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Halloween is usually called "Ghost Festival" in the west. It happened in Gregorian calendar 165438+ 10/month/day. The general celebration begins at 65438+ 10/3/0/evening. People will wear masks and strange clothes as ghosts according to custom, and every household will make lanterns out of pumpkins.

Festival custom

Halloween is the most haunted time of the year, and all kinds of monsters, pirates, foreign tourists and witches are sent. Before the Christian era, the Celts held ceremonies in late summer to thank God and the sun for their grace. At that time, fortune tellers lit and used witchcraft to drive away the monsters that were said to be wandering.

The harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with the Celtics on June 3 1. In the Middle Ages, people wore animal costumes and scary masks to drive away ghosts on Halloween night. Although Christianity later replaced Celtic and Roman religions, early customs still existed.

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The origin of all saints

More than 2000 years ago, the European Catholic Church designated 1 65438+1October1as "World Saints Day". Celtic believe that this day is the official end of summer, that is, the beginning of a new year. At that time, it was thought that the mortal souls of the deceased would return to their original homes on this day to seek the rebirth of the living, which was the only hope of rebirth after death.

Another view is related to the Celtic "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of those who died that year will visit the world on Halloween. People should show the fruits of success to visiting ghosts and treat them generously. In order to scare away ghosts, all the bonfires and lights also light up their roads and guide them back.

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