Halloween 2009
Halloween developed a touch of charity over the course of its evolution.
Origins of the holiday pin it starting around 2,000 years by Celts living in what is now Ireland, other parts of the United Kingdom and Northern France. Called Samhain (pronounced sow-een), the festival marked the end of fall and harvest season just before winter began.
Winter often meant death in some form, so the Celts believed ghosts returned to Earth on Samhain, giving people a touch of clairvoyance with their presence. People wore animal heads and skins to befuddle the ghosts and attempted to read each other’s futures.
Trick or treating stemmed from people asking for alms during All Souls’ Day, a Roman Catholic holiday where people prayed for departed loved ones. “Soul cakes” were given to the poor in exchange for their prayers for the deceased.
With Samhain happening toward the end of October and All Souls’ Day falling on early November, over time the two merged into the cavity-inducing excuse to dress ridiculously we enjoy today.
Between Tim Burton film characters, video game heroes, live action plays on words, historical figures, beloved cartoon characters and a walking version of Tetris with music, staff at Total Attorneys came up with a clever array of costumes for Halloween 2009. Throughout the day’s festivities on Friday Oct. 30, money was raised for the Total Impact House, in the spirit of old and new Halloween.
Looking silly and sustaining the Impact House seem to be going well together.
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