A traditional Scottish and Irish folk name for Halloween, rooted in the old custom of cracking nuts on the night of October 31st as a way of divining the future — particularly romantic prospects. The crackling fire, the autumn harvest, and the thinning veil between worlds all came together in evening rituals involving nuts, apples, and other seasonal foods. Though largely replaced by 'Halloween,' the term survives in historical and folklore contexts.
Her grandmother still called it Nutcrack Night and insisted on roasting chestnuts by the fire every October 31st.
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(Scottish, Irish, dated) Halloween.
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