Halloween
Jack-O-Lantern Aromatherapy
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Who needs scented candles, incense or oil burners when you have a jack-o-lantern? I like to carve the smaller pumpkins for indoor decorations and burn a tealight candle in them. They look great on a dining room table or coffee table or end tables. But to make them even more special, I rub the inside [...]
The History Of The Jack O Lantern
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Halloween is not Halloween without Jack O Lanterns. A jack-o-lantern must be carved a day or two before Halloween and burned on a front porch or near a front door until November 2nd to keep evil spirits away. I thought everyone knew this. lol. Well, at least that’s how I grew up. We carved a [...]
The History Of Halloween
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The History Channel has the best program about the history of Halloween. It’s an hour long and they are repeating it twice today. Here is an account of Halloween’s history from their website: Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the [...]