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ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Candy corn = nasty garbage.

Every year, it's the same routine. I forget how gross it is, I see a dish of it sitting out, and I'm like. . . "oh, candy + corn. That sounds good." so I try some and I'm like "BLECH. What was I thinking? How could I have forgotten??"

And then I throw the whole dish away. As do countless other households.

And thus, my theory is that they no longer actually make candy corn, but after each season, go through everyone's garbage and collect all that was thrown away, and resell it.

And that's why every year, it's a little more stale and nasty.

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ORIGINAL: Superduck77

i have read most of your post and had laughs but in all serious note yes it is time for Samhin or (halloween) as yall say it.

The holiday (rolls eyes) if you can call it that to me is the worst for in the past i did celebrate Samhin not as yall do all tricks and candy and play nice nice....nope

In the first post the question was asked how u feel about this night I can tell you now it scares me still...here is a bit of what it is really about :

Carve a pumpkin. Most people think that pumpkins are carved into jack-o-lanterns at Halloween to create a spooky centerpiece, but the carving of pumpkins traces back to the Wiccan tradition of using this seasonal gourd to symbolize the dual god and goddess that Wiccans worship.

Light a candle. Samhain is a time to remember those who have been lost over the past year and to acknowledge that they are still with us in spirit. Light a candle and place it in a window (one that is free of drapes, curtains or other flammable materials) to help light the way for the spirits of those who have passed away

Pick some apples. Apples are a traditional fruit of the autumn season, but they actually play key roles in multiple Samhain rituals. Make a dish with fruits of the seasons like apples or pomegranates to celebrate the bounty of the earth. Bury the seeds afterwards to usher in new growth for the next year's harvest. Cut an apple in half, place five bay leaves in the center in the shape of a star, and bind the halves back together with black or red ribbon. Bless the offering in a traditional Samhain ritual and bury it afterwards as a symbol of love for the God and Goddess.

Leave food for the departed. Most of us only think to leave plates of food out at night when we are expecting someone jolly and bearing gifts, but the tradition is really rooted in Wiccan tradition intended to honor the dead and help them depart the land of the living peacefully. Leave a plate of food in the window where you place your candle and think of any loved ones you have lost over the past year as you do so. Choose foods of the season such as corn, nuts, gingerbread, seasonal fruits and vegetables and cider or, if you are making the offering in remembrance of a specific loved one, leave foods that were their favorites

Light a fire. Bonfires are great for keeping away the chill of a crisp early autumn evening, but they are also symbolic during Samhain. After lighting your bonfire take a moment to write down any aspect of your life that you want to get rid of; it can be a part of your personality, something that has been causing you unnecessary stress or worry or a negative situation that has left you with feelings of anger, worry or regret. Focus on why you feel you need to be rid of this thing and how doing so will better your life. Cast the paper into the bonfire and watch it burn. As you do, imagine that negative aspect disappearing with the ashes of the bonfire and let it go.


To me it is no fun and games i wont say what goes on in the woods but i can say what i have seen tasted and touched demand souls and such will i ever celebrate halloween or samhin again ................ NO !!!

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ORIGINAL: themoodyexperience

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ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Candy corn = nasty garbage.

Every year, it's the same routine. I forget how gross it is, I see a dish of it sitting out, and I'm like. . . "oh, candy + corn. That sounds good." so I try some and I'm like "BLECH. What was I thinking? How could I have forgotten??"

And then I throw the whole dish away. As do countless other households.

And thus, my theory is that they no longer actually make candy corn, but after each season, go through everyone's garbage and collect all that was thrown away, and resell it.

And that's why every year, it's a little more stale and nasty.

LOL - I do the same thing. Candy corn is one of the nastiest substances on the earth, but if i see a bowl laying out I'll eat one and hope for the best - and am sorely disappointed every time. It's like someone dipped the worst chewy candy they could find into candle wax. Ugh.

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ORIGINAL: Lapidoth

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ORIGINAL: Superduck77

i have read most of your post and had laughs but in all serious note yes it is time for Samhin or (halloween) as yall say it.

The holiday (rolls eyes) if you can call it that to me is the worst for in the past i did celebrate Samhin not as yall do all tricks and candy and play nice nice....nope

In the first post the question was asked how u feel about this night I can tell you now it scares me still...here is a bit of what it is really about :

Carve a pumpkin. Most people think that pumpkins are carved into jack-o-lanterns at Halloween to create a spooky centerpiece, but the carving of pumpkins traces back to the Wiccan tradition of using this seasonal gourd to symbolize the dual god and goddess that Wiccans worship.

Light a candle. Samhain is a time to remember those who have been lost over the past year and to acknowledge that they are still with us in spirit. Light a candle and place it in a window (one that is free of drapes, curtains or other flammable materials) to help light the way for the spirits of those who have passed away

Pick some apples. Apples are a traditional fruit of the autumn season, but they actually play key roles in multiple Samhain rituals. Make a dish with fruits of the seasons like apples or pomegranates to celebrate the bounty of the earth. Bury the seeds afterwards to usher in new growth for the next year's harvest. Cut an apple in half, place five bay leaves in the center in the shape of a star, and bind the halves back together with black or red ribbon. Bless the offering in a traditional Samhain ritual and bury it afterwards as a symbol of love for the God and Goddess.

Leave food for the departed. Most of us only think to leave plates of food out at night when we are expecting someone jolly and bearing gifts, but the tradition is really rooted in Wiccan tradition intended to honor the dead and help them depart the land of the living peacefully. Leave a plate of food in the window where you place your candle and think of any loved ones you have lost over the past year as you do so. Choose foods of the season such as corn, nuts, gingerbread, seasonal fruits and vegetables and cider or, if you are making the offering in remembrance of a specific loved one, leave foods that were their favorites

Light a fire. Bonfires are great for keeping away the chill of a crisp early autumn evening, but they are also symbolic during Samhain. After lighting your bonfire take a moment to write down any aspect of your life that you want to get rid of; it can be a part of your personality, something that has been causing you unnecessary stress or worry or a negative situation that has left you with feelings of anger, worry or regret. Focus on why you feel you need to be rid of this thing and how doing so will better your life. Cast the paper into the bonfire and watch it burn. As you do, imagine that negative aspect disappearing with the ashes of the bonfire and let it go.


To me it is no fun and games i wont say what goes on in the woods but i can say what i have seen tasted and touched demand souls and such will i ever celebrate halloween or samhin again ................ NO !!!

It's obvious, each year more and more people are told.

"Yeah, I know." But they don't care.

My heart-felt response is, "yeah, I know" but actually "you don't know."
If we knew we would have nothing to do with it.

Mental ascent is not knowing.

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ORIGINAL: themoodyexperience

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ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Candy corn = nasty garbage.

Every year, it's the same routine. I forget how gross it is, I see a dish of it sitting out, and I'm like. . . "oh, candy + corn. That sounds good." so I try some and I'm like "BLECH. What was I thinking? How could I have forgotten??"

And then I throw the whole dish away. As do countless other households.

And thus, my theory is that they no longer actually make candy corn, but after each season, go through everyone's garbage and collect all that was thrown away, and resell it.

And that's why every year, it's a little more stale and nasty.

LOL - I do the same thing. Candy corn is one of the nastiest substances on the earth, but if i see a bowl laying out I'll eat one and hope for the best - and am sorely disappointed every time. It's like someone dipped the worst chewy candy they could find into candle wax. Ugh.

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Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. 11 It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'" 12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15 If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 16 Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. 19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. 22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

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ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Candy corn = nasty garbage.

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If I find that it's too mixed in with those things to keep it and I would rather spend my time doing something else, that is my conscience.

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ORIGINAL: BeckeyZ

I don't know....we used a carved pumpkin last year for children's time before the service. This is the story pastor told as he used the already carved pumpkin for a visual aid.

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"Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin.

God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then he cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc., and then! He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."

- Author Unknown

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ORIGINAL: eaglelady11

I can't change another person, even though I have tried. (knocks head against wall)