Halloween comes from the Celtic holiday of Samhain. It commemorated the end of the harvest festival. They celebrated it to ward off their fears. The Celtic dudes believed that on October 31, the boundary separating the realms of the living and dead disappeared and the dead could walk amongst the living. That’s why people dress up, to scare away the ghosts.
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A picture shared on Facebook, and then picked up by BBC Cumbria, appears to show the caped crusader chasing off a ‘joker’ in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Joker… legs it with Batman in pursuit – Credit: BBC Cumbria/Cumbria Superheroes
According to reports, the Batman was sent out to fend off the clowns by a local costume company called Cumbria Superheroes.
The move came after it appeared that local children were becoming frightened following a series of incidents.
The News & Star reports that the man is ‘not a vigilante, but is hoping to give children some reassurance that they are safe’.
Local woman Jennie Cochrane told the paper: “My two young daughters haven’t even seen one out on the streets, just what’s on the news, and they both were up with nightmares last night.
“They shared a bed with all night lights on to protect them from the stupid clowns.
“It’s sick and the people doing it need their heads looked at. It’s pathetic and it needs to end.”
Cumbria Police has warned that it will take action against anyone found to be terrorising others on the streets, and that they may be committing a criminal offence.
It was reported that two teenagers in Whitehaven and a mother with a buggy had been chased and threatened.
Caped crusader… is cleaning up Whitehaven – Credit: BBC Cumbria/Cumbria Superheroes
Joker… legs it with Batman in pursuit – Credit: BBC Cumbria/Cumbria Superheroes