Dear George,
Xmas might be the most
exciting holiday of the year (i.e., with Santa and all those gifts), but
Halloween ranks way up there. Not
only do you get to dress up in amazing costumes for school, but then things get
so scary come 6 p.m. What other
holiday do you go out on pitch dark streets when you half-suspect that vampires
and ghouls might be lurking in the shadows? We’ve learned from Hollywood that
lots of people get murdered on Halloween night (mostly raunchy teenagers having
illicit sex). And demented old men
put razor blades in the cupcakes they hand out. Halloween derives in part from Festivals of the Dead many
centuries ago in Europe. It was
believed to be the night on which the doorway to the Other-World was left
partially open and the spirits of the dead could return to roam the land and
wreak vengeance on their bad relatives.
Nowadays we use Halloween to teach children that if they can conquer
their fears and confront danger they can reap unimaginable rewards (in this
case, scads of Tootsie Rolls and M & M’s). Our Halloween in Cincinnati was messed up this year because
of the midwestern aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Despite the crummy weather, our Clifton neighborhood was
transformed into its own Festival of the Dead, with ghouls and
skeletons galore. Here some photos
of the Halloween season from the side streets around Ludlow Avenue (plus a few
from the Party Store). Take a
look, but be prepared to be terrified.
Love,
Dave
G-mail Comments
-Linda K-C (11-3): Another
great letter and fantastic photos.
-Gayle C-L (11-3): David, Love the pics! The skeleton reminds me of when I'm
training for a race and I don't eat for a few days !! Thx for taking them. Of course we did not have Halloween. Bummer ! The poor kids .
Halloween is huge to them! I hear they might do Halloween in Princeton on
Monday ,,, we shall see. Glad to
see you survived the storm. I
stayed at a friends w a generator for a few days. We were without power
for a few days. And never this
long in the past. Jersey is
a mess. it s going to take a long time to recover. We're recovering in
Princeton. Everyday it's getting
better. Hope u all are
well. I ll keep u posted. Lots of love XX. G
I like Casper the Friendly Ghost a whole lot better!
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