Update:
I never celebrated halloween, but this time, I had to! Not really with friends but just at home.. and that too was unexpected! Well, I woke up today morning to have a glass of water.. while I was sipping I saw an object moving in my glass. Initially I thought it was my imagination and then suddenly it moved.. I thought it was some fly… but then again, before I took another sip, it came near my mouth.. that’s it! I put the glass back, switched on the light n saw nothing!! Looked again at the glass, but *sigh* there was nothing again! (may be it was my imagination) .. After few seconds I saw something on the table.. crawling!! I went close and OMG!!!

“It was a spider!! “ yukk!! yukk!!!

I looked around for my slipper to kill that damn spider and during that phase thoughts started pouring in… was that spider on my face all the time while sleeping? and suddenly jumped into the glass while I was driking?? or was it already there in the glass and I overlooked???

yikes!!! I will never forget this day! never ever~!

So, How was your Halloween ?

I found this interesting article on the net.. “How did this peculiar custom originate? ”
Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship?
Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual?

Well, its is an annual celebration..

The word itself, “Halloween,” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, “All Hollows Day” (or “All Saints Day”), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.

One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Wanna know more about the history of Halloween? then read it at wilstar.com

picture courtesy: Kate.net