Halloween is finally here, and Mama Lisa’s wishing you good cheer!
Here’s an olde English rhyme, to help you wile* away the time (’til trick-or-treating)…
This is the night of Hallowe’en
When all the witches might be seen
Some of them black, some of them green
Some of them like a turkey bean.
Happy Halloween!
-Lisa
*I checked into whether to use “wile away the time” or “while away the time” – it seems that both have been used historically. “While” is more common and possibly more correct. But “wile” has the hidden meaning behind it of trickery, so I felt it was more appropriate to use this spelling today.
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September 30th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.
October 20th, 2026 at 8:59 pm
I was born in 1962 in NY city…in kindergarten I learned this with these lyrics
This is the night of Halloween
When all the witches can be seen
Some are short and some are tall and
Some are as lean as a castor bean