Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for September 19, 2024
Transcript:
in old celtic times, the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest at summer's end. all manner of devils, goblins and ghouls would enter our world and spread death across the lands!! to appease these spirits we held the festival of samhain and donned masks, cavorting door-to-door. townsfolk would reward us with treats, and if not, they would be the victims of frightening tricks! hamhock: Terrific story, lady, but what's that got to do with me getting my zagnut? woman: *sigh* no one has a sense of history any more...
Did anyone say Halloween is “cultural appropriation”? Many of the things we associate with holidays like Easter, Halloween and Christmas come from a variety of different cultures and have accreted over a long period of time. That doesn’t mean people can’t enjoy them, though it does mean that we should ignore anyone who insists a holiday has to be celebrated in a particular manner, or that a character associated with a holiday (e.g. Santa Claus) has to be portrayed a certain way.