Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:09:48
There are celebrations and events for Halloween being held around the world and we present you with our seven choices for wherever you may be. Across the world the Halloween spirit is upon us and we shall happily watch our children chomp their way through enough candy that become they are in-danger of turning into […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:08:16
The commercial interests in Halloween reach into the billions of dollars and mark the beginning of a triple whammy of expensive holidays. Celebrating the end of summer with a holiday that remembers the dead is a tradition stretching all the way back to when the end of summer significantly lowered the mortality rate. Celtic tribes […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:07:09
Whilst we rest safe in the knowledge that Witches don’t really ply the skies on Halloween we still have fears that we articulate in the modern equivalent of these old tales. As a highly developed technically adept species with an understanding of science, medicine, psychology and our own extremely checkered history, we no longer believe […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:06:27
It’s Halloween again and that’s all the excuse some perfectly sensible adults need to dress like completely idiots pretending its all for the kids. The tradition of dressing up on Halloween has some roots in the mumming and guising of a few hundred years ago but saying so is a pretty poor excuse if you’re […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:05:41
There are many different religious observances across the world that rival even the more well established pagan and traditional roots of the holiday. In these secular times the religious basis of Halloween is mostly overlooked. The pagan Samhain festival at the end of the summer in Celtic Ireland, subsumed by Christianity as it expanded its […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:04:15
The continued use of Halloween in cinema, and indeed the traditions that have sprung up around it have become part and parcel of this now multi-facetted holiday. The use of Halloween in cinema for adults (as opposed to adult cinema which, frankly, has used it just as often but those witches would simple freeze their […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:03:58
The effect of television’s portrayal of Halloween’s traditions and tales is a perpetuation of a holiday that might otherwise have waned with the religion that hijacked it. It is quite difficult, at even the best of times, to overlook the massive effect that television has had on the world, the ubiquitous box in the corner […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:02:07
Let’s take a look at the role food plays in Halloween and which of the many foodstuffs associated with this holiday that we recommend. Halloween, based as it is on a feast at the end of trade and warfare season in the land of the Celts, has much in its rich tapestry that stems from […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:01:03
Many believe the modern Halloween began as the Irish Celtic festival of Samhain and so we take a look at the history of feasting, tale telling and human sacrifice. All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween as we are more apt to call it these days, occurs just as the autumn begins to twist into winter, as […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:00:13
Halloween might have started off as a drunken remembrance for those lost in the previous year but it has morphed into something entirely different. As October rolls on we get closer and closer to the supernatural themed festivities that are shrouded by the umbrella term “Halloween”. With origins lost in the mists of time and […]
