look, we can't all do the big arms

One of my favorite things from driving around Durham lately has been the proliferation of church signs announcing some sort of Halloween-alternative event, usually planned for this Saturday, the 30th. Because, of course, if they had it on Sunday no kids would show up cos they'd all be out trick or treating. What's funny is how many of them are called "Harvest Festival" or some such thing. Oh yes. Harvest Festival. That's MUCH less pagan than Halloween. For a while, one church I pass every day on my way to work was plugging a Harvest Festival and Bonfire. Booyah! It was changed recently from a bonfire to a talent show. Coincidence? Or did some smartass comparative religion student point out harvest festivals and bonfires might be a bit more, say, druid than born-again...