Posts Tagged ‘Celtics’
Question Asked: What Is The Origin Of Halloween?
I figured it was appropriate to answer this today.
I Googled around a bit, and the majority of stuff I found, all lead back to the same places. Rather than reiterate what others have said, I’ll quote someone else.
The origin of Halloween dates back before Christ. The Celtics’ mythology taught that with the coming of winter, a season of the dead, came a night in which the spirits of the dead could freely roam about with humans. Some of these spirits would inflict suffering and violence upon man. To appease the spirits and the gods that were worshipped, the Celtic people would put out their best food offerings on the doorstep. Celtic priests would also offer sacrifices, animal and human, to the gods to ask for a return of the sun and in hopes that the gods would chase away the evil, frightening spirits. Often, the Celtics would wear dreadful costumes, hoping to fool an evil spirit with the disguise. There are practices from the history of Halloween that are still being practiced today. Click the links below to take a Halloween Quiz.
While the history of Halloween explains much about where modern day Halloween customs come from, (the origin of Halloween customs were brought to this country in the 1800’s by the Irish) what about the modern day practices of the occults? Occults find their rituals associated with the same source, a time when the dead can easily communicate with the living therefore making divinations and sacrifices during the fall season opportune. In truth, the origin of Halloween has its root in Satan, the author of deception. “…. for he (the devil) is a liar and the father of it.” (John 8:44)
It is interesting how much the modern day American practices and the modern day witchcraft have in common with the ancient beliefs of the Celtic people. Considering that Satan is the father of lies for all time, it can be seen how we are continually deceived. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through fire, or that useth divination or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.” (Deuteronomy 17:10) Study more about the history of Halloween and how the origin of Halloween negatively affects how we honor God today.
Question Asked: What’s the Highest Scoring Basketball Game Ever?
Great question. I’m not much of a basketball fan, but I did watch the Celtics v. Lakers game last night, which was fun.
Highest scoring game in the “books”, so to speak, was a triple overtime game on December 13th, 1983.
Detroit Pistons 186 v. Denver Nuggets 184
The highest scoring regulation game, was a tie:
February 27th, 1959: Boston Celtics scored 173 against Minneapolis Lakers (Lakers’ score is unknown)
November 10th, 1990: Phoenix Suns scored 173 against Denver Nuggets 143
As for single players high scoring? That one’s easy, I didn’t even have to look it up. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, March 2, 1962 playing for the Philadelphia Warriors. He’s the only player in NBA history to have done so. Some would argue that the league was weak, and there wasn’t any competition for him. It was before my time, so I can’t comment.
Hope that answers your question. If you’ve to a question, be sure to Ask MJ.