The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
__ Pink Floyd
The word itself, "Halloween," actually
has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption
of All Hallows Eve.
November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or
"All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of
saints.
Prior to the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland,
summer officially ended with the lunar cycles but when the Romans introduced
their calendar to the Island, the celebration was shifted to always fall on
October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which means
"end of summer", the Celtic New year.
2001 was the
last year a full moon fell on modern Halloween and the next time won’t happen
until 2020.
The moon itself,
especially a full harvest moon, can create its own trouble.
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