Halloween as curious holiday

1. Halloween as curious holiday

Interesting facts

2. Beginning of history

Halloween originated from the festive customs of the ancient
Celts, who lived in up-to-date Ireland and Scotland. The Celts
divided the year into two seasons: summer and winter.
Summer, the bright season, ended around late October or early
November, when the last harvest was completed. This period
was known as Samhain, which means "the end of summer."
The Celts celebrated this holiday not only
with joy, but also with anxiety, as it was
believed that on the night of Samhain, the
world of humans and the otherworldly realm
of the Sid were closest to each other.
The Celts believed that an invisible door
opens to the spirit world, through which the
souls of dead relatives can enter and visit
their living descendants.

3. From Samhain to Halloween

With the spread of Christianity, the meaning of the holiday
gradually transformed. On November 1, the Catholic
Church began celebrating All Saints' Day, and October 31
became the eve of this holiday, known as All Hallows Eve,
which translates to "the eve of All Saints' Day" in English.
In the 16th century, the name was shortened to Halloween,
according to the historian.
In Anglo-American society, mass acts of petty vandalism and
hooliganism became commonplace on Halloween in the 20th century.
Halloween costumes only appeared in the 20th century. Since the
holiday night is considered to be the time of the greatest activity of
all the evil spirits (after all, All Saints Day comes, which they resist),
people began to dress up as evil creatures. To deprive the evil power
of its power, costumes were burned after the holiday.
Gradually, the holiday changed its appearance and soon became

4. Russian familiar holiday

In fact, there was a similar holiday in Russia as well.
But it was celebrated in winter, not in autumn.
The Christmastide (svyatky) on the days before and after
Christmas, that is, in the period from January 6 to January 19
- "terrible evenings". It is believed that every day is filled with
vile antics of evil spirits and free wandering of spirits in the
world of the living. That is why this is the most suitable time
for divination, as the spirits help to lift the veil of the future
and answer questions of interest to people. Each day had its
own characteristics. In some, children were prayed for, in
others, entities close to people were asked to protect the house
from evil.

5. If you want to experience the atmosphere of a foreign Halloween, I recommend listening to some of the offered songs 

If you want to experience the atmosphere of a
foreign Halloween, I recommend listening to
some of the offered songs
1. The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
2. Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me
3. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
4. Fifth Harmony - I'm In Love With a Monster

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