The origin and custom of Halloween

In ancient times, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the ancient Western Europeans in these places were called Celts. 1 1 On the first day of the month, on New Year's Eve, the Celts gathered young people in teams, wearing all kinds of strange masks and carrying carved radish lanterns. They wandered between villages.

It was actually celebrating the autumn harvest; Some people say it is "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of those who died that year will visit the world on Halloween. It is said that people should let visiting ghosts see the harvest and show rich enthusiasm to them. All the bonfires and lights, in order to scare away ghosts, also illuminate the route for ghosts and guide them back. ?

In medieval Central Europe, there was a history of Christianity destroying pagans. However, the sacrificial ceremony before New Year's Eve never really disappeared, but appeared in the form of witchcraft.

That's why we have traces of witches' brooms, black cats, spells and so on on Halloween. It is said that meeting a black cat that day is equivalent to meeting a witch, and there will be a year of disaster, so everyone will dress up in disguise that day and drive away those unlucky symbols.

Second, the custom of Halloween.

1, playing the ghost

Halloween is actually a ghost festival in the west, a day when ghosts haunt. People just want to dress up as ghosts to scare them away, so many people will wander the streets in strange clothes and dress up as all kinds of ghosts on this day, so timid people should pay attention and be on guard when they go out, or you will be scared to death by people who dress up as ghosts.

On Halloween, children go door-to-door asking for candy and other gifts.

Trick or treat is a unique custom of Halloween, mainly among children. During Halloween, children will dress themselves up in various ways, and then go out to play with pumpkin lanterns.

When friends get together, they will flock to the neighborhood to ask for candy. If the host doesn't give it, the children will try their best to make trouble and make you laugh and cry. Children won't go away contentedly until you are willing to stuff them with all kinds of sweets.

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Legend of Halloween

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's death, his soul can neither go to heaven nor go to hell.

So his ghost had to rely on a small candle to guide him wandering between heaven and earth. According to legend, this small candle was placed in a hollowed-out radish and was called "Jack 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.

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