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Sports Schedules... page 6
Halloween Com Maze... page 7
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Over 65 Years of Reporting
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October 31st is More Than Costumes and Candy
„ . „ ^ * PcioMn rituals When eoing to these hm
Michelle Crabtree in Great Britain and France. Hallow
Once a year on the 31st of een was never Icnown as the devil’s
October the sun goes down and the day, it just became overly exagger-
spirits run free. This
leads us to All Hallows
Eve.
Ghosts and Goblins
come out tonight,
Trick-or-Treaters run
away in fright,
Witches cast a haunt
ing spell.
Werewolves secretly
cry out the tale,
Vampires hunt the
juicy blood.
Which then brings us
to this Halloween
flood...
Have you ever
wondered if this is really true? If
Halloween is really the day of the
devil? The day of Evil? Where did
it come from? Why is it here?
Halloween originally started
from an ancient Celtic celebration
Staff Photo
ated through time. The
Celts believed that the
last day of harvest was
the day Samhain, the
god of the Dead, called
spirits to walk the
earth. This was the day
that he would select
those who would die
the following year. The
Druid priests held
i Samhain ceremonies
to keep away bad spir
its with rituals and
enormous “bone
fires”, now known as
bonfires. These cel-
tempted to end these Pagan rituals
by creating All Saints Day on No
vember 1. October 31 became
known as All Hallows
Eve, which was later
shortened to Hallow
een by the Scots. So to
a certain degree, our
views of Halloween
are correct. We just
tend to exaggerate
them a bit.
Rick Jacobs
said that the meaning
of Halloween is, “...to
dress up as someone
else and eat lots of
candy. It’s just for fiin.”
Why do people
When going to these huge
festivals the Celts placed candles in
turnips, potatoes, and other solid
vegetables to light the
way for their escape.
When Irish and Scot
tish immigrants
brought this custom to
the United States they
used pumpkins be
cause there were more
of these than turnips or
other items.
Why do we
trick-or-treat on Hal
loween? The custom of
trick-or-treating was
thought to have origi
nated with a ninth-cen
tury European custom
called souling. On All
dress up on Hallow _
een? During rituals Celts were en- Staff Photo
ebrations were held on October 31. couraged to wear masks to confuse Souls Day early Christians would
e these rituals the priests the dead spirits. Ifthey were dressed walk from village to village begging
™!In dLrifice animals and humans up as someone else, then it would for “soul cakes”. The more soul
m thesrnres. The Romans later in- make it harder for the spirits to
troduced Catholicism, which at- choose who would die the next year.
HALLOWEEN Continues on Page 3
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Superstitions Prevalent in Brevard Athletics
... n UocoKqII fr.r Rrpvnrri Tnllepe’s soccer tea
of pasta, bread, and water before a
game
Kristen Weaver
Superstition and special
pregame rituals seem to go hand
and hand with the success and many athletes to-
achievement of many athletes, cus on their spiri-
Some athletes may eat a good meal tual we
such as pasta and chicken before a Holly u a,
game. The majority of athletes like pitch so ^
to have a good night’s sleep, so they player, sai ,
have plenty of energy for the game fore a game, su
the next day. Other athletes rely on m the grass on h
specific clothing, colors, hairstyles, softba ’
or even a charm to get them while I pray, medi-
pumped for peak performance. tate, an .
Cheerleader Katie Ahrens, the upcomi g
said, “My ritual begins with a meal game
full of carbohydrates.” She pre
Aside from physical rituals.
Many athletes have certain su
pares
mance
f carbohydrates, ^ t tions that they believe are nec- black, she cannotjump as high, and
her body for optimal perlor- pers i considering she is the goalkeeper
. by mdulgmg m a large bowl essary for them
for Brevard College’s soccer team,
let’s hope she sticks with light col
ors. Quita Foster, who is on the
woman’s basketball team, consis-
past eleven years tently wears a rubber band on her
of Camilla ankle, and a beaded bracelet
on her left wrist during her games.
All of these superstitions
and rituals are held dear to the
hearts of these athletes. It is a be
lief that they feel enhances their
game performance. It is something
they have been doing for years, and
has brought “luck” to all of them.
And whether they are really lucky
superstitions and rituals or not, the
Tornadoes are not willing to give
any of them up.
game. Matt Brown, baseball
player, feels it is essential to wear
the same socks every game.
Throughout the
Lacey’s soccer
career, she has
been wearing a
shirt under her
jersey, and for the
past six years, she
has been wearing
the same shirt un
der her jersey.
Kelly Sisley believes that if she
wears dark clothes, especially
black, she cannotjump as high, and