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Forest Lawn High Schools

Halloween
Megan Younker

Happy Halloween!!
Students and teachers at Forest Lawn High school got on their best Halloween costume to celebrate the 31st of October. There was plenty o f variety at the school, we managed to meet Michael Jackson, Minnie Mouse, Spiderman and all sorts of characters during the day. At lunch music was thrown on in the foyer and all the crazy character came out of their hiding places and we were able to catch a glimpse of numerous types of costumes.

But where did Halloween come from?

Halloween originated during the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the Celts, that lived 2000 years ago in the area that we know of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time a year that was often associated with human death. They believed that the night before the New Year, the walls between the living world and the dead became blurred. On October 31st they celebrated Samhain, where it was believed that the ghost of the dead returned to earth. The Celts thought that the presence of the spirits made it easier for the Druids (Celtic priests) to make predictions about the future.

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FALL 2016

Tis the nightthe night

Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without, The wild winds shout, But no, it is theyit is they! Arthur Cleveland Coxe

Candy?
Halloween isnt all about the spooky scary stuff, either. Plenty of teachers brought in candy for their students, and all 1000+ of us managed to have a great day, seeing the great ideas that the students came up with, the clever and the creative.

Trick Or Treat!!
The tradition of trick-or-treating dates back to the All Souls Day parades in England, where poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called soul cakes in return for their promise to pray for the families dead relatives. The practice which was known as going-a-souling was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given ale, food, and money.