Sneaking Up on Spooky
Only four Wordplay Wednesdays until my
favorite Holiday of the year! Today and the rest of this month’s words all have
a connection to this ethereal celebration.
♪ Anticipation … ♪ can you
feel it? Let’s get spooky …
HORRIPILATION (hô ripʹɘ lāʹshɘn) n. – the erection of hair on the head or
body, as from fear, disease, or cold; goose bumps. [WW #237]
Ah, yes, Halloween … All
Hallow’s Eve … Samhain … however you say it, at some point in the
coming weeks, you’ll feel horripilation at the anticipation of
ghosts, goblins, witches, warlocks, and the intrepid stroke of midnight, as the
veil lifts between our world … and the next …
Oh, the horror of it! Or for some,
the absolute glory of it.
How much do you know about this
ancient observance and its tradition of horripilation? To start,
the Celtic Samhain* mentioned above, is where the global customs began. *The entrance passage to the Mound of the Hostages on the
Hill of Tara is aligned with the rising sun around Samhain. The Mound of the
Hostages is 4,500 to 5000 years old, suggesting that Samhain was celebrated
long before the first Celts
arrived in Ireland about 2,500 years ago.
For most of us, it’s the FUN of it!
Whether you don a creepy costume
or stay home with a big bowl of goodies by the door and a stack
of horror movies queued up, enjoy the tingling (and safe) horripilation
of the Holiday.
Channel your inner Wolfman
Jack and howl at the moon. It’ll release
your anxieties and confuse the hell out of your neighbors! ♪ "My eyes beheld an eerie sight ..." ♪ Aaaawwooo!
Word Challenge: HORRIPILATION. Consider your
beliefs of the connection between this world and the otherworld, as you slip horripilation into your week of eerie writings.
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Wicked Witch of the West
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