Brittany Walsh – AcroBritt

She has built a distinctive career at the intersection of contortion, hand balancing, and archery.

Brittany Walsh, who performs under the stage name AcroBritt, has built a distinctive career at the intersection of contortion, hand balancing, and archery, creating a single signature stunt that has become her calling card: shooting a compound-bow arrow using only her feet while in an inverted contortion handstand. Her path to that unusual specialty began in childhood with competitive gymnastics and broadened into circus arts after 2005, when she immersed herself in training and ensemble work that would carry her onto international stages.

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Halloween History

The first Halloween celebrations can be traced back to the ancient Celts.

Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain was celebrated in the British Isles, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on the night of October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred, allowing spirits to roam the Earth.

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