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72Halloween Hodgepodge
Happy Halloween! I don't usually follow people like a blind sheep. My regulars know that. I write to please myself first and my regulars next. Everyone and anyone else follows. While I know I could score...
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73Candy from Strangers
Image Credit: The Wikipedia When I was a little girl, my grandmother tried to impress upon me how important it was not to accept candy from strangers. If I disregarded this advice, she informed me that what I...
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72Halloween Costumes For Fans Of The NBA
WILMER!!!! WIL-MER!!! What's wrong Gertrude? These young trick-or-treaters at the door were so rude! The trick-or-treaters? Yes, Wilmer! The trick-or-treaters! Well what did they say? Well,...
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67Happy Haunting!
I used to cherish Christmastime. The songs, the festive lights and gaiety all around. I still enjoy the Christmas holiday and season but I look forward to Halloween and all of the creative things I do each...
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78Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
Since I was brought up in a family that has never celebrated Halloween, I have always wondered why do we (as a culture) in the United States celebrate Halloween? What is the whole reason behind dressing up in silly costumes and going trick-or-treating? Should Christians celebrate Halloween? What exactly is it that we are celebrating and what is the reasoning or history behind it?
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73Halloween's #1 Treat: Candy Corn
You know it's almost Halloween when you start seeing bags of tri-colored candy corn (CC) in the grocery stores. If you're like me, you pretty much ignore the 2-lb bags of Hershey's minis, 3 Musketeers and...
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71Halloween - 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...
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71Halloween: customs and traditions
Many people would be suprised how Halloween customs and tradtions began. To begin with, Halloween began in the days before Christ, around 800 B.C.E. Originating with the Celts, it was initially called...
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85How to Start the Halloween Boo in Your Neighborhood
If you haven't been Boo'd, you're missing out on a fun Halloween tradition. This is such a fun way to start off the whole fall holiday season and strengthen ties with neighbors. There are some variations on...
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70Ghosts in Another Culture
Normally people, who are educated scientifically to rely on their five senses to assess their understanding of reality, refuse to accept anything else but tangible evidence to go with what they regard as...
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