Bed sheets and broomsticks

As leaves fall from the trees and grocery shops fill up with pumpkins, it can only mean one thing: it's time to get your broomstick out. As Halloween approaches, many are busy making plans. Perhaps you’re deciding which party to go to, stocking up on sweets to hand out to trick-or-treators, fashioning a spectacular costume out of old bed sheets or maybe you simply can’t stand the whole ordeal. Whatever your feelings are toward the Autumnal event, Halloween, or ‘All Hallow’s Eve’, remains one of the world’s oldest festivities and is celebrated by many different cultures across the globe. Maybe, like me, you can’t help wondering why evil spirits would be frightened away by a seasonal selection of... [More]