Halloween is commonly known as the "Ghost Festival" in the West. It falls on November 1st of the Gregorian calendar every year, and the celebrations begin on the evening of October 31st. People will wear masks and strange clothes to dress up like ghosts according to customs, and every household will use carved pumpkins to make lamps.

There are two theories about the origin of Halloween. The common theory is that it originated from the ancient Western European countries before the birth of Christ. More than 2,000 years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated November 1 as “Day of the World Saints.” The Celtics consider this day to be the official end of summer and the beginning of the new year. At that time, people believed that the souls of their deceased friends would return to their former homes on this day to look for souls in the living, so that they could be reborn. This was the only hope for rebirth after death.

Another theory is related to the Celtic "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of people who died in that year will visit the world on the eve of Halloween. People should let the visiting ghosts see the perfect harvest and Present a bountiful treat to the ghost. All bonfires and lights are there to scare away ghosts, but also to illuminate the route for ghosts to guide them back.

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Halloween customs:

On Halloween eve, children will carry jack-o'-lanterns and wear all kinds of weird costumes and go from house to house. Go door to door asking for candy, and keep saying, "Trick or treat."

If you refuse to give candy, the children will be very angry and use various methods to punish you, such as dumping the garbage in your house, etc., until you are willing to give it. They have candy so far.

Traditionally, people dress up as elves and go from house to house begging for food. Their belief is to give elves worship and food to please them, otherwise these elves will play tricks on them, such as: chimneys are blocked, cattle and sheep are lost, and yellow buds are thrown at them, etc. Another way to fool or scare away these evil spirits is to pretend to be them, believing that the evil spirits will not harm them.

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