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More than two thousand years ago, Christian churches in Europe designated 1 65438+1October1as "Halloween". Saint "means saint. Legend has it that since 500 BC, Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places have moved this festival forward by one day, that is, 65438+1October 3 1. 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 severe winter. At that time, people believed that on this day, the dead souls of the deceased would return to their former homes to look for all beings, so as to be reborn, which was the only hope of being reborn after death. Living people are afraid of the ghost of the dead to take life, so people put out the fire and candlelight on this day, so that the ghost of the dead can't find the living people. They dress up as monsters to scare away the ghost of the dead. After that, they will rekindle bonfires and candlelight and start a new year's life.
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Halloween is actually a festival to praise autumn, just as May Day is to praise spring. Druids, priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a grand festival to praise autumn, which lasted from midnight on1October 3 1 day to the next day. They believe that on that night, their great death shamanism summoned all the ghosts of those who died that year, and these evil spirits would be punished for being born as animals. Of course, as long as the thought of this ghostly party was enough to make those simple-minded fools tremble with fear at that time. So they lit a bonfire and watched these evil spirits closely. That's how the saying that there are witches and ghosts everywhere on Halloween comes from. Until now, in some isolated places in Europe, there are still people who believe this is true.
Halloween features:
1, the first thing is your own costume, so you must exaggerate the cool sky and bring some horrible elements. Traditional Halloween costumes include zombies, ghosts, witches and demons. Typical clothes are covered with a piece of cloth with two holes cut. Oriental clothing tends to be conventional, while western clothing tends to be cool.
2. The second is the pumpkin lantern that is necessary for home decoration. Jack-o 'lantern is also called Jack-o 'lantern. In the ancient Irish legend, there was a man named Jack who was an alcoholic and liked to play practical jokes. One day, Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, threatening the devil not to come down. Then Jack made an agreement with the devil to let him come 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 died, his soul could neither go to heaven nor go to hell, so his ghost had to wander between heaven and earth with a small candle. "Jack-o 'lantern" looks very cute. The way is to hollow out the pumpkin, carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, and then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away.
3. The third kind is candy or small gift, which is essential for children. The children dressed up as scary people rang their neighbors' doorbell door to door and shouted, "Trick or treat!" " Trick or treat), if you refuse to give candy, the children will be very angry and punish you in various ways, such as taking out the garbage in your house, until you are willing to give them candy. The host family (who may also wear scary clothes) will take out some candy, chocolate or small gifts. Some families even use sound effects and cigarette makers to create a horrible atmosphere. Children often get candy in a night by the number of bags and take it home in the whole bag.