Tag Archives: Halloween

I’ve heard the story told both waysever since I was a childone that making a face in a pumpkin(or its legend-ancestorthe turnip)was to frighten off evil spirits, and the other, that a faceto let the light shine throughwas to welcome … Continue reading →

We learn that Irish folk carved turnips to light the way of welcome for wandering spirits, and Mexicans picnic in graveyards with tamales and empanadas pan de muerto, calavera de azúcar, and great baskets of marigold to honor the dead. … Continue reading →

I upload a new profile photo, spell-bound by Eliza’s cell phone at the clergy Bible study. (Now that’s Halloween scary — really reading the Bible.) I admit I do not expect the negative posts about witches and Satanism (which did … Continue reading →