In ancient times, people believed that November 1st was the beginning of a new year.
In between the old year and the new year (October 31st ), they believed the souls of the dead, including ghosts, goblins and witches returned to mingle with the living.
In order to scare away the evil spirits, people would wear masks and light bonfires.
But, Not all ghosts are evil!
We lived with one once in Gunnison. She was a funny little soul who enjoyed knocking small thing off shelves, and making the baby rocker rock back and forth. We were never afraid of the happy little spirit, for some reason I knew it was the spirit of a little girl.
When were fixing up a HUD home we purchased as an investment, there was a spirit there,too. I always felt like he was watching, and somehow approved that we were fixing up the house again.
A book by Nancy Hansford, entitled Northern Colorado Ghost Stories tells of "True Ghost Stories from Estes Park, Fort Collins, Livermore, Longmont & Loveland." If you live in Northern Colorado, are interested in such things, or just want a scary read for Halloween - you might want to find this book.
There are stories about ghosts guarding stores, picture frames flying off walls, and people waking to find apparitions standing at the foot of their bed!
The most well known Haunted Place because of Steven King's novel "The Shining" is the Stanley Hotel, located in Estes Park, Colorado.
According to the author, The Stanley Hotel, "often called the most haunted place in Colorado, is host to more spooky characters than human ones. Phantom children run up and down hallways and the great Steinway piano unexpectedly plays into the night by itself. F.O. Stanley, the builder of the hotel still keeps an eye on the place. Lord Dunraven, a wealthy scoundrel and ladies man, never outgrew his desire for the ladies on the fourth floor-even after passing to the other side.".....
OOOOOOOH, now that's SPOOKY!!
What's even more spooky, as I was writing this post, a lost black kitten was on our deck!
Freezing temperatures and snow at least 3 times as deep as he is tall! Our dog does not know about cats, she thinks they are probably something to eat, but if she hadn't been barking like crazy, I never would have known the kitten was out there.
I rescued the poor thing, gave him some food and water, a saucer of warm milk, a box with a fleece blanket inside of it and put him in the garage where he will not freeze and have a warm place for the night.
I'm wondering, where in the world did this BLACK CAT come from??!!!
Have a safe and Happy Halloween everyone!
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Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO
www.redfeatherlakes.com ---800-531-2195
"A Day in the Mountains will always soothe your city soul"
The information contained in Mary's blog is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed, and the opinions and views expressed in these articles are solely those of the author.
Happy Halloween!
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