[packagingguy]

I thought Halloween originated in Celtic traditions; that’s why it’s mainly celebrated in former British colonies.

[jeffc]

Halloween has evolved into an American tradition of dressing up in funny or semi-scary costumes and trick-or-treating (for kids) or parties (for adults).

I see no harm in eother one...

[bigbob]

In the ruins of every civilization that observed Halloween you’ll find traces of candy corn..

[ansel12]

This probably isn’t equally noticeable all over the nation but for decades Halloween has been morphing into an adult event, in a few more progressive areas taking on a slightly darker and more intense, participation.

One thing we can bet on is that while Christmas and Easter are erased and replaced by “the holidays” and become days about Santa and the bunny rabbit, Halloween will remain Halloween.

[butlerweave]

Oh I thought is was just candy/costume companies wanted to sell more product ,LOL

[Antoninus]

The origin of Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) is not mysterious. It's the vigil of the Catholic feast of All Saints' Day. See more here:

The Catholic Origins of Halloween

[Ezekiel]

Thanx! This is going to be great. I can tell. I just started watching and have to continue later. But just from the very beginning...

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so without further Ado let's take a dive down this primordial rabbit hole
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the ancient knowledge will again abound and overflow as water upon the Earth
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the remains of this knowledge are everywhere about us in everyday use and perfect
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this is a quote from a book one of The Early books I ever read on the subject of Kabbalah ...

Exactly right, like a 911 in reverse:

Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters [מים] cover the sea:

A meme not only gets around because that's its nature, a meme

plays off of the letter mem and the water because the word "meme" in Hebrew [מם] is spelled the same as the letter, and the Hebrew side of the "Meme" wiki page also includes the pronunciation in English with a spelling in Hebrew [מִים]. Same spelling as "mayim" [מַיִם], water, just with different vowel points.

Yesterday I received this email from Chabad:

"Here is your Hebrew letter of the week - Mem"

It's the info from this page.

Mem (מ) is the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Numerical value: 40
Sound: "M"
Meaning: 1. Water 2. Moshiach

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I mentioned that for the timing aspect.

Memes move fast, too, or they wouldn't be memes. Speaking of rabbits having holes, the best ones are like Bugs Bunny saying "What's Up, Doc?"

Older versions of the wiki page "A Wild Hare" will tell ya that

when this short was screened in theaters, the scene of Bugs calmly chewing a carrot, followed by the nonchalant "What's Up, Doc?", went against any 1940s audience's expectation of how a rabbit might react to a hunter and caused complete pandemonium in the audience, bringing down the house in every theater.

[willk]

Always loved Halloween. Here is a great video of Bobby Pickett singing the Monster Mash (it was a graveyard smash) on Dick Clark show:

https://youtu.be/vNuVifA7DSU?si=YnwZfWZKEWYkztxS

[BenLurkin]

[Albion Wilde]

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