nPostednOctober 31, 2016
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| Houdini was best known as an escape artist. |
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nTodaynmarks the end of International Magic Weekn and is the day that world famous magician Harry Houdini died.
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nIt’snalso Halloween, with all the tricks and magical witchcraft and funnthat holiday can involve. So, naturally, it is Magic Day!
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nMagicnis a kind of performance art in which the performer does seeminglynimpossible things. Some magicians seem to state that they are usingn“real” magic or tapping into supernatural forces, but these daysnespecially, almost all magicians point out that they are creatingnillusions. As a matter of fact, many magicians don’t call themselvesnmagicians, but prefer the term illusionist.
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nBynthe way, back in the 1930s, Mrs. Houdini was asked permission toncelebrate Magic Day on the anniversary of her husband’s 1926 death,nand she said “yes.” That makes National Magic Day even morenspecial as an honor to the great Houdini.
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Magicnequals art plus science.
Magicnequals art plus science.n
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nIt’snPPP: performance – personality – practice! And also preparation –nprops – and maybe even a few plants (stooges) in the audience. n
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nYouncan learn magic online, these days,nor you can buy and practice using a magic kit.
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nOrnjust learn a few fun tricks to razzle dazzle your friends.
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nOrnwatch one of the many magic videos available online. Here’s one. nAnd here is another.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nHalloweenn(All Hallows’ Eve)
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nHalloweenncoincidences
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nHalloweennas a worldwide “plague”
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nNationalnKnock-Knock Jokes Day
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nBeggars’nNight
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nSamhain
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nNevada Day
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nPlannahead:
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