Saturday 1 November 2008

Halloween

This is my scary Halloween face.

A little bit of catstory: Pope Gregory IV standardized the date of All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day on November 1 in the name of the entire Western Church in 837. As the Church day began at sunset the holiday coincided exactly with Samhain. It was common practice to leave Pagan festivals and buildings intact (e.g. the Pantheon) while overlaying a Christian meaning. Hmmmm.