Origin of Halloween Celebrated as All Saints Eve
The term Halloween stems from All Saints Day celebrated October 31 as the eve of November 1. The Greek church in the fourth century kept a feast for martyrs and saints on the first Sunday of Pentecost. The day honored many lesser saints and holy men whose deeds were not recorded.
Vendetta and leap year in historical snippets
A survey of vendetta customs in Corsica and related regions, the leap year bissextile 366 days, and a note on John Childs a Boston daredevil of 1757 honored later. It also mentions Gulliver’s Island Laputa and the imaginal attendants called flappers.
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Corsica
Sicily
Sardinia
Calabria
John Childs
Boston
Gulliver
Laputa
Gullivere
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Baoan
Betz
Rae
Fall River
The
Cherry & Webb Co
Ridicul
Polaris
Flamingo
Downy Woolf
Twills
Bolivias
Dimity
Smart New Club Marasse
Cassimeres and Tweeds
And
Capes