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Halloween
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One day I searched in my dictionary: Halloween; and was surprised to see what the definition was; not what I had expected.
The word is a noun and means: "the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door." Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
The origin of the word is derived from two words which are: HALLOW, EVEN. This means: holy evening.
Which confuses me.
If this day; is an "all saints' day", a "holy evening" why is there a spooky, and an "evil" vibe in the air, by how people celebrate this day in America?
I did some research in Wikipedia and from what I understand this "holiday" is intended to be a day to remember the saints. "Christians in some parts of the world visit graveyards to pray and place flowers and candles on the graves of their loved ones." Isn't this what we should be doing as well? In our country, it seems that the main focus is on trick-or-treating, but even that was derived from "Souling" where people "carol" by singing and about the saints or pray about friends and family that have passed away in exchange for a "soul cake".
What have we done to this celebration? How are to celebrate it this year? Please feel free to comment.
Sources:
- New Oxford American Dictionary
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallowee…
- (One has been embedded in this Journal)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cak…
The word is a noun and means: "the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door." Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
The origin of the word is derived from two words which are: HALLOW, EVEN. This means: holy evening.
Which confuses me.
If this day; is an "all saints' day", a "holy evening" why is there a spooky, and an "evil" vibe in the air, by how people celebrate this day in America?
I did some research in Wikipedia and from what I understand this "holiday" is intended to be a day to remember the saints. "Christians in some parts of the world visit graveyards to pray and place flowers and candles on the graves of their loved ones." Isn't this what we should be doing as well? In our country, it seems that the main focus is on trick-or-treating, but even that was derived from "Souling" where people "carol" by singing and about the saints or pray about friends and family that have passed away in exchange for a "soul cake".
What have we done to this celebration? How are to celebrate it this year? Please feel free to comment.
Sources:
- New Oxford American Dictionary
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallowee…
- (One has been embedded in this Journal)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cak…
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What does deviantART mean?
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In Wiki it is stated:
"DeviantArt started as a site connected with people who took computer applications and modified them to their own tastes, or who “deviated” the applications from the original designs. As the site grew, members in general became known as “deviants” and submissions as “deviations”."
The British dictionary definition:
"DeviantArt started as a site connected with people who took computer applications and modified them to their own tastes, or who “deviated” the applications from the original designs. As the site grew, members in general became known as “deviants” and submissions as “deviations”."
In the dictionary:
adjective noun
2.
The British dictionary definition:
adjective
1.
deviating, as from what is considered acceptable behaviour
noun
2.
a person whose behaviour, esp sexual behaviour, deviates from what is considered to be acceptable
Sources:
dictionary.reference.com/brows…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeviantA…
What does it really mean? I hope it is not related to sexual behavior. But I would like to know the true meaning behind the name. Thank you all.
Sources:
dictionary.reference.com/brows…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeviantA…
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