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Getting into the spirit of Hallowe'en
Modern day celebrations are a mix of festivals that date back more than two thousand years
More people are getting Into the spirit of Hallowe'en by decorating their homes with ghoulish
images. Above, Brandi French and Angela Cregan are busy decorating in Exeter, while to the
right Amanda Chambers crouches near the Hallowe'en graves her family have displayed over
the past three years.
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By Catherine O'Brien
T -A staff
EXETER - People walking through most com-
munities in the area have probably noticed the ghosts,
witches and ghoulish creatures of all shapes and sizes
40er-orate many homes., It's a sure sign that trick or
treating goblins hungry for candy will -making
their way through neighbourhoods in a matter of
days to celebrate Hallowe'en.
And depending on who you ask, the origin of
the celebration can be linked to dark and sin- •
ister rituals of devil worship; as well as the : 4
living tryii,g to help wandering spirits that
roam the earth on this special night. •
Still, others associate Hallowe'en with the festiv-
ities of ancient cultures marking the eve of a new year.
According to the World Book Encyclopedia, present
day Hallowe'en activities probably developed from the
Celtic Festival of Samhain.
The Celts lived more than 2,000 years ago in what is
now Great Britain, Ireland and northern France. The
Celtic new year began November I and celebrations
the evening before were to honour Samhain, the Celtic
lord of death. The Celts believed that Samhain al-
lowed the souls of the dead to return to roam the earth
that one night.
So, on the evening of the festival, the Druids -
priests and teachers of the Celts - would order people
to put out their hearth fires and a huge new year's bon-
fire would be set. Objects considered sacred were
burned and each family would re -light its hearth fire
from this special new year's fire.
During the celebration people occasionally
-.cpitumes and told fortunes about the
coming year.
When the Romans conquered the Celts in
A.D. 43; two autumn festivals of the Ro-
mans - one to honour the dead and the oth-
er to honour Pomona, the Roman goddess
of fruit and trees - were eventually com-
bined to the Samhain celebration.
Eventually, when Christianity made
its way to the old Celtic regions during
the 800's, All Saints' Day was established by the
church on November I.
Soon after, the church established All Souls' Day on
November 2 to honour the dead. It was on this day that
poor people would go a-souling, a term association
with begging.
The poor promised to say prayers for the dead in ex-
change for pastries called soulcakes.
So, it would seem that modern day Hallowe'en cel-
ebrations are a mix of many festivals that date hack
thousands of years to ancient rituals.
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