Halloween is one of the celebrated holidays in the world. From trick or treating to costume parties, it is simply one of the events in the world where you can show your evil side. Celebrated on October 31st, which is a day after all saints day, it has been introduced in America in the late 19th century and became a pop culture up to this day.
The basic symbols used on Halloween are carved pumpkins, which are typically placed on the porch during the event. Jack-o'-lanterns are traced back to the legend of Stingy Jack where most pumpkins are often carved with silly or scary faces.
From then on, there are games and things done on this event are bobbing for apples in which they float on a tub which originally done in Ireland. There are also forms of divination called Puicini, and of course the most popular is the telling of ghost stories, visiting haunted attractions like haunted house and watching horror films are the most regular things that were done.
With trick or treating, the familiar foods that were given to children were candy apples or caramel apples are because Halloween comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest. There are also foods that associate to this holiday such as candy corn, novelty Halloween-themed candies, gum and chocolates.
The term Halloween is simply a shortened term for "All hallows day" which is also known as "All Saints Day". The Pope Gregory III and IV moved the Saint's day from May to November 1 which was on the 9th century. There are other perspectives that have been observed during this event, in Ireland, they celebrate Halloween far more traditional compared to America.
The first notable celebration of this event if from Ireland which dated back to 835 A.D... It was originally called "fire festival" which is the end of summer where the dead are thought to revisit the mortal world. Halloween is also celebrated in other parts of the world but not of the same name, Chinese tradition holidays have Ghost festivals instead.
Originally, the ancient Celts are the ones that observed this holiday. It was referred to as Samhain, which means sow-in. This was the day in which they believe that it is near the date associated with death and October 31st was the time where the boundary of the living and the dead are blurred and that the dead were reachable through their burial mounds.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
About halloween
Halloween is basically an annual holiday celebration spent during the night of the 31st of October. This celebration includes the activities of participating in traditional hayrides with haunted themes, visiting haunted houses, viewing horror films, attending costume parties and performing trick or treat activities.
The Halloween celebration was believed to have originated under the name of "Samhain", which is a known Pagan festival among the Celts of Great Britain and Ireland. From this origination, the British and Irish immigrants had brought the versions of their traditions to the northern part of America during the time of nineteenth century. There are also western countries who had embraced the Halloween holiday as a part of their pop culture during the late twentieth century.
The Halloween holiday is being celebrated by different countries in the western world most likely in Ireland, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Canada, America, New Zealand, and Australia. It is also being celebrated in various parts of the Western Europe.
Aside from the abovementioned activities performed during the Halloween holiday, there are other festivities done such as playing children's games of hide-and-seek, telling ghost stories and doing fireworks. Delicious recipes are also prepared during the celebration such as apple tarts, which are usually baked with a coin hidden inside and different kinds of nuts that are commonly used as the traditional Halloween fares. Some children used to play a game called the thunder and lightning where they knocked the doors of their neighbors and run away after knocking as if they are lighting. This game is known as the "knock-door-run". Some even called it "knock-and-run" or "knock-knock-zoom-zoom".
During the Halloween night, adults and children used to dress up like creatures of the underworld such as goblins, witches, zombies, ghouls, ghosts and many more. They even enjoy lighting bonfires and watching fireworks displays although some of it is usually illegal. They also knock from one neighbor's door to another in order to gather sweets, nuts, and fruits for the Halloween festival. The children's hairs are usually sprinkled on some salt to be able to protect them against evil spirits.
Houses during the Halloween celebration are usually adorned with turnips or pumpkins that are carved into different scary faces and decorated with lights or candles to provide some eerie effects. The traditional Halloween cake or fruit bread known as the "barmbrack" is also served during the celebration where every member of the family gets one slice of the bread. In every slice of the fruit bread, there is a hidden piece of rag, ring or coin and whoever gets it in his or her slice of bread, prosperity in financial matter will is about to happen. During Halloween celebration, getting a coin denotes a prosperous future while getting a ring is a sign of impending romance and continued happiness. Furthermore, a ring is usually included in most commercialized products of "barmbracks".
The Halloween celebration was believed to have originated under the name of "Samhain", which is a known Pagan festival among the Celts of Great Britain and Ireland. From this origination, the British and Irish immigrants had brought the versions of their traditions to the northern part of America during the time of nineteenth century. There are also western countries who had embraced the Halloween holiday as a part of their pop culture during the late twentieth century.
The Halloween holiday is being celebrated by different countries in the western world most likely in Ireland, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Canada, America, New Zealand, and Australia. It is also being celebrated in various parts of the Western Europe.
Aside from the abovementioned activities performed during the Halloween holiday, there are other festivities done such as playing children's games of hide-and-seek, telling ghost stories and doing fireworks. Delicious recipes are also prepared during the celebration such as apple tarts, which are usually baked with a coin hidden inside and different kinds of nuts that are commonly used as the traditional Halloween fares. Some children used to play a game called the thunder and lightning where they knocked the doors of their neighbors and run away after knocking as if they are lighting. This game is known as the "knock-door-run". Some even called it "knock-and-run" or "knock-knock-zoom-zoom".
During the Halloween night, adults and children used to dress up like creatures of the underworld such as goblins, witches, zombies, ghouls, ghosts and many more. They even enjoy lighting bonfires and watching fireworks displays although some of it is usually illegal. They also knock from one neighbor's door to another in order to gather sweets, nuts, and fruits for the Halloween festival. The children's hairs are usually sprinkled on some salt to be able to protect them against evil spirits.
Houses during the Halloween celebration are usually adorned with turnips or pumpkins that are carved into different scary faces and decorated with lights or candles to provide some eerie effects. The traditional Halloween cake or fruit bread known as the "barmbrack" is also served during the celebration where every member of the family gets one slice of the bread. In every slice of the fruit bread, there is a hidden piece of rag, ring or coin and whoever gets it in his or her slice of bread, prosperity in financial matter will is about to happen. During Halloween celebration, getting a coin denotes a prosperous future while getting a ring is a sign of impending romance and continued happiness. Furthermore, a ring is usually included in most commercialized products of "barmbracks".
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