Wednesday, 31 October 2012

What would you drink for Halloween?



The clocks have gone back; the nights are drawing in so that must mean that it’s Halloween again!
Most of us aware of the historical significance and different stories about the origin of Halloween … but here are a few facts associated with Halloween that you might not know!

The Welsh and Celtics believed that the spirits of the dead came to visit humans on October 31st. They would wear masks that day so they could trick the dead by looking like one of then … and that is why people still dress as ghosts on Halloween!

If you see a spider on Halloween … it is thought that it could actually be a deceased love one watching over you … spooky?!

Hanging wet bed sheets in front of the fire on Halloween was a popular practice amongst young girls in ancient Scotland. They believed that in doing so they would be able to see their future husband’s face!

Here is something really creepy … according to Halloween folklore, if people wear their clothes inside out and then walk backwards on Halloween they might just come across a real witch at midnight … not something that I shall be trying!


Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and black symbolises death and darkness – the two colours are believed to symbolise the demarcations between life and death! … This is why they have always been associated with Halloween.

An Irish legend has it that Jack O Lanterns are named after ‘miserly Jack’ who tricked the devil and was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell … as such he eventually condemned to wander the Earth!
Since then his ghost appears on Halloween with is lantern attempting to lead people away from their paths.

Oh yes, back to the headline … it has to be A SPIRIT for Halloween! But which one???!

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