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nextgen_holiday ([info]nextgen_holiday) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-31 11:34:00


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All Hallow's Eve (open to all)
All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.



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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 06:34 pm UTC (link)
Selective use of her abilities to manifest some scale patterns and what not had allowed for Marrina to be a kind of Creaturess from the Black Lagoon. Little bit sexy, little bit scary.

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]strongbox
2010-10-31 09:05 pm UTC (link)
Jordan has the toga, gold trim and laurels all set, going as Julius Caesar.

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]tooth_n_claw
2010-10-31 09:07 pm UTC (link)
//I don't know if you have the legs for that,// Alex teased.

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 09:35 pm UTC (link)
Mason kisses Marrina on the cheek, giggling. "Are you going to carry off the helpless young blonde?"

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 09:47 pm UTC (link)
"Depends," she said. "You know any?"

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 10:18 pm UTC (link)
Mason just grins and flips his hair, almost smacking himself in the face with the ponytail he clipped on.

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 10:24 pm UTC (link)
"Well, you've got the blonde party down..."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 10:28 pm UTC (link)
Mason does his best to make himself look meek and fretful.

"Are you expecting a 50's or new era 'helpless teen'? I can spontaneously take a shower instead of acting scared, if you need to fill out the scenario."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 10:49 pm UTC (link)
She giggled.

"One thing you are not, mister champion, is helpless."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 10:52 pm UTC (link)
He smiles back.

"Hmm. I don't really want to bail on everyone just yet, but I suppose at some point later in the evening I'll be showering... naked and vulnerable..." He winks at her.

It's out there, that's all he's saying.

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 11:03 pm UTC (link)
"Well..."she said, "who knows what might happen? Could be kind of dangerous..."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 11:04 pm UTC (link)
Mason just laughs and then tugs her along. "Come on, let's go bob for apples. I turned the basin's water into spiced rum."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 11:07 pm UTC (link)
Marrina let herself be tugged, and showed a mouth of sharp-looking shark teeth before returning to normal. "Bet I win."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]got_the_touch
2010-10-31 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Mason can't help but pale slightly, his body from the navel down seeming to flinch. "...kay."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]sea_shelly
2010-10-31 11:19 pm UTC (link)
She gave him a reassuring smile. "Okay, no more of that trick. Only treats."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]purplegeist
2010-11-01 04:51 am UTC (link)
Mel, a purple sheet thrown over herself as a Pac-Man style ghost, came out of the wall. "He kinda does have the legs for it," she whispers. "And you look cool." Then, more clearly. "Um, I made vampire cookies. Vanilla-almond with raspberry jam."

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Re: Alpha Flight
[info]tooth_n_claw
2010-11-01 05:00 am UTC (link)
//Thanks// Alex said. //Cookies?//

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