The symbol of Jack-o-lantern Halloween is Jack-o-lantern (also known as Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern), and there is also a story about pumpkin carving as a lantern.
this is from ancient Ireland. The story is about a man named JACK-o-lantern (English: Jack), who is a drunk and loves practical jokes.
One day, Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, threatening the devil to make him afraid to come down. Then Jack made a pact with the devil to make him get down from the tree on the condition that the devil promised to cast a spell so that Jack would never commit a crime. After Jack's death, his soul can neither go to heaven nor go to hell, so his ghost has to rely on a small candle to guide him to wander between heaven and earth.
In the ancient Irish legend, this little candle was placed in a hollowed-out radish, and it was called "JACKLANTERNS". However, the ancient radish lamp has evolved into a jack-old-later made of pumpkin. It is said that the Irish soon arrived in the United States and found that pumpkins were superior to radishes in terms of source and carving, so pumpkins became Halloween pets to trick or treat, and monsters danced. Atlas The main activity of Halloween (Halloween) was Trick-or-treat.
The children dressed up in all kinds of scary looks rang the neighbor's door bell from door to door and shouted, "Trick? orTreat！" (meaning trick or treat), the host's family (who may also wear scary clothes) will send out some candy, chocolate or small gifts. Some families even use sound effects and cigarette making machines to create a horrible atmosphere.
most families are very happy to entertain these innocent children, so the candy that children get in one night is often taken home in bags. In Scotland, when children ask for candy, they will say, "The sky is blue, the grass is green, May we have our Halloween.
"(the sky is blue, the ground is green, let's celebrate Halloween), and then win candy by singing and dancing. The most popular game on Halloween is "Bobbing?". for? Apples）。
In the game, people let the apples float in a basin filled with water, and then let the participants bite the apples with their mouths without using their hands. Whoever bites first will be the winner. Divination game In Ireland, there is a traditional divination game. Participants choose one of several small discs from the table blindfolded. For example, the touched disc contains dirt, which means that people related to the participants will die in the coming year. For example, if there is water, it will represent a long trip, if there is money, it will be rich, and if there are beans, it will mean poverty.
In 19th century Ireland, a girl would put a slug on a dish sprinkled with flour, and the traces of the slug crawling would be the appearance of a girl's future husband. In North America, it is said that if an unmarried woman sits in a dark room on Halloween, she can see her future husband in the mirror.
If they are going to die before their marriage, a skull will appear in the mirror. This custom has been very popular since the late 19th century, and related greeting cards are also sold.
Telling ghost stories and watching horror movies are common activities in Halloween parties. TV specials with the theme of Halloween are usually broadcast on or before the Halloween holiday, and most of them are targeted at children.
2. Halloween knowledge
Introduction to Halloween is Halloween in the west on November 1st every year.
October 31st is Halloween. It is usually called Halloween (Halloween).
When Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, carry a "Jack-o-lantern" and run around the house, asking adults for holiday gifts. These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween-the strange "Jack-o'-lantern" and the trick of trick or treat.
The "Jack-o-lantern" looks very cute, and the method is extremely simple. Hollow out the pumpkin, then carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then insert a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this naive smiling face from a far distance.
this is the children's favorite plaything. However, the highlight of Halloween is still on the dining table. You should not only prepare delicious food to entertain those "kids" who come to make trouble, but also dress up your dining table on this special festival.
never let your guests underestimate you! This night is the most "haunted" time of the year, and all kinds of monsters, pirates, alien visitors and witches are out in succession. Before the Christian era, the Celts held a ceremony in the summer to thank God and the sun for their kindness.
At that time, soothsayers lit and practiced witchcraft to drive away monsters who were said to be wandering around. Later, the harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with the Celtic October 31.
In the Middle Ages, people wore animal-shaped costumes and terrible masks to drive away ghosts in the dark on Halloween. Although Christianity later replaced Celtic and Roman religious activities, the early customs remained.
Nowadays, children wear all kinds of costumes and masks for Halloween dances. Witches, black cats, ghosts and bones are often hung on the walls around these dances, while grinning or ugly pumpkin lanterns are hung at the windows and doors. Children often try to bite the hanging apples.
The origin of Halloween The first method There are many versions of the legend about the origin of Halloween. The most common one is that it originated from the ancient western European countries before the birth of Christ, mainly including Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The ancient western Europeans in these places are called druitt people. Druitt's New Year is on November 1st, New Year's Eve. People in druitt make young people gather in groups, wear all kinds of weird masks and carry carved radish lanterns (pumpkin lanterns are a late custom, and there were no pumpkins in ancient western Europe), and they wander among villages.
At that time, it was actually a celebration of autumn harvest. It is also said to be "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of those who died in that year will visit the world on the eve of Halloween. It is said that people should let the visiting ghosts see a good harvest and show rich hospitality to them. All bonfires and lights, in order to scare away ghosts, also illuminate the route for ghosts and guide them to return.
In medieval Central Europe, there was a history of Christianity destroying pagans. However, the sacrificial ceremony before New Year's Eve has never really been eliminated, but it has appeared in the form of witchcraft.
That's why we still have traces of witches' brooms, black cats and spells on Halloween. Second, more than two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated November 1st as "ALL HALLOWS DAY".
"hallow" means saint. Legend has it that since 5 BC, CELTS living in Ireland, Scotland and other places moved this festival forward by one day, that is, October 31.
They think that this day is the day when summer officially ends, that is, the beginning of the new year and the beginning of the harsh winter. At that time, people believed that on this day, the dead soul of the deceased would return to the former residence to look for living beings, so as to be reborn, and this was the only hope for people to be reborn after death.
The living are afraid of the dead soul to seize life, so people put out the fire and candlelight on this day, so that the dead soul can't find the living, and they dress up as monsters to scare away the souls of the dead. After that, they will rekindle the candlelight and start a new year's life.
Legend has it that the Celtic tribes still had the custom of killing the living on October 31st to honor the dead. By the 1st century AD, the Romans who occupied the territory of Celtic tribes gradually accepted the custom of Halloween, but since then the barbaric practice of burning the living to sacrifice the dead has been abolished.
Roman festivals celebrating harvest were combined with Celtic ceremonies, and they wore terrible masks and dressed up as animals or ghosts in order to drive away demons wandering around them. This is why most people around the world celebrate Halloween with strange costumes today.
As time goes by, the meaning of Halloween has gradually changed, and it has become active and happy, and the festive meaning has become the mainstream. The idea that the dead sought body double's reincarnation was gradually abandoned and forgotten.
Today, most images and pictures symbolizing Halloween, such as witches and black cats, have friendly, lovely and funny faces. The third Celtic believed that the sun god helped them grow crops.
But every year, the sun god is attacked by an evil force named Samhain and imprisoned for six months. Samhain, also known as "Lord of Dead" and "Prince of Darkness", came to Celtic land with cold and dark winter.
The Celts were very afraid of the night of October 31st, because they felt that there were a bunch of evil spirits lurking anywhere. They make a fire at home to let those evil spirits leave their home (there is a sentence in the last untranslated paragraph that flames can scare away ghosts). )
They believe that Samhain called the dead out, and they also believe that Samhain will turn the dead into something else, like a cat. The Celts will put on a terrible disguise to drive away those evil souls.
(This is the prototype of Halloween) After Rome occupied the land of the Celts, the Roman festival was combined with the Samhain Festival of the Celts on October 31st, and now it is Halloween. Halloween custom October 31st is the eve of Western Halloween. There are wonderful live performances, illusion magic, lifelike walkers and ghosts, and various horror movies on the streets of the United States.
In the evening, I quickly put up the spider silk, and then put on makeup for the actors who are responsible for scaring people. The content of haunted houses is mostly related to the theme of movies.
3. Halloween knowledge
Western festivals are held on November 1st and October 31st every year. It is usually called Halloween (Halloween). Whenever Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, carry a "Jack-o-lantern" and run around the house, asking adults for holiday gifts. These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween-the strange "Jack-o'-lantern" and the trick of trick or treat. There are also American movies of the same name.
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Jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween
" (Jack-o'-lanterns) are very cute and simple to make. Hollow out the pumpkin, then carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then insert a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this naive smiling face from a far distance. This is the children's favorite plaything.
Halloween costumes
black cat witch white bone bat
Many ethnic groups have celebration parties on Halloween, which are also called "All Hallow E'en", "The Eve of All Hallows", "Hallows e 'en" or "The Eve". In the end, the convention evolved into "Halloween", and the Chinese translation became Halloween night.
4. What is Halloween
In western countries, on October 31st every year, there is a "Halloween", which is interpreted in the dictionary as "The eve of All Saints'Day" and translated in Chinese as "Halloween Night".
Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries. This night is the most "haunted" night of the year, so it is also called "Ghost Festival".
more than two thousand years ago, the Catholic church in Europe designated November 1st as "ALL HALLOWS DAY". "HALLOW" means saint.
It is said that since 5 BC, CELTS living in Ireland, Scotland and other places moved this festival forward by one day, that is, October 31st. They think that this day is the day when summer officially ends, that is, the beginning of the new year and the beginning of the harsh winter.
At that time, people believed that the dead would return to their former residence on this day to look for living beings, so as to regenerate, and this was the only hope for people to be reborn after death. The living are afraid of the dead soul to seize life, so people put out the fire and candlelight on this day, so that the dead soul can't find the living, and dress up as monsters to scare away the souls of the dead.
After that, they will rekindle the candlelight and start a new year's life. Legend has it that Celtic tribes still had the custom of killing the living on October 31 to pay homage to the dead.
In the 1st century AD, the Romans who occupied the territory of Celtic tribes gradually accepted the custom of Halloween, but since then the barbaric practice of burning the living to sacrifice the dead has been abolished. Roman festivals celebrating harvest were combined with Celtic rituals, wearing terrible masks and dressing up as animals or ghosts in order to drive away demons wandering around them.
That's why most people around the world celebrate Halloween with strange costumes. As time goes by, the meaning of Halloween has gradually changed, and it has become active and happy, and the festive meaning has become the mainstream.
The idea that the dead seek body double's reincarnation has gradually been abandoned and forgotten. Today, most images and pictures symbolizing Halloween, such as witches and black cats, have friendly, lovely and funny faces.
Florida, USA: underwater Halloween facial makeup is the origin of the traditional Halloween program "Halloween". Many ethnic groups have celebration parties on Halloween, which are also called "All Hallow E'en", "The Eve of All Hallows", "Hallows e 'en" or "The eve of All Saintas'Day". In the end, the convention evolved into "Halloween", and the Chinese translation became Halloween night.
Halloween custom-Trick or treat is an interesting content of Halloween, but this custom did not originate in Ireland, but began in the Christian church in Europe in the 9th century. At that time, November 2nd was called "ALL SOULS DAY" by Christians.
On this day, believers trudged through the backcountry, begging from village to village for "cakes of the soul" made of flour and raisins. It is said that people who donate cakes believe in the prayers of the church monks, hoping to get God's protection and let the dead relatives enter heaven as soon as possible.
This tradition of begging from house to house has evolved into a game in which children carry pumpkin lanterns from house to house to beg for candy.