[Hymn #50] ~Dissonance~
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nightcrossed[Tear is summarizing what she has discovered via the library about this peculiar Earth holiday. It is likely that she researched Christmas while she was at it. I wiki'd all this.]
"All Hallows' Eve", more popularly known as "Halloween", is a holiday observed predominantly in the Western world on the planet called Earth. It was derived from the Old Irish festival at summer's end, "Samhain", which celebrated the close to the lighter half of the year and the beginning of the darker half.
The ancient Celts believed that on this day, the border between the "Otherworld" and the world of the living became incredibly thin, allowing both passive and violent spirits to travel back and forth between them. The wearing of costumes was said to disguise humans in an attempt to trick the evil spirits into leaving them unharmed. Family spirits were also honored by lighting candles.
The holiday is becoming increasingly secular and commercialized, even though it is believed to have religious origins. It is widely celebrated on October thirty-first, where children dress up in costumes and go from door-to-door uttering the words "Trick or Treat". Children are then either given candy, other food items, or currency, or they can be shooed away in which case they will perform a harmless prank on the home owners. Halloween traditions include burning bonfires, bobbing for apples, haunted houses, costume parties, divination, the telling of... ghost stories, and the aforementioned trick-or-treating. Popular foods include candied apples, candy corn, and a wide variety of manufactured sweets and chocolates.
Symbols such as the jack-o-lantern (a pumpkin or other vegetable with a face carved into it), witches, vampires, werewolves, black cats, scarecrows, and ghosts are common.
...the spirits of the departed is one matter, but...
... ...Ghosts?
I-It's a good thing the island isn't haunted...! There are no ghosts here, so there's no need for me to worry! Right. No ghosts. None. Absolutely not!
...W-well! That's the gist of it. There have been a large number of children hurrying about in costume recently. Perhaps I should try cooking something again, otherwise I have a feeling I'll run out of food to offer them. And besides, that the "island" left us with those bags, no matter how harmless the sweets appear, it still makes me the slightest bit suspicious.
((OOC: I advise you not to spook her. Just warning you.))
"All Hallows' Eve", more popularly known as "Halloween", is a holiday observed predominantly in the Western world on the planet called Earth. It was derived from the Old Irish festival at summer's end, "Samhain", which celebrated the close to the lighter half of the year and the beginning of the darker half.
The ancient Celts believed that on this day, the border between the "Otherworld" and the world of the living became incredibly thin, allowing both passive and violent spirits to travel back and forth between them. The wearing of costumes was said to disguise humans in an attempt to trick the evil spirits into leaving them unharmed. Family spirits were also honored by lighting candles.
The holiday is becoming increasingly secular and commercialized, even though it is believed to have religious origins. It is widely celebrated on October thirty-first, where children dress up in costumes and go from door-to-door uttering the words "Trick or Treat". Children are then either given candy, other food items, or currency, or they can be shooed away in which case they will perform a harmless prank on the home owners. Halloween traditions include burning bonfires, bobbing for apples, haunted houses, costume parties, divination, the telling of... ghost stories, and the aforementioned trick-or-treating. Popular foods include candied apples, candy corn, and a wide variety of manufactured sweets and chocolates.
Symbols such as the jack-o-lantern (a pumpkin or other vegetable with a face carved into it), witches, vampires, werewolves, black cats, scarecrows, and ghosts are common.
... ...Ghosts?
I-It's a good thing the island isn't haunted...! There are no ghosts here, so there's no need for me to worry! Right. No ghosts. None. Absolutely not!
...W-well! That's the gist of it. There have been a large number of children hurrying about in costume recently. Perhaps I should try cooking something again, otherwise I have a feeling I'll run out of food to offer them. And besides, that the "island" left us with those bags, no matter how harmless the sweets appear, it still makes me the slightest bit suspicious.
((OOC: I advise you not to spook her. Just warning you.))
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Date: 2009-10-30 04:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-30 11:53 pm (UTC)[Thanks for that Miss Obvious!Tear.]
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Date: 2009-10-31 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 06:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-30 01:26 pm (UTC)Man, it's hard to believe so many people don't know about Halloween here!
*at least he's not walking through a wall this time, Tear*no subject
Date: 2009-10-30 11:52 pm (UTC)...she screams!]
Aaah!!
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Date: 2009-11-02 01:15 am (UTC)W-what happened?! What'd I do?!
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Date: 2009-11-02 03:09 am (UTC)Wh-what are you doing sneaking up on people like that?! And on a day like this, you could have been a...
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Date: 2009-10-30 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-30 11:41 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-10-30 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-30 11:51 pm (UTC)[Yeah, Tear, he didn't ask anything about that.]
...I suppose I find it somewhat interesting. Learning about other lands, I mean. According to Jr., there are apparently even worlds where people routinely travel through outer space.
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Date: 2009-10-31 01:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 02:46 am (UTC)Everything probably sounds like "pretty crazy stuff" to you. Do you believe any of it?
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Date: 2009-10-31 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 02:58 am (UTC)Then what if I said, simply put, that I was raised underground - that is, beneath the planet's surface. Would you believe me?
[Yes, questions like that are dangerous.]
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Date: 2009-10-31 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 03:15 am (UTC)By the way, in case you happen to pass by Cafe Demois and think it odd that I'm not present, I recently decided to quit working there. Just so you know.
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Date: 2009-10-31 03:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 03:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-31 03:26 am (UTC)Have anything in mind yet?
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Date: 2009-10-31 03:34 am (UTC)No, that would be "patrolwoman".
I think it would be a good idea to have at least one female keeping an eye on things. Women tend to be more open with other women and it would allow for a different perspective.
Besides, not only am I qualified, but I could double as a healer in the event that anything unexpected happens.
[Well, she did say she was a soldier.]
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Date: 2009-10-31 04:58 pm (UTC)But that's dangerous, isn't it? You could get really hurt!
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Date: 2009-10-31 06:34 pm (UTC)It shouldn't be a problem, and besides, the town's patrolmen work as a unit. If I find myself in a situation that I'm even remotely concerned I can't handle myself, I'll call for help.
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Date: 2009-10-31 06:44 pm (UTC)[Yes, he just blurted that out. And no, he hasn't realized what he just said.]
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Date: 2009-10-31 07:21 pm (UTC)[Awkward Tear is awkward.]
Don't worry. I'm sure I'll be just fine.