Message Forum: Re: Halloween

Re: Halloween

Posted By: Nyperold, on host 205.216.76.226
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 12:11:17
In Reply To: Re: Halloween posted by Sosiqui on Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 10:50:13:

> Heh. A LOT of that has been lost. Nowadays, it's not about celebrating evil (or whatever other mythology that Halloween was built on, can't remember the specifics right now)

The Druids.

Instead of what we think of as Trick-or-Treat, they went around gathering virgins from houses. If they got one, they left a candle made of human fat burning inside a pumpkin. The virgin would be put inside a wicker man(or wicker cage if the man wasn't big enough). They were each given a choice to take a chance as to whether they would be allowed to escape. If someone accepted, that person would have one try to grab an apple with her teeth -- from a vat of boiling cider-like substance. Failure meant death on the spot; success meant going free... with damage from the boiling water. Any who declined a bid for freedom would be burned in their cages.

Back at the houses, any who didn't produce a virgin when asked for one would be cursed... and they drew a pentagram on the door.

Fun for the whole family!

> Sosi"oh, and toilet paper trees"qui

Nyperold

Replies To This Message

Re: Halloween - wintermute - Mon, 10/22/2001, 01:34:44
Re: Halloween - Faux Pas - Thu, 10/18/2001, 12:39:47
- Re: Halloween - Darien - Thu, 10/18/2001, 13:06:14
Re: Halloween - Dave - Thu, 10/18/2001, 12:38:48
- Re: Big huge - Issachar - Sat, 10/20/2001, 07:10:52
  - Re: Big huge - Nyperold - Sat, 10/20/2001, 08:07:09
- Re: Halloween - Faux Pas - Thu, 10/18/2001, 12:48:25
  - Re: Halloween - Nyperold - Thu, 10/18/2001, 12:54:30
    - Re: Halloween - Wes - Sun, 10/21/2001, 00:07:09
      - Re: Halloween - Nyperold - Sun, 10/21/2001, 07:07:36
    - Re: Halloween - Eric Sleator - Thu, 10/18/2001, 15:15:21
      - Re: Halloween - Nyperold - Thu, 10/18/2001, 19:40:51
        
        Re: Illuminati - wintermute - Mon, 10/22/2001, 06:03:19
        
        Re: Illuminati - Brunnen-G - Mon, 10/22/2001, 14:59:18
        
        Re: Illuminati - Nyperold - Mon, 10/22/2001, 14:58:30
        
        Re: Illuminati - wintermute - Tue, 10/23/2001, 03:01:06
        
        Re: Illuminati - Randy - Tue, 10/23/2001, 11:41:40
        
        Re: Illuminati - wintermute - Wed, 10/24/2001, 00:59:50
        
        Re: Illuminati - Grishny - Tue, 10/23/2001, 05:55:10
        
        Re: Illuminati - Nyperold - Tue, 10/23/2001, 07:00:58
        
        Re: Illuminati - Melanie - Tue, 10/23/2001, 14:08:53
        
        Re: Illuminati - Faux Pas - Wed, 10/24/2001, 06:46:37
        
        Re: Illuminati - wintermute - Wed, 10/24/2001, 01:06:27
        
        Re: Illuminati - Grishny - Tue, 10/23/2001, 12:44:39
        
        Re: Illuminati - Lynette - Mon, 10/22/2001, 09:07:59
        
        Re: Illuminati - wintermute - Mon, 10/22/2001, 09:20:45
        
        Re: Halloween - Lynette - Fri, 10/19/2001, 07:09:11
        
        Re: Halloween - Nyperold - Fri, 10/19/2001, 09:36:06
        
        Re: Halloween - Lynette - Fri, 10/19/2001, 14:57:51
        
        Re: Halloween - Grishny - Sat, 10/20/2001, 09:14:51
        
        Re: Halloween - Issachar - Sat, 10/20/2001, 09:34:02
        
        Re: Halloween - Grishny - Sat, 10/20/2001, 19:14:16
      - Re: Halloween - Dave - Thu, 10/18/2001, 16:05:53
        
        Re: Halloween - Issachar - Sat, 10/20/2001, 07:01:25
        
        Re: Halloween - Eric Sleator - Thu, 10/18/2001, 16:29:58
Re: Halloween - Darien - Thu, 10/18/2001, 12:37:35

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Message:	> > Heh. A LOT of that has been lost. Nowadays, it's not about celebrating evil (or whatever other mythology that Halloween was built on, can't remember the specifics right now) > > The Druids. > > Instead of what we think of as Trick-or-Treat, they went around gathering virgins from houses. If they got one, they left a candle made of human fat burning inside a pumpkin. The virgin would be put inside a wicker man(or wicker cage if the man wasn't big enough). They were each given a choice to take a chance as to whether they would be allowed to escape. If someone accepted, that person would have one try to grab an apple with her teeth -- from a vat of boiling cider-like substance. Failure meant death on the spot; success meant going free... with damage from the boiling water. Any who declined a bid for freedom would be burned in their cages. > > Back at the houses, any who didn't produce a virgin when asked for one would be cursed... and they drew a pentagram on the door. > > Fun for the whole family! > > > Sosi"oh, and toilet paper trees"qui > > Nyperold
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