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Oct. 14, 2009 THE CANNON - NEWS5Halloween derives fromdiverse cultures, practicesBy BECCA HOODEditor-in-ChiefHalloween has not alwaysbeen the same holiday that you,your parents, or your grandparentscelebrated. It actually datesback 2,000 years ago, pickingup different traditions frommany different cultures growinginto the Halloween we knowtoday.The Celtic culture was the firstto celebrate Halloween, calledSamhian and celebrated on Oct.31.They would gather at theedges of their villages and laydown treats and other offeringsto detour spirits and ensurenext year’s plentiful harvest.Many cultures believed the veilbetween the world of the livingand of the dead was unusuallythin on this night. Pagans wouldbuild bonfires and have a ritualof inviting spirits to come andbe among them, thus leading tothe bats we see on Halloweenmerchandise. Christians begantrying to convert pagans bymaking their own holiday calledAll Saints Day which was celebratedon Nov. 1. Samhain wasthen transferred into All HallowsEve, making the holiday areligion mix of Christianity andpaganism.Pagan woman were demonizedby Christians, this leading tothe witches we see on decorationstoday. When America wascolonized by Britain the Puritanpilgrims did not celebrate Halloweenbecause they saw it asDevil’s Day. Although Americabroke away from Britain, Halloweenwas still sparsely recognizedas a holiday.It wasn’t until the industrialrevolution brought flocks of immigrantsthat Halloween startedbecoming an American tradition.Halloween today is the secondmost celebrated holiday inAmerica. Today Halloweenis widely known as a child’sholiday. Children will dressup in many different types ofcostumes and prowl the streetsin search of candy and other funtreats. As time goes on Halloweenhas become more adult-orientedwith parties and many gettogethers.Go bump in the night. . .Hannah MansionHaunted HouseHistoric Hannah House- 3801 Madison Ave.Fridays and Saturdays: 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. (endsOct. 31)Expanded hauntedhouse with free ghosttour featuring actualstories of paranormalexperiences in thehome.Screamers HauntedHousePost Road Rec Center- 4700 N. Post Rd.Daily 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.(Oct. 30 through Oct.31)Necropolis 2009Dark Armies - 2525 N.Shadeland Ave.Oct. 14 : 7 p.m. - 10p.m.Haunted attractions areNecropolis: City of PerpetualDarkness (morethan 30,000-squarefoothaunted house),Dark Terrors (hauntedfactory) and ZombieInn (zombie-inhabitedhouse).MASTER PContinued from page 1Romeo and The College Boysperformed later that night atthe Convention Center downtown.They also were havingauditions for a chance to be inRomeo’s music video. Juniorsand seniorsthoughtthat itwas veryexciting tolisten toMaster P,someonethat hasbeen inthe samesituationsas students at Tech. Master P’swords seemed to have a lot ofmeaning to the students.Master P said that his senioryear in high school, he lovedto play basketball but he alsowanted to be like his cousinwho was a hustler.One day he and his cousinwere standing on the porchof a apartment and three guysfrom school told Master P andhis cousin to give them everythingthey had. P and his cousinthought they were cool untilthe guyspulledout agun. P’scousinhadabout$2,000on him.P beganto runup to thetop of the apartment building.His cousin got shot eight timesand died.After his cousin’s death,Master P realized he had tomake a decision. He had to decideif he was going to do theright thing or the wrong thing.He decided not to choose thepath that his cousin took. Sothen he made the decision togo to college.“Education is what changedmy life,” Master P said.After he was done with hislife-changing story, studentsall over the assembly beganto cheer. A lot of students raisedtheir hands to make the rightdecision to stay in school.“You have to be responsible foryour own life. This is the time;it’s time to take things seriously,”Master P said at the end ofthe assembly.After the assembly backstage,Romeo, a student at USC, saidthat he came to Tech to show theimportance of education.“Sometimes when people getrich and famous they tend toforget about going back and talkingto people about how importanteducation is,” Romeo said.“Education is what got me whereI am now.”Romeo hypes a music video he and Master P shot Downtown during CircleCity Classic weekend. Inset photo at left: Romeo, Master P and his daughterand the College Boys also spoke at the assembly Oct. 2.