Halloween is called "Halloween" in English, which is an abbreviation of "All?Hallow?Eve" and refers to the eve of Halloween (All?Hallow's?Day), similar to Christmas Eve called "Christmas?Eve". Christmas Eve is called "Christmas Eve". "Hallow" is derived from the Middle English halwen, which is close in origin to holy, and in some areas of Scotland and Canada, Halloween is still called "All?Hallow?Mas", meaning the day when all the saints (Hallow) are honored. Hallow, meaning the Mass celebrated in honor of all the saints. All Hallows' Eve is often associated with spiritual things. Traditionally in Europe, Halloween is considered the time when the world of ghosts is closest to the earth, a legend similar to that of the Chinese Yu Lan Festival. Anoka, Minnesota in the United States is known as the "Halloween Capital of the World", and a large parade is held every year to celebrate

More than two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated November 1 as the "Day of the Saints of the World" (ALL?). (ALL?HALLOWS?DAY)? "HALLOW"? means saints. Legend has it that since 500 B.C., the saints who lived in Ireland, Sugar? Jack-o'-lanterns carved on the funny monster-like

Land and other places of the Celts? (CELTS)? moved the holiday forward one day, to October 31st. They considered that day to be the official end of summer, the beginning of the new year and the start of the harsh winter. It was believed that on this day the dead souls of the deceased would return to their homelands to find life in the living and regenerate themselves, and that this was the only hope for regeneration after death. The living are afraid that the dead souls will come to take over their lives, so people will extinguish the fire and candles on this day so that the dead souls can't find the living, and they will dress up as demons to scare away the souls of the dead. Afterward, they would rekindle the fires and candles to start the new year. Legend has it that Celtic tribes also killed the living on October 31st to honor the dead. To the 1st century AD, the occupation of the Celtic tribal territories of the Romans also gradually accepted the custom of Halloween, but since then abolished the barbaric practice of burning the living to sacrifice the dead. While the Romans celebrated harvest festivals in conjunction with Celtic rituals, wearing scary masks and dressing up as animals or ghosts, it was a way to chase away the demons that roamed around them. This is how Halloween came to be celebrated today by most people around the globe in a ghoulish getup. As time passed, the meaning of Halloween gradually changed, becoming more positive and happy, with festive connotations dominating. The idea of dead souls looking for replacements to return to the world was gradually discarded and forgotten. Today, most of the images and drawings symbolizing Halloween, such as witches and black cats, have friendly, cute and funny faces. After the Roman Emperor Constantine was converted, he established Christianity as the state religion, which had actually evolved into Catholicism at that time.? Constantine ordered all the people of the country to convert to Christianity, and as a result, unrepentant pagans joined the church and brought in all kinds of ? Pagan practices were brought in, including the Day of the Dead, which they were to maintain as part of their lives. Since the church could not eliminate the pagan customs of the people, it had to sanctify some of them, especially the Feast of the Dead on October 31? The Feast of the Dead. In the eighth century, the Pope designated November 1 as All Saints' Day to commemorate all the martyrs in the history of the Church. All the saints who have been martyred in the history of the Church. Thus, October 31 is the eve of All Saints' Day. The Catholic Church allows people to observe the feast on October 31, because November 11 is the eve of All Saints' Day. The Catholic Church allowed people to observe October 31 because November 1 was a holy day. Later All?Saint's?Day became All?Hallows?Day, and hallows is the word for "saints". Hallows means "holy", and October 31 was All?Hallows?Evening, which was later reduced to eve, meaning "eve", and een, meaning "evening". Evening was later reduced to eve and een, the former meaning "eve" and the latter meaning "evening". The latter is an abbreviation of "evening", meaning "night", which became Halloween today, representing the eve of All Saints' Day as the Day of the Dead. Chinese people simply call October 31st Halloween, which is actually translated as "All Souls' Day".

Halloween symbols

Themes

Jack-o'-lanterns

Themes of All Hallows' Eve are ghosts and ghouls, scares, and things related to death, magic, and monsters. Some of the things that are usually associated with All Hallows Eve are ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats, black cats, owls, elves, zombies, skeletons, and demons, as well as fictional characters such as vampires and Frankenstein's monster.

Introduction to Ghosts and Goblins

Ghostly apparitions are legendary throughout the world, and naturally, ghostly festivals are not without their presence.

Zombies are as white or as colorful as you can imagine.

Vampires are elegant, noble, and cool, and have always been a regular feature of mysterious midnight stories.

Witch black cat, broomstick, magic hat ...... magic power, but beware of the wrinkles on the face oh.

FrankensteinThe classic Frankenstein of sci-fi history is now a regular presence in Halloween.

ElvesEveryone has their own elf in their mind, what do you imagine an elf to look like?

CentaursThe origin of centaurs varies in Greek mythology, and so centaurs are good and evil.

Werewolves are sometimes mortal enemies of vampires and sometimes spread terror and plague.

Devil I am able to grant you your wish, mortal, but you must pledge your soul to me.

Goblins different legends and stories of these little things are sometimes evil and sometimes funny.

The Immortal Bird bathes in sunlight and nirvana in flame, symbolizing immortality and rebirth.

The MinotaurThe legend of the Minotaur in Crete made this monster known to the world.?

MedusaThe legendary snake-haired siren who could petrify people was once as beautiful as Athena.

The TitansAncient race of gods who once ruled the world in Greek mythology, and representatives of the giants.

The Gargoyle sits on the roof of a Gothic building all day, looking at the sky or thinking?

Lizardmen are covered in thick green scale armor and have only three fingers on each hand.

Mummies are mummies when they're well made up, COS is seriously ill when they're not.

Behemoth The giant beast recorded in the Old Testament, which some believe is Satan incarnate.

The giant monster, Bigfoot, has never been proven, but legends have circulated for a long time.

BahamutThe legend of Bahamut represents the Arabian view of the universe.

Witch-demons use magic to gain eternal life and use eternal life to study magic.

Dwarves Ores, wine, beards, understanding dwarves starts with these.

Trolls Wherever troll lore is told, their magical regenerative abilities are missing.

The Headless Horseman, a ghostly figure from Irish folklore, is an indispensable Halloween character.

Pumpkin LightsPumpkins are the symbol of Halloween, so put a pumpkin on your head and remember to leave a few holes.

SkullsSkulls are also scary things oh.

Traditional colors

Black and orange are the traditional colors for All Hallows' Eve. Modern Halloween products also make heavy use of purple, green and red. Autumn elements such as pumpkins and scarecrows have also become symbols of Halloween.

Symbols

Jack-o'-lanterns are the most widely recognized symbols of All Hallows' Eve. In Britain and Ireland, locals originally lit candles in hollowed-out turnips to create jack-o'-lanterns, but immigrants to the U.S. soon adopted pumpkins instead, which were larger and easier to carve designs on. Many families carved scary faces on pumpkins and placed them on the front doorstep, traditionally to scare away demons or monsters.

Pumpkin Lamps

Pumpkins are orange, which makes them a traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkin lamps from pumpkins is also a Halloween tradition that dates back to Ireland as well. Legend has it that a man named Jack was so mean that he couldn't enter heaven when he died, and because he made fun of the devil he couldn't enter hell either, so he had to wander around with a lantern until the day of judgment. Thus, Jack and the pumpkin lantern became a symbol of the cursed wandering spirit. In order to scare away these wandering spirits on the night before Halloween, people used turnips, beets or potatoes carved into scary faces to represent Jack with a lantern, which is the origin of the pumpkin lamp (Jack-o'-lantern). After the Irish moved to the United States, they began to use pumpkins for carving because they were more plentiful than turnips in the fall in the United States. Nowadays, if people hang pumpkin lights in their windows on Halloween night it indicates that those in Halloween costumes can come knocking on doors and trick-or-treating for candy. In the pumpkin lights, often people will put candles or some candy.