Halloween is supposed to be a celebration of autumn, just like May Day is a celebration of spring.The Druids, the priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a great festival of praise for autumn, which lasted from midnight on October 31 to the next day, November 1.They believe that on that night, their great god of death, Shaman, summoned the spirits of those who had died that year, and that these demons were to be punished by being raised as animals.Of course, just the thought of such a ghostly party was en...

2023-10-29

Halloween is supposed to be a celebration of autumn, just like May Day is a celebration of spring.The Druids, the priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a great festival of praise for autumn, which lasted from midnight on October 31 to the next day, November 1.They believe that on that night, their great god of death, Shaman, summoned the spirits of those who had died that year, and that these demons were to be punished by being raised as animals.Of course, just the thought of such a ghostly party was en...

2023-10-29