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The origin of Halloween
According to legend, more than 2,000 years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated 1/month1day as the "Day of All Saints in the World", but since 500 BC, Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places have moved this day forward, that is,1October 3/kloc-0. Because the Celtics 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 soul of the deceased would return to the former residence on this day, looking for life in the living, so as to regenerate. The living are afraid of ghosts, so people put out the fire and candlelight on this day, so that ghosts can't find the living, and they dress up as monsters to scare these ghosts away. This is also the reason why most westerners celebrate Halloween with strange costumes.
Origin of Halloween costumes
Halloween costumes originated from pranks, when adults take their children out together (usually adults drive to the side of the road and children say, "trick or treat". Adults ask children in advance to only go to houses with festive decorations and lights at the door, otherwise they are not allowed to disturb. In addition, in the process of begging for sugar, you must always stand at the gate and wait, and you are not allowed to enter the house. The recovered sugar must also be handed over to an adult for inspection before eating. Families who receive children are also required not to give home-made food or unpackaged food.
Halloween costumes are full of people, not just monotonous GREAT GHOST kids. To make the simplest ghost suit, put a white sheet on your head and dig two holes to leave your eyes; If you want to play the magician, put on black trousers and a black hat, and hide a fluffy rabbit between the hat and the top of your head for later use; Children put on white clothes and trousers, and then tie a flashlight on their backs to dress up as little angels; There are also parents who dress their children up as their favorite cartoon images.
The origin of turning off the lights in the south on Halloween
Pumpkin lanterns originated in ancient Ireland. Jack-o'-lantern man and love pranks. 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 let 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 had to wander between heaven and earth by a small candle.
In the ancient Irish legend, this little candle was placed in a hollowed-out radish and was called "JACK LANTERNS", while the ancient radish lamp evolved to today, and it was made of pumpkin-o-Lanterns. It is said that soon after Irish people arrived in America, they found that pumpkins were better than radishes in terms of source and carving, so pumpkins became the darling of Halloween.
Custom of Halloween
1, trick or treat
Halloween is a mysterious festival in the eyes of children. As night falls, the children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, put on a "jack lamp" and run out to play. The "Jack-o 'lantern" looks very cute. The way to do it is to hollow out the pumpkin, carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this naive smiling face in a far distance. After packing up, groups of children dressed as monsters ran to the neighbor's door with "Jack-o-lanterns" in their hands, threatening to shout "trick or treat" and "money or food". If adults don't treat them with candy or change, those naughty children will do what they say: OK, if you don't treat them, I'll play a trick on you. Sometimes they soap other people's doorknobs and sometimes color other people's cats. These little pranks often make adults laugh and cry. Of course, most families are very happy to entertain these innocent little guests, so children always have full stomachs and pockets on Halloween.
Halloween is usually associated with supernatural things. Traditionally in Europe, Halloween is regarded as the closest time to the world of ghosts, which is similar to the Orchid Festival in China (that is, July and a half every year). The theme of Halloween is ghosts, scary people, and things related to death, magic and monsters. Things usually associated with Halloween include ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats, black cats, owls, elves, zombies, skeletons and demons, as well as fictional characters such as vampires and Frankenstein. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to call Halloween "Ghost Festival".
2. Ghost Parade
On the Halloween of1October 3 1, the streets of the United States can be seen everywhere with wonderful live performances, illusion magic staged on the stage, lifelike walkers and ghosts, and the screening of various horror movies. In the evening, I quickly put the spider silk up and help the actors who are responsible for scaring people put on makeup. The contents of haunted houses are mostly related to movie themes, such as: legends of ghosts and gods, interstellar legends and ghost stories. The layout, makeup techniques and costumes of these scenes are like real situations. If you are not careful, you will definitely scream.
3. Ghost Carnival
New york also held a parade on Halloween night, which allowed a group of vampires, zombies, witches, Frankenstein and so on to show up in unison. Citizens were also welcome to visit. The attendees were not limited to age, gender, class or nationality. Even if you are a coward, you can join them and have a lively carnival of ghosts and people. In fact, these ghosts are all dressed up by people, so they are not terrible. On the contrary, some small faces are even more lovely, which makes people stay in them, just like attending a large fancy dress ball.
4. "Bite the apple" game
Another custom of Halloween is the most popular game of "biting apples". In the game, people let the apple float in a basin filled with water, and then let the participants bite the apple with their mouths without using their hands. Whoever bites first will be the winner.
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