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of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog" "Adder's fork,

and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing" "For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and babble" "Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn, and caldron bubble“

William Shakespeare

name... Halloween, or the Hallow E'en as they call

it in Ireland , means All Hallows Eve, or the night before the 'All Hallows', also called 'All Hallowmas', or 'All Saints', or 'All Souls' Day, observed on November 1.
In old English the word 'Hallow' meant 'sanctify'.

owes its origin to the ancient (pre-Christian) Druidic fire

festival called "Samhain", celebrated by the Celts in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Samhain is pronounced "sow-in", with "sow" rhyming with cow. In Ireland the festival was known as Samhein, or La Samon, the Feast of the Sun. In Scotland, the celebration was known as Hallowe'en. In Welsh it's Nos Galen-gaeof (that is, the Night of the Winter Calends. According to the Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society: "Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess).

Gaelis Dictionary defines it as "Hallowtide. The Feast of

All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“

* Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a "lord of death" as such.

and Lutherians used to observe All Hallows Day to

honor all Saints in heaven, known or unknown. They used to consider it with all solemnity as one of the most significant observances of the Church year. And Catholics, all and sundry, was obliged to attend Mass.
The Romans observed the holiday of Feralia, intended to give rest and peace to the departed. Participants made sacrifices in honor of the dead, offered up prayers for them, and made oblations to them.
The festival was celebrated on February 21, the end of the Roman year. In the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints' Day to replace the pagan festival of the dead. It was observed on May 13. Later, Gregory III changed the date to November 1. The Greek Orthodox Church observes it on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

Day are remnants of the ancient religious beliefs and

rituals, first of the Druids and then transcended amongst the Roman Christians who conquered them.

official holiday, the traditional October 31 Halloween celebration is

much beloved by children in the United States, for whom the day is a chance to don costumes—often depicting ghosts, goblins and other "supernatural" creatures—and to collect candy and other treats from adults. Most Americans consider Halloween a festive occasion, but its roots long predate the United States and its meaning has changed greatly over time. Even today, many other nations observe their own versions of this long-observed festival.

los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting

the evening of October 31.

started to have parties. Part of the celebrations included

costumes, fortune telling and games such as bobbing for apples.
1840's Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine brought the custom of Halloween to America.
1900's In the early part of the century only the Celt's celebrated Halloween. It took a long time for others to pick up on the custom.
1920's Halloween parties were all the rage. Towns would have dances, social club gatherings, and a variety of decorations followed suit. Parties had themes such as an "Animals" or "Famous People" with an art deco flare to the costumes and decorations.
1930's Halloween was being celebrated more by adults than by their children. Costumes were outlandish, and the parties would last all night. Many had lavish parties that would cost a small fortune.
1970's the people who enjoyed Halloween began decorating the outside of their homes as well as the inside, decorations were becoming available in stores. People seemed to have realized that this was a fun holiday and nothing about it was evil.
1980s was the rebirth of the adult Halloween party. Adults found that they could enjoy the same games and fun as the children. Almost every store was now selling Halloween decorations.
Since 1990's showed an increase of the popularity of Halloween. Many people started decorating their homes with the vast amount of Halloween decorations that were being made available. Many yards had more decorations for Halloween than any other holiday.

Irish and
Scottish people have traditionally

placed a candle on their western
window sill to honor the departed. Other traditions include carving lanterns from turnips or rutabagas, sometimes with faces on them, as is done in the modern tradition of carving pumpkins.

of legends of the Brazen Head which may be

a folk memory of the ancient Celtic practice of headhunting. The heads of enemies may have decorated shrines, and there are tales of the heads of honored warriors continuing to speak their wisdom after death. The name jack-o'-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer. He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. In revenge, the devil
placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever
wander the earth at night with the only light he had:
a candle inside of a hollowed turnip.

zombies,
spiders, bats, and crows
witches flying on broomsticks
black

cats,
ghosts, ghouls, demons
goblins and skeleton

to honor the memories of
those who

no longer share the physical stage of life with us, the skeleton is a symbolic (and physical) reminder of the remnants of life. Skulls in particular were considered by many ancient cultures (including the Druids of the Celts) to be the psychic seat of the human whole. As such, skulls are powerful symbols invoking a heightened awareness of our psychic potential. Incorporated during this powerful time of year doubles their profound symbolic purposes. The skeleton is almost always featured on the Major Arcana Death card.

owl – spiders (as
Halloween symbols

and otherwise) are creatures considered to be endowed with supernatural qualities which make them harbingers of mystic energy. Witches often invite the spider into their homes and practices as a method of enhancing understanding of energetic patterns. Why are they so mystical? Predominantly because of their ability to weave webs, which has long been symbolic of time, fate, progress and the representation of the human journey (on both physical and philosophical levels). Also, the spider boasts eight legs, and the number eight is symbolic of cycles which would make the spider’s presence during this time of year (symbolic of the transition between summer to winter) quite fitting.

pairs as October
31is a time most

advantageous to tap into supernatural perspectives. This time of year is situated in the crevasse of transition in both constellational, and seasonal aspects. It’s a time when the Veil between mundane and magical are quite thin and energies tend to take on more revealing forms. As witches are devoted to utilizing, interpreting, magnifying, and manipulating unseen energies – their presence upon the cultural stage of this time of year is only common sense. Witches are gifted at energetic interpretations; and in ancient times their talents, perspectives and expertise would be called upon during this time of year for help in understanding messages from the non-physical side of life as well as forecasts for seasons ahead (long before the Farmer’s Almanac, there were soothsayers. And so, witches as a Halloween symbol are understandably vital to the occasion.

symbols that are associated with Halloween. Whilst black and

orange are the traditional colour of Halloween, other colours are also now popular. Some of the more popular ones are:
Black = death, night, witches, black cats, bats, vampires
Orange = pumpkins, jack o'lanterns, Autumn, the turning leaves, fire
Purple = night, the supernatural, mysticism
Green = goblins, monsters, zombies, aliens
White = ghosts, mummies, a full moon
Red = blood, fire, demons

nobody will talk while having supper, encourages the spirits

of the dead to come to the table.
It is believed that if an unmarried girl keeps a rosemary herb and a silver sixpence (coin) under her pillow on Halloween night, it is quite likely that on that very night, she would dream of her future husband.
It is said that if you hear someone's footsteps behind you on Halloween night, you should not look back because it may be a dead person following you. And if you
commit the mistake of looking back, it is likely
that you might join the dead very soon.

a girl carrying a lamp in her hand goes

to a spring of water, she will see the reflection of her life partner in the water.
It has been said if a bat flies into your house on Halloween, it is a sign that ghosts or spirits are very near, and maybe they are in your home and let the bat in.

girl carries a broken egg in a glass and

takes it to a spring of water, she will be able to catch the glimpse of not just her future husband, by mixing some spring water in the glass, but also she can see the reflection of her future kids.
There is the old saying that "black cats are bad luck". It was once believed that black cats were the devil, or consumed by evil spirits.
People used to believe that Satan was a nut-gatherer. Nuts were also used as magic
charms on the day of Halloween festival.

flame on your candle goes out on Halloween celebration";

it gives you the meaning that you are with a ghost.
If you ring a bell on Halloween it will frighten evil spirits away.
Many people used to consider that owls would dive down to eat the souls of the dying on Halloween. They used to think if you
pulled your pockets out, and left them
hanging, they'd be safe.

out early on Halloween, and they fly around playfully,

then good weather is to come.
If a bat flies around your house three times on Halloween, death is very soon to come.
To ward off evil spirits on Halloween, you can bury all the animal bones in your front yard, or even put a picture of an animal very close to your doorway.

your house three times backward before sunset on Halloween,

and that would take care of all evil.
It could be the spirit of a dead loved one watching you if you see a spider on Halloween.
If you put your clothes on inside out as well as outside walk backwards on Halloween night. At midnight you will see a witch in the sky. People used to believe witches were the
devil, or that they were consumed by evil.

some
resemblance to the old Irish

and British practice of 'souling', when poor folk would go door-to-door on Hallowmass (1st November), and be given food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (2nd November). This practice was even common throughout much of continental Europe, even as far as the south of Italy

with Halloween parties. One common game is dunking or

apple bobbing, in which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. A variant of dunking involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple.
Another common game involves hanging up treacle or syrup-coated scones by strings; these must be eaten without using hands while they remain attached to the string, an activity that inevitably leads to a very sticky face.

are forms of divination. A traditional Irish and Scottish

form of divining one's future spouse is to carve an apple in one long strip, then toss the peel over one's shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the
shape of the first letter of the future spouse's
name. Unmarried women were told that if they
sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror
on Halloween night, the face of their future
husband would appear in the mirror. However,
if they were destined to die before marriage,
a skull would appear.

a circle with the “narrator”.  Turn out the lights.

Narrator reads scary Halloween story with a flashlight shining on their face only, then as you start reading begin passing around the body parts that correlates with that part of the story. FYI – It helps to have the items lined up in proper order and have an assistant ready before the lights go out.

to stockpile food for the harsh times ahead.  In

every known culture in western Europe, fresh meat was always a part of the Sabbat feast.  The predominantly herding cultures of Britain and eastern Europe slaughtered much of their livestock before Samhain rather than trying to feed the animals on the foliage through the long winters.  In southern Germany, ritualized hunts were held in the weeks before Samhain to gather food.  They gave homage to the Horned God as Master of the Hunt, and rode in wild frenzies as they chased their prey.
       Pigs were a traditional part of the feast in many pagan cultures, partic- ularly in the Middle East where they were sacred to the goddesses of that region.  It was in an effort to wipe out goddess worship that the Jews (and later the Muslims) banned the consumption of pork.
       Potatoes, harvested from August to October, were also a part of the feast in Ireland where they were made into a Samhain dish known as colcannon.  Colcannon is a mashed potato, cabbage, and onion dish still served in Ireland on All Saint's Day.  It was an old Irish tradition to hide in it a ring for a bride, a button for a bachelor, a thimble for a spinster, and a coin for wealth, or any other item which local custom decreed in keeping with the idea of the New Year as a time for divination.  If you make colcannon with these little objects inside, please exercise caution against choking.

Colcannon (servers eight)
4 cups mashed potatoes
2 1/2 cups cabbage, cooked and chopped fine
1/2 cup butter (avoid corn oil margarines)
1/2 cup evaporated milk or cream
3/4 cup onion, chopped very fine and sauteed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper

done by a group of "rowdies" who had imbibed

too much Samhain ale.  They gathered weapons, stones, and cider and went out to find the largest apple tree around.  They fired their weapons or stones into its branches to frighten away evil faeries, and drank to the tree's health and sustenance.  Today wassailing has come to mean the drinking to the health of anyone with a spiced punch prepared especially for this holiday.

Irish Galway Wassail (Makes one large punch bowl - serve warm)
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup heavy cream
6 baked apples, cut into small pieces
5 egg whites
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
8 whole cloves
1 quart ale
1 cup cooking sherry
1 cup irish whiskey

You will need a can of tomato soup and

a pack of musksticks. First, cook the soup in a pan over a stove. Then break up the musk sticks and put them into the soup to create...blood soup with delicious fingers! Dead Fingers This is a shortbread type cookie that look like fingers.The dough is piped (use a bag without any tip to get a finger sized cylinder) onto the cookie sheet. Then using the dull side of a butter knife make lines suggesting knuckle and wrinkles, and add an almond for the fingernail. I found the unblanched variety look particularly creepy. You can add a bit of red icing (ie.that translucent yuk that comes in a tube) if you want a bloody finger. I have experimented with this idea and found it better to make an impression with the almond rather then bake them and "glue" the almonds to the finger afterwards with the "blood". This gives a new twist to the term "finger foods".

dough a sickening purplish/gray shade and then push the

dough through a colander to make extruded spaghetti shapes.Then you loosely pat spoonfuls of the dough into brain shapes (well at least most kids' notions of how a brain is shaped). I think I experimented with different kitchen tools with this one and ended up using one of those collapsable steamer things to make the spaghetti. French Fried Eye Balls 2 pototoes relish Mash potatoes and mold them into balls. Cook 160C in oven 20 min. Spread relish over and enjoy!

will need white bread, a pack of mixed bug

shaped lollies and milo. First, spread your slices of bread with margerine or butter. Then, sprinkle the buttered slices with milo until completely coated. Carefully stick the bugs firmly into the milo and place remaining slice of bread on top. Voila! you have bugs in dirt sandwhiches! Tombstoned biscuites This recipe is a nice treat. First, you will need icing sugar, rectangular biscuites and a toothpick. Take your icing sugar and mix it with hot water until fairly runny. Dip each of your biscuits into the mixture and place onto a foiled tray. Take your toothpick and carve "R.I.P" out of the icing on every biscuit. Place in fridge for a few hours and presto! Your very own mini tombstones!

in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy

apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are a common Halloween treat made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.
One custom that persists in modern-day Ireland is the baking of a barmbrack (Irish: báirín breac), which is a light fruitcake, into which a plain ring, a coin and other charms are placed before baking. It is said that those who get a ring will find their true love in the ensuing year. This is similar to the tradition of king cake at the festival of Epiphany.

out for ancestors and other spirits by arranging it

on a small tray or plate and placing it outside one of your lighted windows. 

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the crossword puzzle, then press the Check Answers button.

If you are stuck, press the Hint button to get a letter.

Across
1. People wear these to Halloween parties 4. What children want (see 5 down) 7. A spirit that haunts a house 8. A small ugly fairy that plays tricks on people
Down
2. Halloween colors are black and ___ 3. The bones of a body 5. The children say "___ or treat!" on Halloween 6. One Halloween party game is ___ for apples.

is used to scare away birds in a field 8.

An orange vegetable used to make a Jack O Lantern 9. This kind of mammal looks like a mouse but it flies. 11. A spider makes one of these 12. Bones that are together. 14. This place may be surrounded by a black wrought iron fence 15. If your house is very scary it is called a _______ house. 17. This person may cast a spell on you. 20. You bob for ______s at a Halloween party
DOWN 1. Don't let a black ___ cross your path. 2. In Sleepy Hollow there was a rider called the "Headless _______" 4. Don't let this bite you on the neck 5. When you go up to a door, you push this or knock. 7. The name of the holiday 10. The month the holiday falls in. 11. Usually you get this when you knock on a door 13. This is where you can go on a wagon and you sit on bales of straw 14. This may look like a person wearing a white sheet. 16. After you knock on a door, you say, "_____ or treat" 18. What you do to a pumpkin before you put a candle in it. 19. Abbreviation for "Rest in Peace"

to laugh shrilly
5 - paralyze with terror
8

- ghastly; gruesome
10 - specter; vision
11 - name for all bones in the body
12 - group of witches, esp. 13 in total
13 - graveyard

DOWN:
2 - irrational belief
3 - burial chamber
4 - werewolf
6 - night-time, bloodsucking monster
7 - Dr. who created monster in Mary Shelley's novel
8 - dangerous atmosphere
9 - large boiler

cackle, cauldron, cemetery, coven, crypt, curse, lycanthrope, macabre, miasma,

petrify, phantasm, superstition
1 - After the funeral, the mourners walked to the small ______ where they participated in the final moments of the burial.
2 - Did you hear that odd _____ which sounded very much like the noise a hen or chicken would make?
3 - Two common _____ include negative effects: a walk under a ladder and a black cat who crosses in one's way which brings bad luck.
4 - The ____ who had assembled deep in the forest were clad in black robes and held lanterns high above their heads to illuminate the altar.
5 - From the depths of the sewer, a _____ floated out into the street forcing people to scurry away.
6 - The mean old goblin delivered a _____, "The moon will not shine tonight! Without light, there will be terror among the citizens!"
7 - At first, I was convinced that the apparition was a ghost but quickly realized it was, instead, a _____.
8 - The elders kept the children away from the _____ scene which was just too grisly for young people to observe.
9 - In order to make the meal, the witch placed carrots, onions, beef and potatoes into the large _____ which cooked over the fire grate.
10 - As a result of cruel fate, at the stroke of midnight, the young person was transformed from a man into a terrifying _____.
11 - If, all of a sudden, for no apparent reason, a chandelier begins to spin, it would _____ even the most brave of souls!
12 - Upon her death, the body was placed into a _____ which had already entombed nine other family members who had died.

to the vocabulary words on the left.

traditions that have transpired through ages from one generation

to another. We follow them mostly as did our dads and grandpas. And as this process goes on, much of their originality get distorted with newer additions and alterations. It happens so gradually, spanning over so many ages, that we hardly come to know about these distortions. At one point of time it leaves us puzzled, with its multicolored faces. Digging into its history helps sieve out the facts from the fantasies which caught us unaware. Yet, doubts still lurk deep in our soul, especially when the reality differs from what has taken a deep seated root into our beliefs. The history of Halloween Day, as culled from the net, is being depicted here in this light. This is to help out those who are interested in washing off the superficial hues to reach the core and know things as they truly are. 'Trick or treat' may be an innocent fun to relish on the Halloween Day. But just think about a bunch of frightening fantasies and the scary stories featuring ghosts, witches, monsters, evils, elves and animal sacrifices associated with it. They are no more innocent. Are these stories a myth or there is a blend of some reality? Come and plunge into the halloween history to unfurl yourself the age-old veil of mysticism draped around it.

then that the people tend to become more superstitious.

There are many superstitions and myths about Halloween and most of the people have a strong belief in them.

horror films are common fixtures of Halloween parties. Episodes

of TV series and specials with Halloween themes (with the specials usually aimed at children) are commonly aired on or before the holiday, while new horror films, are often released theatrically before the holiday to take advantage of the atmosphere