Wednesday, August 06, 2008
A drinkers paradise
I am planning a trip to New Orleans for Halloween. The modern holiday of Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (Irish pronunciation: [ˈsˠaunʲ]; from the Old Irish samain).[2] The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes [3] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".[4] Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them. Thanks Wikipedia, I like to keep the history lesson going. The only evil spirits I wish to placate come in packs of twelve. These spirits like the ones mentioned above also cause sickness and damage, but coupled with Bourbon Street it is all worth it. I would like invite everyone down for the mayhem that a Friday Halloween brings. This includes people from Florida, New England, Out West, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas,not you Mississippi, Georgia is cool, but North Dakota is right out. Airfare is cheap, hotels are cheap, drinks are cheap, and you can get drinks taller than most grade school children.
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Josh I have always wanted to visit NO, but I am going to Tallahassee the weekend before that to watch us play VaTech.
Halloween is crazy fun in the city.
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