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22 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon HALLOWEEN: October 31 blue moon will be visible to whole world Continued from page 3 called Jack, who was in close collaboration with the devil and was denied entry into Heaven. Jack was con- demned to walk the earth for eternity but asked the devil for some light. He was given a burning coal to place in a turnip that he had hollowed out. Some Irish believe that hanging a lantern in their front window would keep Jack9s wandering soul away. Halloween would not be the same without a haunted house. The idea behind haunted houses is not new 4 people have entertained themselves with spooky sto- ries for centuries. Halloween-themed haunted houses in the United States emerged dur- ing the Great Depression as American parents schemed up ways to distract young tricksters, whose holiday pranks had escalated to prop- erty damage, vandalism, and harassment of strangers. Those first haunted houses were very simple. Groups of families would decorate their basements and hold <house-to-house= parties. Kids could spook themselves by traveling from basement to basement and experiencing different scary scenes. The haunted house didn9t become a cultural icon, though, until Walt Disney decided to build o one. Disneyland9s Haunted Mansion opened in 1969. Halloween could be a n night for hooligans 4 with m more of an emphasis on trick than treat. By the 1950s, town leaders had successfully limited van- dalism and Halloween had evolved into a holi- day directed mainly at the young. The baby boom of th the 1950s also made the holi- d day more family oriented, and Halloween parties began to move to school classrooms a and homes. Trick-or-treating w was also revived around this ti time and has been steadily practiced since. There is so much to love October9s first full moon, also known as the harvest moon, appeared on the first day of the month. The 2020 Halloween full moon will be visible to the entire world, rather than just parts of it, for the first time since World War II. Although Halloween will look a little different this year because of the pandemic, the spooky decorations and delicious fall treats will still make an appearance. Halloween is a time e for trick-or-treating, scary cos- tumes, jack-o9-lanterns s and haunted houses. But how did it become this way? en9s Much of Halloween9s most influential tradi- tions are deeply rooted in history, dating back to ugh ancient Ireland. Although our Halloween is less about dead spirits and more about g up, having fun and dressing tional there are some traditional ween aspects of an Irish Halloween that we have kept going. ans, The Celts were pagans, people who worship A traditional Irish turnip jack-o’- many gods or who wor- lantern from the early 20th century. ship nature and the Earth. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, RANNPHÁIRTÍ ANAITHNID Celts lived in what is now Ireland, and they celebrated the new year on November 1. Their festival, Samhain (pro- nounced <sow-in=), marked the end of fall9s harvest right before winter, a season that signified death and darkness for the Celts. They believed that on the night before the shift, October 31 4 which came to be called All Hallows9 Eve 4 the worlds of the liv- ing and the dead intersected. The ghosts roaming Earth were thought to help predict the future, so the Celts wel- comed them with sacrificial bonfires and by dressing in costumes of animal heads and skins. In the mid-19th century Ireland9s devastating potato famine caused mass immi- gration 4 more than 1.5 million Irish people fled to America during that time. With them, they brought their long-held Halloween traditions, and the soon-to-be holiday caught on quickly, Suzanne Carvlin , Broker & Realtor spreading nationwide. Licensed in the State of Oregon The Irish Celts were 818.216.8542 | Suzanne@HomeinSisters.com the ones who invented the jack-o9-lantern. 19040 Dusty Loop | Bend, OR There are two schools of thought on why the Irish car- ried jack-o9-lanterns. One is that the tradition is an ancient Celtic tradition. In order to carry home an ember from the communal bonfire, the people would hollow out a 9.96 acres in Tumalo. 360-degree views, adjacent to thousands turnip so they could walk of acres of public lands. Build your custom home at the end of a home with the fire still private road, bordered on two sides by public land. Sloped and burning. varied topography with old-growth juniper. Homesite is staked, The other version is a bit excavated and cleared, driveway cleared, and private well drilled. spookier. The story goes that $650,000. jack-o9-lanterns are named Each off ice is independently owned and operated. cascadesothebysrealty.com after an Irish blacksmith, PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Some local residents went all-out on the spooky for Halloween. about Halloween: pumpkin carving fun with the fam- ily; telling scary ghost sto- ries; baking Halloween cup- cakes; and the list goes on. But one traditional thing to do as October 31 draws near is to watch a few of the best scary Halloween movies. This year, more than ever, you might be tempted to stay home and curl up with some creepy flicks, under a blue moon. I’m Here For You… Sellers: Free consult & market analysis gets you the highest price for your home. Buyers: I’ve lived in Sisters 16 years. Let me help you put down roots in the town I know & love. Sheila Reifschneider, Broker, 541-408-6355 Licensed Broker in Oregon | sheila@reedbros.com Coldwell Banker Reed Bros. Realty 291 W. 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