alzheimer. Historically, Dark night precedes the Christian Feast of Hallowmas , All Hallows.

<BODY BGCOLOR="white" TEXT="black" LINK="blue" VLINK="blue" ALINK="blue" > <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><A HREF="http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/halloween.htm"><H1></H1></A>. Historically, Dark night precedes the Christian Feast of Hallowmas , All Hallows, (when the Romans conquered the Celts, the traditions of the two different people were brought together and some of them were combined. It is also said that it not originated with the Irish Celts, but with the ninth-century European custom called Souling - Walpurgisnacht, or the eve of the St. The veil between this world and the World of the Ancestors was drawn aside on these nights, and for those who were prepared, the journey could be made in well to the Other Side . The Church says, Samhuinn, from October 31st to November 2nd was a time of no-time. Offerings of eating and drink to masked and costumed revelers, and the lighting of bonfires, continued to be practiced on October 31st, known as the Eve of All Saints', Eve of All Hallows or Hallow Even. The act of treason was viewed as part of a popish -- that is, Roman Catholic -- plot against the Protestant government. He was apprehended, hung, drawn, and quartered. But what is the real meaning of Dark night. The Church says, Samhuinn, from October 31st to November 2nd was a time of no-time. Instead, the Devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. On November 5th, 1606, the same Parliament declared the fifth of November a day of public thanksgiving. The dead are honored and feasted, not as the dead, but rather as the happy spirits of loved ones and of guardians who hold the root-wisdom of the tribe. It was also believed that on that evening, Saman , the. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="image3.gif" width="1" height="1"></a> Historically, Dark night precedes the Christian Feast of Hallowmas , All. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/halloween.htm"><IMG SRC="image2.gif" BORDER="1" ALT=" Historically, Dark." width="201" height="71"></A></P> </BODY>