I had a fine Halloween

By សតិវ​ អតុ

For several years now Halloween has been my favorite holiday. That is because I was trying to practice the religion of Druidry. I studied that religion for a few years and after a while, I drifted back to humanist beliefs, specifically Epicureanism. I found that school of philosophy more to my liking. I just had too hard a time believing in god or gods (as in the case of pagan religions—the belief in more than one god). I still like the idea of honoring my ancestors who took this day very seriously as the new year’s day of the time period. It was a holy day where spirits of the dead could come back and visit the living.

It is also a fun holiday. I can dress up as my favorite revolutionary from history, such as Che Guevara. This year I dressed as one of Pol Pot’s (ប៉ុល ពត) followers. Dressing up as historical characters is part of the fun of Halloween.

I went to Kirbys this year. They had a Halloween Party with three different DJs playing music all night. Much of the music was Goth, but there was also some Glam, punk and progressive rock. My old friend from high school Tom was there. Casher wanted to come but he couldn’t make it. I had a few beers, about four, Mickeys, a pumpkin beer and Red Tail Amber. I enhanced the night with ក.

A lot of my Goth friends didn’t show up and a few, such as Lorie, went to other parties. The music was good, and Tom and I had a fine time. The main thing is getting to celebrate this grand holiday as my ancestors more than a thousand of years ago.