Putting the spirits to rest (post halloween tradition)

witchy · Post by **witchy** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:57 pm

He will find you!!!

MacPhantom · Post by **MacPhantom** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:00 pm

Wait, now you're taking my socks too?!

Yeah, just tell the angel of death to look for the dude in the kilt with no socks who's breath smells like haggis.

witchy · Post by **witchy** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:01 pm

Okie Dokie!!!

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:49 am

hahahaaha sorry i meant rock! one too many fins for me last night

Belladonna · Post by **Belladonna** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:06 am

Throwing socks so the reaper won't find you, Adrian???!!!
Hilarious!!! Fins to the left and fins to the right last night! hahahahahahahahahahaha

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:41 pm

HAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAA its fins tonight lol especially after tonight lol i'm 7 fins down hahha

Belladonna · Post by **Belladonna** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:43 pm

7 fins down, I like that! I'll probably be well on my way to that later on.

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:45 pm

you should post some pictures of that hahahaha dizzy bella with the ole floor knocker hahaha

Belladonna · Post by **Belladonna** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:53 pm

Very funny! lol Not so good to see, I'm sure.

MacPhantom · Post by **MacPhantom** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:35 pm

adrian wrote:One tradition i've always went by is that after halloween we "put the spirits to rest." My grandfather taught me this... god i don't know when.. but for me.. halloween is over once you fall asleep (candle lit in jack o lantern/s) then you wake up and the candle/s are out. THAT is the end of HALLOWEEN.

Now we say that the Jack o Lanterns bring hold their own spirit and bring with them others to celebrate the holiday..
so on All Saints Day.. we take the dark faced jack o lanterns to the edge of the woods and smash them... releasing the spirits back to their resting place. if this is not done... the spirits of halloween will be locked at our house for another whole year... the spirits stop celebrating and become angry bc they hadn't moved on. they stick around and not only haunt us but bring us bad luck and mis fortune for a year!

just a little something fun we do as a post halloween tradition while we take down the decorations.

If I were a spirit living in a jack o lantern, I'd be angrier at the person who smashed my pumpkin house than I would be if I had to spend a whole year locked up at a nice Georgian house with a giant fireplace. The fellar who smashed my pumpkin house...THAT'S the fellar I'd be haunting.

witchy · Post by **witchy** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:14 am

MacPhantom wrote:
adrian wrote:One tradition i've always went by is that after halloween we "put the spirits to rest." My grandfather taught me this... god i don't know when.. but for me.. halloween is over once you fall asleep (candle lit in jack o lantern/s) then you wake up and the candle/s are out. THAT is the end of HALLOWEEN.

Now we say that the Jack o Lanterns bring hold their own spirit and bring with them others to celebrate the holiday..
so on All Saints Day.. we take the dark faced jack o lanterns to the edge of the woods and smash them... releasing the spirits back to their resting place. if this is not done... the spirits of halloween will be locked at our house for another whole year... the spirits stop celebrating and become angry bc they hadn't moved on. they stick around and not only haunt us but bring us bad luck and mis fortune for a year!

just a little something fun we do as a post halloween tradition while we take down the decorations.
If I were a spirit living in a jack o lantern, I'd be angrier at the person who smashed my pumpkin house than I would be if I had to spend a whole year locked up at a nice Georgian house with a giant fireplace. The fellar who smashed my pumpkin house...THAT'S the fellar I'd be haunting.

Now that's a scary thought!!!

Adrian you better watch out!!!

Belladonna · Post by **Belladonna** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:59 am

Hmm that does put a different spin on things, but I like the idea of smashing them and setting them free.

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:38 am

lol not if you had to spend a year haunting my house lol you'd feel gypped.. plus i think its a pretty common conception that spirits don't like hanging around anyway lol

Andybev01 · Post by **Andybev01** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:32 pm

The idea of a respectful ceremony makes me feel bad for throwing them over a cliff.

Belladonna · Post by **Belladonna** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:36 pm

Yes, I've heard that Adrian. I am glad they don't hang around, unless it's a fun ghost.

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