Happy Halloween
Hello Neighbor… Here’s some interesting facts about Halloween and why people enjoy celebrating this fun occassion.
Halloween is a festival of everything creepy, and in the US, it’s encircled by a couple of odd practices like going house to house asking for candy and pumpkin cutting. Did you know these intriguing facts regarding some of today’s practices got started, as well as other fun tidbits about this unique holiday? First of all, the name Jack o’lantern” comes from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. Rumors have spread far and wide suggesting that stingy Jack welcomed Satan to have a beverage with him, yet Jack didn’t want to pay for the beverage, so he persuaded Satan to transform himself into a coin. Rather than purchasing the beverage, he stashed the coin and kept it near a silver cross in his home, keeping Satan from taking shape again.
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Steve Waters
November 2, 2021 @ 12:05 pm
Great post. I wish more people knew the backgrounds of our holidays.
Arleena Thorne
November 3, 2021 @ 10:02 am
Thanks Steve. Have a great day!