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Remarks: 'First Edition: First Printing: Illustrated Wraps, SoftCover, 8vo., 153 pages, Notes. ''Many of the rituals and traditions that we associate with Hallowe?en can be traced back to the Celts, and their priestly class, the Druids. The Celts engaged in occult arts, nature worship and had more than 400 deities. The sun god Belenus was worshipped at the beginning of the summer festival called Beltine on May 1st. Samhain was the start of the winter festival when the lord of death or lord of the dead was worshipped on October 31st when the Celts began their new year on November 1st. Human sacrifices were a common feature of both festivals. The Druids believed in reincarnation as they thought that on October 31st, the lord of death gathered the souls of the evil dead who had been condemned to enter the bodies of animals. He then decided what animal form they should take. They also believed that the punishment of the evil dead could be lightened by sacrifices, prayers and gifts to
