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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>dignity</H1></A>. The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. There are many traditionally believes and customs associated with Samhain, most notable that night was the time of the wandering dead. At that time, it was believed that the souls of those who have died during the year were allowed access to the land of the dead. There are many traditionally believes and customs associated with Samhain, most notable that night was the time of the wandering dead. The Irish used turnips as their Pumkin originally, but when the immigrants came to America, the found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. For example in Belgium an old custom was to prepare Cakes for the Dead , small white cake and cookies. On a piece of parchment paper write your weaknesses or bad habits you would like to loose. Other accounts say that Druids customarily lit bonfires on Dark night, for the purpose of warding off all these spirits. The Celts, as well as Britain, France and Germany, honored Samhain , a Druid God of the dead. 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 . Together Beltane and Samhain cut. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="image3.gif" width="1" height="1"></a> The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/halloween.htm"><IMG SRC="image2.gif" BORDER="1" ALT=" The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. There are many traditionally believes and customs associated with Samhain, most notable." width="201" height="71"></A></P> </BODY>