tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post1921589439308311017..comments2024-03-28T12:15:59.787+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Shadow Shot Sunday: HalloweenDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-80413752164141437782017-11-11T19:02:50.477+01:002017-11-11T19:02:50.477+01:00Well... It can still be debated in Sweden, because...Well... It can still be debated in Sweden, because here the All Saints (Hallows) holiday (Alla helgons dag) is always on a Saturday; and hence the "Eve" should really be Friday. Confusingly, though, we still have both alternatives printed in our calandars: 1st November is still called Allhelgonadagen (but not a holiday), while the first Saturday in November is called Alla helgons dag (and a holiday). (The names mean the same thing.) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-3418747045257111032017-11-11T18:30:30.778+01:002017-11-11T18:30:30.778+01:00Hallowe'en is a contraction of all Hallows Eve...Hallowe'en is a contraction of all Hallows Eve .. i.e. the eve before All Hallows (Saints). There should therefore be no debate - it is and always has been 31st October.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-27772853788332946982017-11-06T19:16:19.219+01:002017-11-06T19:16:19.219+01:00Meike, the 500th anniversary of the reformation ha...Meike, the 500th anniversary of the reformation has been getting some attention here in Sweden too - although not with any special day set aside as public holiday. In the past, Sweden used to celebrate All Saints on 1st November too; but as holiday it was moved to always fall on a Saturday, back in 1953. So during my lifetime it has always been celebrated on the weekend. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-8472786282091770732017-11-06T19:04:48.373+01:002017-11-06T19:04:48.373+01:00Thanks Denise.Thanks Denise.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-12272697466450105692017-11-06T19:04:22.751+01:002017-11-06T19:04:22.751+01:00That just about sums up this time of year (late au...That just about sums up this time of year (late autumn) in Sweden!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-26213262377735878332017-11-06T19:02:23.570+01:002017-11-06T19:02:23.570+01:00Never heard of Robert Service, I'm afraid (jus...Never heard of Robert Service, I'm afraid (just looked him up in Wiki now). As for Robert Burns I have a tiny little book with some of his poems bought in Edinburgh in 1971 (on a family holiday). I doubt if at age 16 I understood a word of it (with all the Scottish dialect).DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71922840158441190862017-11-06T18:56:08.383+01:002017-11-06T18:56:08.383+01:00The raised grave is from the old cemetery (19th ce...The raised grave is from the old cemetery (19th century) where that kinds of graves are/were common. There are none of that kind in the new cemetery (founded in the 1940s).DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-53075784789507437472017-11-06T18:50:05.845+01:002017-11-06T18:50:05.845+01:00Thanks. The first one is from the cemetery very cl...Thanks. The first one is from the cemetery very close to where I live and an old family grave there. The second is from the larger cemetery which is also "sometimes" within walking distance for me (depending to on how I'm feeling!), and my m. grandparents' grave there.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-45398039559509026302017-11-06T07:27:58.527+01:002017-11-06T07:27:58.527+01:00I've seen trailers of the new "Beauty and...I've seen trailers of the new "Beauty and the Beast", and it looks like something I'd enjoy watching on a cold, dark evening, with some comfort food and my blanket on the settee :-)<br />Here in Germany, the 31st of October is Reformation Day, this year it was the 500th anniversary and therefore (for the first time) a proper public holiday. It is also the day when Halloween is "done" by those who "do" Halloween - not a German tradition at all, but of course introduced to this region by the many American military people and their families during the decades the lived here.<br />On the 1st of Novemer is All Saints. For Catholics, it is traditional to light candles and put bouqets on their loved ones' graves. I was at O.K.'s and witnessed the village band playing chorals etc. at the cemetery, with the village priest blessing the graves and everyone joining in the praying and singing. It was my first time.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-79032825365199202712017-11-06T07:06:19.359+01:002017-11-06T07:06:19.359+01:00Beautiful Autumn photos. A sweet tradition to visi...Beautiful Autumn photos. A sweet tradition to visit and remember Loved Ones. You have a wonderful blog. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-24659144933924488302017-11-06T05:06:21.407+01:002017-11-06T05:06:21.407+01:00Somehow this post feels a bit sad and yet beautifu...Somehow this post feels a bit sad and yet beautiful and calm. Hard to describeSmall Kucinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420461345191241920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-70958873003789148452017-11-06T00:58:16.080+01:002017-11-06T00:58:16.080+01:00That is interesting information! I didn't kno...That is interesting information! I didn't know that about the differences in the celebration. Your photos (as always) are beautiful.<br /><br />Robert Burns was one of my father's favorite poets. He also loved Robert Service. Hope you have a great week, Dawn. NanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-9568691043252494722017-11-06T00:27:23.952+01:002017-11-06T00:27:23.952+01:00I think it a much better idea to visit and remembe...I think it a much better idea to visit and remember the graves of loved ones, than to beg for candy and decorate with scary things. The raised grave (which is so lovely, if you can say that about a grave), and the lovely birch tree picture.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-447130210906343342017-11-05T20:29:46.018+01:002017-11-05T20:29:46.018+01:00your photos are beautiful, all of them. the 1st an...your photos are beautiful, all of them. the 1st and 2nd photos are tied for 1st placeMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com