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Modern pagans and Wiccans today have returned to the history of Halloween in their celebrations. They observe October 31st as Halloween or Samhain, and honor it as their New Year. This is the day believed to be when the veil that separates the living and the dead is at its thinnest. Samhain is also the day that the pagan god dies, to be re-born again during Yule. These pagans use Samhain as a day to remember and honor dead loved ones. It is a celebration of the eternal cycle of reincarnation. You can go for the more modern varieties of gifts for Halloween. Candy is the most popular aspect of Halloween. Chocolate, suckers, caramel popcorn balls, and anything else that gives the required sugar rush. You can find such things as personalized candy gift sets at many websites, and they always go over well.
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Archery hits the spot
Marilyn Dutra developed a love for the sport of archery after her son was given a bow as a present. Today, Dutra is president of the Sonoma County Bowmen and Traditional Archers of California.
First Coast Happenings
Events for May 23-31
World Goth Day: So How Goth Are Skrillex, Paramore, Austra and Florence?
Today, May 22, is World Goth Day . Besides meaning that you probably shouldn't go outside after dark tonight, it also means there's going to be lots of music played -- and listened to -- by people who wear capes and roll around in graveyards for exercise. (What? Exercise is important!) Here at Spinner we were curious: a lot of our favorite bands seem to have bleak worldviews, so does that mean ...
Tears for Abel: Students, staff attend wake of beloved Franklin High School senior
Gabriela Gallardo, 15, of North Brunswick wears a shirt with a photo of Abel Palomo, her friend’s cousin, during Friday’s wake for the Franklin High School senior in New Brunswick.
Millington Arts and Crafts Blossomfest this Sunday
LONG HILL TWP. – The Millington Arts & Crafts Blossomfest will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 20, on Long Hill Road at Division Street, Millington.
Jo-Ann plans Delta Oaks site
Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts plans to open a store by early winter in the long-vacant Good Guys space at Delta Oaks shopping center in north Eugene, company officials said. The 20,700-square-foot building at 1024 Green Acres Road sat empty for years except when a Halloween retailer temporarily filled the space …
Bedford Cultural Council will celebrate grant recipients on May 20
The Bedford Cultural Council will host a reception honoring grant recipients from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Bedford Library at 7 Mudge Way. The public is welcome.
BRIEFLY: May 5
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Special logistics for 3NM
It might take a bit of planning and patience to navigate Saturday’s Andalusia Junior Women’s Club Three Notch Market arts and crafts festival and the Little Big Town concert, but it will be well worth it, organizers said Tuesday.
BRIEFLY: April 25
Read about what's happening in and around Plymouth.