by magicdragon » Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:48 am
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Show Name:Ghost Dance
Barn Name: Ghost
Gender:Stallion
Age:13
Halter color:Black
Pearl/jewel color (halter):orange
Origin/original story: Bobbing for apples has been an autumn tradition for hundreds of years. Despite its presence at Halloween parties and festivals today, however, its origins are more rooted in love and romance than tricks and treats. In fact, it began as a British courting ritual, popular among young ladies and their potential beaus. There were several variations of game: In one set of rules, each apple was assigned to a potential mate. The bobber would then attempt to bite into the apple named for the young man she desired. If it only took her one try, they were destined for romance. If she succeeded with her second attempt, he would court her but their love would fade. If it took three tries, their relationship was doomed. Another approach to the game was a race to be the first to bite an apple; the first to emerge successful would be the first to marry. A related superstition suggested that if a girl put the apple she had bitten underneath her pillow, she would see her future soul mate in her dreams that night.
Eventually, the game declined in popularity, and by the 1800s, it was common only in Ireland and certain areas of England. At the end of the century, though, Americans exploring their immigrant roots decided to bring back this Celtic fall tradition as a game for both children and adults at Halloween parties. Today, some parents may keep their kids away from the tub of apples for fear of spreading germs, but bobbing for apples is a comparatively safe tradition when compared to another old apple-centric Halloween pastime: Snap Apple. In the game of Snap Apple, an apple was speared on one end of a stick while a lit candle was fixed at the other end. The stick was spun around, and the participants’ goal was to take a bite of the apple, avoiding a face full of hot candle wax—definitely not a game to play with kids!
What is my favorite Vampire move?:The classic Dracula (1931?)
What is my favorite 'Halloween' song?:Monster Mash??
What is my favorite 'Halloween' Tradition?:trick or treating
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by Queen Vivane » Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:46 am
Owner: Queen Chrysalis
Show Name: A Long Winters Night
Barn Name: Ambrose
Gender:Stallion
Age: 5
Halter color: Orange
Pearl/jewel color (halter): yellow
Origin/original story: Bonfire Night
A night of fire, dazzling displays of lights and sound courtesy of fireworks. Why is bonfire night celebrated and whats it about? Ok so it all starts with a gentleman from the English county of Yorkshire named Guy Fawkes. A convert to the catholic faith who spent several years in Italy as a soldier. At some point before November 5th 1606 Guy joined up with a band of nobles and gentlemen lead by a man named Robert Catesby. Good old Rob and his band of merry man wanted to get rid of protestant rule and planned to blow up King James his Queen, various nobles and both houses of parliament.
Somebody ratted the plan out to a lord by the name of Monteagle via letter and in the early hours of November 5th? Guy was caught attempting to the light the fuse that would set off 36 barrels of gunpowder placed in the cellars of Westminster palace. He was tortured for information and gave up the names of his conspirators. Rob and three of the men involved were killed, leaving eight men to be imprisoned in the tower of London, they were tried and found guilty of treason. All of them were sentences to a fairly gruesome fate which I wont explain.
Now over 400 years after his death Guy is remembered with a nursery rhyme “Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.” Along with fireworks, bonfires and the burning of a human effigy (usually a scarecrow made that night or a few nights before) fondly referred to as "The Guy"
What is my favorite Vampire move?: Interview with a vampire
What is my favorite 'Halloween' song?: This is halloween
What is my favorite 'Halloween' Tradition?: bobbing for apples
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by Nikki6Ashba » Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:51 pm
Queen Chrysalis wrote:Owner: Queen Chrysalis
Show Name: A Long Winters Night
Barn Name: Ambrose
Gender:Stallion
Age: 5
Halter color: Orange
Pearl/jewel color (halter): yellow
Origin/original story: Bonfire Night
A night of fire, dazzling displays of lights and sound courtesy of fireworks. Why is bonfire night celebrated and whats it about? Ok so it all starts with a gentleman from the English county of Yorkshire named Guy Fawkes. A convert to the catholic faith who spent several years in Italy as a soldier. At some point before November 5th 1606 Guy joined up with a band of nobles and gentlemen lead by a man named Robert Catesby. Good old Rob and his band of merry man wanted to get rid of protestant rule and planned to blow up King James his Queen, various nobles and both houses of parliament.
Somebody ratted the plan out to a lord by the name of Monteagle via letter and in the early hours of November 5th? Guy was caught attempting to the light the fuse that would set off 36 barrels of gunpowder placed in the cellars of Westminster palace. He was tortured for information and gave up the names of his conspirators. Rob and three of the men involved were killed, leaving eight men to be imprisoned in the tower of London, they were tried and found guilty of treason. All of them were sentences to a fairly gruesome fate which I wont explain.
Now over 400 years after his death Guy is remembered with a nursery rhyme “Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.” Along with fireworks, bonfires and the burning of a human effigy (usually a scarecrow made that night or a few nights before) fondly referred to as "The Guy"
What is my favorite Vampire move?: Interview with a vampire
What is my favorite 'Halloween' song?: This is halloween
What is my favorite 'Halloween' Tradition?: bobbing for apples
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