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Cracking the SAT, 2007 edition / Princeton Review

Kaplan SAT, 2007 edition / Kaplan

The official SAT study guide / The College Board

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A song from Matt Pond PA and Halloween's origins

In the spirit of the holiday check out this song, entitled Halloween by Matt Pond PA.

Did you know that Halloween, shortened from All-Hallow's-Eve (the night before All-Hallow's Day, also known as All Saints Day) has it's origins in a pagan ritual to honor the dead. The Celtic people, based upon their observation of the natural world, noticed the days getting shorter and the night becoming longer the nearer to winter one approached. Generally, around November 1st, the Ancient Celts believed the bright summer days came to an end and winter began. October 31st then became the last day of summer for these people. The Celtic peoples associated winter with human mortality. On Halloween the Celts believed boundaries between the spirit world and the world in which they existed, the living or human world, became loose and weak. In order to direct malevolent spirits away from the human world and back to the spiritual world the ancient Celts would lit bonfires, hence the origins for today's custom of lighting the Jack-O'-Lantern.

Oddly enough the early Christians also began a day to celebrate the dead near the same day as the pagan holiday. Pope Gregory IV moved the feast day of All Souls Day (originally celebrated on May 13th) to November 1st. All Souls Day celebrates the remembrance of souls temporarily condemned to Purgatory, though it's origins go back to the 5th century when Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as an anniversary to the Virgin Mary and the martyrs.



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For more info about the origins of Halloween and All Saints Day check out this link:
Wikipedia - Halloween
The History of Halloween