Re: Halloween

In article <S6T=OSd...@4ax.com>, Ville Jouppi
<vjo...@sci.fi> wrote:
> 
> On 30 Oct 2000 13:47:23 GMT, spu...@aol.comQQ (Spunk1111) wrote:

> >Technically, Halloween is not an American tradition either.
> >I believe it goes back to the ancient Celts..

> 
> I don't think the Celts went around trick or treating either?-)
> 

from "The Origins of Halloween"
http://www.northvermont12.com/halloween/origins.html
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:                                                           :
: The fairies, however, were often considered hostile       :
[...]
: would sometimes trick humans into becoming lost in the    :
: fairy mounds, where they would be trapped forever.        :
[...]
: In addition to the fairies, many humans were abroad on    :
: this night, causing mischief                              :
[...]
: many of the people would imitate the fairies and go from  :
: house to house begging for treats. Failure to supply the  :
: treats would usually result in practical jokes being      :
: visited on the owner of the house. Since the fairies      :
: were abroad on this night, an offering of food or milk    :
: was frequently left for them on the steps of the house,   :
: so the homeowner could gain the blessings of the "good    :
: folk" for the coming year.                                :
[...]
: The folks who were abroad in the night imitating the      :
: fairies would sometimes carry turnips carved to represent :
: faces.                                                    :
[...]
: When the potato crop in Ireland failed, many of the Irish :
: people, modern day descendents of the Celts, immigrated   :
: to America, bringing with them their folk practices,      :
: which are the remnants of the Celtic festival observances.:
:...........................................................:



from "Origins of Hallowe'en"
http://alison-m.tripod.com/LadyAlisonHalloweenWebsite/id3.html
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:                                                 :
: In ancient times the apple was thought of as a  :
: holy or magical fruit.                          :
[...]
: The Celt believed in a paradise where apple     :
: trees carried fragrant blossom and ripe fruit   :
: at one and same time.                           :
:.................................................:

When we were little, we went from door to door calling out "Hallowe'en
Apples!" Nobody in our neighbourhood said "Trick or Treat".

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