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Happy Halloween

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Michele, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. Michele

    Michele Guest

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    Michele, Oct 31, 2007
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  2. SMOKIN HEMI

    SMOKIN HEMI CH Dog

    SMOKIN HEMI, Oct 31, 2007
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  3. diva

    diva CH Dog

    [​IMG] HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
     
    diva, Oct 31, 2007
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  4. fitzpit

    fitzpit Big Dog

    Great pics!

    Happy Halloween :)
     
    fitzpit, Oct 31, 2007
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  5. Suki

    Suki Guest

    Likewise.

    Happy Haloween to all of you and yours!
    Enjoy your day/night and be safe, all. :)
    (sorry, @ work, no funny pics to post.... :( )
     
    Suki, Oct 31, 2007
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  6. DryCreek

    DryCreek CH Dog

    OMG Michele, I almost pee'd myself LMAO. Great Pics!


    Happy All Saint's Day

    The modern holiday of Halloween has it's origins in the ancient Gaelic festival known as Samhain. The Festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is regarded as 'The Celtic New Year'. Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The Ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them. When the Romans occupied Celtic territory, several Roman traditions were also incorporated into the festivals. Feralia, a day celebrated in late October by the Romans for the passing of the dead as well as a festival which celebrated the Roman Goddess Pomona, the goddess of fruit were incorporated into the celebrations. The symbol of Pomona was an apple, which is a proposed origin for the tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.
     
    DryCreek, Oct 31, 2007
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