She Runs with Wolves
“Others thought that the evil spirits lurked in the shadows, and the light cast through the pumpkins – well, it wasn’t always pumpkins, sometimes they used turnips, or other vegetables. Anyway – they thought the faces cast by the light would scare away evil, and guide good spirits and weary travellers to their homes, to safety. Some would lay an extra place at the dinner table for them.”
We rounded the edge of the meadow, and we paused next to a particularly grisly-looking pumpkin, with sharp, pointed teeth and rugged eyes. “They would have huge bonfires, too, and leave out offerings to celebrate a successful harvest. We do that for the Halloween Festival, though – we light a huge fire in th
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