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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>. Jack made a deal with the Devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree. Naturally, the still happy did not want to be possessed, and so for protection, Pumkin with hideous candle-lit faces were carved out of turnips and carried as lanterns to scare away the malevolent spirits. 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. But to allow that order to be psychologically comfortable, the Celts knew that there had to be a time when order and structure were abolished, when chaos could reign. 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. At one time it was believed that the flying in darknesss of all persons who were destined to die in the coming year could be seen walking through the graveyard at midnight on Samhain. The Church says, Samhuinn, from October 31st to November 2nd was a time of no-time. The eve of the fifth is known as Mischief Night , when children are free to play pranks on adults, just as October 30th, the night before Dark night, is known as Mischief Night in many areas. The Druids knew that these three days had a special meaning. Also, it was customary to light a fire in the household hearth which would burn continuously until the first day of the following Spring. The observances connected with. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="image3.gif" width="1" height="1"></a> Jack made a deal with the Devil that, if. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/halloween.htm"><IMG SRC="image2.gif" BORDER="1" ALT=" Jack made." width="201" height="71"></A></P> </BODY>