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1 theheat  Mon, Oct 24, 2011 6:29:55am
“rebellious flirtation with fallen angels and deceptive spirits”

Finally, a demographic I can identify with.
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Drinking my first pumpkin latte of the day, with horror movies running endlessly on the television in the background, a skeleton in my window, and the cutest little Halloween snowglobe on my desk. I’m surrounded by those “dark elements” that seem to crush lesser people, and they haven’t managed to slow me down one iota.

Damn, I must have superpowers. I should bottle this shit.

2 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Oct 24, 2011 7:33:20am

Wasn’t Halloween originally a Christian festival, “All Saints Day”?

3 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 24, 2011 7:40:49am

re: #2 Alouette

Wasn’t Halloween originally a Christian festival, “All Saints Day”?

The evening before—“All Hallows (saints) Even”. All Saints is still a Catholic holy day, especially important in Italy (Ognisanti). Note that’s Christopher’s name in “The Sopranos”, IIRC.

4 wheat-dogghazi  Mon, Oct 24, 2011 7:54:17am

The Catholic holiday was scheduled to fall within a few days of Samhain, a pagan Celtic harvest/honor the dead festival. The modern customs of wearing disguises and going trick-or-treating come from the Celtic holiday, by way of Ireland and Scotland.

So, basically Halloween is about as “Christian” as Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Carnaval in Rio.


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