Monday, November 1, 2010

Happy Halloween AkA happy hallows day AKA All Saints Day ;-D

Happy Saints day or as some would call it happy Halloween.  There is a lot of history behind Halloween.  Its not actually the holiday that people think it is (Satan's Birthday) The origination of Halloween was all Hallows Day which is a catholic celebration of all the Saints that have passed away.  As time has evolved much like most holidays it has been a modernized holiday.  In the past Christians would go from door to door begging for "soul cake" square peices of bread with currants on it.  and the more bread they recieved the more prayers they would offer for the saints who had passed away. 
Kinda cool huh Derek and I learned this a few years back.   We always had the traditional/religious mindset of halloween being a "pagan holiday" until we found out what the true original meaning of Halloween was. 

Here is a website that I recommend to anyone who would want to know a little about the different meanings of halloween  http://www.halloweenishere.com/history.html

so we let our kids dress up and go out seeking "treats please"  LOL it  is so adorable and the boys love it! 

Brayden dressed up as Rex





Poor Rex couldn't see a thing




Rex and Buzz Lightyear





Dylan just could not stop laughing at how Silly it looked




Rex catchen a ride





I love my kids we had lots of fun and got lots candy YUM
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2 comments:

  1. Proud WomanNovember 1, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    That is very interesting fact about what Halloween really is. I should never assume anything and find out the facts first.

    The boys are so cute!and they match!!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Many people view the halloween holiday as pagan not because of "traditional/religious" beliefs but because of... history! Over 2000 years ago the Celtic people paid homage to the sun god Baal on October 31st in a ritual called "Samhain" meaning "end of harvest". At evening evil spirits were everywhere and charms and spells were said to have more power on this eve of Samhain. Bizarre rituals/sacrifices/spells were performed by the Celtic priests and Druids to appease the Lord of the Dead. It wasn't until CENTURIES later the Roman Catholic Church attempted to abolish or "replace" this pagan holiday with an "All Saints Day" to celebrate saints that have died. However many of the pagan Samhain's traditions were incorporated into this new "holy day's" activities to attract and convert pagans....and have nothing to do with christianity.

    Just some extra history! The kids looked like they had fun!

    -samantha :)

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