Halloween was a pagan holiday that can
be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain
and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was
held annually on October 31st to honor the dead. Samhain signifies
"summer’s end" or November. It was a harvest festival with huge
sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning
of a new one. The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the
streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought
to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil
and ensure next year’s crops would be plentiful. This custom
evolved into trick-or-treating.
Do you dare to venture out into the
scary Needham woods on All Hallows’ Eve? We’ll treat you to holiday
refreshments if you can locate us, but there will be no tricks. We
will be waiting for you from 9 – 11PM. Please feel free to wear
your Halloween garb.
You must put the following sign
(created by the Town of Needham) in your car window before entering
the woods:
Night Geocache Permit
While in the forest you may want to
also get credit for
Needham At Night, our night cache.
You will find your treats along the way at an intersecting path
used for that cache. Thus, there are 2 ways to locate your
goodies:
1. Come directly
to the site by walking up the dirt road from the parking lot.
2. Follow the trail lit by the tire tacks for Needham at Night.
This method will also lead you to the same place fairly
quickly.
If you choose to use the first method
you will not be able to continue on and log the Needham At Night
cache because you won’t have acquired the needed information to
open the locked ammo box. Choosing to use the cache method will
only take you slightly out of your way. After your treats you will
then be able to continue on to the Needham at Night final
stage.
Map of the Needham Town Forest
THERE WILL BE A DRAWING FOR AN
UNREGISTERED BLUEYZ AND BUGSY GEOCOIN AT 10PM. If the winner has
already departed the event location we will mail it to
them.