I See Ghostly...

29-10-2010;
Most holidays commemorate or celebrate something. But what about Halloween?
What is Halloween actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate?
Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual where folks get together for parties, dress up in Halloween costumes and bob for candy?

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.

But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.

Because it's almost Halloween weekend in London, I looked around to find some inspiration for all about being ghostly!
Inside magazines, older fashion designer collections like McQueen, some show windows around town and texts on the street, I put together some snapshots, to create my own Halloween feeling!
Trick or threat! :)

 

 

'A presence that disturbs me with the joy
Of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime
Of something far more deeply interfused,
Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns,
And the round ocean and the living air,
And the blue sky, and in the mind of man:
A motion and a spirit that impels
All thinking things, all objects of all thought'

* Happy Halloween my friendly ghosts!

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