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Some people suggest Halloween is named after "Heer Halewijn" (Lord Halewijn), who figured in a pre-Christian Dutch folk tale [1]. Might as well be the other wa
by smokel 2y ago
Some people suggest Halloween is named after "Heer Halewijn" (Lord Halewijn), who figured in a pre-Christian Dutch folk tale [1].
Might as well be the other way around though :)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heer_Halewijn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heer_Halewijn
- oersted 2y agoYes it’s quite a stretch. Occam says that it clearly comes from All Hallows’ Eve/Day (Nov 1st). Hallow just means “to make holy”, so the day of all who where made holy, or All Saints Day. Not sure how they justify the connection to the dutch. There is a town called “Haelen” in Limburg or “Hale” in the local dialect. And “wijn” just means wine, as in the drink. It’s quite a plausible surname pattern and a total coincidence, not even a very close one. Although it is quite a spooky tale, fair enough.