It’s a celebration of death.
Yep. Seemed like innocent fun in 1950’s/60’s suburban America, but wow, how it’s taken on an entirely new (and to me, weird) status. People seem to treat it as a Holiday, with stores marketing junk and candy in August...
Nope. Incorrect.
I hate Halloween.
Sort of. It was the one night of the year the living could communicate with those who had passed away.
Death is part of life. We are all on the Grim Reaper’s list. To spend your whole life avoiding inevitable reality is folly.
It is also Reformation Day. Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation on October 31, 1517; at about 6:30 in the evening. It is one of the very few major historical event that can be timed so precisely
If you want to see weird, try going to Salem, Mass on Halloween night. It is a mixture of halloween and mardi-gras.
Don’t forget darkness and evil as well.
From "All Hallows' Eve", the night prior to All Hallows Day (also known as All Saints Day) on November 1st and two nights prior to All Souls Day on November 2nd, both days dedicated to prayers for the dead.
“its a celebration of death”, he says.
i request a deeper definition, please?
also, an addemdum....
1st Harvest, Aug. 1 grain. corn dollies
2nd Harvest, Sept 21, fruits of the fields, cornucopia overflowing
3rd Harvest, Oct 31, culling and preparing livestock for storage to have meats over winter.