Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Feeling the Love...of Halloween
Halloween has its origins based in Ireland, where the Celtics celebrated
the end of harvest season. They believed that one day a year the Season
of Life met the Season of Death, and the dead walked the earth on this
day. Druid priests would attempt to foretell if particular villages
would survive, and the general popualtion would wear costumes and light
bonfires to ward off evil spirits.
Gregory III declared the day before this Celtic harvest day All Hallows Day, honoring all saints, and it became known as All Hallow's Eve. When the Puritan's came to America in the 1600's, they wanted nothing to do with Celtic tradtion, but the practice of celebrating what we now know as Halloween, came back into popularity when Irish people, who were suffering from a great potoato famine, immigrated to the United States in the mid 1800's for a better life, bringing their traditions, customs, and folk lore with them.
Wearing costumes came back into vogue, and bonfires were replaced with hollowed out gourds, what we know as Jack-o-Lanterns. Trick or treating began as people traveling from house to house, exchanging prayers for the dead for treats, often cakes.
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Gregory III declared the day before this Celtic harvest day All Hallows Day, honoring all saints, and it became known as All Hallow's Eve. When the Puritan's came to America in the 1600's, they wanted nothing to do with Celtic tradtion, but the practice of celebrating what we now know as Halloween, came back into popularity when Irish people, who were suffering from a great potoato famine, immigrated to the United States in the mid 1800's for a better life, bringing their traditions, customs, and folk lore with them.
Wearing costumes came back into vogue, and bonfires were replaced with hollowed out gourds, what we know as Jack-o-Lanterns. Trick or treating began as people traveling from house to house, exchanging prayers for the dead for treats, often cakes.
I have great specials in Our Book Nook , my online shop. Step into reading with Barefoot Books
This is just one of the Spooky Savings you can enjoy through Oct. 31st.:
Monsters Independent Readers Pack
For children first embarking on independent reading, the four titles in this Monster Stories
series will entice them with colorful folktales from four different
cultures. The books are numbered to encourage collecting the series as
more titles are released. All titles are edited by Gina Nuttall, an
educational specialist formerly with Scholastic.
Please
don't forget to have your children carry their lighted sticks or
flashlights this Halloween, and be sure to check that all candy it
securely sealed.
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Fundraising opportunities are here for you-Contact me at ourbooknook@yahoo.com to learn how to earn up to 35% off for your organization, school, and more.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Breast Cancer Awareness Month-Think Pink!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Check out what K and K Floral and Design does to support Cancer research and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in my OnlineShop
$1.00 of each Breast Cancer Favor Jewel/Sun Catcher is donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Order yours today at http://www.etsy.com/shop/KandKFloralandDesign and help save lives. And please don't forget to examine your breasts and get your mammogram in 2011, or remind someone else to do it. Please contact me at kandkflorals@gmail.com for large orders or for special requests.
Nearly 2 billion dollars has been given to fund different aspects of Breast Cancer such as research, and there are more than 100,000 volunteers in more than 50 countries. The Race for the Cure is their largest money maker, and they have given out greater than 180 million dollars in grants, among many other programs to help end this deadly cancer.
Over 500,000 people worldwide die from Breast Cancer every year, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure promotes early detection as the greatest means of saving lives.
For more information about Breast Cancer and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, please visit http://ww5.komen.org/
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$1.00 of each Breast Cancer Favor Jewel/Sun Catcher is donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Order yours today at http://www.etsy.com/shop/KandKFloralandDesign and help save lives. And please don't forget to examine your breasts and get your mammogram in 2011, or remind someone else to do it. Please contact me at kandkflorals@gmail.com for large orders or for special requests.
Nearly 2 billion dollars has been given to fund different aspects of Breast Cancer such as research, and there are more than 100,000 volunteers in more than 50 countries. The Race for the Cure is their largest money maker, and they have given out greater than 180 million dollars in grants, among many other programs to help end this deadly cancer.
Over 500,000 people worldwide die from Breast Cancer every year, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure promotes early detection as the greatest means of saving lives.
For more information about Breast Cancer and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, please visit http://ww5.komen.org/
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/K.and.K.Floral.and.Design.216-862-4190
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KandKFloralandDesign
K and K Floral and Design-My Blog
kandkflorals@gmail.com
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Share Our Strength Latest News - Teachers for Change in Ohio
Share Our Strength Latest News - Teachers for Change in Ohio Check out Share Our Strength and what Ohio is doing to help feed America's hungry children. Nearly 1 of every 4 kids in America struggles with hunger-that's nearly 17 million kids. What is your state doing to help?
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