Personally, I think donning a naughty bar maid getup is likely more of an invitation rather than a deterrent to any lonely ghoul.Īnd although we may be in the thick of a ghastly pandemic at present, the fear felt by the living souls 2000 years ago was more of a “the entire village” type of dread as there really existed no “K” modeled economy forecast where when things went pear-shaped, some folks did well, and some felt they were in the middle of another version of The Hunger Games.īack then, once you’d run out of firewood by dismantling all the furniture and eventually the homesteading structure itself, it was back to living surrounded by an outcropping of rocks and prickly gorse bushes instead of moving in with family. I could be wrong, but even with this action and logic I’m going to vote that the chilling and shuddery-inducing specters are more inclined to back off from a party such as this than one where folks are dressed in chintzy polyester tat from Walmart. Let’s say MORE DEATH, Dick, okay? Can we all agree that ‘more death’ is our menacing chant?
And what spirit wouldn’t turn tail and leave when peeking in to join the massive bonfire only to see animals being sacrificed within it and the party guests all draped in a few extra severed heads and blood-soaked skins.īegone, you destructive wraiths! Leave our crops be or we shall threaten you with … Wait, hey, Bob? What are we threatening these dead people with? Yes, they both incorporate some semblance of gathering-festive or otherwise-but the getups worn in days of old were truly meant to ward off ghosts. I’ve always preferred Samhain to Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, as typically the costumes are better. The Celts marked their new year beginning on November 1 st, and likely didn’t bother with any yearly census until spring, as people dropped like flies during the cold winter months. Samhain marked the end of all things warm and sun-related, and the beginning of the coffin making season.
(That second one causes the third one to bloom when the pounds run high and the dollars run low.) The chunk of consecutive days known as Halloween or Samhain (the ancient Celtic festival), All Saints Day, and All Souls Day are three celebrations and commemorations when, beginning October 31 st through November 2 nd, many people’s thoughts are steeped in leaf blowers, credit card bills showing an overabundance of pumpkin spiced lattes, and fear. Sure, it could be the wind, but seriously, that’s way too many years of perfectly timed coincidence, right? I find these legends to be magnetic and irresistible from both the historical perspective in that apparently our folk tales of old are still captivating enough to be passed on and hold great longevity, and also because I’d love to know who is the guy who lifts the latch on that door and allows it to creak open with invitation. I have heard countless tales about the mystical days of the year when there is a thinning-an opening of the usually bolted door between the living and the dead.
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