HALLOWEEN History and Resources

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HALLOWEEN History and Resources

Halloween

All Hallows Eve – The evening before All Saints Day

The history of Halloween places it’s origins in the ancient Celt culture (Irish) as a festival known as Samhain. Samhain celebrates the end of harvest season and was a time to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock (I am thankful for supermarkets) for the long hard winter season ahead. Ancient Celts believed that on All Hallows Eve the walls between the living and the dead overlapped. They believed that the dead would come back and wreak havoc on the crops and cause illness. Celts performed colorful rituals involving costumes and bonfires (I like parties) in an attempt to placate the evil spirits. Kinda creepy, huh?

The Irish potato Famine (1845-1849) resulted in the migration of some two million Irish to the United States who brought the holiday with them.

Halloween In the United States, Halloween has become the sixth most profitable holiday after Christmas, Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Easter and Fathers Day) and has become our second most popular holiday, which is marketed to children and adults alike. According to the National Retail Federation, the most popular Halloween costumes for adults are, in order: witch, pirate, vampire, cat and clown.

BIG research conducted a survey for the National Retail Federation in the United States and found that 53.3% of consumers planned to buy a costume for Halloween 2005, spending $38.11 on average (up 10 dollars from the year before). They were also expected to spend $4.96 billion in 2006, up significantly from just $3.29 billion the previous year.

The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween’s most prominent symbols. This is an Irish tradition of carving a lantern which goes back centuries.

The jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard drinking old farmer who tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and trapped him by carving a cross into the trunk of the tree. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack which dooms him to forever wander the earth at night. For centuries, the bedtime parable was told by Irish parents to their children. Reference Wikipedia

Here in Long Beach California we know how to do Howl’oween. Sunday, October 26, 2008 on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore 600+ of our beloved dogs gather for Justin Rudd’s 7th Annual Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade and Pet Adoption Fair.

Sun., Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m. The s tart/finish is at Livingston Park, 4900 E. Livingston Dr. (@ Park Ave. in Belmont Shore), Long Beach, 90803. The 10-block sidewalk parade takes place on Second St. between Roycroft and Granada avenues and lasts about an hour. MAP

Halloween Resources

Scheduled Halloween parties around Long Beach

Enjoy Terrorfest aboard the Queen Mary

Halloween Party Planning Advice

We scoured the web for tons of Halloween recipes

and holiday fun games for the kids:

Creepy Halloween Recipes

Dried Scabs

Tooth Decay Fodder

Deviled Eggs

Spiderweb Brie En Croute

Creepy Cheese & Crackers

Tricky Crab Triangles

Butterbeer Light

Original Butterbeer (alcoholic)

Witches Brew (alcoholic)

Reanimate Your Own Zombie (alcoholic)

Spontaneous Sentience (alcoholic)

Creepy Crispy Crunchies

Haunted Human Heart

Halloween Appetizers & Snacks

Assorted Halloween Sweet Treat Recipes

Halloween Beverages & Punches

Halloween Cakes, Cupcakes & Pies

Halloween Cookie, Bar & Brownie Recipies

Halloween Entrees and Side Dishes

KIDS HALLOWEEN CORNER

Halloween Games

Online Halloween Puzzles & Coloring Pages

More Halloween Fun

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