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| | | | | As I am sure you all know the 31st October, All Hallows' Eve, is the celebration of the night before All Saints Day (a saint being a hallowed or holy and sacred person). Such celebrations take different forms around the World. In Germany they hide all the knives so the spirits can't be mischievous with... | |
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| | | | | A reprise of my traditional Hallowe'en post of past years: It is that time of year again. What has become a time of disinhibited hijinx and mayhem, and a growing marketing bonanza for the kitsch-manufacturers and -importers, has primeval origins as the Celtic New Year's Eve, Samhain (pronounced "sow-en"). The harvest is over, summer ends... | |
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| | | | | Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should EVER be forgot... Actually, I have read recently that there is a move afoot to gradually replace our traditional Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night with Hallowe'en which seems rather a shame. I shall digress briefly and... | |
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| | | I have access to a New York Times subscription, and one benefit is the ability to share ten gift links a month. Gift links allow non-subscribers to read articles, for up to a month. I typically share these on Bluesky and Mastodon, but here's everything I shared in February. The links are valid until the... | ||