The Green Eyed Monster
THE GREEN EYED MONSTER Trick but no Treat! By Mary Ann Wray 10/17/2014 Marketing statistics indicate that more money is spent per family during Halloween than Christmas...on costumes, candy and decorations! The Catholic Church refers to this day as “All Saints Day”, and superimposed this “Holiday” over the pagan celebration of Darkness which had its renaissance in the Middle Ages. CBN.com gives us a snippet of the origins of Halloween and its roots as follows: “Since Halloween itself originated in paganism, it is not surprising that its customs are related to pagan belief. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, in ancient Britain and Ireland, the Celtic Festival of Samhain was observed on October 31, at the end of summer…. The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on this day and the autumnal festival acquired sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats, fairies and demons of all kinds said to be roaming about. It was the time ...
