Another day closer to Halloween.......
Tow-mater all lit up..
Halloween fun for all.
One of the fun things at Halloween is the carving of the pumpkin. There are now tons of pumpkin patches to visit and lots of pumpkins to choose from. There is actually a book printed for designs to put upon the pumpkins or you can just go free handed. Eyes, a nose, and a crooked mouth is just as scarey as can be. Put a lighted candle down inside and it will glow for all to see.
Was wondering about these great little pumpkins so I looked up the information and here is what I came across:
“Halloween originated in Ireland several hundred years ago. The Celtic Irish celebrated October 31 for several reasons. October 31 signified the end of the summer and the start of the ˜new year.’ It was on this night and this night only that the boundaries between the living and the dead were broken. The spirits of the recently deceased could enter the bodies of the living as their one shot at the afterlife. Of course the living didn’t want to be possessed by these spirits so they would dress up is devilish costumes, extinguish all the lights in their houses, and create havoc on their town to scare the spirits away. Years later the English adopted many of the Celt’s practices.
October 31 was known as All Hallows Eve, the night before All Hallows Day, a celebration in honor of the saints. As the idea of spirit possession became less prominent, the English would dress up as witches or ghosts in a more ceremonial manner.
In Ireland, one of the most popular traditions that went along with their Halloween, was carrying the jack-o-lantern. In Scotland and England they would carry turnips. The jack-o-lantern was originally carried all night to replicate the faces of the ghoulish spirit possessed. No one is quite sure why the ˜jack-o-lantern’ is called ˜jack.’ However, according to an ancient Irish legend, the devil once wanted to steal the soul of a man named ˜Jack.’ Jack outwitted the devil on several occasions and kept his life. Eventually, Jack died and neither heaven nor hell would take him. Jack was condemned to an afterlife in limbo. He asked the devil for a piece of coal to provide light for his never ending life. Jack stuck the coal into a turnip and is said to still be walking around with his light until heaven or hell will open the gates for him “
Get out there and have some fun...
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