un: vivi

[ornitiers]

um. i hope everyone is okay, after that stuff with looking for the vent.

i've been seeing some decorations? i think? and pumpkins? but i'm not sure what that's about. does anyone know? some of the other kids seem pretty excited...! and talking about dressing up? i'm not sure this was something we did back home, so. i guess there's still a lot to learn about things. different celebrations? or um, holidays! yeah! maybe we can celebrate lots of them! if there's people from all kinds of places, there's gotta be lots of holidays people celebrate that we can learn together, right? it'd be fun!

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text ⚡ un: Thor

[asgardianlegend]

I can see that you've had some sort of answer from this Manny person, but from what I understand, this is a harvest type of festival that allows children to dress up like little goblins and imps so that they will not be whisked away by the dead and evil creatures when the veil between life and death is thinnest.

Of course, on modern day Earth, it's basically just a chance for children to go around in costumes so that people can admire them and give them sweets.

text; un: vivi

[ornitiers]

so they won't be whisked away? oh. so that's why the decorations are all like that?

that doesn't sound so bad, on modern day earth.

[asgardianlegend]

Yes, they believed that spirits would whisk away children that were out after dark. So they dressed them in costumes and masks to keep them safe. Over the years, it has become less for protection and more for fun.

It is very American holiday but has spread out to other lands. I have only recently had the opportunity to celebrate it, but I can see why it is enjoyed by more than just the children. It is a chance to have tamed scares.

[ornitiers]

oh. i see. tamed scares? like. hm. more controlled? because you know it isn't real? that it's just people pretending and dressing up?

[asgardianlegend]

Yes, exactly. It helps people not be afraid of things that aren't really there. If they can have controlled scares, it helps them feel the scare without the danger. I think it's close to something I've heard about adrenaline junkies.

[ornitiers]

adrenaline junkies?

[asgardianlegend]

People who are addicted to the feeling of elation that comes when you survive something your brain considers dangerous. I can understand it, but life is more than just exhilaration.

[ornitiers]

more than exhileration?

[asgardianlegend]

Yes, do you think life is only for seeking pleaasure? Sometimes, we must do things that we have to and do not make us happy. The problem with adrenaline junkies is that they continue to seek bigger and more dangerous 'highs'.

However, a desire for tamer scares that come with Halloween's time of year are mostly harmless.

[ornitiers]

i know sometimes we have to do things we might not want to. i just hope that nobody gets hurt from people having fun with this halloween.