 BOO!
Are you scared yet? You should be! It’s coming!!Â
Put on your Superman cape, drop a sheet over your head, or pick up a broom. Then bring your treat bag to TGTBTU during our Spooktacular Event Monday thru Wednesday, October 29th – Halloween.Â
We’ll have some authors who will try to scare the pants off you, we’ll give away some treats, and perhaps play a few tricks! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
That pumpkin kinda just made my afternoon. 😉
I’s so scared that I am going to have somne major nightmares!
You know the sad thing is… it will prolly be a hella lot more funnah they scary.
But you know…
BOO!
I love Halloween! And here’s the scoop from the history people:
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Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred.
On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble, the Celts believed the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.
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EC who’s looking forward to being scared–or the funnah stuff.
Edna – you must participate in the frivolities. Get Syb to send you deets. Too fun.
I’m ready! Bring it. 😀
Gwen, I’m all for frivolities–they are so friggin’ rare. 😉
Does the collective *you* know that: The largest pumpkin ever grown was 1,689 pounds. It was grown by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, Rhode Island.
Ain’t the net grand?
EC
I love me some pumpkins! Pumpkin pie, pumkin ice cream, pumpkin picking, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! 🙂
Katiebabs, can you believe the largest pumpkin pie ever baked was in 2005 and weighed–get ready–2,020 pounds. Would I kid you?
EC (who has a secret source on the internet for all such trivia 🙂
Over 2,000 lbs? That’s alot of pumkins that were sacrificed! How much Pillsbury Dough Crust was used? LOL
Over 2,000 lbs? That’s alot of pumkins that were sacrificed! How much Pillsbury Dough Crust was used? LOL
Never mind the crust–how the heck did they bake the darn thing? Over a volcano?
EC
Great. Now I’ll never get the laundry done.