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# Halloween
amongst old customs connected with Hallowe'en is that of picking up with the teeth of apples floating in a tub of water.Some of the beliefs and observances associated with the celebrations arose long before the christian era,in the autumn festivals of pagan peoples.
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:10, archived)
# why is a jack o' lantern so called?
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:11, archived)
# because it was invented by Jack O'Lantern
obviously *tchoh*
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:13, archived)
# teh intarnets are your friend
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:14, archived)
# at a guess
An Irish legend tells of Jack, a lazy but shrewd farmer who used a cross to trick the Devil, then refused to free him unless he agreed to never let Jack into Hell. The Devil agreed. When Jack died, the Devil wouldn't let him into Hell. So, Jack carved out one of his turnips, put a candle inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. He was known as "Jack of the Lantern", or Jack-o'-Lantern.
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:14, archived)
# ^^ This^^
happy halloween everyone.
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:17, archived)
# i was trying to test your knowledge
but other people got in there first.
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:25, archived)
# I'm a copy and paste whore
:¬)
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:28, archived)
# you win
well done you.
also he wasn't allowed into heaven because he was a miser and he has to roam the earth until judgment day.
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:19, archived)
# but now he works in a call centre
just outside Doncaster
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:23, archived)
# The 'Tradition rooted in folklore' bit:
(, Tue 31 Oct 2006, 15:15, archived)