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Rich and unusual myth system September 12, 2008

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According of the beliefs of the ancient Celts, October 31 is the last day of the bright half of the year. The next day also marked the beginning of winter, which the Celts often associated with death. The Celts believed that on October 31, the boundary separating the dead from the living. It needs to say, that Celts have a rich and unusual myth system. The spirit world, the residence of the dead, was accessible through burial mounds. These mounds were opened twice during the year, making the beginning and end of summer spiritually resonant.

Throughout the centuries, most Christians see Halloween as a harmless holiday in which some of the old traditions are celebrated by the mainstream culture, although in a different manner. They hold the view that the tradition is far from being “satanic” in origin or practice and that it holds no threat to the spiritual lives of children. It is, in fact, a valuable life lesson about death and mortality, and the ways of the Celtic ancestors.

European cultural traditions September 12, 2008

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No matter what you say, I think that Halloween is one of the greatest holidays ever. We are already missing it and wait for the next one. I heard more versions about the origin of a Halloween than fingers on both my hands and my toes. Some are no more than a myth. But this story that I found in archives of funeral home directory, seems to be closer to truth than others. So, here it is.

I read that Halloween originated from the Pagan festival Samhain, celebrated among the Celts of Ireland. And that Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world.

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Speaking about ghosts September 3, 2008

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The third place is firmly held by Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, which has been adapted for film and TV on several occasions. And in the vague distant fourth stands Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, that has also appeared in a number of adaptations.

Speaking about ghosts, my favorite movie bears the same name “The Ghost”. Yeah, I know, what you’re gonna say (too cheesy, too phony, blah, blah, blah). Well, what’s the girl to do? If you add to this movie, others like “Dracula”, tv series “Angel” and “Buffy, the vampire slayer”, you can imagine, who you’re dealing with right now. I am also into genealogy, you can ask me about the line of British monarchs since 8 century or French kings starting with old Francia chieftains, and I will give you the right answer, even if you wake me up in the middle of the night.

When I work on building the genealogical tree, I go first through online databases. My favorite source, naturally is my funeral home directory, simply because it is a great place to get free access to funeral homes, funeral operators and funeral directors. Usually, they are very nice – I never got any rejections. Helpful bunch, what can I say?

Americans believe in the existence of ghosts September 3, 2008

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Ghosts are a controversial anomalous phenomenon. Gallup organization claimed in 2005, that more than one third of Americans believe in the existence of ghosts. Ghosts are prominent in the popular cultures of various nations. The ghost story is ubiquitous across all cultures from oral folktales to works of literature.

Perhaps the most recognizable ghost in English literature is the shade of Hamlet’s father in a famous Shakespeare play. In Hamlet, it is the ghost that encourages the title character to investigate his “murder most foul” and seek revenge upon King Claudius, the suspected murderer of Hamlet’s father.

The next most famous apparitions, in my opinion, are the Dickens’s ghosts of A Christmas Carol, where the ghost of Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come help Ebeneezer Scrooge see the error of his ways.

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What do you know about Soul September 3, 2008

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What do you know about Soul, about Death, about mysterious spirits? What do you know about Ghosts? When you watch movies, read books or have a job in a place like mortuary  or any other funeral parlor, or even funeral home directory know many horrible stories about …

By the way,  my friend from funeral home directory shared some interesting facts about ghosts with me. A ghost is defined as the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and usually encountered in places she or he frequented, or in association with the person’s former belongings. The word “ghost” may also refer to the spirit or soul of a deceased person, or to any spirit or demon.

Ghosts are often associated with hauntings, which is regular occurrence of paranormal phenomena associated with a particular locality, especially a building, and usually attributed to the activities of a discarnate entity. The the phenomena may include apparitions, poltergeist disturbances, cold drafts, and sounds of footsteps and voices.

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