Thursday, October 21, 2004

The history of Halloween

I found this out at the website: http://allhallowseve.com/

The story of Halloween goes back over 2000 years to the ancient Celts. Druidic priests regarded the day as the end of the year. Not only was it their day for celebrating the year's harvest, but October 31 itself was also the day of Samhain, a festival for honoring the dead. In order to appease the wandering spirits they believed roamed at night, the Celtic priests made fires in which they burned sacrifices, made charms, and cast spells.
Portions of the Celtic holiday of the dead eventually passed into Christian culture after the Romans conquered the Celts and tried to bring the Celts into the "Christian fold." It eventually became apparent to the church leaders that the Celts, in spite of their conformation to some aspects of Christian culture, were stubbornly sticking with elements of their old religion.
http://allhallowseve.com/

Coming up tomorrow is the Tale of Jack O'Lantern. And I found a wonderful piece of work. It is not poem but is very powerful coming on Saturday.

Hope your Halloween is a good one
Bobby G.

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