I don't know if you've noticed, but introspection is not so much our strong point.
Halloween is more of a kid's thing anyways, it's not like we're dancing naked around gutted virgins singing to the moon. It's little dudes out begging for candy. It's a cute thing.
Most Christian holidays were originally pagan celebrations, because when the pagans were converted, they still wanted to par-tay.
"Most Christian holidays were originally pagan celebrations, because when the pagans were converted, they still wanted to par-tay."
Fair point. I suppose if you think about it, modern christmas and easter celebrations have very little to with the event they claim to clelebrate. After all, everyone eats loads of choclate on easter because.......errm.....
As I understand it, it's because both Easter and Christmas fall over the times of year the pagans traditionally celebrated their spring and winter solstices.
Irish immigrants, fleeing the potato famine in the 1840s, took Halloween to the US, where it was embraced. An estimated 86% of people now decorate their homes for the festival.
Halloween wasn't always synonymous pumpkins. The custom used to be to make a lantern out of a turnip or swede, but when the Irish pitched up in America there was a distinct lack of such things, so they substituted pumpkins instead.
According to ancient Celtic tradition the carved face and a burning light placed inside welcomes home the spirits of our ancestors.
yeah, the Christians wanted to convert the pagans, but at the same time they knew the only way to do it was to allow them to keep some of their old traditions...
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I had my boyfriend dress like a girl and I accompanied him as his 'lesbian lover'. It was great, I didn't even have to bother with a costume, we had a blast :D
