Tonight, do I have a trick or treat, for you! I’ll be carving my way into all the juicy bits and bobs that make up a Victorian Halloween. If you’re ready for a night of fiery fruity fun, then look no further. There’s a bowl of flaming raisins with your name on it. Looking for love? Who needs Tinder, when you’ve got the Magic Mirror Game. Nothing like the ghostly apparition of a future flame to set your heart ablaze. If you haven’t guessed already, this will be a fun one.

 

Music: David Fesilyan & David Renda

 

 

Sources:

Beard, Linda. How to Amuse Yourself and Others.  New York: Scribner & Sons, 1893. Chambers, Robert. Ed. The Book of Days. London: W. R. Chambers, 1832. “Halloween at Balmoral” Staffordshire Sentinel.  Staffordshire, England.  Friday 06 November 1874. Ingalls’ Home and Art Magazine. Vol. IV. Nov. 1890 to Oct. 1891.  Lynn, Mass: J. F. Ingalls, 1891. Miller, Hugh. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland.  Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1876.

Matthews, Mimi. "A Victorian Halloween Party" 2015.