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by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 4th, 2007
Would you be offended if someone egged your home on Hallowe'en?
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And what was your favorite Halloween candy?
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Do you hate Halloween?
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What is your special treat for the children at Halloween?
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Is Halloween the Devil's holiday? It has Paganism written all over it.
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You're reading Bobbing for apples originated from a harvest festival honoring which goddess?
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almost certainly as she was a roman goddess and the common Latin word for apple was pomus
by singwell-is off researching a lot on October 4th, 2007
ooh....well...then that solves it. I learned French...not latin....although it was an option!
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 4th, 2007
POmona wasn't the roman goddess of fruit trees... she was the roman goddess of the second harvest during the days of pre christain rome
by Anonymous on October 23rd, 2010