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Holidays - Origins of Halloween

The old saying, variety is the spice of life, says much about the need to enrich our lives and reinvigorate our spirits by deviating periodically from our daily routine. While daily routines like,...

4 comments    family children holiday
Jack o' Lantern 44

Halloween: a Celtic New Year

Pumpkin lanterns, macabre costumes, white ladies, Dracula, vampires, dead people rising...these are the things I used to remember when this memorable day passes every year. It always gives me creep imagining...

0 comments    children holiday halloween
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Why We Carve Pumpkins At Halloween

Why do we carve scary faces into pumpkins at Halloween and call them Jack-O-Lanterns anyway? The reason stretches back into the mists of time to the ancient Celtic religion. Before it was Halloween,...

42 comments    family fun history
Waiting Halloween Spirits 60

The History of Halloween

While many think that Halloween is a uniquely American holiday, the truth is that the celebration of this day reaches further back into the mists of history and begins further away than the shores of this...

0 comments    halloween spirits celebration
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Vintage Halloween Art Postcards, Halloween Poems and Quotes

Halloween is one of the most enjoyable holidays for creative people. They can indulge their creative side with wild halloween costumes, spooky halloween decorations, pumpkin carving and other halloween arts...

0 comments    halloween october 31st
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What's with the Tricks and the Treats?

Halloween is the second most popular holiday after Christmas. Retailers absolutely love it because of the amount of revenue that they bring in on decorations and costumes and candy. I love it as well, not...

0 comments    history holiday halloween
Halloween Customs61

Halloween Ancient Customs

where did the custom of Halloween come from?. Once upon a time the Celts who lived over 2,000 years ago in a place we know as Ireland celebrated their new year on November 1st. Celtic Festival Of Samhain (Samhain (Scots Gaelic: Samhuinn) literally...

20 comments    history halloween spirits
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Halloween - History and Strange Facts

Halloween has captured our imagination for years and will continue to do so. The mystery, the wonderment and the fun surrounding the holiday that isn't an official holiday will continue to do so for...

0 comments    holiday halloween costume
This isn't mine but it's close. Mine also had wire rims, whitewalls and opera lights.63

"Little Red Corvette" Or California Classic Car Shows

I once owned a 1983 Buick Regal Limited. It was beautiful. I got it from my parents. Then I made some mistakes. I drove it cross-country from Pennsylvania to California. It was maybe a year later that...

0 comments    automotive car cars
The Modern Psychology of Halloween54

The Modern Psychology of Halloween

An exploration into the roots of our modern day obsession with Halloween and 'all things spooky' and how embracing our fears might just be the best therapy of all.

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