I have not been able to consistently posting on this which my intent that i will be able to documents every incident that i encounter in life. I as part of this intent that in few years I will be able to look back and look at how things are different in just a matter of time and places. I love to keep my encounter with people on every aspects in life.

At the conference I was sitting next to a friend who does not drink coffee and I began to joke around with him about how the islanders are so crazy on this thing. To some certain extend coffee is becoming the most important thing which men can sit around it and talk stories, plans and many things. Last summer I enjoyed my dad's round table and listen to many stories, jokes and plans that the men did as they drink coffee. Anyway, this we were joking around with coffee during the break at this conference and he put this little stone and said, this is your idol of kofi in a way I think coffee has becoming that to many. What you think?

Almost every business, stores, malls are covered with some wired looking decorations. This began to click my mind and makes me want to know more of its origin. So, I looked it up, you know google is my best friend. So my friend gave me this.

Ancient Origins of Halloween

picture taken from web.

 

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

I remember in Weno Chuuk 10 years ago, young people were wearing masks and making noises on the road as they walked around on the road. Since then, I began to wonder why do we Chuukese celebrate or even have it in our islands? Was is it one of the influences from outside that will benefiting the people?Those were some of my thoughts back then while I ate candies from kids that walked around the neighborhood with masks and bags or buckets.


Who am I? 

Now, I've seen that many people today are celebrating that. Do we have to celebrate as others are doing it? Is it going to be very helpful to me in all aspects of life? Why churches and youth groups today are celebrating it?

I remember when I was in Minnesota, I had a group of young men that love the LORD and when this time came, they decided to go around the neighborhood and sing songs- out of the hymn books. So we did it, we did a Christmas caroling in the very night of this so called- Hollow Eve or now is Holloween.

Just for us to think about, Should we keep doing it or why are ever even doing it?

some links of getting to understand this

http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/meaning-of-halloween?gclid=CLK798LhtroCFbFxQgodnQ0Avg#2-spiritual-effect-of-celebrating-halloween
 
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