Below is the poem that the better-known spelling of halloween came from. -- "Halloween" By Robert Burns. 1759 - 1796 Upon that night, when fairies light On Cassilis Downans dance, Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance; Or for Colean the route is ta’en, Beneath the moon’s pale beams; There, up the …
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How we got one of our most widely celebrated modern day holidays.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; …
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So I went to bed last night to the sound of fireworks and I thought, "What's going on, it's not the 4th of July!" And then I realized that today is Memorial Day... I know a lot of us think of the holidays as days to go out and party and get together with friends... like …
Madelyn Rose Craig 