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In Bed The Kiss, by French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1892). In private collection.
as the sight of attractively dressed women was expected to cheer up soldiers on leave.
During World War I the "war crinoline" became fashionable from 1915–1917. This style featured wide, full mid-calf length skirts, and was described as practical (for enabling freedom of walking and movement) and patriotic
On the Waves of Love, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1896). Art Institute of Chicago.
It was believed your true love’s face would appear in the mirror. If you were going to die that year, a skull would appear.
Another game involved a single woman going alone into a darkened room with a mirror and a candle. She would take an apple with her and try to peel it all in one piece, or slice the apple.
By the 19th century, Samhain celebrations had completely become Christianised by the Church and renamed Halloween, amid concerns over Samhain's previous Pagan roots.
Celtic priests, known as Druids, would have led the Samhain celebrations. It would also have been the Druids who ensured that the hearth fire of each house was re-lit from the glowing embers of the sacred bonfire