Samhain were also a big part of the festival and often involved nuts and apples. In the late 19th century, Sir John Rhys and Sir James Frazer suggested that it was the "Celtic New Year", and this view has been repeated by some other scholars. In the 9th century AD, the Western Christian church shifted the date of All Saints' Day to 1 November, while 2 November later became All Souls' Day. Over time, Samhain and All Saints'/All Souls' merged to create the modern Halloween. Historians have used the name 'Samhain' to refer to Gaelic 'Halloween' customs up until the 19th
Better Talk Now surgery. In 2014, Saratoga Race Course founded the Better Talk Now Stakes, a race named in his honor. A listed stakes on turf, the race is for three-year-old males and carries a purse of $100,000. Better Talk Now is inbred 5 × 4 to Northern Dancer, meaning Northern Dancer appears once in the fifth generation of his pedigree and once in the fourth generation. Better Talk Now Better Talk Now (February 25, 1999–June 27, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2004. His racing career stretched over nine seasons, during which he