Getting ready for flight or fright.
An Origin Story
Halloween has Scots’ origins. It was popularized in the 18th century by Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns in his 1785 poem, “Halloween.” The poem, which describes the gathering of locals on All-Hallows Eve to present crops, enjoy a feast, tell fortunes revealing one’s true love, trick-or-treat and frolic with the opposite sex, became a source catalog documenting folk customs celebrating All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The three days are collectively known as Allhallowtide, that portion of the church year “dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (“hallows”), martyrs, and all the departed. (Source: The Jefferson Educational Society, Book Notes # 78)
Autumn Movement
By Carl Sandburg
I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts.
The field of cornflower yellow is a scarf at the neck of the copper
sunburned woman, the mother of the year, the taker of seeds.
The northwest wind comes and the yellow is torn full of holes,
new beautiful things come in the first spit of snow on the northwest wind,
and old thing go, not one lasts.
A Musical Tribute from the ’60’s
Halloween “music” from the American Bandstand TV show October 1964, The Monster Mash: Show your grandkids music from another era.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNuVifA7DSU)