Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year.
Traditionally, it is celebrated from 31 October to 1 November, as the Celtic day began and ended at sunset. This is about halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.
It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Imbolc, Bealtaine and Lughnasadh.
Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and Jackfruit family (Moraceae) originating in the South Pacific and that was eventually spread to the rest of Oceania.
British and French navigators introduced a few Polynesian seedless varieties to Caribbean islands during the late 18th century, and today it is grown in some 90 countries throughout South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, Central America and Africa.
Its name is derived from the texture of the moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread; it has a potato-like flavor.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss (born 1982) is a freestyle hip-hop dancer from Montgomery, Alabama.
CAREER
In 2003, tWitch was a semifinalist on MTV’s The Wade Robson Project and a runner-up on the television talent competition, Star Search.
In 2007 he was a “flamboyant dancer”(uncredited) in Blades of Glory and a Maybelle’s Store Dancer in Hairspray.
After competing in So You Think You Can Dance, tWitch went on to teach at South County Classical Ballet with fellow finalist Katee Shean. He has also choreographed for South Korean pop/R&B singer, Se7en.
On April 30, 2013, he and Allison Holker performed a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars. They danced to Crystallize, which was being performed live by Lindsey Stirling.
Since April 1, 2014, tWitch has been featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as a guest DJ.
On October 1, 2014 he announced he had been cast for Magic Mike XXL.
tWitch has been cast as Marcel X in the upcoming superhero movie Perfectus, and will later star in the movie Ushers.
He is managed by Nelson Diaz.
tWitch is a member of the dance troupes, “Breed OCLA” and “Chill Factor Crew“.
Halloween Night
When days grow short and nights get cold
And autumn trees turn red and gold
Move, we may, through sun drenched days
‘Midst leaves and berries and bales of hay
In our hearts we feel the lure
Toward darkness, shivers and things not pure
While ghostly shadows creep slowly by
Spying on witches and brooms that fly
Icy fingers that grab their prey
And do bad things ’til night turns to day
Heed this plea to stay inside …
Find covers and blankets and sheets to hide
Slowly this night will fade to day
And fiends and monsters will crawl away
Once a year, on this dank night
We’ll shake and shiver ‘til morning light
It Is What It Is 