1. Art and Diseño

Halloween Supersticiones
Halloween siempre ha sido una fiesta llenada de misterio, magia y supersticion. Comenzo
como una fiesta celta de fin de verano durante el cual la gente se sintio especialmente a los difuntos
familiars y amigos. Para estos espiritus amistosos, fijaron lugares en la mesa izquierda trata a puertas y a lo largo del lado de la carretera y velaspara ayudar a sus seres queridos encontrar su camino
de vuelta al mundo espiritual.
Halloween hoy fantasmas a menudo se describen como mas temible y malevolos, y nuestros trajes y las supersticiones son mas temibles.
Evitar cruce de vias con los gatos negros, miedos tal vez nos traen mala suerte. Esta idea tiene
sus raices en la edad media, cuando muchas personas creian Brujas evitar la deteccion por convirtiendose ellos mismos en los gatos.
No tratamos de caminar bajo las escaleras por las mismas razones. Esta supersticion puede
provenir de los antiguos egipcios que creian triangulos eran sagrados. Tambien puede tener algo
que ver con el hecho de que caminar bajo una escalera inclinada tiende a ser bastante inseguro. Y
alrededor de Halloween tratamos de evitar romper los espejos, pisando las grietas en la carretera o
derramar sal.
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Montado sobre la linea entre el otono y el invierno, abundancia y escasez, vida y munerte,
Halloween es un momento de celebracion y la supersticion. Ha pensado que se origino con el antiguo festival Celta de Samhain, cuando la gente enciende hogueras y trajes para alejar los fantasmas de itinerancia. En el Siglo VIII, designado el l de Noviembre el Papa Gregory III comotiempo
para honrar a todos los Santos y martires; Todas los Santos, incorporo algunas de la tradiciones o
Samhain. La noche anterior era conocida como de los huecos la vispera y mas adelante Halloween.
En un numero de paises alrededor del mundo, como los dias cercen mas cortos y las noches ponerse frias, continuan el comienzo de la temporada de invierno.
Durante milenios las vacaciones de la transicion de un ritual pagano sombrio a un dia de alegria,
disfraces, desfiles y dulcet rata para ninos y adultos.
Celebracion de Halloween fue extremadamente limitado en colonial Nueva Inglaterra debido a los
sistemas de creencias protestantes rigido alli. Halloween era mucho mas comun en Maryland y las
coloniasdel sur. Una version distintamente Americana de Halloween comenzaron a surgir.
L:as primeras celebraciones americanas incluyen “jugar partidos”, lleva a cabo eventos publicos
para celebrar la cosecha, donde los vecinos comparten historias de los muertos, Buenaventura mutuamente, bailar y cantar. Fiestas de Halloween colonial conto tambien con la narracion de historias
de fantasmas y travesuras de todo tipo.
La tracicion de vestirse con traje de Halloween tiene tanto Europea como Celta se pude. En Halloween cuando se creia que los fantasmas ha vuelto al mundo terrenal, la gente penso que detecarian a los fantasmas si abandonaron sus hogares. Para evitar ser reconocido por esos fantasmas,
gente usaria mascaras cuando abandonaron sus hogares por la noche para que los fantasmas les
tomaria por espiritus companeros. En Halloween,para alejar los fantasmas de sus casas, gente pondria los tazones de fuente de alimentacion fuera de sus casas para apaciguar a los fantasmas y les
impiden intentar entrar.
La tradicion o caramelos probablemente se remonta a los primeros desfiles del dia de los muertos
en Inglaterra. Durante las fiestas, los cuidadanos pobres que mendigan comida y familias les daria
pastels llamados “dortas de alma” a cambia de su promesa de rezar por los parientes muerto de la
familia. La practica que fue referido como “va a souling” fue finalmente tomada por ninos que visitan
las casas en sus vedindarios y dara cerzveza, comida y dinero.
Con el tiempo las vacaciones de la transicion de un ritual pagano sombrio a un dia de alegria, disfraces, desfiles y dulcet rata para ninos y adultos. Feliz Halloween
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VOLUME 6 ISSUE 10
OCTOBER 2014
Next Stop World Series
Straddling the line between fall
and winter, plenty and paucity, life
and death, Halloween is a time of
celebration and superstition. It’s
thought to have originated with the
ancient Celtic festival of Samhain,
when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts.
In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs;
All Saints’ Day, incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All
Hollows’ Eve and later Halloween. In a number of countries around the world, as the
days grow shorter and the nights get longer, people continue to usher in the winter season.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Over the millennia the holiday transitioned from a somber pagan ritual to a day of
Halloween Superstitions
merriment, costumes, parades and sweet treats for children and adults.
What TRCID Does
Celebration of Halloween was extremely limited in colonial New England because of
TRCID Board
the rigid Protestant belief systems there. Halloween was much more common in
Leaves & Limbs
Maryland and the southern colonies. A distinctly American version of Halloween began
Yard Raking
to emerge.
Streetcar Tribute
The first American celebrations included “play parties”, public events held to
Spanish Page
celebrate the harvest, where neighbors share stories of the dead, tell each other’s
fortunes, dance and sing. Colonial Halloween festivities also featured the telling of ghost
stories and mischief-making of all kinds.
The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. On
Halloween when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they
would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by those ghosts, people would
wear masks when they left their homes after dark so the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On
Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes
to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter.
The tradition of trick-or-treating probably dates back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England.
During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul
cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives. The practice, which was
referred to as “going a-souling” was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their
neighborhoods and be given ale, food and money.
Over time the holiday transitioned from a somber pagan ritual to a day of merriment, costumes,
parades and sweet treats for children and adults.
Happy Halloween
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ENHANCEMENT IN ACTION
HALLOWEEN SUPERSTITIONS
Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition.
It began as a Celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends. For these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and
along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world.
Today’s Halloween ghosts are often depicted as more fearsome and malevolent, and our costumes and
superstitions are scarier too.
We avoid crossing paths with black cats, afraid they might bring us bad luck. This idea has its roots in
the middle ages when many people believed witches avoided detection by turning themselves into cats.
We try not to walk under ladders for the same reasons. This superstition may have come from the ancient Egyptians who believed triangles were sacred. It also may have something to do with the fact that
walking under a leaning ladder tends to be fairly unsafe. And around Halloween we try to avoid breaking
mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road, or spilling salt. Have a safe and happy Halloween!
WHAT THE TRUMAN ROAD COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DOES:
1. We work with the KC Crime Commission, MCSP Division as a community services station (where people
work off their community service hours). These people work off their hours while collecting trash, tires and bulk
items.
2. Trash, tires and bulk items are collected on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. The areas covered are from
White St. (near Topping) to Indiana, and from 12th St. to Truman Road. Periodically we additionally pick up
from QuikTrip near 435 to the Sprint Center on Truman Road. Since April 14th, 2010 we have collected over
10,000 bags of trash and almost 4500 tires, with additional “bulk” items such as discarded television sets,
clothing, and small household items.
3. Graffiti abatement is done within our identified geographic area. We purchase city-collected recycled paint
from HasMat at $15/5-gal pail. We also supply the brushes, rollers and misc. painting materials. This includes
graffiti on bridges, businesses, signs, walls, and fences.
4. The Truman Road CID pays for and provides security patrols to the CID member businesses through
contracted NKC Federal Bureau of Investigation. They work (24) hours per week – Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays, and (1) “floater” day during the week. The company maintains a close association with East Patrol,
reporting and/or assisting as needed. They look for and report open doors, unlocked gates, broken windows,
lights out, and trespassing. Loitering has also been greatly reduced.
5. Since its beginning, our CID has planted and maintained over 100 trees along Truman Road at our expense.
6. The CID recently spent $37,000 on landscaping and flower beds. (CID paid for).
7. In the winter, sidewalk snow removal is contracted at CID expense. This extends uninterrupted from White
St. to Indiana on both sides of the street.
8. We have installed (40) street banners on city poles (through permit and $ deposit with the city).
Items #1, #2 and #3 are accomplished with community service labor. Offenders work off their hours while
provided valuable neighborhood and community services. All (8) items are done at no cost to the city.
We also work closely with neighborhood associations, East Patrol (safety & security), the Northeast Chamber
of Commerce, and attend monthly meetings with the Main Street Corridor Assn. and are on the KC Crime
Commission board.
TRUMAN ROAD CID BOARD
The Truman Road Community Improvement District (TRCID) is seeking possible candidates for board
membership. You must be a property owner or business owner/manager along or near Truman Road.
If you wish to be considered for the board of an established and progressive CID, please call Dick Bassett
at (913) 908-4941. All inquiries are welcome
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Leaves & Limbs?
So what do you do with them? We’re now into Fall and you may have leaves and limbs to
dispose of.
Kansas City offers (2) drop-off sites as well as two curbside leaf, limbs and brush collections.
For a small fee you can dispose of them on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
One site is at 1815 N. Chouteau Trafficway. The second is just South of I-470 on the East side
of Raytown Road. The second will be open on Saturdays only. Both sites are open from 8:00AM
to 5:00PM. Dispose of your leaves, branches and brush in a responsible manner. Please use one
of these two sites. Help us keep our Truman Road corridor and surrounding neighborhoods clean
and maintained.
YARD RAKING FOR SENIORS
KC Rakes provides free yard raking services for adults over the age of (65) who own their
own home, cannot afford to pay for yard services, don’t have family who can assist them, and
who can no longer do yard work on their own.
The service is offered once a year in November by the Shephard’s Center. Registration and
volunteer sign-up began October 1st.
For more information contact Deb Dickinson, Manager of Volunteers, at (816) 444-1121, ext
105. Deb’s web site is [email protected].
STREETCAR TRIBUTE (A
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BRIEF HISTORY)
Streetcar #1056 is being painted in tribute to Kansas City, which ran
PCC streetcars from 1941 to 1957. Kansas City’s PCC’s – 184 in all
– were painted to emphasize their modern lines, with a black “swosh”
on the sides to highlight the logo of Kansas City Public Service
Company (KCPS), which featured Frederick Remington’s sculpture
“The Scout” on a red heart.
KCPS initially planned for a PCC fleet of 371 cars, but only (24) had
been delivered by America’s entry into World War II. As in other cities,
war production priorities deferred dreams of all-PCC service in Kansas
City.
After the war KCPS took delivery of 160 more PCC’s, though they
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cancelled
some
because
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shaky
finances.
Kansas City is actually two municipalities split by the MissouriKansas border. KCPS streetcars served both, but rapidly lost ridership
as people moved to the suburbs, beyond the ends of the lines.
Kansas City’s (25) streetcar lines dwindled to three, which finally
ceased service in 1957. One of the three was the famous 56-Country
Club, known as the “Club Line”, which wound south from downtown on
an old steam railroad right-of-way, sharing its tracks with electric
freight trains.
Many of Kansas City’s PCC’s were scrapped after unsuccessful
attempts to find buyers. But some Kansas City PCC’s were sold to
other cities, including Toronto. Eleven of these ended up at Muni after
all, coming third-hand in 1970 to help carry streetcar passengers on
the J, K, L, M, and N lines on detours that were required to build the
Market Street subway. These ex-Kansas City PCC’s ran in San
Francisco between 1973 and 1979, as Nos. 1180 to 1190, before
being retires. Most were subsequently scrapped.
One ex-Kansas City streetcar that ran in San Francisco was sold
to the Western Railway Museum in Solano County. It was later
returned to Kansas City is now on display at Union Station.
YOUR TRICD OFFICE
Your new TRCID office is just inside
the main entrance to the Elmwood
Cemetery, 4900 Truman Rd, KCMO 64127.
You are cordially invited to visit us in
our new office. There is ample parking.
And as before, you are welcome to visit
any morning from 8:00AM to noon,
Monday thru Friday.
We can still be reached at:(913) 908-4941.
Our e-mail is [email protected].
Throughout the year you will receive the
same great services of security patrols,
trash & tires pick-ups, graffiti removal,
and winter sidewalk snow removal as
before. Maintenance and beautification
will continue to be two of our TRCID goals.
Don’t forget to visit our web site at
www.TRCIDKC.ORG where you can
access our past and current newsletters.