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Happy Halloween Twisted Evil

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We only had about 11 kids, we always do each year. I think they all go hit up the rich peoples houses down the street. Confused

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Had 84 kids Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Had 84 kids

What the heck were you giving out? Are you sure some weren't just going around the block a few times?

We had 41 kids, down from 53 last year. As one bunch left yelling out "Happy Halloween", one of them threw in a "Merry Christmas". I added "and Happy New Year". What the heck - Christmas will be here and past before we know it.
The weather was absolutely perfect. It was warm enough that trick-or-treaters didn't need jackets or coats over their costumes, and there was no rain.

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lol, just candy. High volume area. Its down from last year, it was i think 108 ? 106 ? ...

And yes, Christmas stuff is all ready in stores now Shocked

it will be December 24'th before you know it.
And 2009 will be here. My new years resolution is to do more ! fishing & more camping. Ididnt get to camp much this year.

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None out here, 10 miles in the country Razz

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we had a fair number of kids, I like to see there costumes it's fun. Very Happy

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I spent the whole night at my job... I think I might get a new job as a snowboard tech at Zumiez though.

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I don't get many either which was just as well because I had a party. Cool

> Well Halloween has come and gone so going to lock this thread till next year Cool

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History of Halloween, like any other festival's history is inspired through traditions that have transpired through ages from one generation to another. We follow them mostly as did our dads and grandpas. And as this process goes on, much of their originality get distorted with newer additions and alterations. It happens so gradually, spanning over so many ages, that we hardly come to know about these distortions. At one point of time it leaves us puzzled, with its multicolored faces. Digging into its history helps sieve out the facts from the fantasies which caught us unaware. Yet, doubts still lurk deep in our soul, especially when the reality differs from what has taken a deep seated root into our beliefs. The history of Halloween Day, as culled from the net, is being depicted here in this light. This is to help out those who are interested in washing off the superficial hues to reach the core and know things as they truly are. 'Trick or treat' may be an innocent fun to relish on the Halloween Day. But just think about a bunch of frightening fantasies and the scary stories featuring ghosts, witches, monsters, evils, elves and animal sacrifices associated with it. They are no more innocent. Are these stories a myth or there is a blend of some reality? Come and plunge into the halloween history to unfurl yourself the age-old veil of mysticism draped around it.

Behind the name... Halloween, or the Hallow E'en as they call it in Ireland , means All Hallows Eve, or the night before the 'All Hallows', also called 'All Hallowmas', or 'All Saints', or 'All Souls' Day, observed on November 1. In old English the word 'Hallow' meant 'sanctify'. Roman Catholics, Episcopalians and Lutherians used to observe All Hallows Day to honor all Saints in heaven, known or unknown. They used to consider it with all solemnity as one of the most significant observances of the Church year. And Catholics, all and sundry, was obliged to attend Mass. The Romans observed the holiday
of Feralia, intended to give rest and peace to the departed. Participants made sacrifices in honor of the dead, offered up prayers for them, and made oblations to them. The festival was celebrated on February 21, the end of the Roman year. In the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints' Day to replace the pagan festival of the dead. It was observed on May 13. Later, Gregory III changed the date to November 1. The Greek Orthodox Church observes it on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Despite this connection with the Roman Church, the American version of Halloween Day celebration owes its origin to the ancient (pre-Christian) Druidic fire festival called "Samhain", celebrated by the Celts in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Samhain is pronounced "sow-in", with "sow" rhyming with cow. In Ireland the festival was known as Samhein, or La Samon, the Feast of the Sun. In Scotland, the celebration was known as Hallowe'en. In Welsh it's Nos Galen-gaeof (that is, the Night of the Winter Calends. According to the Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society: "Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess).(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as "Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer."(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a "lord of death" as such. Thus most of the customs connected with the Day are remnants of the ancient religious beliefs and rituals, first of the Druids and then transcended amongst the Roman Christians who conquered them.

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Very enlightening, Drummer.

I planted several pumpkin seeds from past jack-o-lanterns, and 2 of them grew vines that reached about 10' long. A few days ago one of them finally started growing a pumpkin. But we had a very heavy frost the night before last that killed both plants. So I'll have to buy a pumpkin again this year. The local grocery monolith had them on sale for $1.99 on the weekend but I didn't see the flyer until today. Evil or Very Mad

I've done sketches of how I want to carve this year's jack. And I have a good idea for next year, too.

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That would be kind of a cool idea really.
Get people to carve there Pumpkins & post them here Surprised

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Tomorrow we're doing a run with the group, and everyone's wearing costumes. Our squadron in making a computer keyboard. We wear white shirts and we put a letter on the front. I'm going to be the colon. I'm going to make a nice mustache soul patch combo with shoe polish as well. Laughing

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^ LOL ... get some pics if possible, gotta see that. Laughing

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Well all I have is a picture of my beautiful mustache. Since our squadron had the most people that dressed up we get the day off tomorrow. Cool

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I'm thinking you'll spend the day scrubbing off the makeup. Laughing

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"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."

~ Bill Shakespeare

As you can see, I am ready for Halloween! Twisted Evil

I went for a theatrical theme this year. I thought I was being clever by sawing a pumpkin in half to get 2 jack-o-lanterns from 1 pumpkin. But it turns out that there is twice as much work carving 2 jacks as there is 1.

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