Halloween is almost upon us. A season that brings on fears, phobias, superstitions.
Amid the falling leaves & colorful landscape is a 'haunting aura'; longer nights...chill in the air, And-- SCARES!!!
Halloween is one of the oldest holidays; October 31, the last day of the Celtic calendar.
It was referred to as 'All Hallows Eve' and dates back to over 2000 years ago; a Pagan holiday honoring the dead.
The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts & treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful.
Halloween also was thought to be a night when evil and mischievous spirits roam freely. So the mask and the costumes were worn to either scare away the ghosts or to keep from being recognized.
And as for the "trick" custom of Halloween, this was because ghosts and witches created mischief on this certain night. So, if the living did not provide some sort of "treat" for these spirits, the spirits would then "trick" the living.
Eventually this custom evolved into and was embraced throughout other cultures with costumes, trick-treating, ghost stories, and commemorating the dead.
So let the myths & tales run rampant. It gives us a fright night that we relish & fear every year on "HALLOWEEN."
PAST...
...PRESENT
...No matter.
JUST SCREAMMMMM!!!! IT'S HALLOWEEN!!! 2015
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