Christmas - good cheer/ special family time/ winter solstice/ pagan ritual/ christian festival etc
Easter - beginning of spring/pagan ritual/ christian festival etc
November 5th - gunpowder, treason and plot/beginning of autumn/ fireworks etc
Halloween - the witches ghosts and ghouls come out/ And?
Is there any good reason to celebrate Halloween, and if so, how? When I grew up, no child played trick or treat or put on fancy dress. I just cannot get my head round these activities. For the sake of my sons can someone please explain.
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What is the point of Halloween?
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Tigermoth · 12/10/2001 15:50
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