SMILEY FACES ON EM!!! HA!
Oh.
Annyway, they're cool. THERE WILL BE PICTURES. On the topic of supermarts, Abi and I had a heated discussion over Metro being a form of supermarkets. I was like NO Metro is NOT a supermart but she claimed it WAS cos there was AIRCON. HA! But I said hell no it isn't and of course, I claimed myself the winner. Then got into another laughing fit over something she said and I DIED in Cold Storage. Or NTUC. Or Shop n save. Nevertheless, some form of supermart. We were both at the frozen section, trying to choose food to bring over to Rae's place for the Halloween Party when it happen and I collapsed to the ground in laughter which was danging hilarious and in the midst of all that laughter, Abi just strolled away, in a lousy attempt to pretend to not to know me. Oh the shame when I stood up, still laughing, only to find that I was kinda laughing by myself which thus portrayed me as nothing but a....
What's that word?......
Oh yes. LUNATIC.
Well moving on. Got the food and am now home. And will proceed to discuss the various THINGS that people are going to the party. Abi- Paris Hilton! Which is really cool, she got a bunch of tacky rings and other stuff including fake lashes to pull this "am i pretty? am I pretty?" look off. HA! Dode- Drag queen Hitler! 'Tis amusing. Saw the moustache! She brought it to school today and the jocks were all over it. Rae- No one knows. She's keeping it a secret. So is Din and Sonia P and a whole bunch of other people. Well! But it'll be fun. The last time I went to Halloween, I was just a kid and... I went as a pumpkin. It was BAD. Aha...Oh.
Ever wondered hoe Halloween came about? Well its all here.
The Romans worshiped various gods and on October 31, a special feast was held in honor of Pomona, goddess of the fruit trees. Later, the Druids, an ancient order of Celtic priests in Britain, made this feast an even more extensive celebration by also honoring Samhain, lord of the dead. This was normally done on November 1 and it was therefore decided to conveniently honor both Pomona and Samhain on October 31 and November 1.
These Druids believed that on the night before November 1 (October 31) Samhain called together wicked souls or spirits which had been condemned to live in the bodies of animals during the year which had just transpired. Since they were afraid of these spirits, they chose October 31 as a day to sacrifice to their gods, hoping they would protect them. They really believed that on this day they were surrounded by strange spirits, ghosts, witches, fairies, and elves, who came out to hurt them. In addition to this, they also believed that cats were holy animals, as they considered them to represent people who lived formerly, and as punishment for evil deeds were reincarnated as a cat. All this explains why witches, ghosts, and cats are a part of Halloween today.
The custom of trick-or-treating and the use of "jack-o'-lanterns" comes from Ireland. Hundreds of years ago, Irish farmers went from house to house, begging for food, in the name of their ancient gods, to be used at the village Halloween celebration. They would promise good luck to those who gave them good, and made threats to those who refused to give. They simply told the people, "You treat me, or else I will trick you!"
The apparently harmless lightened pumpkin face or "jack-o'-lantern" actually is an old Irish symbol of damned soul. A man named Jack was supposed to be able unable to enter heaven due to his miserliness, and unable to enter hell because he had played practice jokes on the devil. As a result, he was condemned to wander over the earth with his lantern until judgment day (i.e., the end of the world). The Irish were so afraid that they would receive an identical plight, that they began to hollow out pumpkins and place lighted candles inside to scare away evil spirits from their home.
Well there ya go.
First witch: Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed
Second witch: Thice, and once the hedge -pig whined
Third witch: Harpier cries- Tis time, 'tis time
First witch: Round about the cauldron go,
In the poisoned entrail throw.
Toad that under cold stone
Days and nights hast thirty one
Sweltering venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i, the charmed pot
ALL: Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL!!!
That. Was so totally boss. ;
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