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Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2019 occurs on Thursday, October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats. Ancient Origins of Halloween: Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the be...

Silent Screams By Kate Marie Robbins From Dark Fantasia  The tree in Gracie’s backyard shook as a gust of wind blew through, chilling her to the bone. She instinctively pulled the hood of her hoodie up, covering her curly red hair.  It did little to warm her, but at least her hair wasn’t blowing in her eyes anymore.  Huddling near the large oak tree that sat on her parents’ property was her only salvation from the cutting wind.  “Chase, you better get here soon, or I’ll kick your ass,” she mumbled under her breath. “You really wouldn’t,” came a voice from behind her, quietly whispered into her ear.  Gracie jumped, the voice frightening her, even though she knew it belonged to her best friend, Chase.  “Don’t you ever do that again,” she hissed and spun around.  Her arms crossed tightly against her chest, a scowl on her face. “Aww, c’mon, Gracie, lighten up a little.”  A grin was plastered on his face, his black hair stuc...

Breathe By Heather Kirchhoff From Haunted: Fact or Fiction My eyes snapped opened as I jerked awake. I sat up quickly, glancing around, assuring myself that I'm safe. I was laying on the couch in the living room, the TV that was on is now silent. A blanket was covering me and I tossed it aside, watching it fall into a heap on the floor. I waved that away, trying to shake the remaining parts of my dream out of my head. It doesn't really work. I sighed as the memory of the knife plunging into my throat just seconds before I woke up replayed again. I got up and walked to the kitchen, going to the refrigerator to get me a glass of milk. I filled up a glass cup before replacing the milk where I got it from and taking a small swig of my drink. I took tentative sips, staring at the wall when I heard my dog come racing into the room. He came to a sudden halt and I looked over in time to see him skid a little bit. I snorted softly and shook my head, rolling my eyes at Rasc...

Thor: God Of The Night By Cassandra Jones From Dark Fantasia He stared up at the sky. Dark, ominous clouds covered the full moon. No normal man would be out on a night like this. He was no ordinary man, not by any means. He was a god, or he used to be. He wasn’t sure what he was anymore. Thor took a deep breath. He had been the Norse God of Thunder. How had he become this monster? How could he let this happen? They had caught him off guard. He had just been watching for signs of trouble. He hadn’t heard them coming until it was too late. Now all he could think about was the hunger. The need to feed on anything human or animal. Wasn’t he supposed to protect the people? Instead he wanted them to feel pain. How could he stop this urge to drain them of their blood? He would never get used to being a vampire.He wasn’t a normal vampire, since he still had his pwers to control thunder and lightning.They only made him stronger. “Have you thought about wh...

My Last Night By Boyd Miles From Haunted: Fact or Fiction I have my rope. I have my note in my pocket. I was ready. All I needed now was to find a good, stout tree limb. It is getting dark and there is a chill in the air. I better hurry or I will be trying to do this in the dark.  There, that limb might do. Just toss the rope up and over and tie the end around the tree. I don't know many knots, but this one will hold well enough. What was that noise? There is something moving over there. I back up behind the tree to let whatever it is pass and stumble over a rock. I almost laugh. It is not just a rock, it is a tombstone. I am in some old, abandoned graveyard. The perfect place. I look around the tree to see if whatever made the noise is still there. It is getting dark enough that I can't see a thing. I listen and hear nothing. Must have been a bird or squirrel.   Back to the task at hand, my last task. The tombstone will be just right; I can ...

10-25-19: This week I was hoping to get back into streaming. I have been feeling better. However, it did not work out that way this week. I'm hoping next week. I was kinda up and down all week though. Idk what is going on at work but I left early Wednesday night (our Thursday). I guess a bunch of people were being pulled into HR. I have no idea what about. I was one of the people they wanted to talk to, but clearly I was not there. Now I get to spend the whole weekend not knowing what in the world is going on because they only work every other Friday and I guess this was their Friday off. Yay fucking me. Whatever it is. I have started a long ass list of things to talk to them about too. So should be a long talk. Just shitty cause I'm going to end up losing sleep over it :( Whatever I guess. I'm just really irritated by it all. Cause I don't know what it going on. My meds have slowly helped, but I feel whatever is going on at work has just set me back like a lot...

The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It filters harmful substances from the blood, produces bile that helps in the digestion of fats, and stores sugar that the body uses for energy. There are two types of primary liver cancer in adults – hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of adult primary liver cancer. It is relatively rare in the United States, although its incidence is rising, principally in relation to the spread of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program estimates that 42,030 new cases of liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and some 31,780 people are expected to die of primary adult liver cancer in 2019. The five-year survival rate is just 18.4 percent. Having hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or cirrhosis are significant risk factors for adult primary liver cancer...

"United Nations Day highlights the enduring ideals of the Charter, which entered into force on this date 74 years ago. Amid stormy global seas, the Charter remains our shared moral anchor." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday. All info from: https://www.un.org/en/events/unday/

Simchat Torah or Simhat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה, lit., "Rejoicing with/of the Torah", Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret ("Eighth Day of Assembly"), which follows immediately after the festival of Sukkot in the month of Tishrei (occurring in mid-September to early October on the Gregorian calendar). The main celebrations of Simchat Torah take place in the synagogue during evening and morning services. In Orthodox as well as many Conservative congregations, this is the only time of year on which the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark and read at night. In the morning, the last parashah of Deuteronomy and the first parashah of Genesis are read in the synagogue. On each occasion, when the ark is opened, the worshippers leave their seats to ...

Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת—"Eighth [day of] Assembly"; Sefardic/Israeli pron. shemini atzèret; Ashkenazic pron. shmini-atsères) is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel,[1] and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the Land, usually coinciding with late September or early October. It directly follows the Jewish festival of Sukkot which is celebrated for seven days, and thus Shemini Atzeret is literally the eighth day. It is a separate—yet connected—holy day devoted to the spiritual aspects of the festival of Sukkot. Part of its duality as a holy day is that it is simultaneously considered to be both connected to Sukkot and also a separate festival in its own right.[3] Outside the Land of Israel, this is further complicated by the additional day added to all Biblical holidays except Yom Kippur.[4] The first day of Shemini Atzeret therefore coincides with the eighth day of Sukkot outside the Land of Isra...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month was first declared by President Ronald Reagan on October 15, 1988. On that day he said:   “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.”  All info from: https://www.nowilaymedowntoslee...

Today I don't even have the energy to hand write something and take a picture. Needless to say I'm still feeling awful and my doctor appointment yesterday was less than helpful. So I'm frustrated on top of that. They did blood tests and an x-ray, but nothing came of it. They couldn't find anything, so obviously that means there's nothing wrong, despite the fact that I feel no better than I did two weeks ago when I made the appointment. Long story short, the doctor said I need to drink more water and I'm fatigued because I don't eat enough. Neither are true. I don't really drink anything but water and lately I've even been doing Powerade and Gatorade to help with the feeling of dehydration. And while food isn't really a fun time right now, I still eat. I haven't been losing any weight, so clearly I eat enough. A second opinion is necessary at this point. So I'm going to try to set up an appointment at a different clinic. So we'll...

The Ghost show was the most amazing time I've had at a concert. It wasn't really a concert it was an experience and a ritual. The way I feel at there shows is amazing, I'm at peace. All my stress melts away and I'm happy. It was my seven year old son's first Ghost ritual, he was so excited and loved it very much. He even was given mummy dust from one of the guys selling merch. I'm so jealous, I have always wanted one. We are going to frame it for him. They played a new set list from the last time I saw them, with there two new songs. They play two sets. There was a lot of theatrics, like when Cardinal Copia came out on his tricycle like in one of his videos was awesome. I took a lot of pictures and got great videos as well. Can't wait to see them again next time!

The Avatar and Babymetal concert was amazing from start to finish. Once we got to the venue we had to pay for parking, because to parking lot of the venue was full. We ended up getting to go in the short line since we paid to park. Which was cool. We went to look at mech booths. I ended up getting my very first band sweater from Avatar and I absolutely love it! Also a Babymetal keychain. We found a spot in the crowd of people, it sucks being so short, it sometimes hard to see, I found a spot I could see pretty well though. When Avatar started playing excitement filled the room. Avatar is a swedish metal band and played a variety of different songs from different albums and I took some amazing photos and videos of my favorite songs. They put on a great show, very entertaining. Then Babymetal came on and they are amazingly talented at singing and dancing and adorable girls. They are a Japanese metal band. They also played a variety of songs as well. Was impressed with there performa...

Opposition to Columbus Day dates back to at least the 19th century, when anti-immigrant nativists  sought to eliminate its celebration because of its association with immigrants from the Catholic countries of Ireland and Italy, and the American Catholic fraternal organization, the Knights of Columbus. Some anti-Catholics, notably including the Ku Klux Klan and the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, opposed celebrations of Columbus or monuments about him because they thought that it increased Catholic influence in the United States, which was largely a Protestant country. By far the more common opposition today, decrying both Columbus' and other Europeans' actions against the indigenous populations of the Americas, did not gain much traction until the latter half of the 20th century. This opposition was led by Native Americans and expanded upon by left-wing political parties, though it has become more mainstream. Surveys conducted in 2013 and 2015 found 26% to 38% of American ...

Sukkot (Hebrew: סוכות‎ or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt), commonly translated as Festival of Tabernacles (traditional Ashkenazi spelling Sukkos/Succos) also known as Chag HaAsif (חג האסיף), the Festival of Ingathering, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei (varies from late September to late October). During the existence of the Jerusalem Temple, it was one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים‎, shalosh regalim) on which the Israelites were commanded to perform a pilgrimage to the Temple. The names used in the Torah are Chag HaAsif, translated to "Festival of Ingathering" or "Harvest Festival", and Chag HaSukkot, translated to "Festival of Booths".[5] This corresponds to the double significance of Sukkot. The one mentioned in the Book of Exodus is agricultural in nature—"Festival of Ingathering at the year's end" (Exodus 34:22)—and marks the end of the harvest time and thus of the a...

10-11-19 Well, this will be long and rough entry. However, it is the reason I do this every week. Here we go though. Trigger warning as well. So the weekend was good. I felt decent when I went to work Sunday. I thought I was over the shit that happened at work the week before. However, when I woke up Monday when boyfriend went to work I felt very not myself. I didn't want to do anything. I was crying over nothing. I didn't want to play games. I didn't want to talk to many people. I didn't even want to take care of my 3 and 2 year old. I just felt in a deep dark hole. I knew at this point I needed to call the dr. I just didn't want to do anything. I didn't all dr this day though. I did end up watching some netflix, but that was about all I could muster the energy to do. I did the basic to take care of my kids. I went to work and made it through that some how. Was hoping it would just magically pass even though I knew it wouldn't. I was too far ...