Why not? All Hallow’s Eve is a very old Christian custom, dating from well before the Reformation. Unless you were wealthy enough to afford a spot under the church floor, most people were buried only long enough for the flesh to rot off their bones, and then dug up and stored in a carnal house until the day before All Saint’s Day. On October 31st, the bones were brought out and burned, to make room for the next year’s “crop”. People dressed up and danced around, making fun of death. Sweets were provided as a reminder that life, no matter how hard it got, was still sweet.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 9 years ago
Awwww
Dani Rice over 9 years ago
Why not? All Hallow’s Eve is a very old Christian custom, dating from well before the Reformation. Unless you were wealthy enough to afford a spot under the church floor, most people were buried only long enough for the flesh to rot off their bones, and then dug up and stored in a carnal house until the day before All Saint’s Day. On October 31st, the bones were brought out and burned, to make room for the next year’s “crop”. People dressed up and danced around, making fun of death. Sweets were provided as a reminder that life, no matter how hard it got, was still sweet.
kaffekup over 9 years ago
See also: Samhain, ancient Celtic holiday marking the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, a very scary time in prehistory.
reynard61 over 9 years ago
Dani Rice said: “(…)and then dug up and stored in a carnal house(…)”
“CHARNAL”!!! “CHARNAL” house! (“Carnal” means “Of a sexual nature”. i.e. “Carnal knowledge”.)
Jim Kerner over 9 years ago
I like it.
kaffekup over 9 years ago
You’re all wrong – it’s “charnel”, not charnal. Look it up.