No matter how hard I try, I never receive any cool Halloween invitations. Each year I celebrate Halloween by dressing up as something different and each year it seems to get better and better, but yet, I never get invited anywhere.

On Hallows’ eve, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton on their window sill to represent the departed. Originating in Europe, these lanterns were first carved from a turnip or rutabaga. Believing that the head was the most powerful part of the body, containing the spirit and the knowledge, the Celts used the “head” of the vegetable to frighten off any superstitions.

This year I am thinking of going as a skeletal Mr. Potato Head. Maybe then I’ll get some recognition.

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