Best of Blurtit
What Is The Origin Of The Superstition Of Going Trick-or-treating On Halloween?
4 months ago - 1 answer
Although going out ‘trick or treating’ is now predominantly a children’s Hallowe’en tradition involving chocolate and candy, the practice of dressing up and going door-to-door has a long
history. The Druids believed that on October 31st the dead would rise from their graves to visit their old homes. People would put offerings, usually of fruit or nuts, out to try to appease these spirits and save their homes and selves from harm at the hands of the wandering souls.
In the Middle Ages the poor would go door-to-door and this act was called ‘souling’. This was practiced on Hallowmas, November 1st. They would receive food in return for making prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2nd). This was common in Ireland and read more...
history. The Druids believed that on October 31st the dead would rise from their graves to visit their old homes. People would put offerings, usually of fruit or nuts, out to try to appease these spirits and save their homes and selves from harm at the hands of the wandering souls.
In the Middle Ages the poor would go door-to-door and this act was called ‘souling’. This was practiced on Hallowmas, November 1st. They would receive food in return for making prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2nd). This was common in Ireland and read more...
answer by Guinevere 4 months ago
1
0
How Do You Control A Barking Dog?
3 years ago - 3 answers
Controlling a barking dog can be done in various ways. It is often a matter of training it not to bark. If the dog barks when you are out, causing nuisance to your neighbours, then it needs to learn that it should not do this.
DVIDSHUB
Get it used to you going out of the house and coming back in. When you come back in tell it not to bark and make sure that it is quiet before you leave the house. Reward it when it is quiet. Repeat this ten or twelve times a day so that it does not feel abandoned.
If it barks when you are in the house together, always tell it to stop barking and always reward it when it does (this goes for when you are out with the dog as well).
If all else fails you can buy a dog collar which will emit a sound inaudible read more...
DVIDSHUB
Get it used to you going out of the house and coming back in. When you come back in tell it not to bark and make sure that it is quiet before you leave the house. Reward it when it is quiet. Repeat this ten or twelve times a day so that it does not feel abandoned.
If it barks when you are in the house together, always tell it to stop barking and always reward it when it does (this goes for when you are out with the dog as well).
If all else fails you can buy a dog collar which will emit a sound inaudible read more...
answer by Hedgehog 3 years ago
2
0
What Is The Origin Of The Superstition About A Lucky Rabbit's Foot?
4 months ago - 1 answer
The practice of carrying a lucky rabbit’s foot dates back to about 600 BC making it one of the oldest traditions. This superstition was prevalent in the southern United States particularly among African Americans and so may well have arrived in the USA with African slaves.
Many cultures have believed rabbits and hares to be symbols of fertility and abundance. Rabbits tend to be particularly active in spring which is a hopeful time of year when life seems to be bursting with renewal. They also reproduce easily and in great numbers.
Rabbits were considered sacred prior to 600 BC because of a belief that spirits inhabited the bodies of animals. European Celts also held this belief and thought that the amount of time rabbits spent underground indicated they were inhabited by underground read more...
Many cultures have believed rabbits and hares to be symbols of fertility and abundance. Rabbits tend to be particularly active in spring which is a hopeful time of year when life seems to be bursting with renewal. They also reproduce easily and in great numbers.
Rabbits were considered sacred prior to 600 BC because of a belief that spirits inhabited the bodies of animals. European Celts also held this belief and thought that the amount of time rabbits spent underground indicated they were inhabited by underground read more...
answer by Guinevere 4 months ago
1
0
How Many Things On Tomorrow's World Actually Got Made?
asked by Shujing 3 months ago - 2 answers
The television programme Tomorrow’s World first launched on the BBC on 7 July 1965, the day before Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs escaped from prison. Tomorrow’s World failed to predict this.
Yet on that first ever broadcast the show, which was to popularise science through a combination of fascinating first sights of new technologies and disastrous live transmissions, declared the future would be run by robots, computers and lasers. Oh yeah, it later said that we would all be eating worms.
Still there were more than a shedload of inventions that premiered on TW which are still with us today here in this near perfect vision of what everyone once called earth. Here are some of them (in alphabetical order!):
The Barcode Reader
Beep beep beep. Black and white lines would revolutionise read more...
Yet on that first ever broadcast the show, which was to popularise science through a combination of fascinating first sights of new technologies and disastrous live transmissions, declared the future would be run by robots, computers and lasers. Oh yeah, it later said that we would all be eating worms.
Still there were more than a shedload of inventions that premiered on TW which are still with us today here in this near perfect vision of what everyone once called earth. Here are some of them (in alphabetical order!):
The Barcode Reader
Beep beep beep. Black and white lines would revolutionise read more...
answer by Anthonymac 3 months ago
4
0
How Should A Beginner Train For A Marathon?
4 months ago - 1 answer
A marathon is 26.2 miles, so even those who run 3- 8 miles a few times a week to keep fit still need to ‘train’ for a marathon.
Paul Keleher
There are a number of running schedules to be found in running magazines and online as well as suggested meals. If you are a beginner – generally fit (see your doctor if you’re not sure) but not a regular ‘runner’ – then your first focus is to get used to running regularly to build endurance. Don’t worry about speed. Find a friend to run with if you can. It’s usually very helpful to follow a structured training schedule to avoid temptation to run too much (beginner’s over-enthusiasm) or too little (which can lead to panic as race day looms).
Following a 16-week training schedule will get most beginners ready to go. Usually week read more...
Paul Keleher
There are a number of running schedules to be found in running magazines and online as well as suggested meals. If you are a beginner – generally fit (see your doctor if you’re not sure) but not a regular ‘runner’ – then your first focus is to get used to running regularly to build endurance. Don’t worry about speed. Find a friend to run with if you can. It’s usually very helpful to follow a structured training schedule to avoid temptation to run too much (beginner’s over-enthusiasm) or too little (which can lead to panic as race day looms).
Following a 16-week training schedule will get most beginners ready to go. Usually week read more...
answer by Guinevere 4 months ago
1
0
Subscribe to Best of Blurtit
You can now ask Blurtit a question via twitter. Simply message a question to @askblurtit and we will send you a reply when its answered!
