All Hallows Eve~

Happy Halloween, or All Hallows Eve! We have been preparing for a festive evening by putting up decorations, roasting pumpkin seeds and carving a jack-o-lantern.  I read a fascinating article about the Christian origins of some of the day's customs~

In an article called Concerning Halloween there is an explanation about how Christians began observing a day to celebrate Saints and mock Satan by wearing costumes.

"...the defeat of evil and of demonic powers is associated with Halloween. For this reason, Martin Luther posted his 95 challenges to the wicked practices of the Church to the bulletin board on the door of the Wittenberg chapel on Halloween. He picked his day with care, and ever since Halloween has also been Reformation Day. Similarly, on All Hallows’ Eve (Hallow-Even= Halloween), the custom arose of mocking the demonic realm by dressing children in costumes. Because the power of Satan has been broken once and for all, our children can mock him by dressing up like ghosts, goblins, and witches. The fact that we can dress our children this way shows our supreme confidence in the utter defeat of Satan by Jesus Christ – we have NO FEAR!

I'm not sure yet what I will wear to answer the door for Trick or Treaters. Should I wear my home made teabag costume?! Yes, I have one! I made it from interfacing...which forms the teabag, and filled it with fallen leaves from the park which is the 'tea'. And for authenticity, I did put some tea leaves inside too.~ lol

We are excited to place the jack-o-lantern on the porch. My daughter printed a pattern from a Doctor Who fan website...of course!

You might remember we love the 10th Doctor. Check out the amazing Dalek she carved.

And here it is all aglow!

                              
                              "Exterminate!!"

Have fun tonight with your families. I am looking forward making some memories, then doing a scrapbook page. Oh! I think I hear the Monster Mash music starting...gotta go dance with my hubby, oops, I mean the wolfman. haha!