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Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, the Celts observed a festival on October 31st. The Celts and their priests, the Druids, celebrated Samhain, a festival that marked the eve of the Celtic New Year, which began on November 1.

The Celts believed that during Samhain, the veil separating the living from the dead was at its thinnest. They believed that on the evening of October 31, evil spirits and the souls of the dead passed through the barrier and entered the world of the living. Departed family members would revisit their earthly homes.

Samhain became the Halloween we are familiar with when Christian missionaries attempted to change the religious practices of the Celtic people. In an effort to wipe out paganism, the Church decided that Instead of honoring evil spirits and the souls of the dead, they should recognize the saints or hallowed ones who had lived godly lives.

In 835, Pope Gregory IV moved the celebration for all the martyrs (later all saints) from May 13 to November 1. The night before became known as All Hallow’s Even or “holy evening.” Eventually the name was shortened to the current Halloween.

The Fat Lady Sings ...

Do you suppose the original "fat lady" was offended when people called her fat & told her to sing? Who/what made that line famous?

If I was a butterfly,

I'd fly away with my beatiful self.

If I was jock itch, I'd stick around awhile.

Ever been in one of those moods?

Musings ...

If death is "sleep," does that make ghosts insomniacs?

If Heaven has no pain and no sorrow, what do you feel if you get there and don't see anybody you know?

If scientists are smart enough to prove evolution and the Big Bang, why can't they find a cure for the common cold?

Where do angels come from?

If nobody gets to Heaven before Judgement Day, what's that "better place" people go to while they're waiting?

Was Adam a caveman?

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. - Carl Sandburg

Songs and poems are written about it; it's worshipped by Pagans and Wiccans worldwide; it's mentioned over 60 times in the Bible; it makes horror movies more horror-able. Tonight is it's "special night."

The Harvest Moon usually comes out in September. Only one out of every 3 years does it come in October, the "witching month." This is one of those years. It will appear bigger and brighter than any other time of the year

Lock your doors and windows, stay inside & turn the scanner up so you can hear it over the TV ...