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Conal Cochran: You don't really know
Conal Cochran highlights the lack of deep understanding about Halloween.
Much about Halloween you thought
An assumption that one's knowledge about Halloween is limited.
No further than the strange custom
Refers to the superficial awareness of the Halloween tradition.
Of having your children
Describes the custom of children wearing masks and seeking candy.
Wear masks and go out begging
Expands on the practice of trick-or-treating for sweets.
For candy it was the
Halloween as the commencement of the year in ancient Celtic regions.
Start of the year in our old Celtic lands
Waiting indoors made from wattle and clay.
And we'd be waiting in our houses
Indicates a boundary breakdown between real and unreal worlds during Halloween.
Of wattles and clay the
Suggests the potential for deceased spirits visiting.
Barriers would be down
Refers to fires made of turf where spirits might gather during Halloween.
You see, between the real and the unreal
Emphasizes Halloween as the festival of Samhain, associated with spirits.
And the dead might be looking in
Recalls an ancient significant Halloween event three millennia ago.
To sit by our fires of turf
Describes a time when sacrifice of animals and children occurred.
Halloween the festival of Samhain!
Confirmation of sacrifices as a part of their world and craft.
The last great one took place
Agreement on witchcraft being connected to their culture.
Three thousand years ago
Viewing control over the environment as significant.
When the hills ran red with the
Parallels ancient practices to contemporary times.
Blood of animals and children
Suggests celestial alignment determining events, alluding to change.
Daniel Challis: Sacrifices
Recognition of the imminent transformation on Halloween.
Conal Cochran: A part of
Expresses satisfaction in someone witnessing the impending change.
Our worldof our craft
These lines consist of an announcement and explanations about Halloween, its different names in various cultures, and its significance as a night known as "The Night of The Hunter" for certain entities.
Daniel Challis: Witchcraft
-Conal Cochran: To us
-It was a way of controlling our environment
-It's not so different now it's time
-Again in the end, we
-Don't decide these things
-You know the planets do they're in alignment
-And it's time again the world's
-Going to change tonight
-I'm glad you'll be able to watch it
-Happy, happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
-Happy, happy Halloween, silver shamrock
-Happy, happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
-Happy, happy Halloween, silver shamrock
-It's almost time
-Kids the clock is ticking be in
-Front of your TV sets
-For the Horrorthon and to remember
-The big give away at 9: 00 don't miss it
-And don't forget to wear
-Your masks the clock is
-Ticking it's almost time! (Laughter)
-October 31st in most countries
-This date is widely recognized as
-The calendar date for the
-Holiday known as Halloween in
-Other cultures and other
-Countries, this holiday is referred to by
-Other names like All Halloween, all
-Hallows' Eve, and All Saints' Eve
-But for some cultural entities
-It is recognized as The Night of The Hunter!
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