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<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>. Naturally the still happy did not want to be possessed, so on the night of October 31st, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manor of ghoulish costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away evil spirits looking for bodies to possess. A cake was eaten for each spirit honored with the belief that the more cakes you ate, the more the dead would bless you. They set them out on street corners and beg passers-by for a penny for the Guys . 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 act of treason was viewed as part of a popish -- that is, Roman Catholic -- plot against the Protestant government. It is also believed that Samhain is also the time of the year for getting rid of weaknesses. Samhain, pronounced Sow-en , is the Sabbat 6 month from Beltane, and is the most important Sabbat. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer. England Guy Fawkes Day , November 5th is celebrated in ways reminiscent of Dark night. Many of the flying in darknesss were thought to be of an evil nature. On November 2nd, All Souls Day, people would walk from village to village begging for Souls Cakes (seeBelgium), made out of square pieces of bread with currants. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="image3.gif" width="1" height="1"></a> Naturally the still happy did not want to be possessed, so. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/halloween.htm"><IMG SRC="image2.gif" BORDER="1" ALT=" Naturally the." width="201" height="71"></A></P> </BODY>