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Horror/Scary: February 08, 2006 Issue [#865]

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Holiday Horrors continued


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Letter from the editor

Picking up where we left off on holidays.

July

Israel 9 on AV, remembering the destruction of the temple and all of the Jews
killed then

Peru San Pedro y San Paul (St. Peter and St. Paul)

Canada Day

France Bastille Day

Suriname Liberation Day

Peru Teacher’s Day

Japan Tanata

Korea Memorial Day

U.S.A
Canada Independence Day
Columbia

Uruguay Constitution Memorial

U.S.A. Pioneer Day

Venezuela Simon Bolivar Day

Peru National Day

August

Several Harvest. Sometimes called `Lammas’, the first harvest

Brazil Father’s Day

Several Mohamed’s Birthday

India Janmastine

India Rakshabandham

Japan Obon

India Independence Day
Columbia
Dominican Republic
Singapore
Uruguay
Pakistan
Korea

Korea Culture Day

Portugal Assumption of Our Lady

Malaysia National Day

Peru Santa Rosa de Lima


September

Several Mabon, or Second Harvest, the Autumn Equinox

U.S.A. Grandparent’s Day

Jewish Rosh Hashana
Succot
Yom Kippur

U.S.A. Labor Day

Slovakia Constitution Memorial Day

Australia Father’s Day

Brazil Independence Day
Mexico

Several Memorial Day

Argentina Teacher’s Day

Several Hispanic Heritage

Japan Respect for Aged

U.S.A. Native American

October

Several Harvest, Samhain, the third harvest

Argentina Mother’s Day

Canada Thanksgiving

India Festival of nine lights

U.S.A. Sweetest Day

Dominican Republic National Foundation Day

Egypt Armed Forces Day

Japan Sports Day

New Zealand Labor Day

Several United Nations Day

Turkey Republic Day


November

Several Thanksgiving

Australia Melbourne Cup

Kuwait Dwali

Several All Saints Day

Mexico Day of the Dead
Venezuela

Panama Children’s Day
India

Several Independence Day

United Kingdom Guy Fawkes Night

Argentina Tradition Day

U.S.A. Veteran’s Day

Brazil Republic Day
Flag Day

Oman National Foundation Day

Puerto Rico Discovery of Puerto Rico

Denmark Women’s Day


December

Several Chanukah

Several Winter Solstice

Several Christmas

Pakistan Ramadan

Iceland Pupil’s Day

Portugal Independence Day
Finland

Thailand Father’s Day

Panama Mother’s Day

Sweden St. Lucia

S. Africa Day of Reconciliation

Egypt Victory Day

Japan Emperor’s Birthday

U.S.A. Kwanzaa
Several New Year’s Eve


So there’s the list I’ve been able to compile from going through a number of children’s books on holidays. If I’ve missed or butchered yours, by all means drop me a line and I’ll rectify the matter.

Next month I will begin finding some monsters for us. Some in this small series will be traditional, classical, and/or well known. Some will be less known. I’m not going to get into the “unbearable mother, father, sister, second wife---you supply the word thing. Rather, I will try to find things like the Cyclops and give a small description/background on it.

Why? Because there’s always got to be a different angle of horror, even if it’s been `done to death’. I mean, how many versions have you seen of “A Christmas Carol”?





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“It’s certainly a novel idea, mainly because almost all holidays are celebrations of happiness. When I think about some of the things that have been done to Christmas and Valentine’s Day I shudder. The idea of researching Native American, Aboriginal or even African cultures for material for horror stories is inspirational. Thanks for the ideas!
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Submission Time: 01-18-06 @ 1:48pm
Submitted By: Forever in Blue Jeans (zwisis) (ID #0)


“Hi! I really enjoy the Holiday Horror theme in the newsletter, and thought I'd remind you of a Swedish holiday on December 13th, the day of Saint Lucia. She was a young girl from Sicily who had her eyes removed as punishment for loving God, and she was canonized later. In Sweden, my home country, she brings light and song to the people during the darkest night of the year... “
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“hello,
its a very good idea to include these occasions from different countries thrugh all over the world. Cultures may meet here and people will get to know each other's traditions an a secure bond can be build between people all over the world. But I hope that in your next letter you will include some other countries that suffered much especially during this last period where, though even the free voices of journalists are being assassinated , they are celebrating freedom and fighting to attain it, you can take a look at Lebanon for example! and thanks for your nice efforts

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