Did anyone start their xmas shopping yet?

Miakal

It's All Saints Day, you friggin' heathens.

AudioSavior

That is Nov 1st.

Mr. Kennedy

All Saints' Day is November 1 Mikey. October 31 is All Hallows Eve.

G.A.T.

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Miakal

Yeah, but it's associated with it. Like Christmas Eve.

I believe.

I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky. Etc.

Miakal

Look at this! You're not the only one with a search engine, dumb fucks!!!!
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Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most common in the United States, the British Isles, Canada and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century.
The term "Halloween" derives from Hallowe'en, an old contraction, still retained in Scotland and some parts of Canada, of "All Hallow's Eve," so called as it is the day before All Saints day (observed by some Christians, including Roman Catholics), which used to be called "All Hallows," derived from All Hallowed Souls. In Ireland, the name was Hallow Eve and this name is still used by some older people. Halloween was formerly also sometimes called All Saints' Eve. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries (along with Christmas and Easter, two other traditional northern European pagan holidays) and given a Christian reinterpretation. In Mexico, All Saint's Day, following Halloween, is the Day of the Dead.

Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit.

In the United Kingdom in particular, the pagan Celts celebrated the Day of the Dead on Halloween. The spirits supposedly rose from the dead and, in order to attract them, food was left on the doors. To scare off the evil spirits, the Celts wore masks. When the Romans invaded Britain, they embellished the tradition with their own, which is the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed on to the United States.

Halloween is sometimes associated with the occult. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the "liminal" times of the year when the spirit world can make contact with the natural world and when magic is most potent (see, for example, Catalan mythology about witches).

Anoka, Minnesota, USA, the self-proclaimed "Halloween Capital of the World," celebrates with a large civic parade

Credit: Wikipedia

thirty7

TJ got out answered.commed! :miakal:

I wish my sex life was like ECW, first you get a One Night Stand followed by 2 months of nostalgic orgasms and then 6 months of constant sucking.

Joseph T. Cool

Administrator

Pooky night?

That happens once every few days at my house.

Boo Ya!!!

Mr. Kennedy

Bah, I've tried to not use answers.com as much since whenever I do I get accused of sucking all the fun out of a thread.

G.A.T.

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thirty7

Meh, I personally get a kick out of it, but who am i (to kill a stranger?)

I wish my sex life was like ECW, first you get a One Night Stand followed by 2 months of nostalgic orgasms and then 6 months of constant sucking.

Mr. Kennedy

I'll do it then, but not as much.

G.A.T.

Visit and shop for video games at my Amazon-based store, also get discounted HD DVDs while they last.