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Most holidays commemorate or celebrate something. But what about Halloween? What is Halloween actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual where folks get together for parties, dress up in costumes and bob for apples?    The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.     One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.       Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes (similar to today's Halloween costumes), and noisily parade around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.       Probably a better explanation of why the Celts extinguished their fires was not to discourage spirit possession, but so that all the Celtic tribes could relight their fires from a common source, the Druidic fire that was kept burning in the Middle of Ireland, at Usinach.    Some accounts tell of how the Celts would burn someone at the stake who was thought to have already been possessed, as sort of a lesson to the spirits. Other accounts of Celtic history debunk these stories as myth.       The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century AD, Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.        In Greek mythology, goddesses of the underworld were often used to invoke the Samhain. Popular costumes portray Hecate and Medusa. Hecate was the most favored goddess by Zeus, and wandered the emptiness between the worlds of life and death looking for souls of the dead. Both were considered serpent goddesses, and their ancient dark legends spawned myths such as vampires, who fed off the living using venom and snake-like fangs. Ritualistic dress includes snake adornments and three headed masks. Today, Hecate is often referred to as the goddess of witches.      The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role.       The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates.    The custom of trick-or-treat is thought to have originated not with the Irish Celts, but with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven.        The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree. According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.    The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember. So, although some cults may have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have parties complete with Halloween costumes or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.

 
 
menu palak paneer ni bana ke dita - enhu demote karo :hehe:
 
 
 
Congrats buddy! :hug:

 
Base Jumping seems pretty awesome, lagda try karni paeni :hehe:

 
 
Base Jumping:                 Base jumping is considered one of the worlds most deadly sports with a high overall fatality rating due to the nature of the sport, free falling from high altitudes with a large tarp strapped to your back. The sport is fairly simple over all with the main objective being to land safely however due to the low altitude there is no time to deal with problems. From jump to pulling the shoot the jumper has anywhere from 3-10 seconds depending on the height of the base. The most popular jumping places that will find are tall buildings, antennas, spans, bridges and cliffs. Since the fatality rate is so high the sport has been outlawed in many states, but that doesn’t stop most people.
Fatalities: 1/60 people
Rallying:                            Rallying, also known more popularly as rally car racing, is an extremely fast paced, outdoor version of auto racing. The tracks are generally on private/public roads typically made of dirt, gravel and paved sections. The cars driven by the racers are technically street-legal cars but highly modified and faster than any stock counterpart. The races operate with teams of two, a navigator and a driver: navigator has a detailed custom made map that shows individual dips, slopes, sand, hard spots, etc.
Worst Crash: Killed 80 spectators plus the drive, 100 more injured.
Free Climb/ Free Solo:                                     Free hand rock climbing is the most dangerous kind of rock climbing with no room for error. It involves the use of only your body to propel yourself up the rocky slope and maintain position. The reason for the level of danger is due to the lack of rope and equipment, meaning virtually none so a fall usually results in serious injury or death.
upon a fall.
Average Deaths: 113/year or 1/27,000 climbs
 
 
 

Big Wave Surfing:                    Big Wave Surfing Big wave surfing is a sport designed for the adrenalin junky. Far more dangerous than regular surfing, the waves for big wave surfing range from at least 20ft. and up, on the back of the wave. Due to the size and speed of the waves surfers could no longer paddle straight in, they have to be pulled into position in an art known as Tow Surfing. The massive size and force of the wave can cause serious injury or death, pushing the surfer any where from 10-50 feet below the surface. The biggest risk of wiping out on a big wave is the possibility of being stuck under by multiple consecutive waves or being slammed into a reef.
Surfing (regular) Deaths: Estimated 200/year
Super-bike Racing: Super-bike racing is a more advanced form of regular motorcycle racing and the bikes are highly modified and tuned by the manufacture. The sport demands speed and agility and because of the demands the risks go up, in some courses the riders reach speeds of up to 190mph. Although the riders wear very effective padding that could count as a suite of armor the speeds of their crashing impacts can only be absorbed so well.
Track Death Toll: Isle of Man track has claimed over 200 super-bike racers.

:pagel: thxx bai ji :hehe:

you welcome mittra.
 
cake kithe aa? Mera chocolate moose wala khaan nu jee karda jaha lae ke aa :pagel:

 
 
happy birthday naleyka :pagel:

 
papa di shittraul pakki :laugh:

: aukha ni ...uddan gall te sahi aa :pagel: