The History Of Halloween
Metaphysical Mojo presents: The History Of Halloween 2023.
This year we present in Dundas, Ontario!!
During the months of September and October, we will be sharing local stories, myths/legends, recipes, videos, Halloween crafts, games, Halloween trivia and much more. We encourage all to share this page with others so they can experience the magic, wonder, and childhood memories of the Halloween Season.
Bright Blessings to you and your family.
Mabon : A Witches Thanksgiving
The Second Last Sabbat In The Wiccan Wheel Of The Year.
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
There has been mystery, myth, legend, and lore attached to Wicca and Witchcraft.
I myself am a 2nd generation Wiccan. I am know as, "A Solitary-Ecclectic Egyptian Tradition Witch/Wizard/Sorcerer". All terms are acceptable for a male Wiccan. Wiccans accept everyone no matter what your previous religion was, sexual orientaion, heritage, place of birth etc.
As with any religion there are fanatics and misguided individuals. Wiccans have a written set of rules to adhere to. We don't accept the concept of Absolute Evil, a Heaven/Hell , or God/Devil. We worship the Father God and Mother Goddess, Male and Female energy
in all of us, balance "As Above, So Below". Wiccans respect nature, animals, the devine matrix, the universe, and how important their role is with everything they come
in contact with. Hollywood Witchcraft is not even close to "The Craft".
Here are some Wiccan basics to start :
The Wiccan Rede: Do What You Will, In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust,
And Harm NONE!!
The Threefold/Karmic Law: Whatever you do Good or Bad, will come
back to you THREEFOLD!!
Wiccans celebrate Esbats (Full Moon Ceremonies) and Sabbats (Sacred Holidays).
The Wiccan calendar is called the Wheel of the Year and marks the Equinoxes,
Solstices, and Sabbats. Mabon is the second last Sabbat in the Wheel of the Year.
MABON (ma'-bon), or "Great Sun", is a festival in honour of the Welsh God
of the same name. The legend goes that Mabon, at three days old,
was stolen from The Great Mother (Modron), and taken to the Underworld
to prevent His light from shining upon the Earth. Mabon used his knowledge to
out-smart the Lord Of the Underworld. While residing deep within the Earth,
Mabon used his wits, personal strength and devine energy to become new seed.
Knowing that his future was secured, he would need all his energy to
fertilize the barren, dark Earth to lush greenery once more.
Mabon celebrates the First Day Of Autumn (Fall Equinox), and the second
harvest, both personal and agricultural. It is a celebration of thanks and blessings
given to Mother Earth for her bountiful cornucopia of food she provides us.
It is the "Witches' Thanksgiving" with lavish feasting, blessings, gratitude, and thanks.
With Mabon's trials in the Underworld, it reminds us to give thanks to our Ancestors.
Mabon is when Wiccans give thanks for everything they have, everything they are,
and for everything the future holds for themselves and the new souls coming to
the Earth Realm or Physical Plane. It is reflection time for community, personal
joy/freedoms, life on the planet, and to remember everyone who has helped us.
Mabon reminds us to be grateful and give thanks for the many blessings we receive.
Bright Blessings to you and your family.
Classic Halloween Commercials
The Joy of 70's and 80's Halloween Commercials.
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
I remember as a child of the 70's and 80's waiting for Halloween Commercials! it was exciting to see all the new things that were coming out for kids in the 70's and 80's. There were: new halloween Cartoon Specials, the newest costumes, Horror movies, mcDonald's Gift certificates, Peter Pumpkin trick or Treat Tips, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, The Thriller Video, Ghostbusters, Halloween Candy/Decorations/parties.....the Joy and wonder was astounding !!
Halloween of the 70's and 80's was a time of Waking up to soaped windows/toilet papered trees and smashed Jack'O'Lanterns, Pillowcases for Trick'or'Treating, Snowsuits under your costumes, full size candy bars/cans of pop, trading your halloween molasses kisses, the Unicef box, and trick'or'treating in the whole apartment building. A simpler time when it was great to be a child. Here are a few of my favourite and most recognized Halloween Commercials from when I was a child.
I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did.
Bright blessings!
Here are the times to fast forward to for great commercial memories: 0:00-2:37, 3:45-5:41, 6:20-7:40, 8:05-9:49, 10:19-12:26, 12:52-21:35, 22:00-24:25, 25:25-27:32, 28:02-30:02,
30:34-32:00, 32:31-33:49 and 34:20-39:26. These are Horror Movie Ads, Halloween
Cartoon Specials, Halloween Costumes, Classic Video Games and a few Tricks'or'Treats
if you want to check out the whole video! The great fun is seeing all the old clothes,
hairstyles, and prices for things back then.
Here are more great commercial memories! These are Peter Pumpkin Trick'or'Treat Safety, McDonald's/Wendy's Commercials, Halloween Costumes, Duracell, Unicef, Hallmark and a few Tricks'or'Treats if you want to check out the whole video! The great fun is seeing all the old clothes, hairstyles, and prices for things back then.
Tricks 'Or' Treats
"OLD SCHOOL" Trick 'Or' Treating in the 70's and 80's.
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
Children of the last 20 years will never really know the joys of "OLD SCHOOL" Trick 'Or'Treating! Long gone are the days of Unicef Boxes, Crappy plastic masks held together by staples and a flismy rubber band, Costumes that rip when the wind blows or Having to wear a snowsuit under your Halloween Costume!! Those were the "OLD SCHOOL" Trick 'Or' Treating ways of 70's and 80's Halloween!
The yearly ritual was as follows:
A: The Halloween Costume Contest at school, during the day.
Winner gets a Pizza Party for the class!
B: Get home and SCARF BACK something fast for dinner.
C: The next thing was to get TWO PILLOWCASES ready for the candy spoils!
D: Get into your costume (with snowsuit if needed)!!
E: Plan the route of attack...Where are the most Apartment Buildings?? Back in the
old days, you could go Trick 'Or' Treating through the whole apartment building!
Now...It was time to venture out.
After the first hour, and one Pillowcase Full, it was time to hit the smaller places in the Neighbourhood. Why?? Because, that is where you get Bags of Chips/Hawkins Cheezies,
Full Size Candy Bars/Cans of Pop, and McDonald's Gift Certificates!! It was the
perfect storm for a wide variety of candy.
Back at home you would go through your spoils. Of course, anything homemade, apples, fruit etc.
went into the bin from the fear of "Poisoning" or "Razorblades" hiding in the treats.
That was a big hoax created to get kids into home parties and off the streets. We never found anything of the sort in our community. Now...it was time to make the candy swaps, for things
you liked with things you didn't. I would trade away Halloween Molasses Kisses, Koo-Koo Bars,
Rockets Candy, Thrills Gum, Sweettarts, Red Licorice, Taffy Bats, Hawkins Cheezies and
Chips for the good stuff! I had stockpiles of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Black Licorice,
Bubble Gum, Bottle Caps, Three Musketeers/Snickers/Oh, Henry!/ Mars full Size
Chocolate Bars, various other candies and almost a case of Assorted Pop! I would have
a Candy Stash from Halloween that would last until December!
A simpler time when it was great to be a child.
When you become a teenager, Trick 'Or' Treats stopped. NOW YOU were the one handing
out the candy or were forced to go to the High School Dances. What A pain and really
not a lot of fun. There were a few opportunities for some Halloween House Gatherings,
but for the most part, Halloween was over as a teenager.
I noticed that SAFE Trick 'Or' Treating started in 1997. This was followed by
"ORANGE & BLACK DAY" in school's. What happened?? No more costumes at school??
Over the years, Halloween and Trick 'Or' Treating have taken some MASSIVE hits.
I am proud to announce, THIS YEAR is different! School's are bringing back Costumes on Halloween, Family Events are adding Trick'Or'Treating and Costume Contests, and
THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN store Opened first week of September! I have seen more
kids in costume at events since October 15th, then I have in the last 7 years!
Living in the Hamilton area, I was gifted to learn that our location is THE PLACE TO GO on Halloween. The houses in The University Gardens area of Hamilton are done up right!!
Kids from all over the area return yearly to go Trick 'Or' Treating, and they are not
disappointed. Metaphysical Mojo was in the neighbourhood handing out candy last year.
We met a lot of great parents and "Wee Beasties"! It was a great time and fun to see
everyone in the Halloween Spirit. Metaphysical Mojo's SPIRIT GUIDE JOHNATHON SHANNON and REV. DARLENE will be back again This Year sharing
more stories, and handing out candy.
Below is videos from Samhain/Halloween celebrations at University Gardens.
There are also pictures from The Mojo Howloween Bazaar (2022)!
I hope you enjoy them.
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It's All Hallows Eve:
The History of Devil's Night!
The Pranks People Play On One Specific Day.
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
As a child of the 80's, going to bed on October 30th and waking up Halloween morning was an adventure! You made sure to keep your Jack'O'Lanterns indoors, your pellet gun loaded, and a pack of Black Cat Firecrackers handy on October 30th. This was Mischief Night or Devil's Night! I would walk to school Halloween morning, to streets littered with Smashed Pumpkins, Toilet Papered Trees, Busted and Soaped Windows, Egged Houses and many other forms of vandalism. The city was hit again with the costly yearly Pranks on October 30th.
Before the 20th century, Halloween mischief in North America happened on Oct. 31st. Pranks consisted of tipping over outhouses, unhinging farmer's gates, throwing eggs at houses etc. During the 1920's and 30's, Halloween celebrations resembled a rowdy block party, plagued by acts of vandalism due to mounting tension over the Great Depression and the threat of war.
To curb the vandalism, parents and town leaders tried to bribe kids with candy. Children revamped the tradition of trick'or'treating in costume for sweets! The mischief element slowly disappeared from Halloween altogether. Troublemakers, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, adopted Oct. 30 as their day to pull pranks eg. Toilet-papering of homes and trees, "soaping" cars and windows, and pumpkin smashing.
Devil's Night or Mischief Night is especially popular in Irish and Scottish populations in the northeastern United States and in the English-speaking communities of Canada.
Examples of the regional varieties include:
CABBAGE NIGHT: Northeastern United States, where rotten vegetables are collected and left on porch stoops or smeared on doors and windows.
MAT NIGHT: English-speaking Quebec, where pranksters steal doormats and switch them with the neighbours'.
GATE NIGHT: in the Midwest, where farmers gates are opened, leaving livestock to roam free.
October 30th consists of harmless fun in most places, "Devil's Night" in Detroit is notorious for random acts of arson. In 1984, more than 800 fires were set there on Devil's Night, leading to an Oct. 30 curfew for minors that persists to this day. Yearly an army of more than 30,000 volunteers patrol their neighbourhoods to prevent any mayhem.
Bright Blessings!
Origins of
"It's The Great Pumpkin,
Charlie Brown"
The Peanuts, Pumpkin Carols, The WW1 Flying Ace, & The Great Pumpkin.
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
Being a Self-Proclaimed King Of Halloween, I have an extensive memory of Halloween: Trivia, Recipes, Stories, Cartoon Specials, Songs, Horror Movies, History/Origins/Rituals of the Holiday, and much more!
It is time to share some info about one of my Favourite Halloween Cartoon Classics,
"It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 1966, it almost NEVER HAPPENED!! The
Sunday Peanuts Comic Strip of October 1959, titled "The Great Pumpkin" was the
initial inspiration for the Holiday Classic!!
With the SMASH success of "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the network granted another
animated special be made. Lee Mendelson was back to get the job done again with a
baseball themed cartoon, "Charlie Brown All Stars" , another hit!! But, CBS wanted
another Holiday Special that could run yearly, and to be as popular as the
Christmas Special.
Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts creator/animator, was a religious man. Listen to the lines
that Linus Van Pelt delivers from the bible to Charlie Brown in the Christmas Special.
Would Schulz make the same religious statement with "It's the Great Pumpkin,
Charlie Brown"??
If you have the Remastered Anniversary DVD Edition of "The Great Pumpkin",
there is a special feature titled, "We Need A Blockbuster, Charlie Brown!",
that goes into detail about the making of the Halloween Classic. In a conversation,
with Mendelson, Schulz, and Bill Melendez, hashed out a plot for "The
Great Pumpkin". Here is an excerpt from that conversation:
Schulz: You know, I've always been kind of ambivalent about Santa Claus.
Mendelson and Melendez: Santa Claus?
Schulz: That's right. First of all, we forget that there are hundreds of thousands
of poor kids in this world who are lucky if they get even one or two presents
at Christmas time. And here they've heard so much about Santa Claus and all
the gifts he delivers. It must be very hard on a lot of families...a lot of kids.
And, secondly, when a kid finally finds out that there is no Santa Claus, he must
wonder how many other things he has been told that are not true. Now I may be way
off on all this Santa Claus business, and it's not a big deal I guess. But The
Great Pumpkin is really a kind of satire on Santa Claus, because Linus of
course writes for gifts and expects to get them. And when The Great Pumpkin
doesn't come, Linus is crushed. It shows that you can't always get what you
hoped for but you can still survive...and you can still keep trying.
Linus never gives up, just like Charlie Brown
Mr. Schulz deals an uppercut in when writing the script for "The Great Pumpkin"
with the following conversation: (Quotes from IMDB)
Charlie Brown: Who are you writing to, Linus?
Linus: This is the time of year to write to the Great Pumpkin. On Halloween night,
the Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the
air with his bag of toys for all the children!
Charlie Brown: You must be crazy. When are you going to stop believing in
something that isn't true?
Linus: When YOU stop believing in that fellow with a red suit and the
white beard who goes, "Ho, ho, ho!"
Charlie Brown: We're obviously separated by denominational differences.
It wasn't until I was 7 years old that I understood the meaning behind the cartoon.
Linus Van Pelt, and Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, took a light-hearted stab
at Santa Claus with "The Great Pumpkin"!! It made the Cartoon even better knowing
this great information because I CAN'T STAND CHRISTMAS!!
"It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" aired October 1966 and the rest is history.
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys and 4 nominations overall, one being for
OUSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM. Numerous lines have made it into the
English language lexicon: (Quotes from IMDB)
[Lucy scoops out the innards of the pumpkin Linus brought]
Linus: [groans] You didn't tell me you were gonna kill it!
Lucy Van Pelt: A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast
to her own personality. [Puts on a witch costume]
Sally Brown: If you try to hold my hand, I'll slug you!
Lucy Van Pelt: All right, all right! Let's bob for apples! This is the way to do it.
Schroeder: Yeah, Lucy, you should be good at this. You have the perfect mouth for it.
Lucy Van Pelt: Not again! Writing a letter to a stupid pumpkin? You make me the laughing stock of the neighborhood! All they talk about is my little brother who always
writes to the Great Pumpkin.
[she holds up her fist at Linus]
Lucy Van Pelt: You better cut it out right now or I'll pound you!
Linus: There are three things that I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.
Linus: [to Charlie Brown after Sally just ripped him a new one]
You've heard of the fury of a woman scorned, haven't you?
Charlie Brown: Yeah, I guess I have.
Linus: Well, that's nothing compared to the fury of a woman who has been
cheated out of trick-or-treats.
Linus: Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.
Charlie Brown: I got a rock
Lucy Van Pelt: [seeing Snoopy enter wearing a flying ace costume]
What in the world kind of costume is that?
Charlie Brown: He's a World War I flying ace.
Lucy Van Pelt: Now I've seen everything. All right everybody, we'll go trick-or-treating,
and then over to Violet's for the big Halloween party.
[all cheer as they start heading for Linus in the pumpkin patch]
Linus: [seeing everyone who's going trick-or-treating arrive at the pumpkin patch]
Hey, have you come to sing pumpkin carols?
And Here They Are! The complete list first published by Hallmark Cards
and Peanuts in 1966 and added to over the years! Enjoy and have
A GREAT PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN!!
PUMPKIN CAROLS
DECK THE PATCH
Deck the patch with orange and black,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Take along your goody sack,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Troll the ancient Pumpkin carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the Great One rise before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
As we sing the Pumpkin chorus,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow him as he ascends,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Join with true Great Pumpkin friends,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
GREAT PUMPKIN IS COMING TO TOWN
Oh, you better not shriek,
You better not groan,
You better not howl,
You better not moan,
Great Pumpkin is comin’ to town!
He’s going to find out,
From folks that he meets,
Who deserves tricks,
And who deserves treats,
Great Pumpkin is comin’ to town!
He’ll search in every pumpkin patch,
Haunted houses far and near,
To see if you’ve been spreading gloom,
Or bringing lots of cheer.
So, you better not shriek,
You better not groan,
You better not howl,
You better not moan,
Great Pumpkin is comin’ to town!
I HEARD THE BELLS ON HALLOWEEN
I heard the bells on Halloween,
Their old, familiar carols scream,
And wild and sweet the words repeat,
The Pumpkin season’s here again.
Then pealed the bells more loud and strong,
Great Pumpkin comes before too long,
The good will get – the bad will fret.
The Pumpkin season’s here again!
I’M DREAMING OF THE GREAT PUMPKIN
I’m dreaming of the Great Pumpkin,
Just like I do this time each year.
When he brings nice toys,
To good girls and boys,
Who wait for him to appear.
I’m dreaming of the Great Pumpkin,
With every Pumpkin card I write.
May your jack-o-lanterns burn bright,
When the Great Pumpkin visits you tonight.
O PUMPKIN CARDS
O Pumpkin cards! O Pumpkin cards!
Carry greetings to my friends.
O Pumpkin cards! O Pumpkin cards!
Carry greetings to my friends.
And let them know the day is here.
When the Great Pumpkin will appear,
O Pumpkin cards! O Pumpkin cards!
Carry greetings to my friends.
PUMPKIN BELLS
Dashing through the streets; in our costumes bright and gay,
To each house we go, laughing all the way.
Halloween is here, making spirits bright
What fun it is to trick-or-treat
And sing pumpkin carols tonight!!
Oh, pumpkin bells! Pumpkin bells!
Ringing loud and clear,
Oh what fun Great Pumpkin brings When Halloween is here!
SHIVERY YELLS
We're on sidewalks, we're on porches,
dressed in costumes to scare;
Through the city we're ringing the doorbells.
Trick or treating, candy eating,
gooey stuff in our hair,
But the most fun is shrieking out loud!
SHIVERY YELLS, SHIVERY YELLS,
That's the Halloween nitty-gritty.
Moan and groan, leave us alone,
Halloween's just one night a year.
UP IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH
Up in the pumpkin patch, witches pause,
Out jumps the Great One; hear the applause?
Down through the rows with goodies and toys
All for this follower's Halloween joys!
HAUNT! HAUNT! HAUNT!
who wouldn't want..
HAUNT! HAUNT! HAUNT!
who wouldn't want?
To be in a pumpkin patch
CHEER! CHEER! CHEER!
Waiting for the Great One and being sincere.
PUMPKIN WONERLAND
Screech owls hoot. are you listen'in?
beneath the moon; all is glist'nin--
A real scarey sight; we're happy tonight.
Waitin' in a pumpkin wonderland!
In the patch, we're watching for Great Pumpkin;
We've been waiting for this night all year.
For we've tried to be nice to everybody,
And to grow a pumpkin patch that is sincere!!!
Later on, while we're eating;
what we got trick-or-treating;
We'll share all our sacks
of Halloween snacks;
waiting in a pumpkin wonderland!!
To put The Nail in the Coffin, Pictured below is my
Great Pumpkin Tapestry.
It hangs in my home all year round because EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN!!
134 Horror Movies & Halloween Specials
Horror Movies: What Makes a Place, Person, or Experience Scary??
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
The Human Psyche is a fascinating and sometimes dark place. What makes a person decide to fight or take flight in a threatening or scary situation? Are thrill-seekers' brains "hard-wired" differently from others? Why do we ride roller-coasters, bungee jump, sky dive, or watch horror movies?? There is a certain "safety-net" built into those experiences, to take you to
the edge..by choice, but you know that you are safe.
Why is a basement, house, person, or location scary to some but comforting to others?
Could it be something that is locked deep away from our childhood to "protect" us? Some
would say, yes, to the latter question. It may be a combination of stimuli having to do with emotional triggers, childhood trauma and repeating life styles. I like to throw in one more,
Past Life Memories that influence an individual's modern day reality. For instance,
why would a person be afraid of swimming in a lake, pool, ocean or even taking a bath, without any traumatic life experience to cause that emotion?? Or, are they "sensitive" to energies around us and can tell what's really causing these problems. It could be as
simple as environmental issues or caused by high levels of EMF disturbing the brain
and human body's circadian and diurnal rhythms.
Halloween and Horror Movies go together like peanut butter and chocolate (refer to old
70's T.V. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups commercials). Horror Movies are an escape from
reality. They feed the dark thoughts that everyone has, but only few act on. You can see simulated gore, killings, shootings, mass murders all from the safety of your own home.
Or, for a better scare, go to the movies and jump when other people scream!! Cheer for
the villain...most are Horror Movie Icons locked deep in our subconscious for life!
I was exposed to movies like: Gates Of Hell, Motel Hell, The Exorcist, Halloween,
Dracula, Frankenstein, Salem's Lot, and many other horror classics by the time I was
10 years old. The worst part was, my father would keep me up late, and would constantly grab/yell at the perfect time in the movie and scare the hell out of me! Like Claude the cat
in The "Looney Tunes" series with the barking dog scaring him. Needless to say, I was desensitized to horror movies at a young age. I am incredibly harsh when it comes to
horror movies. I can figure out the "plot" fast and when the "scares" are going
to happen. It takes a lot to make me jump or scare me. Being a survivor of an
NDE/OBE at 2 1/2 yrs old, the real spirits I would see in my house every night, were
scarier than anything I would see on the screen.When I saw The Sixth Sense years later,
I totally understood what that kid went through. It was my younger days brought to life.
Most horror fanatics start their yearly countdown of watching their favourite movies on
October 1st and culminating with a marathon of THE BEST on Halloween! Everyone has
their favourites: Hammer Horror Classics, Universal Monsters, B-Movies, Cult Classics, Splatterpunk, Parody Movies, etc.. I also include my favourite Halloween Specials for
some extra Tricks 'N' Treats!
Below are 134 of my picks (no specific ranking) for the Best Horror Movies and
Halloween Specials. Some have spawned franchises, prequels, numerous sequels,
re-boots, graphic comics/novels, mass merchandising, spin-offs, etc.
You may agree or not, it is all up to personal choice.
Bright Blessings to you and your family.
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THE CLASSICS!
CULT CLASSICS!
NEW CLASSICS!
SPLATTERPUNK / GORE!
WITCHES!
FAMILY & HALLOWEEN SPECIALS
Halloween Icons
&
Superstitions!
The Icons We Cherish Have Humble Beginnings!
Written by: Johnathon Boyd
Black Cats, Skeletons, Witches on Broomsticks, Bats, Bonfires, Spiders, Cobwebs, The Jack'O'Lantern, Graveyards, Cauldrons, and Ghosts. These are some of the biggest icons to have been associated with Halloween! The innocent origins of some of Halloween's icons, may shock you.
BLACK CATS : During the Burning Times/Witch Hunts In England, a "Suspected Witch" was observed going into her cottage. After 20 Minutes, the back door opened and a BLACK CAT walked out. The Observer claimed that The Witch