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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Halloween \u2013 An International Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thought to have originated among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland, Halloween has been adopted by many cultures and countries around the world and in the process, tweaked to fit the local flavour.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, it was a celebration dedicated to mark the end of summer and harvest as well as the end of the year, as the Celts celebrated their New Year on November 1st<\/sup>. They also believed that \u00a0during the night of October 31st<\/sup>, the boundary between the world\u2019s of the living and the dead became blurred and on this night, the ghosts of the dead would return to earth.<\/p>\n

If you google halloween, you can be sure to find some fun, surprising and unique ways of how people of today celebrate Halloween around the world, some in less spooky ways but the general theme does appear to be a celebration of deceased family members.<\/p>\n

In Austria it is suitably celebrated with a pumpkin festival called \u201cK\u00fcrbisfest im Retzerland\u201d and in China, families lay out photographs of deceased family members alongside food and drink, as an offering.<\/p>\n

In Italy they bake and eat cookies made of almonds (originally flava beans) and in Japan they celebrate a Buddhist tradition called O-bon and hang out lanterns and perform traditional dances to honour the spirits.<\/p>\n

In Germany they put away their kitchen knives on Halloween night to ensure that spirits don\u2019t get harmed on their return to Earth!<\/p>\n

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If you are familiar with the story of Frankenstein, you may not be surprised to hear that the Czechs have a spooky tradition with vampires. Back in the early 1990\u2019s a graveyard was discovered in the North of Praque, which archeologists believe was used exclusively for the remains of vampires! Feeling inspired? Well, apparently you can still visit it today.<\/p>\n

On that note, I shall leave you with a less spooky yet Halloween inspired joke; \u201cWhat does a panda eat? BamBOO!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wishing you all a frightfully fun Halloween.<\/p>\n

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Greetings from the PTASC. We hope you all had glorious mid term break away from schoolwork and screens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deepavali falls on November 4th this year and once again our wonderful (and small) Indian community have arranged a competition for the community. Please refer to the attached flyer for the competition details. First prize is RM100, second prize is RM50 and third prize is RM30. Once again the PTASC would like to thank the families involved for their contribution.<\/p>\n

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The PTASC looks forward to seeing all of your creations.<\/p>\n

We are still looking for parents to join our wonderful team. If you are interested in volunteering your time please email us\u00a0pta<\/span>@kis.edu.my<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The PTASC wishes everyone a marvellous week ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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