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Provided by the compucert gloaming \GLOH-ming\, noun:
- Twilight; dusk.
Gloaming comes from Old English glomung, from glom, "dusk."
- Boyfriend or girlfriend
- Word used to scare people
1. Can you handle me? If you can't you ain't gonna be my boo.
2. Guy: BOO!
Guy 2: Holy sh*t!
Trivia
What were the first jack-o'-lanterns carved from?- Usually turnips—but sometimes beets, rutabagas, or potatoes. The custom of carving turnip lanterns for Halloween originated in Ireland. When the Irish began immigrating to the U.S., they switched to pumpkins, which were more readily available, bigger, and easier to carve.
Today's Holiday
Halloween: Holiday observed on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day. Its pagan origins can be traced to the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated in ancient England and Ireland to mark the beginning of the Celtic new year. The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on Samhain eve, and witches, goblins, black cats, and ghosts were said to roam abroad. The night was also thought to be the most favorable time for divinations concerning marriage, luck, health, and death. The pagan observances influenced the Christian festival of All Hallows' Eve, celebrated on the same date. The holiday was gradually secularized and was introduced into the U.S. by the late 19th century. Still associated with evil spirits and the supernatural, it is celebrated by children in costume who gather candy by ringing doorbells and calling out "trick or treat," "trick" referring to the pranks and vandalism that are also part of the Halloween tradition.
95 Theses: Martin Luther launched the Protestant reformation when he posted his written opposition to indulgences to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany (1517) - Harry Houdini: master magician/escape artist died of peritonitis after he was punched in the stomach and his appendix ruptured (1926)
Michael Landon (1936-1991): TV actor in Bonanza, Highway to Heaven; also actors Ron Rifkin (69), David Ogden Stiers (66), John Candy (1950-1994) and Rob Schneider (45)
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