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    The History of Halloween Costumes Halloween costumes have been associated with the holiday since the first instances of the holiday. It is believed that people who celebrated Samhain‚ the original Halloween‚ dressed in costumes to hide from ghouls. There are many other references to wearing costumes throughout the 18th and 19th century from countries with strong Celtic ties such as Wales‚ Mann‚ Ireland‚ and Scotland. Halloween costumes were once known to be frightening‚ but have evolved to more

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    LALALALALALLALALALLALA Story-story” is a circle game for all ages. The group of performers sit and a moderator (us) stands in the middle and provides a setting for the story. Then we point to a person in the circle and they begin telling a story (says 2 sentences). After the first storyteller has described the beginning of the story‚ the moderator points to another person‚ the story continues on; the new person picks up from the last word and tries to continue the narrative. Every performer should

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    Halloween or how the Druids called it “Samhain”. On Earth‚ there are 4 seasons‚ with these seasons solstices and equinoxes mark the middles of the seasons. When summer ended for these people this was an important day because many people survived on plants and herds that pastured in the fields. On this day it was thought that the spirits of those that have passed roam the Earth similar to when they lived (Pon). Let’s begin with. “Where did Halloween even come from?” Halloween has been traced back

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    getting ready for Halloween. The final touches are being made to costumes and they are making sure the candy bowls are filled to the brim with candy for the trick or treaters. This year alone it is expected that consumers are going to spend about 9.1 billion dollars on Halloween alone. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays that are still celebrated today but many people do not know why we put on costumes and walk the streets to collect candy. The reason why we celebrate Halloween is important to

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    My spook tacular Halloween consists of three things‚ which are getting dressed up in my extravagant costume‚ eating superb candy‚ and watching “ Charlie Brown and the Pumpkin Patch” with my family. This may sound really fun right‚ well before I can enjoy my fun Halloween evening‚ I have a lot to accomplish before I am allowed to enjoy my evening. Normally the first thing I do in the morning is I bring the decorations up from the basement and hang them up. The next thing I have to do is absolutely

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    to many reasons. In the article‚ “It’s Just Not Halloween Without a Haunted House‚” it stated that there were many professional haunted houses in just america alone. Meaning people make money off of scaring people. This could be yet another reason that haunted houses remain a tradition in america. The article also says that the top two haunted houses in the world make extremely high money for just a few pop ups with some fake blood drip and scary noises.

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    What is your favorite holiday? You may say that it is Halloween‚ or if you are from a Spanish-Speaking country‚ it may be El Día De Muertos. They are very popular‚ and their day of festivity is very close‚ and you may think that they are very different. However‚ although thee two days are very different‚ they have a lot of similarities in the things they do‚ some of their beliefs‚ and their origins. Today‚ we celebrate Halloween on October 30th . Kids take their costume‚ go out with their friends

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    I’m the color of your coffee with sugar and cream‚ The caramel you get but don’t want every Halloween. There is no home for me. I am a product of rebellion‚ because that’s the only reason you’ll love a black girl. I am stranded in limbo and it seems that putting my head down and picking a side is the only way out. I didn’t think I was different until I was told that my Father didn’t stay because I was too light and my Mother didn’t want me because I was too dark. Self loathing took a hold of me

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    The Antennae galaxies colliding. DEMYSTIFIED / SOCIETY Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween? halloween‚ jack o lantern‚ pumpkin‚ gord Between 1543 and 1562 the war in Hungary continued‚ broken by truces and with few notable changes on either side; the most important was the Ottoman capture of the Banat of Temesvár (Timișoara) in 1532. After

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    Personal Narrative The day right after Halloween‚ of the year of 2014‚ was the day of my Uncle’s‚ Pollo’s funeral. It has been 2 weeks since he died in a hospital. Here is an excerpt from a daily action news‚ “A Red Bluff man who was beaten unconscious last week has died from his injuries officials announced Monday.Red Bluff Police were called to fight in progress on the 700 block of South Jackson Street just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived

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