One theory is that modern trick-or-treating has its origins in a Celtic tradition of leaving food out to appease spirits. Eventually, people began to dress like the spirits, at least the ones that looked like hobos, Dracula and slutty nurses
It’s late October and you have a lot of leaf-raking/beer-drinking this weekend so I’ll get right to the point: Halloween is a North American holiday with a past in ancient Europe and a future in hyperglycemic health emergency.Originally, Halloween was a Celtic celebration to mark the boundary between the light and dark halves of the Force or the seasons or something, which also included the boundary between the living and dead because why not? People will believe anything, anytime.
The second theory lays the blame solely on the Scots, due to that people’s practice of “guising,” which is the secular version of “souling,” in which children and other poor people in the medieval age prayed for the souls of rich people in exchange for food. Wait, no… checking my notes… Ah, I see the children were rewarded with treats if no one could identify them, thus leading to the twin pillars of American culture: mistrusting authority and type 2 diabetes.Although racist, the idea of being spooked by black cats comes from the Middle Ages, when these dark felines were considered a symbol of the devil.
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