October and Halloween in Louisville
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It’s October 1st and although the weather does not feel like it yet, we are fully into Fall in Louisville. One of my favorite things about October is that the whole month is full of events and parties celebrating Halloween. There are parties at the Louisville Zoo for the younger crowd to haunted houses and forests for the older and braver adventurers. I am personally going to try and visit as many of these attractions as I can this month and give you my reviews.
Halloween has changed quite a bit since I was a child. We normally got to go to school in our costumes and then walked by ourselves through the neighborhood collecting as much candy as we could. Now fewer parents let their kids collect candy in the neighborhoods and many will go to the malls or organized parties to help ensure safety.
It is believed that Halloween’s origins go back as far as 2000 years ago with the Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts celebrated their new year on November 1st and October 31st was considered the night that the dead could return to earth. In the seventh century the Church named November 1st All Saints Day. The celebration was also called All-hallows from Middle English Alholowmesse, and the night before it began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.
Halloween has also become a large industry since adults have started having as much fun dressing up as the children. Every year new attractions are started in Louisville and the surrounding areas and costume shops often sell out of the most popular costumes and decorations. Many people decorate their houses with elaborate scenes that rival Christmas decorations.
What are some of your favorite memories of Halloween when you were young? What do you like to do now to celebrate?
Check out the following links for some cute and easy Halloween projects.
All Paper Arts
Creative Mom Cafe
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