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Some animal shelters won't allow the adoption of black cats around Halloween for fear they'll be sacrificed:
This sounds down right ridiculous but there are some extremists out there. Some animal shelters WILL NOT allow the adoption of black cats on the run up to the Halloween holidays in fear that they may be sacraficed. This happened because there was a stigma with black cats been bad luck at this time of year and those with the stgma, paranoia and fear often adopted the cats in order to sacrafice them to protect themselves against bad karma. One such organisation the ASPCA quote "Years ago, this used to be pretty common -- that shelters would not adopt out cats during Halloween for fear of something horrible happening to the cats, but we don't hear too much anymore and many shelters are actually holding a special black cat promotion around the holiday."
We suggest you simply
burn a a pile of wood and waste in your garden that's alot more warming and entertaining!
The Introduction of Fireworks:
Where do fireworks fit into all of the dressing up and mourning the dead? Well intially the tradition of Halloween started in Ireland and was celebrated around the first of November. It somewhat co-incided with Guy Fawkes night which was celebrated in Britain on November the 5th. As traditions started to co-incide and merge Halloween became a mix of both Guy Fawkes night and Halloween, hence the inclusion of fireworks in modern day celebrations.
When lighting fireworks please take care. The
Butane Pencil Torch is a handy way of protecting yourself when lighting fireworks. We found that it gives you that extra hands length when lighting firework fuses, should anything be dud or go wrong! Take care when using fireworks.
Random Fact To Finish:
1) A full moon at Halloween is extremely rare. We all conceive Halloween to bring a full moon bearing the signs of witches, wearwolves and monsters but that's not actually the case. The next time a full moon occurs at Halloween will be in 2020.
2) Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
3) The popular halloween icon of an Owl derived from medieval Europe where owls were thought to be witches in disguise. It was thought that when an owls call could be heard someone was about to die.
4) The idea of pumpkin carving originated from a legend called Jack O'Lanterns. Jack was a stingy man who tricked the devil for wealth and made a deal with the devil that his soul would never enter hell. When his death came about; God decided that he was not fit for heaven either, so he was forbidden entrance to both heaven and hell where he was banished to earth to wander the land with a coal burning face and a lantern to guide him.
5) Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death.
6) Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.