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Boo! Hereâs todayâs forecast: âïž 27 â 57° in Logan đ€ïž 40 â 63° in Salt Lake City âïž 42 â 71° in St. George Good morning my little witches, goblins and ghosts! I always felt Halloween should be in August, so I could go trick or treating without having to put a coat over the costume I worked way too hard on. (Also, it would be nice to not have to go to school the next morning.) Apparently, thereâs a reason why we celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31st. The ancient Celts used to celebrate a holiday called Samhain (pronounced: sow-in) on Oct. 31st, when they believed the veil between the spirit world and the world of the living was the thinnest. They would wear scary costumes and light bonfires to try and ward off evil spirits. In the 8th century, however, Pope Gregory III designated Nov. 1st to be All Saints Day to celebrate the Catholic saints. Many of us in the U.S. know this as DĂa de los Muertos as it is celebrated in parts of Latin America. Long story short, All Hallows Eve, as it was known, started to take on the qualities of All Saints Day and vice versa until we have our current version of Halloween. History.com has a great article on it here. Tell me: What are your Halloween plans tonight? Also on our minds: Why Massachusetts rejected Romneyâs successor, new footage shows Uvalde cops discussing getting shot at Robb Elementary and maybe you should switch search engines. |
| Recently, a reader who is a transplant to Utah messaged Meg Walter to ask, âUtahns (are) unusually obsessed with Halloween. They seem to revere it almost to the level of other big Christian holidays. Why is this?â Walter wrote her thoughts on the subject and she believes some of the reasons we love Halloween so much has to do with how family-friendly the holiday is, how it draws the community together and, of course, food. | Shannon Hale, the author of popular books like âAustenland,â âThe Goose Girl,â the âPrincess Academyâ series and a whole stack of childrenâs books, is a friendly, introverted Utah mom of four and not exactly a political activist. However, since the publication of her book âItty-Bitty Kitty-Cornâ in 2021, her publisher told her that people have accused her of having a secret agenda and being a âgroomerâ â someone who enables and prepares kids for pedophiles. This is part of a larger trend of people pressuring schools and school districts to ban books from libraries and classrooms. By the Numbers: 1,648 books were banned in the U.S. in 2021-22. 93% of those books had something to do with gender identity, race, sex or some combination of the three. Notable quotes from Hale: âA parent can opt their children out of books at school, thatâs never been an issue. What theyâre trying to do is remove those books for everyoneâs children.â âOf all things to ban, not books. If we start censoring books for stuff someone doesnât agree with, thereâs no more books.â âIâve seen firsthand the power books can have⊠They can be life-saving, and I donât mean that as an exaggeration.â Read Lee Benson's profile on Hale here. | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH EDUCATION ELECTION Ensuring You Are Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Election Be ready for the voting process so you can show off your sticker without the stress this November. Check out the Utah Election website. Learn how to vote, track your ballot, find candidate information, find voter registration info and update your registration preferences or address. | Politics: Why Massachusetts resisted Mitt Romney 2.0 (Deseret News) Technology: Perspective: Is it time to stop trusting Google for everything? (Deseret News) Why this Utah coupleâs new app isnât your average social media platform (KSL) Culture: Finding our bearings: Can the invention behind Stonehenge and bicycles help solve a fractured society? (Deseret News) Dolly Parton says she likely won't tour again, but may play live from time to time (NPR) Faith: President Camille N. Johnson: What must women and men do to have access to priesthood power? (Church News) Archivists discovered the oldest known map of the stars under a Christian manuscript (CNN) Northern Utah: USU football player alleges retaliation for recordings of police chiefsâ, coachâs comments on sexual assault (Deseret News) Wasatch Front: Heads up: UDOT to begin enforcing carpool lane rules on new I-15 express lanes between Layton and Riverdale (KSL) Utah twins serve up the 'happy' at this Salt Lake McDonald's for 40 years (KSL) Utah Lake building project moves forward as the public remains divided (Utah Business) Southern Utah: Oil drilling day: the tragedy that ended Washington Countyâs search for âblack goldâ (St. George News) Iron County animal shelters seek support, donations as intake numbers remain high (St. George News) Two Ironman bikers hospitalized after crash with alleged DUI driver (KUTV) The West: An odd couple: Badgers and coyotes often pair up to find dinner (Deseret News) Whatâs a Utah inversion and why is the air so icky? (KUER) The Nation: New footage from Uvalde school shooting reveals cops talking about potentially getting shot (Deseret News) The World: At least 60 dead after India bridge collapses into river (Deseret News) Nearly 150 dead in South Korea Halloween incident (Deseret News) Leftist Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential runoff (USA Today) Sports: No. 12 Utah right in the middle of the hotly contested Pac-12 race heading into November (Deseret News) BYU-Boise State matchup pits football rivals moving in entirely opposite directions (Deseret News) In win over Grizzlies, Nickeil Alexander-Walker showed he has more to offer the Jazz (Deseret News) |
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