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| Spooky Skeleton and Antebellum Mansion, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok This skeleton strikes a casual pose while perching on the balcony of one of Charleston's antebellum mansions. On this day we celebrate Halloween, a tradition that dates back to the Romans (Parentalia or Festival of the Dead) and the Celts (the celebration of Samhain). Halloween is followed the next day by All Saints Day, a day of solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church and then All Souls Day. For Halloween in Charleston, there will be trick-or-treating, costume parties, haunted house attractions with corn mazes, the telling of scary stories, and of course, the watching of scary movies. Boo! |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween
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What a fun shot and interesting history too! Have a great Halloween Doug.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with a good BOO once a year, Doug! My sentiment exactly. :)
ReplyDeleteAmusing shot.
ReplyDeleteBOO to you!
Excelente imagen, me gusta. Saludos.-
ReplyDeleteVery nice shot Doug.....well done
ReplyDeleteWhat a shot! Wishing you a wonderful Halloween Doug!
ReplyDeleteHe stayed to longer under the sun... NIce and funny shot!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
Nice one Doug!
ReplyDeleteadoro halloween,anche se purtroppo qui in italia non è una festa molto popolare.bellissima la foto!
ReplyDeleteHa-ha! Nice one. IDK why, but first thing I thought was "where's the beads!?"
ReplyDeleteFrom film extra in Pirates of the Caribbean to climbing over the balcony for a celebratory drink at the local bar. It's a good life - or death!
ReplyDeleteTerrorifico, gracias Doug
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny idea to put the skeleton on the balcony! Halloween has been adopted in Romania too.
ReplyDeletescary in a tongue-in-cheek way, and taken from a very appealing angle! halloween has become a "tradition" here as well in the last decade - before that, only those with connections to america knew about it! all saints day, of course, has been the day of the dead since i can remember ...
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