A Jewish Story for Halloween
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How do you get rid of a dybbuk?
Halloween, of course, is not a Jewish holiday. It traces its origins to the pre-Christian Celtic New Year, November 1, when the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. The Catholic Church chose November 1 to observe All Saints’ Day, which in Mexico and other Central American countries runs into November 2, the Day of the Dead, another pre-Christian commemoration.
So Halloween is…
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