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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Will Eadric please contact me off-list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> mm-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:mm-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Eadric Anstapa<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 25, 2010
10:42 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Shire of Gate's Edge - SCA,
Inc.; coastal@lists.ansteorra.org; ravensfort<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Mm] It's the Great
Punkin Shoot - October 30 2010<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><font
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alt="THE GREAT PUNKIN SHOOT"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=6 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It's
the Great Punkin Shoot</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Oct.
30, just after dark</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Wanderer's
Rest</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When Linus and Charlie Brown sat in the pumpkin patch
all night waiting for the "Great Pumpkin" to come bearing gifts they
had it all wrong. The grimacing, ugly-faced Jack o' Lanterns are not something
we should welcome but are instead something we should be prepared to defend
ourselves against..<br>
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The tradition of carving Jack o' Lanterns goes back to ancient times when
people believed evil spirits roamed the Earth and returned to their homes in
winter. Irish legend tells of a rude, abrasive man named Jack who, upon his
death, was not welcomed in Heaven or Hell. "Stingy Jack" had played
tricks on the devil himself. Not even welcome in Purgatory, Jack was destined
to haunt the Earthly world. He carried a lantern and came to represent souls
trying to escape the forthcoming winter.<br>
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Pagans in northern Europe held an annual festival to celebrate the harvest and
prepare for winter long before Christianity spread to <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Scotland</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. On the eve of the new
year, Celts tried to prevent wayward dead souls from returning to their homes
by carving faces on potatoes, rutabagas and turnips, and displaying them around
their doors and windows.<br>
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All-hallow, or All Holy Saints' Day, has been celebrated in much of <st1:place
w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> for twelve centuries. November 1st was designated
to honor Saints and innocent youth, and welcome them back from their graves for
visits with family. Offerings were made to their memories and to appease all
souls that returned to visit. If not appeased, evil souls were thought to play
tricks or wreak havoc. Because cake and sweets were plentiful in prosperous
times, children went from house to house asking for treats and threatening the
stingy with tricks. From old beliefs, the practices of Pagans and Christians in
old <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> formed modern Halloween.<br>
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Irish immigrants in the <st1:place w:st="on">New World</st1:place> carried on
the tradition displaying carved Jack o' Lanterns on All Hallows' Eve. But, they
carved faces on the gourds native to the land. Pumpkins were an important
source of food and materials to the Native Americans and had helped the early
colonists survive in the <st1:place w:st="on">New World</st1:place>. Placing candles
inside the gourds symbolized the fires that kept evil spirits away in old <st1:place
w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>.<br>
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At the end of Fall, the Halloween celebration represents the time when things
die before life returns to the Earth to bloom in Spring. The Jack o' Lantern is
associated with the dead who have returned to haunt the Earth through winter
carrying lanterns. Local folklore often tells of dark figures holding lanterns
along highways and railroads. In the legends, the source of the eerie light can
never be found. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Here in southern Ansteorra where I grew up we have
our Ghostly Lantern in the form of Brit Bailey. Cynthia and I had our
wedding celebration at the Bar-X Ranch in Bailey's Prairie a mere arrow
shot from Brit Bailey's grave. Being a local boy, Brit Bailey and I are
old friends and if he shows up I will be happy to share my jug with him. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/Times_past/Bailey%27s_light.htm">http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/Times_past/Bailey's_light.htm</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For the past number of years I nave not seen old
Brit, but Stingy Jack has shown up at my house with his
lanterns. I am convinced he is trying to steal my jug before I can share
it with Brit or my friends. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You are all invited to Wanderer's Rest on Oct 30 to
help me defend against Stingy Jack. I am sure that with a few well placed
arrow shots we can snuff out Jack's Lanterns and keep him at bay for another
year.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Strictly mundane, bring your archery gear and we will
start shooting as soon as it is dark. We will enjoy a variety of Pumpkin
themed foods as well.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>To get here follow these directions to Wanderer's Rest. <a
href="http://gatesedge.ansteorra.org/files/gearchery.htm">http://gatesedge.ansteorra.org/files/gearchery.htm</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#CC0000;
font-weight:bold'>RSVP</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is not strictly necessary but is
appreciated so we know approximately how many to plan for.<br>
Guests are encouraged to<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font><b><font
size=2 color="#cc0000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>bring a Punkin themed food to share</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.
Please don't bring Punkin beer.<br>
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NOTE: The Gates Edge Archery practice is earlier in the day
starting at 11AM. Archery practice ends mid-afternoon and the great
Punkin shoot that follows in the evening is a Private Party. The schedule
usually looks something like:<br>
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11AM Archery Practice Starts<br>
4PM Archery practice is over<br>
7PM Punkin Themed Potluck Dinner<br>
8PM Punkin Shooting<br>
9PM Punkin Themed Desserts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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