{"id":30492,"date":"2024-09-29T21:17:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=30492"},"modified":"2024-09-29T21:17:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:17:37","slug":"weylands-whey-september-2024-column-the-difference-between-halloween-and-samhain-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2024\/09\/29\/weylands-whey-september-2024-column-the-difference-between-halloween-and-samhain-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Weyland’s Whey, September 2024 Column: the Difference Between Halloween and Samhain, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Your Deliberation<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m no scholar, and I tend to see things in simple ways.\u00a0 To me, Samhain is religious while Halloween is secular.\u00a0 The latter was derived from the former, and both observe and even celebrate death in their own ways.\u00a0 Sure, there’s LOTS more to it than that, but in the interests of brevity I’ll go with Einstein’s statement on comprehension and simple explanations.\u00a0 (With, in my case of course, an emphasis on “simple.”)<\/p>\n

MAGAZINE Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sparkle and I are both ardent readers, and we love magazines!\u00a0 Here are three I highly recommend, all Halloween themed with recipes, crafts, eats and treats and other seasonal delights.<\/p>\n

Woman’s Day<\/em>.\u00a0 October\/November 2024 issue.<\/p>\n

Better Homes & Gardens<\/em>, October 2024.<\/p>\n

Celebrate<\/em>, Fall\/Winter 2024.<\/p>\n

SHORT STORY Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

What could be more seasonal than a tale by Edgar Allan Poe?\u00a0\u00a0Some Words With a Mummy\u00a0<\/em>fits the bill nicely.\u00a0 Much lighter than his better known writings, even whimsical, this story answers the question of what would you say to a mummy who perks up and starts talking to you?<\/p>\n

Verdict: 5 broomsticks.\u00a0 (Hey, it’s Poe!)<\/p>\n

MUSIC Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Werewolf<\/em>, by Motionless in White.\u00a0 American.\u00a0 Metalcore and hard rock.\u00a0\u00a0Awe<\/em>some song, and I\u00a0love<\/em> the video!<\/p>\n

Verdict: 4 paws up.\u00a0\u00a0And\u00a0<\/em>a silver bullet in the head.<\/p>\n

Total of 5.<\/p>\n

FILM Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train to Busan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>South Korean.\u00a0 Action\/horror flick.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Dubbed.<\/p>\n

A man, his kid, and fellow passengers on a train in Korea at the start of a zombie outbreak.\u00a0 An infected victim gets onboard at the station just before they leave….<\/p>\n

My verdict: 5 broomsticks.<\/p>\n

Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weyland Smith is a simple columnist for paganpages.org.\u00a0 He can be reached at weylandsmith@yahoo.com<\/p>\n

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For Your Deliberation I’m no scholar, and I tend to see things in simple ways.\u00a0 To me, Samhain is religious while Halloween is secular.\u00a0 The latter was derived from the former, and both observe and even celebrate death in their own ways.\u00a0 Sure, there’s LOTS more to it than that, but in the interests of brevity I’ll go with Einstein’s statement on comprehension and simple explanations.\u00a0 (With, in my case of course, an emphasis on “simple.”) MAGAZINE Reviews Sparkle and I are both ardent readers, and we love magazines!\u00a0 Here are three I highly recommend, all Halloween themed with recipes, crafts, eats and treats and other seasonal delights. Woman’s Day.\u00a0 October\/November 2024 issue. Better Homes & Gardens, October 2024. Celebrate, Fall\/Winter 2024. SHORT STORY Review What could be more seasonal than a tale by Edgar Allan Poe?\u00a0\u00a0Some Words With a Mummy\u00a0fits the bill nicely.\u00a0 Much lighter than his better known writings, even whimsical, this story answers the question of what would you say to a mummy who perks up and starts talking to you? Verdict: 5 broomsticks.\u00a0 (Hey, it’s Poe!) MUSIC Review Werewolf, by Motionless in White.\u00a0 American.\u00a0 Metalcore and hard rock.\u00a0\u00a0Awesome song, and I\u00a0love the video! Verdict: 4 paws up.\u00a0\u00a0And\u00a0a silver bullet in the head. Total of 5. FILM Review Train to Busan.\u00a0\u00a0South Korean.\u00a0 Action\/horror flick.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Dubbed. A man, his kid, and fellow passengers on a train in Korea at the start of a zombie outbreak.\u00a0 An infected victim gets onboard at the station just before they leave…. My verdict: 5 broomsticks. Bio Weyland Smith is a simple columnist for paganpages.org.\u00a0 He can be reached at weylandsmith@yahoo.com  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-columns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30493,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30492\/revisions\/30493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}