Trick or treeeeaaaat!!!

610pxjackolantern_20031031"Trick or treat!" as the doorbell rings… Its that one time of the year where miniature sheets with eyeholes cut out run around with carved pumpkins sticking their grubby little paws out for candy. An American tradition of a more holy celebration, the eve of All Saint’s Day, Hallowe’en… also known as October 31st to the rest of the non-spiritual world. But I digress, as usual… Its the night after October 30th, known throughout the US of A as Devil’s Night. Its a holiday of sorts, a time to dress up and pretend to be something you’re not, my personal favorite is my Jedi Cloak, and lightsabers. But thats a more modern view of things, I remember my first Hallowe’en, where I dressed up as the Grim Reaper with a 5-dollar hooded cloak bought off the rack at Target ;) and I remember we had this party and this guy turned up in a flannel robe and pillow pretending to be a sleepwalker… Fun memories those… Enough rambling… Basically, its a time when the spiritual world meets the physical as people dress up in costumes of witches and ghosts and everything else ancient and modern in between and enjoy parties and horror movies and the kids get to stay out late and get lots of candy from their neighbors and have pumpkin carving activities and so on and so forth… So… here’s to Hallowe’en… and another pointless ramble… enjoy…

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