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How & Why to Re-focus Halloween as a "Fall Festival"
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Posted on 10/07/2005 10:14:25 AM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance
Re-focus Halloween!
If your school insists on having some kind of Halloween celebration, recommend that they steer away from the ghoulish and occult and, instead, focus on the event as a fall festival. ...
"When you turn evil into a game, it trivializes it and numbs children to its darkness."
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To: rattrap; happinesswithoutpeace
You could make some JackChick-O-Lanterns. Yes, it could get really tricky leaving them in the men's room.
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posted on
10/07/2005 10:47:39 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
To: Mike Darancette; Cacique
Bring back Samhain! Bring back Saturnalia (Dec. 25th)!
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posted on
10/07/2005 10:47:43 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Gentlemen, Behold!)
To: Blurblogger
Halloween has been in this country since the middle 1800's when immigrants (Irish?) brought it with them. It's worked just fine all these years. Only in the last 50 our so years has it gotten out of hand. Solution: don't fix Halloween ... fix the idiots taking it out of hand. We have the laws already; it's time to start punishing criminals *effectively* if even *permanently*. I've no desire to slide that slippery slope of "fixing" holidays ...
63
posted on
10/07/2005 10:48:17 AM PDT
by
so_real
("The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
To: killjoy
Yes, but Glenn Danzig really s-cked as a solo artist.
64
posted on
10/07/2005 10:48:31 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Gentlemen, Behold!)
To: Red Badger
The night before All Saints' Day, originally a Catholic holy day? Off by a factor of at least two: it was originally a Celtic/pagan holiday going back thousands of years. The X-ians tried to usurp it's place by introducing a generic 'All Saints Day'. This mandate was quickly co-opted by the recent converts as all Hollow's Eve.
65
posted on
10/07/2005 10:48:50 AM PDT
by
lemura
To: MineralMan
> I'll be handing out goodies to the 100 or so beautiful kids who stop my my house on Halloween.
What about the ugly ones?
Defeat lookism now!
66
posted on
10/07/2005 10:48:58 AM PDT
by
orionblamblam
("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
To: All
My response is: Lighten up Francis!!!!
67
posted on
10/07/2005 10:49:16 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
To: Clemenza
"Yes, but Glenn Danzig really s-cked as a solo artist."
Got that right..hey what is up with Bloomberg and the subway threat?
To: Corin Stormhands; P-Marlowe; blue-duncan; xzins
But let's be honest, most "Fall Festivals" are just Halloween carnivals in drag. That's a beautiful line. Mind if I steal it?
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posted on
10/07/2005 10:50:27 AM PDT
by
Buggman
(L'chaim b'Yeshua HaMashiach!)
To: Corin Stormhands
My family never did Halloween. For a while we'd just have a family night, then later we often would celebrate one of two brothers' birthdays that fell close on either side.
I never felt deprived, but I'll bet that's because my parents didn't try to go halfway on things. Kids are smart enough to see that "Fall Fests" are just Halloween dressed up.
(One church we went to, apparently several teens came as demons to the "fall fest". Hey, it's in the Bible)
70
posted on
10/07/2005 10:50:42 AM PDT
by
JenB
(Harry Potter turned me into a gay newt)
To: Buggman
71
posted on
10/07/2005 10:51:14 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
To: All
72
posted on
10/07/2005 10:51:22 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Clemenza
Yes, but Glenn Danzig really s-cked as a solo artist. 'Mother' was pretty cool. A friend of mine used to describe him as 'Elvis played backwards'.
73
posted on
10/07/2005 10:51:31 AM PDT
by
killjoy
(Real Men Love Bush)
To: lemura
Is it related to the Mexican Day of the Dead?..........
74
posted on
10/07/2005 10:52:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you settle for...........)
To: SirChas
For this thread, that fitting picture showed up on reply #13.
75
posted on
10/07/2005 10:52:24 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Note to the MSM - Don't stay stuck on STUPID!)
To: Arrowhead1952
ARHGGHGHHGHG..why? WHY? WHY? why must the Helen monster be posted?
To: orionblamblam
"What about the ugly ones?
"
There aren't any. Remember...I live in Minnesota, where everyone is good looking. Above average, too.
Seriously, I missed all the kids so much in my neighborhood in California. We only had a few. Here in Saint Paul, I live in a family neighborhood, and at least 100 kids will come by.
I have an 8' inflatable stack of pumpkins out in front, and will have some other goodies by the 31st. It's great fun, does nobody any harm, and the princesses way outnumber the witches, and Spiderman way outnumbers the devil among the costumes.
77
posted on
10/07/2005 10:53:55 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: SirChas
I just got my Halloween mask. How do you like it?Shudder. No candy for you! 8>)
78
posted on
10/07/2005 10:53:55 AM PDT
by
Horatio Gates
(The pen is mightier than the sword...when it's stuck in the skull of the dude with the sword)
79
posted on
10/07/2005 10:54:44 AM PDT
by
evets
(God bless president Bush!)
To: KevinDavis
"My response is: Lighten up Francis!!!!"
All right, this is going to bug me all day. What movie,tv show is that from?
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