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Re: Halloween
Posted By: Dave, on host 208.234.219.180
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 12:38:48
In Reply To: Re: Halloween posted by Nyperold on Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 12:11:17:

> 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!

Wow. A big huge load of anti-pagan BS. What a surprise.

-- Dave


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