Being Born On Halloween Novels & Stories

But the name was finally shortened to Halloween. Jake: you've actually gotten it but there's still so much more about the holidays. Halloween falls on October 31 because the ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain, considered the earliest known root of Halloween, occurred on this day. It marked a pivotal time of year when seasons changed, but more importantly, observers also believed the boundary between this world and the next became especially thin at this time, enabling them to connect with the dead. This belief is shared by some other cultures; a similar idea is mentioned around the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which also typically occurs in October and involves saying prayers for the dead.

Millie was nodding off, but Becky reminded her to stay awake. “Millie, terrible things can happen to a woman at night under the best of circumstances. I am with you now, but I cannot overcome all the forces of evil. So far, we have had good luck. Let’s hope our luck lasts till daybreak.” “I will settle for midnight.” “Why midnight?” “Because then Halloween will end, and All Saints’ Day will begin.” “It does increase our odds as all the saints without formal name days are lumped together as helpmeets. But let’s not press our luck! Stay awake and alert.”

Josephine loved Halloween. She loved it more than Christmas and her birthday combined. Halloween was the one time of the year when you could be anything or anyone. There was a certain thrill about walking the streets, hidden behind the anonymity of a ghoulish visage. A strange feeling of power and excitement came with it.

she bowed her head and offered Electra a carved turnip. “Thank you,” Electra said, accepting the gift. The woman bowed slightly and then scurried away. “Turnip carving predates the pumpkin. The pumpkin is more of an American thing.” “I did not know that. I just thought we did turnips because we were werewolves,” he admitted as a woman gave them each a soul cake. “Just another part of our pagan heritage.” “Wiccan,” Electra said softly. “Halloween is based on the Wiccan holiday Samhain. Our lineage predates that branch of religion.”

Soon I'd be 16 and a freshman at the local high school. I was born on Halloween at 11 O'clock, I was the center of attention from the time I was born. I welcomed it from my family but I wish their friends would have not been in my face. I was the third child of my parents and last. My older brothers are twins, and by the time I was born they were 16, and they always fight for my attention. When I was one we moved to a closed community and I was never allowed outside. Age 1

"Hey, aren't we all born in the same year? I turned twenty one and my birthday was in July. Thomas' is a month earlier. Sonnia is twenty one too and her birthday is in December." "I was born in September." Hilda stated. Her actual birthday was in September, but the Adams Family had changed it to October when she was brought to Taadi. However, Nathan celebrated her actual birthday now. Suddenly, Linux responded, "I'm twenty one this year too and my birthday is in September as well." Excitedly, Hilda asked him, "Oh, you're a September baby too? Which date?" "Eighteenth." Upon hearing that, Rex spat out his drink. "Linux and Hilda, you were both born in the same year and on the same day!"

This is by far the best Halloween ever. . . TBC

He wanted to touch his collar, to make sure it was there, but both hands were occupied. "Actually, that's really adorable. I would've totally play it up if my birthday fell on a holiday like that." "Haha... Yeah, I guess it's kind of different when you're a kid. So, um, when's yours?" "October 12th. Just late enough for people to start thinking about Halloween. Most of my parties were costume parties." "That sounds fun. You like Halloween then?" "Eh, I haven't done much for Halloween since moving out of my parents place." They passed near a men's clothing store. "Hey, check out those mannequins!"

Damien told me that we had to wait until Samhain6, or Halloween, to teleport us to Hell, because that’s supposedly when the veil between the living world and the dead is its thinnest, and it would be the easiest day for me to attempt teleporting between realms since it’s my first time.

But all went down when she heard Lizzy's soft voice brush her ears as she said, " But Ann, it's halloween and you said you've never experienced halloween before nor do you know what it's all about. Remember the other day when you were so excited looking at people's scary costumes and you were so curious to know about it so we thought we'll surprise you. Show you what it really is instead of telling you about it. Then maybe this way you'll never forget it since it's your first halloween and we just wanted to make it special. You know we were preparing for this night from a long, rehearsing and going through every scare. We only meant to scare you but in a good way." Her voice was filled with