IJMC - Halloween I: The Saga Begins

Happy Halloween everyone. Tonight, there were be several IJMC's in a row, 
to get all of the Halloween related material out in one night...also, so 
I don't have to send another IJMC this weekend...I'm gonna be busy enough 
as it is. So, have fun, be safe, and don't eat too much candy (or too 
much of my jello...).                                               -dave






Some Halloween Trivia for everyone...

 Knocking on wood  ..."We mention something good that's happened
 or that we expect to happen, then we knock twice on a piece of
 wood.  Why? Once upon a time, trees were thought to be the homes
 of the gods.  To be granted a favor, a person would ask nicely
 and touch the bark of the tree.  Then knock once more to say,
 'Thank you.'"

 Breaking a mirror ..."Your reflection was considered to
 represent your soul.  So, breaking the image was harmful to
 your soul."

 Walking under a ladder ..."Today, we avoid this practice, we
 claim, out of common sense.  But in the olden days, a leaning
 ladder formed a triangle with the floor and the wall.  The
 triangle was considered a symbol of life;  if you walked
 through it, you were tempting the fates."

 Black cat ..."In the Middle Ages, black cats were believed to
 be companions to witches.  After seven years the cat was
 said to have turned into a witch, too, or even a devil--either
 to be avoided at all costs."

 Friday the 13th   ..."There were 13 people at the Last Supper--
 and Judas was the 13th guest:  Friday is considered unlucky
 because that's the day Christ died.  Put them together and
 you have Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day on the calendar."

 Why do witches wear pointed hats?  The familiar black hat said
 to be worn by witches was actually an invention of the
 Christian church.  In medieval days it was called a
 'steeple-crowned hat,' derived from 'steeple house,' the
 Puritans' word for church.  Legend has it that the hats were
 placed on the heads of witches before they burned at the stake.
  It was hoped that the symbol of the church would
 draw salvation into their immortal souls.

 Happy Halloween.....