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HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS by Deborah Stumpf
ISSUE 365 • OCTOBER 27, 2008
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GOBLINS AND GHOSTS AND WITCHES…OH MY! When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween. ~Author Unknown
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scooting around the neighborhood as fast as you can knocking on doors and demanding candy? For adults, same costuming situation, but instead heading out to a party (or several) and pretending to be someone else for one night. Now, that’s fun. Too bad we can only legitimately do this one night each year!
THANKS TO THE IRISH It was the Irish who brought Halloween to North America in the 19th century. However, it originated during the festival of Samhain, the Celtic New Year when the Celts celebrated the end of the harvest season in October. The Celts believed that the spirits of the dead would return on the eve of Samhain in order to inhabit live bodies. Since this was rather undesirable, the Celts would dress in ghoulish costumes so as to scare off the spirits. They would parade around noisily in the streets, enjoying food and drink. Legend has it that at such times human and animal sacrifices were offered up to the spirits. It was believed by some that the Irish townsfolk would visit their neighbors and ask for food for the town feast, thus beginning the tradition of trick-or-treat.
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SYMBOLIC JACK The pumpkin carved with a scary or funny face with a candle inside is commonly called the jack-o-lantern. The name can be traced back to the legend of a farmer named Jack who was known for his trickery, greediness and gambling, not to mention he rather enjoyed excessive tipping of the bottle. The tale has it that one night Jack tricked the devil into climbing up a tree after which Jack carved the symbol of a cross into the tree trunk in order to keep the devil from coming down from the tree. The devil being the devil, of course, placed a curse on Jack so that he could not go to either heaven or hell upon his death. Jack’s spirit was forced to roam the countryside holding a hallowed out turnip with a lit candle inside to light the way. Once Halloween traditions came to America, the turnip was replaced by the pumpkin, a larger and easier to carve ‘lantern.’ Halloween Traditions... Continued on Page 2