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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>occupational therapy</H1></A>. 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. Those fires were built on top of hills so that the spirits find their way. 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. Suitable eating and shelter was provided for these spirits or else they would cast a spell, cause havoc, steal infants, destroy crops, kill farm animals and create terror as they haunted the happy. For example in Belgium an old custom was to prepare Cakes for the Dead , small white cake and cookies. He was apprehended, hung, drawn, and quartered. 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 leaves of the trees are beginning to fall, days are getting shorter and hostcolder, that means Dark night, positioned at the end of the harvest season is just around the corner and marking the beginning of winter. On November 5th, 1606, the same Parliament declared the fifth of November a day of public thanksgiving. 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 ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer. Walpurgis Day). On November 5th, 1606, the same Parliament declared the fifth of November a day of public thanksgiving. 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. Jack made a deal with the Devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree. For the Romans, November 1st was an important holy day called All Saints Day. Those fires were built on top of hills so that the spirits find their way. For the Romans, November 1st was an important holy day called All Saints Day. The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. 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. The spirits demanded placating by giving them a type of worship and offerings, (This is the thought action that Trick-or-Treat emulates today. 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. Other accounts say that Druids customarily lit bonfires on Dark night, for the purpose of warding off all these spirits. 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. For example in Belgium an old custom was to prepare Cakes for the Dead , small white cake and cookies. 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 . Suitable eating and shelter was provided for these spirits or else they would cast a spell, cause havoc, steal infants, destroy crops, kill farm animals and create terror as they haunted the happy. The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. 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. This holiday is considered the Female on a broomes New Year, representing one full turn of the seasonal year. For the Romans, November 1st was an important holy day called All Saints Day. The leaves of the trees are beginning to fall, days are getting shorter and hostcolder, that means Dark night, positioned at the end of the harvest season is just around the corner and marking the beginning of winter. Perhaps it is because it is on this night that the veil between this and the spirit world is the weakest. A cake was eaten for each spirit honored with the belief that the more cakes you ate, the more the dead would bless you. The Pumkin custom probably comes from an Irish folklore. The Celts, as well as Britain, France and Germany, honored Samhain , a Druid God of the dead. 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 folklore further says, that after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the Devil. 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. In the 5th century BC, people called Celts in Ireland began their New Year on November 1st (not January 1st ), therefore, October 31st was New Years Eve. The folklore further says, that after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="image3.gif" width="1" height="1"></a> 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. 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