European history of halloween costumes and symbols

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EUROPEAN HISTORY OF
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
AND SYMBOLS
Text & Presentation by Maria Chirukhina ПКИ-19-1

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A SMALL
EXCURSION INTO
ANCIENT HISTORY
Jack Santino, a folklorist, writes that
"there was throughout Ireland an
uneasy truce existing between
customs and beliefs associated
with Christianity and those
associated with religions that were
Irish before Christianity arrived“
Scotland
Isle of Man
Ireland
Wales
Cornwall
Brittany

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CELTS’ HALLOWEEN
CLOTHING
TRADITIONS
Since people were scared and did
not want to become an
accidental victim of the
inhabitants of the afterworld, the
Celts dressed in animal skins

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OTHER SYMBOLS:
PURIFYING FLAME
It was believed that the power of
fire cleanses people and allows
them to enter the New year with a
pure soul.

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OTHER SYMBOLS: JACK-O’-LANTERN
Ancient one
Modern one

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EVOLUTION OF THE COSTUMES
The end of the 19th century
The beginning of the 20th
century

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EVOLUTION OF THE COSTUMES
Photo circa 1929
A 1938 image shows three people
driving to a party in hair-raising skull
masks

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EVOLUTION OF THE COSTUMES
Lori Nelson was captured at a
Halloween party in 1955
Photo circa 1940

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THE MOST POPULAR MODERN
COSTUMES
Harry Potter Saga
Superheroes

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