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Odd Burial Practices from the Past

Odd Burial Practices from the Past

Burial has been a practice for centuries. It's the final step in a funeral - putting our loved ones in their final resting place. While burials have kept some rituals from the past, there are some oddities. Today is Halloween - a day where we see images of spooky cemeteries,…
Posted on October 31, 2019May 17, 2025Author chapelridgefhCategories Cultural & Religious TraditionsTags Burials, Halloween, history
Honouring the Dead on Halloween – Celtic Edition

Honouring the Dead on Halloween – Celtic Edition

Last Halloween, we talked about the Mexican tradition, Day of the Dead. This year we will look at the Celtic origin of the holiday and how this pagan tradition honoured the dead. Precursor to Halloween: Samhain & All Saints Day The Pagan festival of Samhain took place between October 31…
Posted on October 31, 2018May 17, 2025Author chapelridgefhCategories Cultural & Religious TraditionsTags Halloween, history, Holidays
Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

While we see our neighbours and friends getting ready for Halloween with spooky ghosts and pumpkins on their porches, we forget the origins of this now mostly secular holiday. While today we celebrate October 31st by dressing up in costumes, trick-or-treating, attending parties, carving pumpkins, and watching scary movies, but…
Posted on October 23, 2017May 17, 2025Author chapelridgefhCategories Cultural & Religious TraditionsTags death, Halloween, history
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