Why do classical Musicians hate "Rock" music?
I'm just curious, I currently study classical Guitar (in hopes of becoming a better "Rock" musician in the process) and it seems as if every one of my professors decides they're going to hate on "Rock" or "Pop" music as if it's an invalid art form. My question is simply, "Why?" I'm mostly curious, because I love both classical and Rock music, with my true passion and heart headed for the rock world, why do they hate on it so much?
How did holloween start? what is the real significance?
Halloween was popularized by Americans, however the holiday did not begin here. It began as "Samhain" (pronounced sow-in..."sow" as in "cow"), a Celtic festival that began about 2000 or so years ago and was celebrated in the UK, Ireland, and northern France. November 1st marked the new year for the Celts, so October 31st was the day they believed ghosts and such would come on earth. And yes, there were even costumes. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter. Once Christianity began to influence the Celts, Pope Boniface IV declared November 1 "All Saints Day"...and many believe it was done in order to cover up the pagan holiday which fell the day before. That's actually not unusual, the same is true for Christmas (since historically Jesus would not have been born until around April) as well as Easter. Many of the Christian holidays are dated to "cover up" a pagan holiday. Anyway, the night of Samhain began to be called "All Hallows Eve", which eventually became "Halloween."