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10/24/2006
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Halloween's Origins Rooted In Ancient Times
Author: Russ Slaten Source: The Northern Light (UAA, AK)
Title: HALLOWEEN'S ORIGINS ROOTED IN ANCIENT TIMES
This year on Oct. 31, kids will be trick-or-treating door to door or in public buildings. Adults will either be handing out candy, trick-or-treating with their kids or having a party to celebrate the evening. The one requirement for the evening is to be in costume.
Costumes and candy have not always been the highlight of Halloween. Halloween is derived from the merging of different holidays, including Celtic, Roman and Catholic festivals.
The Samhain (pronounced sow-in) festival was celebrated by the Celts more than 2,000 years ago. It was the end of the year for the Celts and the beginning of the dark, cold winter. Samhain, the Lord of the Dead, was thought to have assembled the spirits of the dead on this night.
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| Not The "Samhain, Lord Of The Dead" Thing Again | Oct 25th. at 9:06:11 am EDT
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Meresankh (Annapolis, Maryland) - Email Me
I really wish that reporters would learn to fact check their articles. It used to be a skill that was taught in journalism classes. Heck, it used to be a job requirement for reporters.
If this article is anything to go by, apparently it is now too much to ask that a reporter spend even a few minutes with a recognized authoritative source, for example a book on Celtic mythology or religion from a decent university press. A five minute search on the internet that turns up lame articles written by people with no knowlege of Celtic religious practice is not the way to research.
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