The end of October is coming. To us, it’s Halloween, which comes from the Christian phrase All Hallow’s Eve. It’s the day before All Saints Day (Nov. 1). When I was a kid, I went to Catholic School, and November 1 was always a school holiday, so on Halloween, I could go out trick-or-treating and then to a Halloween party and didn’t have to worry about going to bed early so I could get up and go to school the next day. That was one of the few times I was glad to be in Catholic School.
However, the tradition of Halloween goes way back before the Christian Era. It goes back to Pagan times. It was called the Festival of Samhain. That’s the English spelling. The Gaelic spelling is Sauin (pronounced Sauw-win). The festival was celebrated from sundown October 31 to sundown November 1. The Celts followed the lunar calender.
Samhain was the Celtic (that’s Keltic, not Seltic like the basketball team) ruler of the Underworld. On this night, Samhain would open the gates of the Underworld and let all the spirits – both good and evil – out to roam the Earth for a night. People wore masks to disguise themselves if they ran into any evil spirits. Jack-O-Lanterns were carved from turnips, as the pumpkin was a New World vegetable and unknown to the Celts to frighten away evil spirits. Hearth fires were lit in the homes to welcome the souls of their loved ones back from the Underworld. It was a time when the walls between the world of the living and the world of the dead were thinnest, and spirits of the Underworld walked the Eath.
They also made animal sacrifices and sometimes humans to Samhain, by placing them in large wicker effigies and setting them on fire. The priests, known as the Druids believed that by watching these sacrifices die, they could see omens of the future. Bonfires were also lit to celebrate the return of the dead.
After the sun rose, the tone of things changed for the better. Nov. 1 was also the harvest festival. People gathered and played games, drank liquor, and a had a feast, much like our Thanksgiving. They were celebrating the harvest and saying goodbye to the summer, for Winter would soon be upon them. Remember, it gets cold in the UK in Winter and they had not yet invents central heating.
During the late Nineteenth Century there was a sort of Celtic revival of interest in the old Celtic traditions. This is how Halloween as we know it got started. It’s sort of a modern version of the Festival of Samhain, but done strictly for fun and amusement. No human sacrifices.
Today, some Christians would like to see Halloween banned because they believe it is a Satanic holiday. If you tell them it’s not Satanic but pagan, they’ll say, “Satanic, Pagan, same difference”. I am not going to argue about that or criticize their beliefs. All I’ll to everyone is, let’s not take things like this too serious. It’s all in fun.
Our World
by Steve Davenport
Our Aryan world in is great danger. Hispanics are rolling in and taking our jobs, and getting freebies from our jackass government. These scum non-whites deserve nothing. They take, and give nothing back.
The Liberal left, the Marxists, want to make us all one big happy Soviet Union. Guess how murderous Stalin was? Doesn’t matter to them. Well it matters to me. I am an Aryan. I support my race. I want my race to survive. I don’t want these alien scum coming in and taking everything from us. We Aryans deserve thanks, not crap.
Aryans unite. Stand up for our racial rights. Join ANP and donate money. Donate your time to give out literature. We Aryans have done so much. Given so much. Do we deserve to be treated like dirt – especially by so-called people who are little above animal level. Join together and let us turne back this horde of animal people who are dedicated to our destruction. We Aryans deserve more, not less.
As you read this, yet another caravan of illegals are heading our way from Central America. I think they are anticipating the Republicans being forced out of power by the Democrats. They may even believe Trump is up for reelection and that he and his Republicans will be out of office by the time they get here and it will be back to the old “catch-and-release” program of the Demmocrats. I certainly hope not.
Comrades, once again I want to remind you to get out and vote next month. We have to keep the Liberals out of power. If we don’t, then this country is as good as dead. Yes, the Republicans are definitely the lesser of two evils, and voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. But at this point, thats all we can do. Ask yourselves this: Who will destroy Aryan America faster, the Liberals or the Conservatives? I think that one is a no-brainer.
Well, that’s all for this report. Stay safe, hail victory, and happy Halloween!
Dan Schneider
Deputy Chairman
American Nazi Party
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