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This is HALLOWEEN
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Halloween's origins date back to the ancient
Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who lived
2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland,
the United Kingdom and northern France,
celebrated their new year on November 1. This day
marked the end of summer and the harvest and the
beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of
year that was often associated with human death.
Celts believed that on the night before the new
year, the boundary between the worlds of the
living and the dead became blurred. On the night
of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it
was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned
to earth. In addition to causing trouble and
damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence
of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for
the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make
predictions about the future. For a people
entirely dependent on the volatile natural world,
these prophecies were an important source of
comfort and direction during the long, dark
winter.To commemorate the event, Druids built
huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered
to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the
Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts
wore costumes, typically consisting of animal
heads and skins, and attempted to tell each
other's fortunes. When the celebration was over,
they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had
extinguished earlier that evening, from the
sacred bonfire to help protect them during the
coming winter.
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-BATS These small nocturnal mammals have a bad
reputation because of their infamous cousin, the
vampire bat. The only mammal that feeds on blood,
this native of Central and South America uses
sharp incisor teeth to cut the holes needed to
suck blood from its victim. -BLACK CATS Western
superstitions link the black cat to the world of
"white" spells and magic as well as to darker
occultism.-BLOOD The bloody knives, victims,
and vampires featured in today's popular games,
movies and Halloween parties show the timeless
allure of gore and violence. The Celts, like
other ancient cultures, believed that the gods
that controlled the forces of nature craved blood
sacrifices -- human or animal. -GHOSTS A
universal symbol for departed spirits and occult
visitations. -GRAVESTONE Somebody see it as an
exciting symbol of death and as the place where
the world of the living meets the world of
departed spirits.-PUMPKIN On the British isles,
the scary face of the jack-o-lantern was used to
frighten away evil spirits and cast a "spell of
protection over the household." The Celts carved
the frightening faces into gourds or turnips, not
the American pumpkin.
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According to Irish folklore a man named Jack,
well known for his drunkenness and quick temper,
got very drunk at a local pub on All Hallows Eve.
As his life began to slip away, the Devil
appeared to claim Jack's soul. Jack, eager to
stay alive, begged the Devil to let him have just
one more drink before he died. The Devil
agreed.Jack was short of money and asked the
Devil if he wouldn't mind assuming the shape of a
sixpence so Jack could pay for the drink and
after the transaction the Devil could change
back. The Devil agreed again to help Jack out and
changed himself into a sixpence. Jack immediately
grabbed the coin and shoved it into his wallet,
which just happened to have a cross-shaped catch
on it. The Devil, now imprisoned in the wallet,
screamed with rage and ordered Jack to release
him. Jack agreed to free the Devil from his
wallet if the Devil agreed not to bother Jack for
a whole year. Again, the Devil agreed to Jack's
terms.
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Realizing he now had a new lease on life, at
least for a year, Jack decided to mend his ways.
For a time Jack was good to his wife and children
and began to attend church and give charity.
Eventually Jack slipped back into his evil ways.
The next All Hallows Eve as Jack was heading
home, the Devil appeared and demanded that Jack
accompany him.Once again Jack, not too eager to
die, distracted the devil by pointing to a nearby
apple tree. Jack convinced the Devil to get an
apple out of the tree and even offered to hoist
the Devil up on his shoulders to help him get the
apple. The Devil, fooled once again by Jack,
climbed into the tree and plucked an apple. Jack
took out a knife and carved a cross into the
trunk of the tree. Trapped once again the Devil
howled to be released and told Jack he would give
him 10 years of peace in exchange for his
release. Jack, on the other hand, insisted the
Devil never bother him again. The Devil agreed
and was released.Almost a year later Jack's
body, unable to keep up with his evil ways, gave
out and Jack died. When Jack tried to enter
Heaven he was told that because of his meanness
he would not be allowed into Heaven. When Jack
attempted to gain entry into Hell, the Devil,
still smarting from years of humiliation refused
Jack admission. However, the Devil threw Jack a
piece of coal to help him find his way in the
dark of limbo. Jack put the piece of coal into a
turnip and it became known as a Jack O'Lantern.
On All Hallows Eve, if you look, you can still
see Jack's flame burning dimly as he searches for
a home.
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In Spain November 1 has become a public holiday.
On All Saints' Day Catholics attend church
services in honor of the saints, the martyrs and
those who have died for the Catholic faith.
People may also visit their familys graves to
beautify them with wreaths and small lanterns.
Sometimes a mass is said at the gravesite and the
grave sprinkled with holy water.On November 2
or All Souls' Day, Catholics attend a special
Requiem masses, where they remember those who may
be close to them that have died. Prayers for the
dead are said and votive candles are lit to honor
their memory.
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The traditional songs are the songs that the
people sing in all contrys in halloween.
Songs from around the World The Critter Got
Away? from Poland The Dragon from
Indonesia Ghost of John from America I Will
Catch a Giant from France I'm Not Afraid - John
Shortis Night Noises - Joy Moore and Raymond
Long Old Witch, Old Witch! from
America Waltzing Matilda from Australia
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In halloween is very typical eat food with form
of spider, ghost, bat, dead fingers, Brains,
eyes, pumpkins, graveyards, black cats, etc. Some
typical food in halloween Blood soup, dead
fingers, brain cookies, crusty booger balls,
pumpkin cake, Frogs eyes salad, apple dunking,
green eye pie etc. Also is very typical drink
drinks that look like blood. For
example Vampires blood shake, blood red ice,
boiling witchs cauldron of whaap and a gruesome
brew
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There could hardly be a better example of the way
that language and traditions migrate over time
and across different cultures than trick or
treating. This is well-known to be an American
tradition, but its origins lie in medieval
Europe. There are myriad Christian and pagan
rituals and celebrations that have taken place on
or about the 1st of November each year. These
occurred in virtually every English-speaking
and/or Christian country. They have evolved and
merged over the centuries and continue to do so.
Common features of these traditions are - asking
for food, dressing in disguise and a connection
to the spirits of the deceased. The ultimatum
given by children who call on houses to solicit
gifts at Hallowe'en.
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The legend claims that the evil woman can be
summoned by chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror
anywhere from three to one-hundred times in a
darkened room lit only by a candle. (Thirteen
seems to be the most popular number of chants,
appropriately so.) The bathroom is the most
popular setting to test out the legend, but other
dark rooms seem applicable. After the given
amount of chants, the spirit will then appear in
a mirror to claw your eyes out. Death will
follow. Other variations have her driving you
insane or pulling you into the mirror, never to
be seen again. Who Bloody Mary really is remains
a mystery. While there are many versions of this
story, most accounts point to a woman named Mary
Worth, who was horribly disfigured in a car
crash. Some people still tell of a witch who was
burned at the stake and has returned for revenge,
or it may be the devil himself who comes for your
soul. The Bloody Mary Legend saw some rising
popularity with a variation of the story in the
1992 movie "Candyman" that used the idea for it's
plot. When the characters chanted "Candyman" in
the mirror 5 times, he would appear and murder
them with his hook hand. I found this movie
terrifying! Although I can say that as an adult I
generally don't have any nightmares from horror
movies, this one I remember vividly -- waking up
in a cold sweat, and trying not to fall back
asleep. The movie "Urban Legend" was released to
theatres in 1998 and borrowed the Bloody Mary
myth once again, for one of it's stories. As if
that wasn't enough, 2005 brought us "Urban
Legends Bloody Mary," which was released
directly to DVD. There's no doubt, the horrific
tale will appear again, perhaps in yet another
version with a different twist.
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While you may think you're safe from mean, old
Bloody Mary, think again... Legend has it that if
you are near a mirror in total darkness, she can
still come for you, regardless of whether or not
you're trying to call for her.
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Happy Halloween