[Northkeep] Halloween
Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner
BurgBorrendohl at valornet.com
Tue Oct 11 15:15:09 PDT 2011
Interesting site, don't know how accurate they are, but it deals with
customs of Halloween or All Saints Day, etc. or their close equivalents
around the world. For Example:
*Halloween Around the World:
Halloween in Germany*
In Germany people put their knives away. This is done as they do not
want to risk hurting the returning spirits.
In the regions of Bavaria and Austria in Southern Germany, Catholics
celebrate the entire period between October 30 and November 8 as
*Seleenwoche* or Alls Souls' Week.
On All Saints' Day Catholics attend church services in honor of the
saints, the martyrs and those who have died for the Catholic faith.
People may also visit their family's graves to beautify them with
wreaths and small lanterns. Sometimes a mass is said at the gravesite
and the grave sprinkled with holy water.
On November 2 or All Souls' Day, Catholics attend a special Requiem
masses, where they remember those who may be close to them that have
died. Prayers for the dead are said and votive candles are lit to honor
their memory.
Site: http://www.jackolanterns.net/traditions.htm
On 10/11/2011 4:26 PM, Kathryn Helstrom wrote:
> When I was in North Africa in October of 1985, there were some RAF
> (British) pilots staying at the same hotel as us Americans, and we decided
> to costume it up and have a Halloween Party down at poolside on the night of
> the 31st. When we showed up in our homemade costumes (hotel sheets were
> never the same after that night), most of the French and Africans were
> clueless about the Halloween tradition. We spent more of the night
> explaining the party to the rest of the folks at the outdoor bar than I
> would have ever imagined. Truly, they were not even aware of the Halloween
> celebration.
>
> Franziska
>
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