 Horror/Scary: January 11, 2006 Issue [#812] |
  Horror/Scary
This week: Edited by: animatqua
More Newsletters By This Editor 
1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions
| More about horror and holidays. |
| ASIN: B004PICKDS |
Product Type: Toys & Games
|
Amazon's Price: Price N/A
|
|
Let’s see, where were we on holiday terror tales before the holidays hit us? I think it was July.
This Newsletter, rather than working with the holidays of only one continent, is going global (about time!). I did some research on the net about the various holidays during the six months not previously covered. I’m not going to get into which day and so forth, but I will add a brief explanation (as I understand it. Mea culpa if I get it wrong, and do correct me on it!).
If anyone is interested in this, I will go back and re-do January through June the same way.
Why am I doing all of this? Because there is horror everywhere, and the holidays are often the best place to find the seed of it, a full blown episode, a really twisted setting, lovable characters turned evil---all of the good things that are the innards of horror.
July
Several countries: Mohamed’s Birthday
Several countries: Lammas, the first or grain harvest (now there’s one that’s had a lot of horror written about it. Like ”Harvest Home”)
Australia: National Aboriginal Week What was done to these ancient People is a real horror. There are also many, many mysterious ways about these People that could take a turn for horror.
Israel: 9 on Av Remembering the destruction of the temple and all of the Jews who were killed then. Linked to World War II’s holocaust? Lots of horror here, too.
Peru: San Pedro y San Pablo. A religious holiday remembering these saints.
U.S.A. Independence Day
Canada
Columbia
Peru: Teacher’s Day
Japan: Tanabata. Festival celebrates the meeting of two lovers, Kengyu (the star Altair, personified as a cowherd) and Shokujo (the star Vega, personified as a weaving girl) who are speated by the Milky Way.
Korea: Memorial Day
France: Bastille Day
United Kingdom: Flitch Day. Married couples who can prove they have been faithful and loving to one another throughout the year receive half a pig (a flitch of bacon). Who is the pig cut in half?
Uruguay: Constitution Memorial Day
U.S.A.: Pioneer Day
Venezuela: Simon Bolivar (the Liberator) Birthday
Peru: National Day
August
Brazil: Father’s Day
India: Janmastini.
Rakshabandhan. Remembering brothers by tying a rakhi (a sacred thread) around the wrist of a brother, older or younger. The brothers are honored for caring for their sisters.
Japan: Obon, a day of offering food to the spirit of the Ancestors.
Columbia: Independence Day
Singapore
India
Pakistan
Uruguay
Korea
Dominican Republic: Liberation Day
Malaysia: National Day
Korea: Culture Day
Portugal: Assumption of Our Lady
Peru: Santa Rosa de Lima
September
Several Countries: Grandparent’s Day
Several Countries: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year
Several Countries: Mabon, the second harvest
Korea: Harvest
Several Countries: Memorial Day
Several Countries: Hispanic Heritage
Japan: Respect for the aged
U.S.A.: Native American month
Israel: Succot. One of 3 obligatory days of the year for going to the temple to sacrifice.
Israel: Yom Kippur, the day of forgiveness for past transgressions
U.S.A.: Labor Day
Slovokia: Constitution Memorial
Brazil: Independence Day
Mexico
That’s three month’s worth rather than six, mostly because I did more research and had more to share. If you dig through the pile (especially if you research the customary celebrations of some of the holidays) there is plenty of horror that can be twisted into these holidays.
I will be glad to give a merit badge for Horror/Scary to anyone who can come up with some impressive ideas on twisting some of these holidays into horror. Anything goes, folks, so give it a try!
We’ll have some holiday information for the months of October (that most prime scary month in many countries!), November, and December next month.
|
Picks:
| |  | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#825785 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#1033445 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#887305 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#597962 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#189806 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#101637 by Not Available. |
| | | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#603703 by Not Available. |
Some of these forums are somewhat inactive. Some other very good horror contests have lapsed due to disinterest. Disinterested in horror? Come on! |
Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter!
https://www.Writing.Com/go/nl_form
Don't forget to support our sponsor!
| ASIN: B085272J6B |
Product Type: Kindle Store
|
Amazon's Price: $ 9.99
|
|
| ASIN: B01FST8A90 |
Product Type: Toys & Games
|
Amazon's Price: $ 24.95
|
|
To stop receiving this newsletter, click here for your newsletter subscription list. Simply uncheck the box next to any newsletter(s) you wish to cancel and then click to "Submit Changes". You can edit your subscriptions at any time.
|
This printed copy is for your personal use only. Reproduction
of this work in any other form is not allowed and does violate its copyright. |
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
