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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2001
Page
3
Betty Debnam explains how Halloween superstition arose from age old beliefs about luck and fate. The piece notes that many people no longer take superstitions seriously yet enjoy exploring their origins during the festive season.
The text traces Halloween lore from bats and toads linked to witches, to Druids and bonfires marking souls of the dead, and the idea of magic broom travel and black cats. It notes the 2000 year tradition, early November ceremonies, and the evil view of witches tied to the devil.
A simple pumpkin pie recipe uses canned pumpkin sugar cinnamon nutmeg and cloves with salt. Eggs and milk are whisked separately then folded into pumpkin mix before pouring into an unbaked shell and baking at 400 degrees for 45 minutes to serve six.
A tale explains how early people misread tree behavior and assigned powers to evergreens. It notes practices like knocking on trees and crossing fingers for luck, tied to beliefs about the heart as the center of knowledge and to ward off evil.
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