waaay Off-topic: why everyone think that sweeden is the only country in europe? No its not sweedish

Uhh, yeah, I'm sure we all think the only country in Europe is Sweden; the country with virtually no noterity (nothing that makes internetional news ever happens there). However; I dislike Halloween but it is still a great holiday that outsells every other holiday...except Christmas(of course). But this skin burns my retinas, kudos to whoever made it though...

maybe the retard in charge of our web servers [not WJ or anyone like that, I mean the web host we keep having problems with.] hit the server with the "ugly as sin" stick, then raped it.

If you want to remake two images for the top id gladly replace them.

As for the colour, il change it so you can set it in your profile.

Hallow's Eve doesn't exist.

Technically it is "All Hallows Eve"

But who cares, it's only for a few more days.

Samhain*

Whut?

Samhain is Halloween.

In what language?

....

Samhain evolved into Halloween. Or something?

Oh right.

Samhain evolved into this bastardized version people call Halloween. Pfft, candy. I want a ouple of these kids to come to a Samhain celebration.
"ABOUT SAMHAIN:
The holiday known as "Halloween" was originally called "Samhain" a Celtic word meaning "Summer's End." In ancient times, religions were based upon nature, where humanity lived in tune with the earth, the change of seasons and the changes in the stars in the sky. This is the essence of Satanism; what is natural.

The major cycles of the year and the crops were important times for festivities, rites and celebrations. Samhain was a time of harvest and the end of a year, a time of preparation; storing crops and preparing for the dead of winter. The eve of November 1st was the eve of the Celtic New Year. This holiday was a time of harvest, a time of endings, death and dying, as plant life died and the cold set in. Samhain was also a time of honoring the dead. The Druids built huge bonfires, which they considered sacred, in honor of the Celtic New Year.

There was a prevailing belief in the existence of a Celtic God of the dead known as 'Samhain". With extensive research and study accomplished by many scholars, nearly all agree this God was non-existent.
Nearly all of the sources mentioning a diety of death known as "Samhain" are XIAN and they have (as usual) NO legitimate references to back up their claims.

Samhain was celebrated for centuries before the xian takeover of Pagan holidays. To the intruding xian religion, any Gods of the old faith were considered "evil" and therefore especially unwelcome at a time of "danger" for the "soul of any good parishioner." This was why xtians suppressed the deadly rite and replaced it a day later with 'all soul's day.'"

Trick or treating originated in Ireland as beggars went door to door on October 31st, asking for handouts. The gifts were for "Muck Olla" a God who was said to destroy the house of anyone who was not generous. Jack-O-Lanterns also had their origin in Ireland; named for a man named "Jack." The story goes that Jack was a miser and when he died, he was not allowed into heaven and he also played jokes on the Devil, so he was not admitted into Hell either, but was doomed to walk the Earth forever. He only had a litle lantern to light his way and this is why he came to be called Jack-O-Lantern. Of course, the spooks, vampires and ghouls were associated with this holiday because of the natural human fear of death and Samhain was a holiday of death."

... which evolved into the modern version that entails dressing young children up and mooching sweets off of their neighbours. Funny how time distorts things.

And just curious, did you write that yourself or quote it ?

I love how halloween has gone from sacred holiday to a day in the year children see it as free candy, and women dress like ladies.