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Its actually derived from an ancient Pagan festival (like many western/christian festivals)... so in THAT spirit (no pun) Happy Halloween!
 

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The evening before All Hallows (All Saints' Day), we get this holiday from the Irish. Their jack o'lanterns were made with turnips!
 

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I just returned from a party. Had great fun. Danced Cha-Cha, Waltz and Foxtrot.
 

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Apple bobbing, also known as bobbing for apples, is a game often played in connection with Halloween. The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water. Because apples are less dense than water, they will float at the surface. Players (usually children) then try to catch one with their teeth. Use of hands is not allowed, and often are tied behind the back to prevent cheating.
A bucket of Scotch whiskey adds another level of amusement.
 

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Swing Dance at a Halloween Party I attended.
[h=1]Halloween Ball Party at UNC Charlotte?[/h]
Small world. :) My brother-in-law is an associate professor in the civil engineering department at UNC Charlotte.
 

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Halloween falls around the same time as Diwali and Kali Puja.

Halloween has a lot to do with spirits. As per many Indians, amavasya (no Moon) also coincides with Diwali and Kali Puja and has a lot to do with spirits. Could be a coincidence, but there is indeed a coincidence.

One cannot deny that there are lot of similarities, coincidential or otherwise, between pagan Greek or pagan European festivals and Indian festivals w.r.t. the month of the year.
 
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Halloween falls around the same time as Diwali and Kali Puja.

Halloween has a lot to do with spirits. As per many Indians, amavasya (no Moon) also coincides with Diwali and Kali Puja and has a lot to do with spirits. Could be a coincidence, but there is indeed a coincidence.

One cannot deny that there are lot of similarities, coincidential or otherwise, between pagan Greek or pagan European festivals and Indian festivals w.r.t. the month of the year.
Christianity is a very wise religion. It used pagan festivals to ensure that those being converted do not feel too uncomfortable.

Christmas and even Easter have pagan antecedents.
 

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