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31st October 2014
The Celts used to celebrate All Hallows Evening because it signified the ending of Harvest and the beginning of Winter, this change between the seasons was also meant to build a bridge between our world and the world of the dead. They celebrated their New Year on November 1st so the Halloween night was seen as the last night of the year before winter came, a time many died due to the long cold nights. Samhaim was the night of Halloween and superstition believed that on this night the ghosts of the dead came back to earth.
This is the reasoning for the ‘scary’ Halloween costumes we see today, from ghosts to witches, they stem from these Pagan superstitions.
The Jack O’Lantern was carried round the streets during Pagan times to ward off the evil spirits. The pumpkin wasn’t around in places such as Ireland and England, but it is believed Irish immigrants would have carved them out of turnips but when they emigrated to the USA they discovered the pumpkin that worked much better and tradition was born from then.
Since this Pagen festival, the day has developed from the ritual which was a serious event to a night of fun for all ages, with children participating in trick or treat around their neighbourhoods. In the 1950s the Trick or Treat tradition became what it is today, rather than being about tricking the neighbourhood with pranks, the holiday became more children orientated. It was this tradition, mainly in America which has gradually spread to the UK and mainland Europe to create the second commercially successful holiday, second only to Christmas. The American influence on Halloween is huge, with many traditions been slowly imported over to Europe.
We have celebrated the day by baking at home, we hope you like the result! (Note in the background our William Morris Compton Oven Glove!)
(Thank you to History online for much of our Halloween information: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween )
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Bringing timeless elegance to the kitchen with our William Morris Strawberry Thief red oven glove and matching tea towel 🍓🕊️ The perfect blend of beauty and function—who said everyday essentials can’t be art? 🫶🏻
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50% off Daisy heavyweight and cotton fabric?! 🌼 Oopsy Daisy we printed too much, so there’s now 50% off this incredibly beautiful William Morris design- what are you waiting for! 🫶🏻 This was the first design William Morris ever produced so it remains an incredibly special one, and such a timeless design, it’s perfect for quilting and crafting, the heavyweight is brilliant for light upholstery and curtain making! 🌿 Heavyweight is now £4 for half a meter and cotton is £3.50 for half a meter 🤯
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Our Pimpernel Green tea towel and oven glove bring the iconic elegance of William Morris into your everyday. Perfect for adding a touch of Arts & Crafts charm to your home 🌿
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If you had to guess our favourite colour combo? 🫶🏻 Beautiful Brother Rabbits on the table today along with some stunning blue and white blooms 🤍
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What have you made with bias binding? 🌿 Perfect for crafting, we’ve got some amazing sales on our 50m bias binding rolls in Red Strawberry Thief, Lily and Trellis have 80% off, a 50m roll for £25- what would you make? 🪡🧵
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Which is your fave; Strawberry Thief red or blue? 🫶🏻
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A gorgeous Strawberry Thief tablescape - because why not make everyday things just that little bit prettier? 🥰 Is Strawberry Thief blue or red your fave? 🫶🏻
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These gorgeous flowers steal the show in our easy little Saturday tablescape 🫶🏻 Lily is one of our favourite William Morris designs and we were so happy to be able to digitally print it now, of course it’s still printed here in the UK 🇬🇧
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Beautiful blooms wrapped in timeless William Morris beauty 🌸✨
This William Morris floral Mallow Wine is so gorgeous and one of our faves year round 🫶🏻
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Totally obsessed with these dreamy William Morris florals 🌸🪡
Perfect for sewing projects, cushions, curtains – you name it. Classic prints that never go out of style!
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Every Laura’s Beau team member has a William Morris napkin on hand at all time; even on the beach apparently 😂 Dreaming of beach days in Cornwall a few weeks ago ⛱️
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A little William Morris floral magic hanging over the cooker today 🫶🏻 can you name this Morris design? 🤎
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Spending Friday eve arranging some fresh blooms round the house ready for bank holiday weekend 🥰 Remember our 15% discount is still running on our website, use code: SPRINGBLOOMS 🫶🏻
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Cut some fresh blooms out of the garden today so we can have them decorate our table 🌷 We 🫶🏻 you beautiful Golden Lily 🌿
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Making everything a little bit prettier with florals and bows, even our coffee! 🎀 Featuring our William Morris Lily design, isn’t it gorge! ☕️
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Always one of our favourites, our Willow Bough blue tablecloth brings the beauty of William Morris into the home, remember our whole website is 15% off this week! Use code: springblooms 🌿
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Making everything in life its own little event, even a coffee and a cake 🫶🏻 Featuring our Strawberry Thief red William Morris design napkin and placemat 🍓
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The easiest napkin fold is so effective 🫶🏻 Next to a dinner plate or placed on the plate with a cake fork, it’s perfect for easy yet chic presentation 🍴
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Our William Morris Lily design is back in stock! 🤍 A gorgeous design especially this spring/ summer it’s a timeless design we adore year after year 🌿
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