Halloween
Halloween
Learning Resources Also, Halloween
Arts and Crafts
To get this section started I will list
everthing I have found on the net relating to Halloween that
I have found or been sent. The first section relates to the
history of halloween, the second to crafts etc that look like
fun!(None of these sites are chosen with reference to any
religious belief of my own - just pure interest and recommendations.)
History of Halloween
The
Real Origins of Halloween
Excellent for nightmare busting
(you or the children), this is a failry heafty defence of
druids and pagans in the face of criticism of halloween by
the modern church. Great for an adult or an older child, but
you might want to vet it first to make sure it doesn't interfer
with any strongly held beliefs of your own.Personally i found
it interesting and informative.
Learn
about Halloween Creatures!
From bats to werewolves -
how far dare you go!
The
History of the Jack o' Lantern
The sad story of Stingy Jack!
Monsters
and Faeries
Every ghoul going! (in drop
down format, which made me giggle!)
About
- Halloween
A list of links to articles
on Halloween. Kind of from the sublime to the... well.. who
knows really! There is even an epitaph browser!
Openhere
- Halloween
A good simple overview of
Halloween, suitable for a younger child. The safety page is
well worth a look.
Annie
Halloween History Page
This seems to me to be a balanced
US Christian page which manages to cover halloween from the
celtic, christian and wicca point of view without bias or
criticism - i think! I enjoyed the read and thought it portrayed
the history of the US customs nicely.
The
History Channel - Halloween
Similar to the others but
more detailed in content - older children or adults!
Halloween
Magazine
I've not checked out all the
links but it seems a nice page.
Myths
and Monsters
An article attempting to debunk
the theories of satanic worship and abuse often associated
with those who celebrate Halloween, including some interesting
research on Samhain.