Trick r' Treat?
October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus circa 750 BC, interestingly October retained its name (from Latin and Greek รดctล meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
The month is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and autumn in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Among the Anglo-Saxons, it was known as Winterfylleth (วทinterfylleรพ), because at this full moon, winter was supposed to begin.
The zodiac signs for this month are Libra ♎ (until October 22) and Scorpio ♏ (from October 23 onwards).
On the 10th, Columbus Day begins, a holiday that most countries in the Americas celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
On the 10th, Canadians celebrate their own of Thanksgiving.
On the 17th, the Americans celebrate National Boss Day.
And finally, on the 31st, Halloween is here.
This Month @Storyteller, we're gonna do something a little different, we'll have our politically incorrect stories as usual, but we'll be having spooky and weird stories this month, both old and new.
- Classic short stories such as Sleepy Hallow and Lovecraft.
- Virginian Mythology, stories of urban mythological legends.
- And your usual October themes jokes.
Classic dark stories will be divided into part and will be released in a weekly schedule this October only.
- The Legend of Sleepy Hallow - Every Sunday @1 AM
- The Body Snatcher - Every Monday @1 AM
- Monkey's Paw - Every Friday @1 AM
- The Hunted Island - Starts at Weds October 19 @1 AM
Where did Halloween come from?
That's good question, it's a long history.
In the early 1900s, the Irish and Scottish immigrant brought Halloween traditions to the United States. Over time, Halloween integrated into with mainstream Western culture. Even though Halloween has roots reaching much further back, the origin of the holiday has some researchers claim that the holiday can be traced back about 2,000 years to the Celts of Europe, who occupied parts of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the northern part of France. It was a pagan festival called “Samhain” (pronounced “sow-in”) that celebrated more or less the honor of the dead and involved the offering of large sacrifices of crops and animals. Samhain has major Celtic influence, especially Gaelic, Welsh and Irish.
Halloween is thought to have roots in Christian beliefs and practices, well...kind-of. The English word 'Halloween' comes from "All Hallows' Eve", being the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day (All Saints' Day) on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November.
Christians who did not want to celebrate pagan festivals celebrated something of positive spiritual value (honoring the saints and martyrs.) With the overwhelming expansion of Christianity in Europe, All Saint’s Day became the dominant holiday.
Hundreds of years later, the Roman Church made November 2 All Souls Day to honor the dead. This may have been influenced by the continued persistence of the day of the dead by the ancient Irish, Scots, and others in Europe. Standing against this, many Protestant Christians celebrate October 31 as Reformation Day in honor of reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others who spearheaded the Reformation in the 1500s.
There are several games traditionally associated with Halloween, they often involve apples and hazelnuts like Apple bobbing. In Celtic mythology, apples were strongly associated with the Otherworld and immortality, while hazelnuts were associated with divine wisdom.
Where did the Halloween name come from?
The name “Halloween” originates from the day before All Saint’s Day, which was called “All Hallow Evening”; this name was shortened to “All Hallow’s Eve” or “All Hallow’s Even.” The name was changed over time and became “Hallowe’en.”
So, where did Modern-day Halloween come from?
Long story short, modern Halloween is a mix of the Celtic Pagan "Samhain" with the Christian holidays of All Soul's Day, All Saint's Day, and Reformation Day and modern-day consumerism, thanks to the "immigrants."
Also on the downside, the holiday has also become a time of increased crime rate on Halloween night as well as the night before, and there is also a tremendous amount of occult activity associated with this holiday.
One strange thing, that before October even started there's was already Halloween themed stuff in October, a similar strategy consumerists have pulled off with Christmas.
We can honor and remember the ones that passed away, but not in a weird way.
Cheers.
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