By SJ
Otto
I like celebrating
our traditional holidays if they have historical significance. Many of our
holidays, Christmas, Easter and Halloween, have been celebrated as Christian
holidays. But they were also celebrated before Christianity when pre-Christian
religions where practiced all across Europe .
Halloween used to be called Samhain,
by Druids and the Wicca religions. On this Samhain
(this hyperlink goes to Circle Sanctuary,
for a really good look at this holiday and its history) day of celebration it was
both a holiday to celebrate the end of the harvest season and it was also a
time when people believed spirits could come back to Earth. To prevent being
harassed by evil spirits people put out jack-o'-lanterns and
dressed in scary outfits with scary masks to scare away the demonic spirits.
Pumpkins were not known to the old world back then, so turnips and other
vegetables were carved instead.
Here
are a few songs to go along with this Holiday
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Original)
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