The beachside property of the Zoraida del Bosque, one of the witches of the Del Bosque clan and owner of Woodland Imports, had been transformed in a beautiful yet eerie gothic wonderland to celebrate the pagan festival of Allhollowstide - a four-day event that generally started on October 30th, Gate Night (the eve on which it was said the gates to the underworld started opening) til November 2nd, All Souls Day.
Normally, the whole Del Bosque family would celebrate the four days by inviting other witches, elves, and other magical guests to partake in festivities that included music and games, dancing, seances, fortune telling as well as magic and druidic rituals that dated back before early Christianity.
However, this year, due to a number of unforeseen events like the unfreezing of the Dark Crystal Academy and the people who were at the school at the time, the family has decided to cut back on the duration of the celebration to a twelve-hour event that has started October 31 and goes to the early hours of November 1st.
(This is an open thread that anyone can join. There is no posting order, so feel free to jump in whenever you want. Masks** and costumes are encouraged, but not required.
An FYI ... there is food and drink as well as music and games. There are also places to sit and small fires placed strategically along the beach using a magical fire with flames that do not burn.
**Masks were typically worn because it was believed that the spirits of dead loved ones (and not so loved) came back to the earthly realm the eve of the 31st, and so to avoid being recognized by these spirits, people would wear masks after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits.)
Normally, the whole Del Bosque family would celebrate the four days by inviting other witches, elves, and other magical guests to partake in festivities that included music and games, dancing, seances, fortune telling as well as magic and druidic rituals that dated back before early Christianity.
However, this year, due to a number of unforeseen events like the unfreezing of the Dark Crystal Academy and the people who were at the school at the time, the family has decided to cut back on the duration of the celebration to a twelve-hour event that has started October 31 and goes to the early hours of November 1st.
(This is an open thread that anyone can join. There is no posting order, so feel free to jump in whenever you want. Masks** and costumes are encouraged, but not required.
An FYI ... there is food and drink as well as music and games. There are also places to sit and small fires placed strategically along the beach using a magical fire with flames that do not burn.
**Masks were typically worn because it was believed that the spirits of dead loved ones (and not so loved) came back to the earthly realm the eve of the 31st, and so to avoid being recognized by these spirits, people would wear masks after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits.)
