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communautaire Le lien community link The Hawkesbury Souper ragoût de bœuf - Chevaliers de Colomb 2183, le vendredi 30 octobre, de 17 h à 19 h. Swing & Sweep Halloween Party, Satur- day, October 31, at the Hawkesbury Golf & Curling Club. Play 9 holes of golf and 6 ends of curling dressed up for Halloween! Starting at 8:30 a.m. Supper at 7 p.m. Eat, drink and be scary... Fall themed pasta bar, live DJ all night, prize for best costume! Golf, curling, supper. Info: 613-632-8506. Club d’Âge d’Or 50 - November 2, 1:15 p.m. - sandbag games, 6 p.m. - dance les- sons; November 3, 10 a.m. - dance lessons; 1:15 p.m. - free activities; 6:30 p.m. - dart games; November 4, 1:15 p.m. - petanque; November 5, 1:15 p.m. – Bingo; 3:30 p.m. - regular meeting, 5 p.m. - supper; November 6, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - dance lessons. Info: 613-632-8294. !e Hawkesbury branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, located at 152 Nelson, will be holding their monthly smokedmeat dinner on Friday, October 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. with live music and dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. On Sunday, November 1, there will be livemusic and dancing from2 p.m. to 6 p.m. !e Hall is available for rent. Information 613-632-5136. L’Orignal Venez remplir un gros sac à la Friperie de L’Orignal, 261, rue Longueuil, le samedi 31 octobre de 9 h àmidi. La Friperie est ouverte du lundi au mercredi de 9 h à 3 h 30. Info: Nicole 613-675-1999. Messe pour les sœurs défuntes des Filles d›Isabelle de l›Orignal à 7 h, le lundi 2 no- vembre, suivie de la réunion, à la salle de l›Amical. Wendover Les C de C organisent un whist militaire au pro"t de l’église, le dimanche 1er no- vembre, 2015, à 13 h 30. Souper chaud et prix de présence inclus. Réservation : Michel au 613-673-4166 ou!érèse au 613-866-2191. Halloween at the Old Prison Halloween is coming soon and there’s a great event that is being planned. The organizers of the Haunted Firehouse in L’Orignal (which took place from 2011 to 2013) are preparing to transform the Old Prison of L’Orignal for an unforgettable Halloween party. Several organizations, including the Magic Bounce team, L’Orignal Firefighters, several students from l’École secondaire catho- lique régionale de Hawkesbury (ESCRH) and the Old Prison of L’Orignal, join their creative efforts to organize their biggest and best Hal- loween event to date - a Haunted House at the Old Prison! The event will take place Saturday, October 31, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. People of all ages can participate in this fun and scary event. There will be a section for young children as well as another section for those who would live a maddening experience. There will be treats for the children. Admission to the haunted prison is free, but donations would be appreciated. The Old Prison is located at 1023 Queen Street, in L’Orignal. More information can be found by calling 613- 675-4661 or 1-800-667-6307, ext. 8107. - DH
Everything you ever wanted to know about Halloween
DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca
It is almost the witching hour, when little monsters come out to !ll their sacs with sweets. But what’s the real story behind Halloween’s tricks and treats, and when did it all begin? Halloween’s roots began about 2000 years ago with the ancient Celtic festival called Samhain (pronounced sah-winn), meaning summer’s end. !e Celts lived in an area that is now known as Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. !ey cele- brated their new year on November 1, a time of harvest and preparation for the cold, dark winter. !e Celts believed that on the night before New Year, the worlds between the living and the dead mingled, and spirits would return to earth causing havoc to crops, and taking vengeance on the living. !ey also believed that the presence of unearthly spirits made predictions by druids or Celtic priests much easier tomake. Since they relied so heavily on the natural world, this brought them much comfort during the lengthy, cold winter. To honour the event, druids built huge sacred bon"res, where people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacri"ces to the Celtic Gods. During the celebration, the Celts played games, and wore costumes usually consisting of animal heads and skins, and tried to tell each other’s fortunes. Although some Halloween traditions re- main, many have changed immensely from the day’s humble beginnings. Many of today’s Halloween traditions come from Christian in#uences. When the Romans came to Cel- tic lands, they carried with them Christian holidays. Christians celebrated Allhallowtide, a three-day celebration of feasting and vigils in honour of saints and those who had passed, but hadn’t quite reached heaven. In 835, Pope Gregory IV changed All Saints’ Day fromMay 13 to November 1, the same day as Samhain. Christians and pagans now celebrated their dead at the same time of year with All Hallow’s Eve on October 31, All Saints’ Day onNovem-
Some people go all out to decorate for Halloween such as this house on Highway 34.
ber 1, and All Souls’ Day on November 2. By the 12 th century, Christians had made celebrating their dead mandatory with rin- ging church bells for the souls in purgatory, and criers would parade the streets dressed in black, ringing a bell and calling out for mourners to lament the lost souls. When reaching the new world around 1600, colonists brought with them these Halloween traditions. Some New England Puritans tried to ban the holiday without much success. As Irish and Scottishmigrants arrived in North America, the holiday gained in popularity. !e tradition of pumpkin carving began in Ireland with the legend of Stingy Jack. As the tale goes, Jack liked playing tricks on the devil. When Jack died, God would not allow him into heaven, nor would the devil allow him into hell. He was instead banished to
live in perpetual night.!e devil gave Jack an ember to light his way. Jack placed the ember in a hollowed out turnip, the predecessor for a carved pumpkin. !e use of pumpkins as Jack-o’-lanterns didn’t start until the 1800’s. Irish immigrants discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve than turnips. Dressing up originally began as people would dress inmourning wear, or as saints in honour of saints and souls. Asking for candy began around the 16 th century as poor child- ren would go door to door asking for food or coins.!e tradition continued adding a trick in exchange for a treat. Some Halloween games included bob- bing for apples, the practice of trying to catch apples with your teeth in a barrel of water to celebrate Pomona, the goddess of fruitful abundance to make sure fruit trees would #ourish. Another game is biting o% treats suspended froma string while hands are tied. When the celebration was over, people would bring "re from the sacred bon"re to relight their own hearths, as a way of bringing luck for the coming year. By the 20 th century, Halloween had be- come one of the favourite holidays with people dressing up, lighting candles, visiting cemeteries, and celebrating those past in honour and fear of the dead. Halloween has now become an entire season. Today approximately one quarter of all candy sold is for Halloween. Haunted houses, cornmazes and hayrides have become some of the favourite activities during this scary season, andHollywood has taken its share of the pie with everything fromcartoons to feature "lms that will make sleeping a challenge. Costumes have also evolved from ske- letons, witches, and monsters to "lm stars, cartoons, and just about anything that can be made into a costume. People have had to become quite original to be the best at their Halloween party.
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