Surviving Haunted Houses: Rules and Tips

1. Beware !

2. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO! Go to Haunted Houses Never go alone. Always stay together And Fear the unknown

3. The rules Walk! Dont run. But just have fun!

4. D e a t h i s c o m i n g !

5. W h a t i s i t a l l a b o u t ? Laughter? Candy? Fun?

6. T h e O r i g i n s b e h i n d i t a l l O v e r 2 , 0 0 0 y e a r s a g o A n c i e n t C e l t i c f e s t i v a l o f S a m h a i n i s w h e r e i t b e g a n . N o v e m b e r 1 s t . T h i s d a y m a r k e d t h e e n d o f s u m m e r a n d t h e h a r v e s t a n d t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e d a r k , c o l d w i n t e r , a t i m e o f y e a r t h a t w a s o f t e n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h u m a n d e a t h . ( H i s t o r y C h a n n e l )

7. The Origins behind it all T h e b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e w o r l d s o f t h e l i v i n g a n d t h e d e a d b e c a m e b l u r r e d . O n t h e n i g h t o f O c t o b e r 3 1 , t h e y c e l e b r a t e d S a m h a i n , w h e n i t w a s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e g h o s t s o f t h e d e a d r e t u r n e d t o e a r t h . ( H i s t o r y C h a n n e l )

8. The Origins behind it all D r u i d s b u i l t h u g e s a c r e d b o n f i r e s , w h e r e t h e p e o p l e g a t h e r e d t o b u r n c r o p s a n d a n i m a l s a s s a c r i f i c e s t o t h e C e l t i c d e i t i e s . D u r i n g t h e c e l e b r a t i o n , t h e C e l t s w o r e c o s t u m e s , t y p i c a l l y c o n s i s t i n g o f a n i m a l h e a d s a n d s k i n s , a n d a t t e m p t e d t o t e l l e a c h o t h e r ' s f o r t u n e s . W h e n t h e c e l e b r a t i o n w a s o v e r , t h e y r e - l i t t h e i r h e a r t h f i r e s , w h i c h t h e y h a d e x t i n g u i s h e d e a r l i e r t h a t e v e n i n g , f r o m t h e s a c r e d b o n f i r e t o h e l p p r o t e c t t h e m d u r i n g t h e c o m i n g w i n t e r . ( H i s t o r y C h a n n e l )

9. 2,000 years later C h i l d r e n d r e s s u p e v e r y y e a r , D o o r t o d o o r c h i l d r e n f e a r a s t h e y l e t o u t t h a t c h e e r f u l c h e e r , T R I C K O R T R E A T i s w h a t w e h e a r .

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11. T H E E N D !