Halloween

Its absolutely Halloween.

And, Halloween is absolutely the best holiday of the year. It is the favorite for many as there is no stress, no overload, and no Holiday Depression. Its just absolutely fun. Bats Bizarre Dracula Ghosts Witches Graveyards Ghouls Haunted Houses Movies Paranormal Parties Pumpkins Skeletons Scarecrows Vampires You name it, well take you to it. This Holiday is celebrated by all the creatures of the undead and they will turn over in their graves when they here the living speak of this day. The living feel safe and secure until the demons reveal their horrid faces. For thousands of years, this has been the night for the spirits and the undead to rule the land. Beware of ghostly images on the Night of October 31st. The origin of Halloween dates back 2000 years ago to the Celtic celebration of the dead. A Celtic festival was held on November 1, the first day of the celtic New Year, honoring the Samhain, the Lord of the Dead. Celtic ritual believed that the souls of the dead returned on the evening before November 1. The celebration included burning sacrifices and costumes. These early events began as both a celebration of the harvest and an honoring of dead ancestors. Halloween spread throughout Europe in the seventh century. It began with All Hallows Eve, the Night of the Dead. It is immediately followed by All Souls Day, a christian holy day. The first lighted fruit was really carved out of gourds and turnips. European custom also included carving scary faces into the gourds and placing embers inside to light them. This was believed to ward of evil spirits, especially spirits who roamed the streets and countryside during All Hallows Eve. The Irish brought the tradition of carving turnips and even potatoes with them to America. They quickly discovered that pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve. Halloween is the evening of October 31 which is All Saints Day. In American Halloween came to be observed by children by dressing up in scarry or other costumes and play trick or treat. We am not sure about the origins of Haloween. The first references date to about 1550. It has apparently evolved from the feast of Allhallows or All Saints Day on November 1. This celebration dates from the 14th or 15th Centuries. Allhallows was a shortened form of Allhallowsmas. Halloween as celebrated in America has Celtic anf English origins. Haloween or comparable holidays is celebrated in many different countries. On October 31st, you will likely see witches, ghosts, goblins, skeletons, demons, and other evil characters knocking at your door and hollering trick or treat, and they will expect a treat or you will be tricked. There will be parties where kids (and even adults) bob for apples, tell fortunes, or go through haunted houses. There will be decorations of jack-o-lanterns, witches on brooms, and black cats. It is the only day of the year when we give free food to strangers and display carved ...