Halloween
Samhain: the roots of Halloween and how to celebrate it in 2020
October 24, 2020In honour of the spooky season and all the little rituals we are used to during Halloween, I thought it would be well-deserved to look at the roots of this holiday. Since we all are social distancing and keeping it safe this year, you can celebrate Samhain (/ˈsaʊ.wɛn/) without jeopardizing anyone’s health. A Brief History of Samhain What some people might not know is that Halloween could have Celtic Pagan origins — an idea that is often challenged. Due to the term “Celtic” forcibly positioning all the regions that belonged to the “Celts” under this name, we cannot assume the…
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Warning signs that your feed may be plagued once again by the same regurgitated Halloween posts
October 4, 2020We all know them, or someone like them. As summer leaves and the autumn chill weaves between our bones, you open your social media of choice and they’re there. It’s benign at first, but the descent into cinnamon apple-scented madness…
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Trapped on campus: Your guide to surviving Halloween night at SFU
October 31, 2019It’s Thursday evening — October 31. While all your friends are smearing on eyeshadow from garish palettes they’ve saved since middle school and ripping open miniature Kit Kats with their teeth as they pre-game on straight vodka, you’re shuffling alone…
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It’s the great pumpkin recipes, SFU!
October 27, 2019Illustration by: Maple Sukontasukkul Sometimes, pumpkin-spice lattes and pumpkin TimBits are not enough. This Halloween season, The Peak compiled a recipe roundup of pumpkin-centric foods, both savoury and sweet, that will surely sate your autumnal cravings. SWEET TREATS Pumpkin-marbled…
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Conversations around cultural appropriation sparked at SFU
November 2, 2018This Halloween season, SFU’s intercultural engagement team is working alongside other university departments, such as Residence and Housing, to prompt conversations around cultural appropriation. The intercultural engagement team is promoting a #notacostume campaign around the university to educate students…
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A Tale of Missing Halloween Candy
November 1, 2018One of the great things about Halloween is that we all can think of spooky stories to share with each other. Some of us may even be lucky enough to harbour a particularly scary experience, one that we can share…
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What grinds our gears: Jump scares and unnecessary gore in horror movies
October 31, 2018When I tell people I like horror movies, I mean horror movies. I want the horrific, the macabre, and the downright disturbing. What I don’t want is gore so graphic that it borders on kinky. Too often, the blood and…
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Have some fun and wear your Halloween costumes to class
October 31, 2018I think it’s safe to assume that we’re all exhausted from midterm season. The luxuries of reading for fun, nutritional meals, and eight hours of sleep are replaced by lecture notes, coffee, and power naps on transit. The campus itself…
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Staying In: Dark Tourist
October 29, 2018Best for: Buzzfeed Unsolved addicts, horror seekers, conspiracy theorists Dark Tourist is perfect for viewers who can be morbidly curious about all things horrific and macabre. The host, David Farrier, visits wildly taboo places, ranging from Mexican cities…
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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not
October 27, 2018WHAT’S HOT Friday the 13th (1980) The original Friday the 13th movie has sparked a long-lasting franchise, including the making of a TV series, a movie remake in 2009, a novel series, and a comic book series.…
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