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Post by revcounter on Oct 31, 2005 9:45:12 GMT
Hi all, may I wish everyone a joyful Samhain.
Goddess' blessing on all, and watch out for the little sods trick or treating tonight!
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Post by Candy Mansing on Oct 31, 2005 11:47:51 GMT
Hi all, may I wish everyone a joyful Samhain. Goddess' blessing on all, and watch out for the little sods trick or treating tonight! I'm sure I'm gonna regret this but what the heck is Samhain???
As for the little darlings tonight - begging is illegal I believe.
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Post by revcounter on Oct 31, 2005 11:51:07 GMT
Samhain is the festival to mark the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was what was properly celebrated before the yanks and the christians tamed it!
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Post by Candy Mansing on Oct 31, 2005 11:53:47 GMT
Samhain is the festival to mark the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was what was properly celebrated before the yanks and the christians tamed it! Ah thank you!
Will you be giving the little loves something when they come hounding on your door then???
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Post by Sharon Sharealike on Oct 31, 2005 11:53:53 GMT
Hi all, may I wish everyone a joyful Samhain. Goddess' blessing on all, and watch out for the little sods trick or treating tonight! I'm sure I'm gonna regret this but what the heck is Samhain???
As for the little darlings tonight - begging is illegal I believe. I think its the yearly observance of the death of the Celtic god Samhain.
Wiccans noted "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."
The Rev will probably know more!
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Post by Sharon Sharealike on Oct 31, 2005 11:55:34 GMT
Samhain is the festival to mark the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was what was properly celebrated before the yanks and the christians tamed it! I think I prefer celbrating the end of one season and start of another too!
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Post by Candy Mansing on Oct 31, 2005 11:56:23 GMT
The Rev will probably know more!
Don't say things like that he'll get a big head or something!!!!!
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Post by Peek on Oct 31, 2005 12:02:17 GMT
Can you advise how to pronounce it...is it as it's written,or some other way?
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Post by lindasahandir on Oct 31, 2005 12:03:29 GMT
As for the little darlings tonight - begging is illegal I believe. It's more than just begging though, isn't it? It's "Give us some sweeties or you'll find your house and car covered with egg in the morning".
I was lucky last year - not a single ring on the doorbell. I'm hoping for similar luck this year.
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Post by ivy noidea on Oct 31, 2005 12:14:04 GMT
When I was a child growing up in Scotland - which wasn't yesterday! - we loved Hallowe'en. Children took great care with their fancy dress because we wanted people to struggle to identify us. We did not indulge in trick or treating but in an activity called guising. Yes we went from door to door with our bags to be filled with goodies, but we didn't just stand there and wait to be given fruit, nuts and sweeties. We had to perform! We had to sing a song or recite a poem or tell a joke in order to receive anything. At some houses we dooked for apples or ate treacle scones from string without using our hands. It was all great fun and absolutely no retribution was meted out to households who didn't give us anything. When we got home afterwards, I remember my dad rifling through our bags for 'big nuts' like walnuts, almonds and brazil nuts, which he would take from us because 'we wouldn't be able to get into them'!
Happy Days - or maybe we were just simple?
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Post by Norman Address-Supplied on Oct 31, 2005 12:15:19 GMT
Samhain Chanted Evening ??
Norm
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Post by Мĕł Tingpot on Oct 31, 2005 12:33:07 GMT
I *am* somewhat confused by this:
I don't think Hallowe'en has ANYTHING to do with Christians ....
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Post by EmmaNemms on Oct 31, 2005 12:35:18 GMT
I *am* somewhat confused by this: I don't think Hallowe'en has ANYTHING to do with Christians .... Except that Hallowe'en is a name given to it by the Christian Church, a contraction of All Hallows Eve, the day before November 1st - also known as All Saints Day.
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Post by Мĕł Tingpot on Oct 31, 2005 12:43:21 GMT
Yes, November 1st is important in the Church calendar which is why there is a name for the previous day ......and the words are a contraction as you say ...... Whereas Samhain is not the same thing ...it celebrates something different ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain gives a very good explaination of Samhain and the origins of the word (I learnt a fair bit from that )
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Post by Dan Glebitz on Oct 31, 2005 12:58:01 GMT
Samhain Chanted Evening ?? Norm #Samhain in the air tonight#
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Post by Janet Thatcardi on Oct 31, 2005 13:06:31 GMT
I'm sure I'm gonna regret this but what the heck is Samhain???
As for the little darlings tonight - begging is illegal I believe. I think its the yearly observance of the death of the Celtic god Samhain.
Wiccans noted "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."
The Rev will probably know more!
The feast of the dead pigeon did you say? *plugs in slow cooker, chops onions, boils water for stock cube*
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Post by Candy Mansing on Oct 31, 2005 13:12:19 GMT
I think its the yearly observance of the death of the Celtic god Samhain.
Wiccans noted "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."
The Rev will probably know more!
The feast of the dead pigeon did you say? *plugs in slow cooker, chops onions, boils water for stock cube* Mmmmm *sits with tongue hanging out waiting for stew to be ready*
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Post by lindasahandir on Oct 31, 2005 13:39:15 GMT
When I was a child growing up in Scotland - which wasn't yesterday! - we loved Hallowe'en. Children took great care with their fancy dress because we wanted people to struggle to identify us. We did not indulge in trick or treating but in an activity called guising. Yes we went from door to door with our bags to be filled with goodies, but we didn't just stand there and wait to be given fruit, nuts and sweeties. We had to perform! We had to sing a song or recite a poem or tell a joke in order to receive anything. At some houses we dooked for apples or ate treacle scones from string without using our hands. It was all great fun and absolutely no retribution was meted out to households who didn't give us anything. When we got home afterwards, I remember my dad rifling through our bags for 'big nuts' like walnuts, almonds and brazil nuts, which he would take from us because 'we wouldn't be able to get into them'!
Happy Days - or maybe we were just simple? Simple or not, I think it sounds lovely!
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Post by nobbin on Oct 31, 2005 13:50:53 GMT
When I was a child growing up in Scotland - which wasn't yesterday! - we loved Hallowe'en. Children took great care with their fancy dress because we wanted people to struggle to identify us. We did not indulge in trick or treating but in an activity called guising. Yes we went from door to door with our bags to be filled with goodies, but we didn't just stand there and wait to be given fruit, nuts and sweeties. We had to perform! We had to sing a song or recite a poem or tell a joke in order to receive anything. At some houses we dooked for apples or ate treacle scones from string without using our hands. It was all great fun and absolutely no retribution was meted out to households who didn't give us anything. When we got home afterwards, I remember my dad rifling through our bags for 'big nuts' like walnuts, almonds and brazil nuts, which he would take from us because 'we wouldn't be able to get into them'!
Happy Days - or maybe we were just simple? Simple or not, I think it sounds lovely!No, I wouldn't say Ivy is simple, either....
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Post by Candy Mansing on Oct 31, 2005 14:57:22 GMT
When I was a child growing up in Scotland - which wasn't yesterday! - we loved Hallowe'en. Children took great care with their fancy dress because we wanted people to struggle to identify us. We did not indulge in trick or treating but in an activity called guising. Yes we went from door to door with our bags to be filled with goodies, but we didn't just stand there and wait to be given fruit, nuts and sweeties. We had to perform! We had to sing a song or recite a poem or tell a joke in order to receive anything. At some houses we dooked for apples or ate treacle scones from string without using our hands. It was all great fun and absolutely no retribution was meted out to households who didn't give us anything. When we got home afterwards, I remember my dad rifling through our bags for 'big nuts' like walnuts, almonds and brazil nuts, which he would take from us because 'we wouldn't be able to get into them'!
Happy Days - or maybe we were just simple? Simple or not, I think it sounds lovely! With you on that one Linda. Sounds great - more how life used to be instead of this gimme gimme thing these days.
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