samhain, the P úca spat on any unharvested apples so people couldn’t eat them.

Her grandchildren interrupted her…

“What are Púca?”

“They are mischievous fairies who can chang e shape. They can turn into animals or humans.”

“Wow, shape-shifters! That’s cool,” said Niamh.

“There’s nothing cool about them,” replied Granny as she continued to peel the apples.

“We did have great fun at Halloween though when I was a child.”

“Did you bob for apples?” asked Sean.

“Oh yes, we would get soaked trying to ta ke an apple in our teeth, while our hands were behind our back.” Granny stopped coring and cutting the apples, and smiled to herself.

“And did you play apples on a string?” Conor wanted to know.

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