Test Your Halloween Knowledge

[Carol Anne Kincaid~Paradis]

GOOD MORNING!

Sometimes we are hated for the color of our skin or our beliefs, people will see you and judge you before they even get to know you, be proud of who you are and where you came from, you are special and dont let anyone tell you or make you feel otherwise.
We are all flowers of one garden !

"To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it."
~Mother Teresa

Like they say on an airplane, “If there is a change in cabin pressure, put your own mask on before helping others with theirs.” We get the idea … “Take care of yourself first, so you can THEN better help others” … but are you doing it? For some reason women are especially guilty of putting themselves last. Not out of martyrdom or laziness; it is just the way we are built. We women somehow believe that we must care for everyone BEFORE we care for ourselves. However, when we choose to take care of ourselves properly, we realize how much more smoothly everything runs. When we eat right, get enough sleep, take time to play, and invest in supportive relationships, we have more energy and feel better overall! Now, realistically we cannot always take care of every aspect of ourselves. At times the stress is too much and we need to prioritize. But we must remember that if we do not take some time to fill our OWN lamps … we WILL burn out (and then be good to no one).

 

Quiz: 5 Halloween Myths
By Eric J. Leech
Test Your Halloween Knowledge

According to a poll from CNN, 48 percent of adults believe in ghosts, and 22 percent claim to have either seen or felt the presence of one. In addition, over 50 percent of people believe in the existence of intelligent life outside of earth, and the same percentage is fairly certain aliens regularly visit our planet, abducting people for observation. These are some pretty impressive statistics, considering that only 50 percent of couples believe in their own partner, as some recent divorce studies would indicate. However, we’re not here to talk about the ghouls in our relationships, but rather the ones that exist in myth and imagination. How much do you know about the popular superstition behind Halloween? Let’s find out:

1. Legend has it, the best way to meet a witch is to…
a) Stand in front of a mirror and recite “Bloody Mary” three times
b) Wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night
c) Insert a broom between your legs and prance through a graveyard at the stroke of midnight
d) Call your ex-wife/mother-in-law and ask her to accompany you to dinner.

Answer: B. According to popular myth, wearing your clothes inside out and walking backwards is the best way to come across a witch during Halloween night. That is, of course, unless you happen to run into a tree first. Saying “Bloody Mary” three times will only get you a vengeful spirit, and prancing through a graveyard with a broom between your cheeks will only get you a one-night stay in a padded cell.

2. Spider sightings on Hallows Eve are believed by some to represent…
a) Good luck
b) A good time to call the exterminator
c) The spirit of a deceased loved one checking in on you
d) The devil coming to take you

Answer: C. Spiders on Hallows Eve are believed to be the spirits of loved ones who are returning to watch over and protect us on Halloween. Depending on how well you got along with your relatives, you may or may not want to swat these little critters with a rolled-up newspaper.

3. What are these human traits a sign of, including a unibrow, hairy palms, tattoo, and a long middle finger?
a) A sign that you haven’t had sex in awhile
b) A werewolf
c) An indication your Aunt Matilda could be in town
d) All the above

Answer: B. While I don’t know your Aunt personally, she may or may not meet these specifications. However, to be on the safe side, I’ll stick with the werewolf as the best answer. Back in the days of witch and werewolf hunts people would look for these telltale signs that a person was not as they appeared. Many an Aunt Matilda was burned needlessly at the stake during this stark and superstitious period of time.

4. Who was the “real” Candyman?
a) A slave in the Southeast who ended up being hung for having a relationship with a plantation owner’s daughter
b) A father who fed his own children cyanide tainted candy to receive money from a life policy he’d taken out on them
c) A sugar-pop warehouse worker who was accidentally pulled into a machine, ending up incrementally dispersed over 25,000 pops
d) There is no such individual in any myth or folklore

Answer: B. Ronald Clark O’Bryan (a.k.a. “The Candyman”) of Waco, Texas, added cyanide to the candy of his four children, in expectation of collecting from a large life policy he had taken out on them. He distributed the poison on Hallows Eve, and his son, Timothy O’Bryan, would later die from its ingestion. The Candy Man never received a dime from Timothy’s policy, and he was put to death by lethal injection in March of 1984.

Just for fun:

5. What percent of parents have admitted to stealing treats out of their own kid’s Halloween bag?
a) 10 percent
b) 36 percent
c) 77 percent
d) 90 percent

Answer: D. According to surveys, 90 percent of parents have admitted to taking candy from their own kid without asking. At last, we finally know where all our Tootsie Rolls disappeared to, and why the black licorice and taped penny rolls seemed to increase in number by the day!

Happy Halloween!

HAPPY TRAILS BEAUTIFUL SOULS!

 

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