11/02/2026
Although Halloween rarely appears in Lucy Maud Montgomery's writings, her journals offer us a little glimpse of how the occasion was celebrated in her own home.
On October 31, 1922, she wrote:
“...the boys came home from school bent on having Jack-o-lanterns made for Hallowe’en festivities tonight. I couldn’t disappoint them, so I went to work with two pumpkins and made jackies out of them ... We had our gate posts adorned with two fine fiendish jacks and we went out into the crisp moonlit night and raked up fallen leaves and had a bonfire.”
It sounds like a lovely autumn evening, with glowing pumpkins, fallen leaves, and a bonfire beneath the moonlit sky. 🍂🎃
However you may be celebrating Halloween this year, please take care on the roads and watch for little ghosts, goblins, and trick-or-treaters out enjoying the evening.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween! 🧡
📖 L. M. Montgomery, The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume III, October 31, 1922
🎨 Jacquie Lawson