Unexpectedly, Jack died unfortunately and could not go to heaven, so he had to go to hell to ask evil spirits to take him in. The evil spirit thought that Jack himself said that he didn't want anything to do with him, so he refused Jack's request and only gave him a burning charcoal to put in the radish as a lantern. Later, children in Scotland "followed suit", hollowed out radishes and put candles on them to light them.
After this custom spread to America, people found that chubby pumpkins were more suitable for making hollow lanterns. Therefore, it has naturally become the world of pumpkins, and pumpkin lanterns have become one of the most suitable props for Halloween.
The legend of Halloween goes like this:
Halloween originated from celebrations related to evil spirits, so witches, ghosts, goblins and skeletons riding brooms are all symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also common symbols of Halloween. At first, these animals were terrible because people thought they could communicate with the ghosts of the dead.
The black cat is also a symbol of Halloween, and it also has a certain religious origin. People believe that black cats can be reincarnated and have the ability to predict the future. In the Middle Ages, people thought that witches could become black cats, so when people saw black cats, they thought that witches were pretending. These marks are common choices for Halloween costumes and common decorations on greeting cards or windows.
Black is a traditional Halloween color, which may be because all kinds of Halloween traditions or ceremonies are held at night.
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. Pumpkins are orange, so orange has become a traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkin lanterns with pumpkins is also a Halloween tradition, and its history can be traced back to Ireland. Legend has it that a man named Jack was so stingy that he couldn't go to heaven after his death, and he couldn't go to hell because he made fun of the devil, so he had to wander around with lanterns until the judgment day. Therefore, Jack and Jack-o-lantern became the symbols of cursed wandering souls. In order to scare away these wandering souls on Halloween, people carved terrible faces with turnips, beets or potatoes to represent Jack holding lanterns, which is the origin of jack-o'-lantern. After the Irish moved to the United States, they began to carve pumpkins, because pumpkins are more abundant than turnips in autumn in the United States. Now, if people hang jack-o-lanterns on the windows on Halloween night, it means that those who wear Halloween costumes can knock on the door and ask for candy.
The legend of pumpkin lantern
Legend has it that one day an Irish drunkard named Jack tricked the devil into a tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, threatening the devil not to come down. Then Jack and the devil made an agreement to let the devil cast a spell so that Jack would never commit a crime and let him come down from the tree. 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. According to legend, this small candle is placed in the hollowed-out radish and is called "Jack-o 'lantern". Today, radish lanterns are made of pumpkins. It is said that soon after the Irish came to America, they found that pumpkins were superior to radishes in both source and carving, so pumpkins became Halloween pets.
Halloween originated from celebrations related to evil spirits, so witches, ghosts, goblins and skeletons riding brooms are all symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also common symbols of Halloween. At first, these animals were terrible because people thought they could communicate with the ghosts of the dead.
The black cat is also a symbol of Halloween, and it also has a certain religious origin. People believe that black cats can be reincarnated and have the ability to predict the future. In the Middle Ages, people thought that witches could become black cats, so when people saw black cats, they thought that witches were pretending. These marks are common choices for Halloween costumes and common decorations on greeting cards or windows.
Black is a traditional Halloween color, which may be because all kinds of Halloween traditions or ceremonies are held at night.
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. Pumpkins are orange, so orange has become a traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkin lanterns with pumpkins is also a Halloween tradition, and its history can be traced back to Ireland. Legend has it that a man named Jack was so stingy that he couldn't go to heaven after his death, and he couldn't go to hell because he made fun of the devil, so he had to wander around with lanterns until the judgment day. Therefore, Jack and Jack-o-lantern became the symbols of cursed wandering souls. In order to scare away these wandering souls on Halloween, people carve terrible faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes to represent Jack holding lanterns. This is the origin of the ghost fire. After the Irish moved to the United States, they began to carve pumpkins, because pumpkins are more abundant than turnips in autumn in the United States. Now, if people hang jack-o-lanterns on the windows on Halloween night, it means that those who wear Halloween costumes can knock on the door and ask for candy.
Halloween means "holy night". However, due to various reasons, Halloween has become one of the most popular festivals in a year, and many players celebrate it with great enthusiasm.
Halloween on June 3 1 is actually a festival to praise autumn, just as May Day is a festival to praise spring. Druids, priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a grand festival to praise autumn, which started at midnight on June 3 1 and lasted all day 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, just thinking of such a ghostly party was enough to make those simple-minded fools at that time tremble with fear and can't believe it. 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, some people in some isolated areas of Europe still believe this is true. The ancient Romans also had a festival in 1 65438+1October1to pay tribute to their goddess Pomona. They roasted nuts and apples in front of Jin Xiong's bonfire. Our own Halloween seems to be a mixture of ancient Roman festivals and Druidic festivals. Halloween activities used to be very simple, and most of them were held in churches. But all over Europe, people regard Halloween as a good opportunity to have fun, tell ghost stories and scare each other. So people no longer use this festival to praise Qiu Guang, but turn it into a festival for elves, witches and ghosts.
The function is to celebrate festivals.