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Halloween Invitations, Halloween Party Invitations, Scary Halloween Cards
The customs of Halloween hit the U.S. in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates. The practice of trick-or-treating originated with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2nd, All Souls Day, early Christians walked from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. It was believed, at that time, that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven. We invite you to view personalized Halloween Party Invitations and unique Halloween Invitations Cards next. |
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Halloween Invitations, Halloween Party Invitations, Scary Halloween Cards
The Jack-o-lantern custom comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree. As folk tale has it, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.
Although some cults have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.
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The custom continues with Halloween parties for any Halloween occasion, and unique and personalized Halloween Party Invitations should be sent to your guests. Holiday-Invitations has the most unique Halloween Invitations, Spooky Halloween Party Invitations, Best Halloween Costume Party Invitations, Haunted House Halloween Invitations, Photo Halloween Cards and Trick r Treat Halloween Party Invitations collection anywhere. Our artists have been designing Halloween invitations cards for more than 30 years and are known for their humor and creativity. We have the most unique Halloween cards that can be personalized and printed for any Halloween occasion and are sure to please anyone looking for Halloween Invitations Cards.
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