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Halloween in Religion

In North America, Christian attitudes towards Halloween are quite diverse. The fact that All Saints Day and Halloween occur on two consecutive days has left some Christians uncertain of how they should treat this holiday.

In the Anglican Church , some dioceses have chosen to emphasize the Christian traditions of All Saints Day, while some Protestants celebrate the holiday as Reformation Day, a day of remembrance and prayers for unity.

Celtic Christians may have Samhain services that focus on the cultural aspects of the holiday, in the belief that many ancient Celtic customs are "compatible with the new ...

All About Gargoyles

In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.

The term originates from the French gargouille, originally "throat" or "gullet"; cf. Latin gurgulio, gula, and similar words derived from the root gar, "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water (e.g., Spanish garganta, "throat"; Spanish gárgola, "gargoyle").

A chimera, or a grotesque figure, is a sculpture that does not work as a waterspout and serves only an ornamental or artistic function. These are also usually called gargoyles in laypersons' terminology, although the field of architecture ...

House of Torment, Austin, Texas

This Halloween experience House of Torment's new vision that will forever change "The Haunted House."

House of Torment: Contagium is brand new for 2008 and is regarded by the Haunted House industry as one of the most innovative haunted attractions in the country.

It features over the top sets, intense acrobatics, and state of the art animatronics taking the customer through a devastated post apocalyptic city infested with mayhem and chaos.

Praised by its peers for its design and innovation, House of Torment: Contagium, is considered to be one of the top haunted houses in the country.

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