Friday, December 17, 2010

Halloween - Autumn Celebration!

Halloween means haunted houses, trick or treating and getting lost in thoughts of candy. It is an odd mixture of creepy creatures, costume parties, and harvest festivals. The festivities that revolve around this holiday equal memories to remember.

While Halloween creates unforgettable moments', it is its involvement that shows why it is such an exciting time of the year. Halloween is a time when Pagans honor and remember their deceased loved ones, not the devil. Halloween is old English word which means" hallowed evening". Halloween is one of the oldest celebrations in the world, dating back over 2000 years to the time of the Celts who lived in Britain.

Halloween traditions thought to be incompatible with Christianity often became linked with Christian folk beliefs about evil spirits. Although such superstitions varied a great deal from place to place, many of the supernatural beings now associated with

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