Halloween and All Saints Day

[Bandit]

17th angel,

not heard of the dis-pater! Here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis_Pater

all.

October 30th Wickerman

The scariest event of the season, Archaeolink celebrates the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when the spirits of the dead return to the land of the living. The Celtic Mythology Haunted House returns in its 2 nd year even scarier than before. Spectacular Fire Juggling and Drumming displays! Traditional Harvest Games and Spooky Storytelling make for frightening family fun. In a spectacularly spooky finale, witness the Celts take part in a human sacrifice and then set alight a giant Wickerman.

http://www.archaeolink.co.uk/

hope they ar not still actually putting people in there! we just use furtilizer to bring in good crops nowadays

Z

ooooh. i want to go to that. fire juggling, drumming, spooky stories & haunted house is right up my alley for halloween.

throw me another roll of TP
hope they dont hear us & wake up.

 

[17th Angel]

_Z_

All of these rituals and traditions of Celts are simply misunderstood... they seem dark and evil, but they are just primitive ways to hope they gain a good season of food and to remain fertile lands... I don't see the dark side, just a primitive side :\ Over the years the festivals and such have just been twisted like every other thing.. :| I dunno.

 

[Bandit]

_Z_

All of these rituals and traditions of Celts are simply misunderstood... they seem dark and evil, but they are just primitive ways to hope they gain a good season of food and to remain fertile lands... I don't see the dark side, just a primitive side :\ Over the years the festivals and such have just been twisted like every other thing.. :| I dunno.

i know what you are saying.
i see the dark side of it, but only in pretending. i have no religious perspective on it at all. so that is kind of confusing for me.

for example...they would carve a pumpkin to keep the bad spirit away. i would carve it to have a bad spirit come . i know that is so backward, but it is all just for fun, for me.

 

[_Z_]

I think there was a dark side, certainly to the wicker man in its apparency to us, although it is thought that the ancients believed they were doing good for the community with the ultimate sacrifice, the saying ‘Jesus is my druid’ comes to mind! So yes you are right even in the extreme of the case.

Z

 

[Bandit]

I think there was a dark side, certainly to the wicker man in its apparency to us, although it is thought that the ancients believed they were doing good for the community with the ultimate sacrifice, the saying ‘Jesus is my druid’ comes to mind! So yes you are right even in the extreme of the case.

Z

i think so too Z

just wanted to say thanks to all for talking with me on this & taking the poll.
i enjoyed the topic. it was fun & informative.
Have a nice & safe weekend whatever you do or dont do for Halloween.

 

[_Z_]

have a good one yourself mate!


Z

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Happy Halloween/Samhain, all!

 

[lunamoth]

Happy Halloween/Samhain, all!

Good to see you around Scarlet--hope all is going well with your studies.

Spooky Halloween to all!

What does a ghost have for dinner?
(ghoul-osh)

What does a ghost have for dessert?
(boo-berry pie)

lunamoth

 

[Bandit]

Spooky Halloween to all!

What does a ghost have for dinner?
(ghoul-osh)

What does a ghost have for dessert?
(boo-berry pie)

lunamoth

i forgot about those jokes.

What do you call a little monster's parents?
Mummy and deady.

What do you get when you cross Bambi with a ghost?
Bamboo.

What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its radius?
Pumpkin pi.

What is a vampire's favorite holiday?
Fangsgiving.

What is Beethoven doing in his coffin right now?
Decomposing.

How do you know if a mummy is egotistical?
He's all wrapped up in himself.