Around this time of year people often pose the question: what’s your worst nightmare? For me, something horrible happening to my son, and the rest of my family and friends.
My nightmares, when I actually sleep, are few, but they all start the same, running. Not jogging, all comfy shoes and music, but frantic, desperate, trying-to-get-away-from-something-running. I’m not scared of the running, but of what I’m running from. Maybe that’s why I love to walk, little chance I’m leisurely strolling away from a zombie, vampire, alien, mass murderer, serial killer, etc., right?
Luckily in the nightmares my son is usually running ahead of me; he’s fast, so he makes it.
I know what you’re doing right now…hopefully reading this:
1. The origins of Halloween are ancient and include: sacrifices, celebrating Harvest, fairies, demons, feasts, Druids, Celts, scaring away spirits, appeasing spirits, passion, death, and so much more…and this is for children now, hmmm.
2. In Medieval England hearing an owl’s call meant someone was about to die, well, duh, it was Medieval England, of course someone was about to die.
3. Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween so why does no one drink green beer on October 31st?
4. Harry Houdini died on Halloween 1926…coincidence?
5. We have carved: beets, turnips, potatoes, and pumpkins for Halloween, weird amount of veggies for a candy holiday.
6. Safety first, sadly, children are twice as likely to be killed in or by a car on Halloween.
7. Some animals shelters have stopped adoptions of black cats near Halloween, because people sacrifice them. What is wrong with…sigh, I have no words.
8. Orange symbolizes: Harvest, Fall, and strength. Black implies darkness and death, including the death of summer…I just like wearing it.
9.Witch comes from wicce which means wise woman. I know a lot of witches.
10. Halloween can cause poor behaviour and deindividualization. In costume, together, people care less about consequences of individual actions; doing things they normally wouldn’t do alone.
11. The Michael Myers mask in 1978’s Halloween was actually a William Shatner mask. And now he has a renovation show, William Shatner, not Michael Myers although it’s reality TV so who knows?
12. Some suggestions for definitely too-soon Halloween costumes: Sexy Hazmat suits, zombie Robin Williams, terrorist, Ray Rice dragging a doll…just don’t.
13. Halloween has had many names: All Hallows Evening, All Hallows Eve, Samhain, Witches Night, Lambswool, Haunting Night, Summer’s End, Snap-Apple Night, wait, doesn’t that last one just sound like Snapple Night? Mmmm, Snapple.
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😈 Boo!
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lol Love it! 🙂
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😀 😀
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Wow! The Mike Myers/William Shatner thing is an awesomely cool factoid!
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The Halloween movie was low-budget lol 🙂
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Shatner has a renovation show?
I mean, I took in more than that, but I keep coming back to THAT.
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I know, I was amazed myself, then again, who knows what will turn up on reality TV? 😉
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“Halloween can cause poor behaviour and deindividualization. In costume, together, people care less about consequences of individual actions; doing things they normally wouldn’t do alone.” Now THAT is scary : /
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It really is scary.
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Reblogged this on theowlladyblog.
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Thanks so much for the reblog Viv. Hope this week is treating you well. 🙂
Like your background on your blog. Cool. 🙂
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Cool times ten! Love it!
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I love this post! I’ll have to read your post on how to survive in a horror movie but I’m not sure it will help with the nightmares I’ve had lately: being at a party and the person I came with won’t leave so I’m stuck there. True horror for an introvert! 🙂
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That is terrifying actually…I think the end part, where I suggest running might help.
Thanks so much for dropping by this party…you can leave whenever you want, but I hope you’ll come back to visit. 🙂
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True, you did mention running which would help! I’ll definitely be back. I enjoy your posts very much.
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Thanks and glad I found you, and your blog Trisha. Hope you have comfy dream shoes. Sleep well. 🙂
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That’s so sad about the black cats though. Who could do that? I cannot begin to fathom what a person is thinking while hurting an animal.
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It’s mind-boggling. So very, very wrong.
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D, in my late teens i had the same kind of “running” nightmares… One day i decided to try and “program” my dream to make myself turn around and see what was chasing me. To my amazement it worked. But d@m% if the thing following me wasn’t ME. Although i admit to being one scary 😈 sometimes. 😉
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That’s cool, most of the time I don’t want to know what’s chasing me! Thanks for dropping by Teagan, hope you’ve finally caught yourself. 🙂
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Some interesting Halloween facts, Ireland the birthplace of Halloween…. Never been…
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And wow, hard to believe but Halloween is here again soon…think I’d rather be visiting Ireland for it. 😉
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Never been ….
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Neither have I, but I think it must be lovely. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing my Halloween links, Marje!!! 🙂
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We adopted our little black cat stray in October. Such a sweet kitty. No sacrifice!
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Awww, that’s lovely, little black kitty will bring you much joy, purrs, and cuddles. 🙂
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I’ve had other cats. This is the first that has me.
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Awww, and once they purr, they have you forever. 🙂
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