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HAPPY
Halloween!
The halloween's origins
Halloween was born with a different name. It began as a pagan holiday, celebrated by the Celtic population of Ireland and Great Britain, followed by the Irish, Scots, Welsh, and other immigrants who imported some version of the tradition to New America in The 19th century. Only at the end of the 20th century, other European countries also embraced this American and pagan festival in their countries. The Romans later made the feast of Semhain coincide with their All Souls' Day, which was celebrated in May, while the Christians established the All Souls' Day on November 2, the day after All Saints' Day. In fact, the modern name of Halloween itself, and its older interpretation of Hallowe'en, is linked to the feast of All Saints, as it derives from "All Hallow's Eve",
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What is Halloween? Halloween is a traditional holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, very popular especially in America. Here, the festival is a true national event, with houses decorated with the most disturbing decorations possible and children dressed in costumes that recall horror movies and strange characters and go door to door collecting sweets, fruits and other delicacies.
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the celebration of halloween
In the three days following the festival, the skins of dead animals were worn to exorcise and scare the spirits that returned to earth from the darkness.
The Celts believed that during this night (between October 31st and November 1st), the veil between the world of the living and that of the spirits thinned, allowing the souls of the deceased to return to Earth. To protect themselves from evil spirits, people lit large bonfires and wore masks or disguises, thinking this would confuse the spirits. The inhabitants also left food and offerings outside their homes to appease the spirits or guide them away.
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The legend of halloween...(stringy Jack)
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But the devil took pity on Jack and gave him a coal to light his turnip lantern, leaving him to wander between the two places for eternity. From this legend comes the nickname "Jack of the lantern", in English jack-o'-lantern.
Legend has it that an Irish blacksmith Stringy Jack, addicted to alcohol, sold his soul to the devil to pay his debts. Jack, however, died the following year on Halloween night, thus failing to honor his debt to the devil who would be extinct in 10 years.
To protect themselves from evil spirits, people lit large bonfires and wore masks or disguises, thinking this would confuse the spirits. The inhabitants also left food and offerings outside their homes to appease the spirits or guide them away.
halloween's roots
Halloween's roots date back to the Celtic holiday of Samhain, which means "summer's end" in Old Irish. Celebrated by the Celts over 2000 years ago, the festival marked the transition between the hot and cold seasons, which was also seen as the end of the agricultural year. The Celts believed that during this night (between October 31st and November 1st), the veil between the world of the living and that of the spirits thinned, allowing the souls of the deceased to return to Earth.
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Halloween is symbolically the opposite of the common tradition of commemorating the dead. These days we don't run away from the dead, but we go towards them, we visit them at the cemetery offering a flower, that is, offering them a sign of new life.
It was believed that on the night of October 31st the deceased returned from their kingdom to visit the living. What remains of the symbolic and meaningful value of this celebration is the aspect of the transition from the richness of summer to the period of rest and quiet of autumn which turns towards winter .
THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 31st
The tradition of trick-or-treating developed in the Middle Ages, when in England and Ireland poor people went door to door on November 2, All Souls' Day, offering prayers for souls in exchange for sweets called "soul cakes." This practice, called "souling", gradually evolved into the modern custom of asking for sweets on Halloween night.
THE TRADITION OF TRICK-OR-TREATING
CONCLUSION
Finally, it was imported to America thanks to the intense Irish migrations of the 19th century towards what is now the United States, over time becoming the Halloween we celebrate today.