Halloween

Halloween

Halloween is a holiday celebrated mainly in the U.S. on the night of October 31. It originated in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian feast of All Saints Day. Inlarge part, is a secular celebration although some believe that has a religious undertone. Irish immigrants passed versions of the tradition to North America during the Irish Potato Famine 1840.
Theword Halloween is a derivation of the phrase All Hallow's. It was held in Anglo-Saxon countries, mainly in Canada, USA, Ireland and the UK. The expansive force of U.S. culture. UU. Halloween has beenpopular in other Western countries.
The day is often associated with orange and black colors and is strongly linked to symbols like the Jack-o'-lantern. Typical activities include the famous Halloweentrick or treating and costume parties, in addition to the bonfires, visiting haunted houses, jokes, reading scary stories and viewing horror films.

Origin

Celtic Halloween has itsorigins in a Celtic festival known as Samhain, which derives from Old Irish, meaning the end of verano. The ancient Britons had a similar festival known as Calan Gaeaf. Samhain was celebrated at theend of the harvest season in celta3 culture and was seen as the "Celtic New Year", beginning with season oscura.
The ancient Celts believed the line that connects this world with the Underworldnarrowed with the advent of Samhain, allowing spirits (both benevolent and malevolent) pass through. The family's ancestors were honored guests and while they were away evil spirits. It is believed thatthe use of costumes and masks because of the need to ward off evil spirits. Its purpose was to adopt the appearance of an evil spirit to avoid being damaged. In Scotland the spirits were replaced byyoung men wearing white face masks or painted negro.
Samhain was also a time to take stock of food supplies and livestock to prepare for winter. The fires also played an important role in the...