Halloween is a traditional festival in the west, and the time is set at1October 3 1 day every year. That night can be said to be the most haunted night of the year. Halloween originated from the Celtic people in ancient times. On the last day of October, all kinds of dead souls, monsters and ghosts wandered around the world. In order to scare away these ghosts, Celtic people would wear all kinds of ugly masks. On the same day, the Celtic people thought it was the end of summer and the beginning of winter, thanking the sun god for their bumper harvest; Food is sacrificed to the dead, and the moment of good spirit is used to pray for peace and survive the severe winter.

The customs of Halloween mainly include:

1, knock on the door for candy

Halloween night is the most "haunted" time of the year. The custom of that night is that children carry pumpkin lanterns and wear all kinds of costumes imitating monsters and ghosts to knock on doors and shout, "Trick or Treat!" (meaning trick or treat), the host's family (who may also wear scary clothes) will send out some candy, chocolate or small gifts; If you don't give sugar, children will play all kinds of practical jokes, such as dumping garbage into your home and so on.

2. "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.

3. Zhanpu Game

In Ireland, there is a traditional divination game, in which participants choose one from the table with several small discs blindfolded. For example, if the touched disc contains dirt, it means that people related to the participants will die in the coming year, for example, if there is water, it means they will travel far, if there are coins, it means they will be rich, and if there are beans, it means they will be poor. In Ireland in the19th century, girls would put slugs on a plate sprinkled with flour, and the traces of slugs crawling would be the appearance of their future husbands.

4. 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.

In ancient times, Europeans believed that wearing ugly masks could scare away evil spirits and ghosts wandering between villages; In the fourth world, because of the popularity of Christianity, this day was changed to the day when God died, believing that God would help drive away these evil spirits and ghosts. Later, it evolved into children wearing all kinds of ghost clothes and ringing the doorbell for candy.