Posted on 10/30/2014 6:23:12 PM PDT by Salvation
All Hallows Eve Ping!
My Tom’s 18th birthday. Never thought he’d make it, the unutterable goofball.
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Happy Birthday, Tom!
He can no longer say, “You can’t make me move out.” Not that I would, unless he gets really out of hand: he’s useful and also makes me laugh.
Happy birthday to Tom here
BTW found out recently that lot of celebs were born on halloween
It’s the right day for him. He’s different!
In Mexico i discovered last year it’s called ‘dia de muertos’ celebrated from Oct 31 to Nov 2 — http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
Bttt.
Day of the Dead, correct?
Yes. It’s a day of prayer & remembrance for friends & families who have passed away. U actually had lunch recently in a new mexican restaurant in sydney australia. There were a couple of related painting on the walls there.
The Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, is November 2, All Souls’ Day. The observance has “spread out” as it becomes more important to hold celebrations on a weekend, but the origins of “Hallowe’en” vs. “Dia de Los Muertos” observances are unrelated.
U = I
I’ll be spending tomorrow night at Mass and then adoration till midnight.
Yes i think it’s All Souls’ Day rather than Halloween. But i was told the celebrations start on Oct 31 and end on 2 Nov. Dont know, am not mexican.
I’ll be setting up for the Mass at 6:00 pm.
Good way to leave the porch light off! LOL!
They probably do, but that's "calendar creep," so to speak. American Hallowe'en customs are largely of Scottish and Irish origin, while Mexican customs are a mix of Spanish and Indian.
‘Samhain’? That’s Irish origins? I am part Irish, father side.
Yes, “Samhain” was a Celtic pagan festival. (I’m Irish, too.) It’s connection with Hallowe’en is tenuous, now, but still there, mainly in the Jack o’Lanterns and bonfires.
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