Today is All Hallows Eve. Tomorrow is All Saints Day. Friday is All Souls Day.
The local minster (which is high church Anglican) has designated from today until Sunday as "All Souls Tide".
The Anglican church has debated recently about the creeping nature of pseudo-Harry Potter fun-paganism that is infecting "Halloween". They need to counter this by taking back public commemoration of the day. For instance, they could reinstate the ringing of church bells on All Hallows Eve - meant as a tribute to the living mourning the dead.
Observance of rituals is a deep-rooted human need and will not go away. The Anglican church needs to either take control of ritual days or recognise that if they don't they will be ceding control to others. Allowing "Halloween" to develop along its present course and to continue to influence the imaginations of children is not good for society.
Perhaps Nairns could bring out an annual "special edition" oatcake for All Souls Day as oatcakes are a ritual food associated with the day.
The local minster (which is high church Anglican) has designated from today until Sunday as "All Souls Tide".
The Anglican church has debated recently about the creeping nature of pseudo-Harry Potter fun-paganism that is infecting "Halloween". They need to counter this by taking back public commemoration of the day. For instance, they could reinstate the ringing of church bells on All Hallows Eve - meant as a tribute to the living mourning the dead.
Observance of rituals is a deep-rooted human need and will not go away. The Anglican church needs to either take control of ritual days or recognise that if they don't they will be ceding control to others. Allowing "Halloween" to develop along its present course and to continue to influence the imaginations of children is not good for society.
Perhaps Nairns could bring out an annual "special edition" oatcake for All Souls Day as oatcakes are a ritual food associated with the day.
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