Happy hallowen (it's really mean all saints) for those who don't understand Latin

From at least the 16th century,[54] the festival included mumming and guising in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales.[55] This involved people going house-to-house in costume (or in disguise), usually reciting verses or songs in exchange for food.[55] It may have originally been a tradition whereby people impersonated the Aos Sí, or the souls of the dead, and received offerings on their behalf, similar to the custom of souling (see below). Impersonating these beings, or wearing a disguise, was also believed to protect oneself from them.[56] It is suggested that the mummers and guisers "personify the old spirits of the winter, who demanded reward in exchange for good fortune".[57] In parts of southern Ireland, the guisers included a hobby horse. A man dressed as a Láir Bhán (white mare) led youths house-to-house reciting verses—some of which had pagan overtones—in exchange for food. If the household donated food it could expect good fortune from the 'Muck Olla'; not doing so would bring misfortune.[58] In Scotland, youths went house-to-house with masked, painted or blackened faces, often threatening to do mischief if they were not welcomed.[55] F. Marian McNeill suggests the ancient festival included people in costume representing the spirits, and that faces were marked (or blackened) with ashes taken from the sacred bonfire.[54] In parts of Wales, men went about dressed as fearsome beings called gwrachod.[55] In the late 19th and early 20th century, young people in Glamorgan and Orkney cross-dressed.[55] Elsewhere in Europe, mumming and hobby horses were part of other yearly festivals. However, in the Celtic-speaking regions they were "particularly appropriate to a night upon which supernatural beings were said to be abroad and could be imitated or warded off by human wanderers".[55] From at least the 18th century, "imitating malignant spirits" led to playing pranks in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.[55] Wearing costumes and playing pranks at Halloween spread to England in the 20th century.[55] The "traditional illumination for guisers or pranksters abroad on the night in some places was provided by turnips or mangel wurzels, hollowed out to act as lanterns and often carved with grotesque faces".[55] By those who made them, the lanterns were variously said to represent the spirits,[55] or were used to ward off evil spirits.[59][60] They were common in parts of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands in the 19th century,[55] as well as in Somerset (see Punkie Night). In the 20th century they spread to other parts of England and became generally known as jack-o'-lanterns.[55]

Christian influence
Today's Halloween customs are also thought to have been influenced by Christian dogma and practices derived from it. Halloween is the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' or Hallowmas) on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November, thus giving the holiday on 31 October the full name of All Hallows' Eve (meaning the evening before All Hallows' Day).[61] Since the time of the primitive Church,[62] major feasts in the Christian Church (such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost) had vigils which began the night before, as did the feast of All Hallows'.[63] These three days are collectively referred to as Allhallowtide and are a time for honoring the saints and praying for the recently departed souls who have yet to reach Heaven. All Saints was introduced in the year 609, but was originally celebrated on 13 May,[64] the same date as Lemuria, an ancient Roman festival of the dead. In 835, it was officially switched to 1 November, the same date as Samhain, at the behest of Pope Gregory IV.[64] Some suggest this was due to Celtic influence, while others suggest it was a Germanic idea,[64] although it is claimed that both Germanic and Celtic-speaking peoples commemorated the dead at the beginning of winter.[65] It may have been seen as the most fitting time to do so, as it was when the plants themselves were 'dying'.[65][64] It is also suggested that the change was made on the "practical grounds that Rome in summer could not accommodate the great number of pilgrims who flocked to it", and perhaps because of public health considerations regarding Roman Fever – a disease that claimed a number of lives during the sultry summers of the region.[66]

A 41-day-old baby, Zainab Olajide, has died after she was allegedly poisoned by her father, Kazeem Olajide, in a desperate attempt to divorce his wife.The incident happened at about 7am on Friday at Toluwalase Estate, Ijoko-Abule, in the Lemode area of Ogun State.PUNCH Metro learnt that the mother, Abosede Ogundare, had left Zainab with Kazeem to sweep the compound only to come back and met the baby with foams gushing out from her mouth.

It was learnt that Ogundare alerted neighbours to the incident having found a bottle containing pesticide with her husband.

Zainab was said to have been rushed to a hospital in the community, where she eventually died.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspect, who hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State, attempted to flee, but was held by residents, while the landlord of the house reported the case to the monarch of the community, Oba Solomon Sokunbi.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the father was handed over to policemen at the Agbado Police Division after he confessed to the crime before the monarch.

The couple’s residence was locked up when our correspondent visited the community on Tuesday.

A resident, who identified himself only as Biodun, said Kazeem had been threatening to divorce his wife before the baby’s untimely death.

He said, “He doesn’t love the woman and has been trying to divorce her. He poisoned the innocent baby to actualise his mission. They recently moved to this estate. She was their only child.”

The landlord of the house, who did not want his name in print, said the suspect had denied being Zainab’s father prior to the incident.
He said, “Three days before the incident, Kazeem (Olajide) was looking for a pair of his slippers. When he did not find it on time, he started raining curses. I called him by his daughter’s name, and tried to caution him, but he warned me not to call him by her name again. It was when the incident happened that I realised he might have intentionally killed the child.”

Sokunbi, the Oba of Ijoko-Lemode, said Kazeem owned up to the act, claiming that he was pushed by the devil. He said he had been following the case to ensure that the suspect was brought to justice.

He said, “It was the landlord who came to report the case to me and I directed my chiefs to bring him and the wife to the palace. I asked the husband and he confessed. He said it was the handiwork of the devil.

“I called the police from the Agbado Police Division to arrest him. They said he had been transferred to the state command headquarters. I have been following the case. This is a pure murder case and I want the police to duly prosecute the suspect and let him face the law.”

The monarch added that Kazeem’s wife told him in the presence of his chiefs that she saw the bottle with him two days before the incident.

He said, “The woman thought the bottle contained herbs. She said she left the child with him to sweep the compound, only to return and met Zainab gasping and foaming in the mouth. She said she smelled pesticide in the baby’s mouth.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that the case had been transferred to the command headquarters, adding that Zainab’s remains had been deposited in a mortuary.

Adejobi said, “The corpse of the baby has been deposited in a mortuary. The case has been transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation for further investigation.

“We have the suspect with us and he is going to be properly investigated. He and others found culpable in the course of our investigation will be charged to court.”


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Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Luis Suarez of Barcelona arrive on the eve of the Champions League final
Barcelona and Juventus have arrived in Berlin ahead of Saturday's Champions League final at the Olympiastadion.

Both sides touched down in the German capital on Friday morning, where they were greeted by branded team coaches and hordes of fans.


Juventus' goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon waves as he arrives at the team hotel in Berlin
The Spanish champions and their lethal front three of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar take on Italian counterparts who have Gianluigi Buffon, Paul Pogba and Andrea Pirlo in their ranks, both sides chasing a treble after winning their domestic cups as well as leagues.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 6th Jun
JuventusvBarcelona
Barcelona8/13
Draw3/1
Juventus5/1


http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/30778/9876077/champions-league-barcelona-and-juventus-arrive-in-berlin[/color][color=]

dodoniyi:
(D) If you were born on a THURSDAY:


• You are wise, optimistic and highly understanding; you are respected a lot and attract plenty of attention wherever you go.
• You have leadership qualities and are likely to end up in high positions wherever you work and in society as well.
• You work hard and carve your own path towards success. You like to lead an independent life.
• You are very stubborn and will have difficulty in having many true friends in life because of your inability to accept healthy criticism. Also, you are very straightforward and do not think much before speaking which may offend people.
• You are easily bored and always require something or the other to keep you occupied. You also love to travel a lot and cannot sit at one place for long.
• You are well behaved and treat people with respect, however if someone annoys you or mistreats you, you hold grudge and also think of taking revenge.
• Though you are intelligent and conscientious, you have a somewhat unusual character and an irritable temperament that makes you difficult for others to cope with.

SOURCE: http://www.dayofbirth.net/leftlinkmain.php?day=thu#.VUiPulVViko

Jesus they just got it right
Imagine everything about me was mention here God you're really great

dodoniyi:
(D) If you were born on a THURSDAY:


• You are wise, optimistic and highly understanding; you are respected a lot and attract plenty of attention wherever you go.
• You have leadership qualities and are likely to end up in high positions wherever you work and in society as well.
• You work hard and carve your own path towards success. You like to lead an independent life.
• You are very stubborn and will have difficulty in having many true friends in life because of your inability to accept healthy criticism. Also, you are very straightforward and do not think much before speaking which may offend people.
• You are easily bored and always require something or the other to keep you occupied. You also love to travel a lot and cannot sit at one place for long.
• You are well behaved and treat people with respect, however if someone annoys you or mistreats you, you hold grudge and also think of taking revenge.
• Though you are intelligent and conscientious, you have a somewhat unusual character and an irritable temperament that makes you difficult for others to cope with.

SOURCE: http://www.dayofbirth.net/leftlinkmain.php?day=thu#.VUiPulVViko

Jesus they just got it right
Imagine everything about me was mention here

Flavour dig don stand joor

That was during jafac's daughter(uju &koffi) traditional marriage


I think I was there on that very day when okorocha told gloom that when ever his in-law (jafac) says anything like PDP he should shout "tufaakwa" and Ihedioha also retorted that we all came for a marriage ceremony and not a campaign ground

11+11 + 9 = 30

They don kill us ooooo

Hmmmmm this one is STRONG
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