Did Jane Austen Celebrate Halloween?
Did Jane Austen celebrate Halloween? The short answer to this question is no. Now for the long answer… Halloween, as we know and celebrate it today (with the accompanying trick-or-treating, costume wearing, and pumpkin carving) did not exist as such in Regency England. What Jane Austen likely observed was All Hallows’ Eve, the Christian holy day that precedes All Hallows’ Day (also known as All Saints’ Day) and that eventually combined with various ancient and contemporary su