Monday, October 30, 2006

All Hallows Evening (a.k.a. Halloween)

I was just reading up on the history of Halloween . . . I've never been trick-or-treating myself, because my parents say that it is a 'celebration of the devil' (not that I'm disagreeing with them). There are a bunch of different stories about how halloween came to be . . . the celts would paint scary faces on pumpkins and gourds to scare away evil sirits on the night before All Saints Day. They would also dress up and wear scary costumes to scare away the evil spirits. . . there are many other stories as well... on halloween the faeries would disguise themselves as beggars and go door to door asking for treats. Those who gave them food were rewarded. Those who slammed the door tended to experience some unpleasantness. . . hmmm ... On Halloween, 1517, Martin Luther began trying to reform the Catholic Church. His reformation ended up as the Protestant Church, the followers of which didn't believe in saints. No saints meant no All Hallows' Day. No All Hallows' Day meant no Halloween. .. there are bunch of interesting takes on this 'holiday', you should check them out. So . . . tomorrow night, you all are going to church to celebrate the Reformation, right (not halloween!)?

2 Comments:

Blogger jen said...

right! good work kara! :D

October 30, 2006 6:03 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

see you tomorrow! its definitely a strange holiday.

October 30, 2006 10:32 p.m.  

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