Which countries celebrate Halloween?

The main countries are as follows: the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and other western countries and Australia, New Zealand and North America.

165438+ 10 month 1 day holiday, and the tradition in Poland is to go home to commemorate the ancestors no matter how far this day is. Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria and Germany have similar customs.

Which country does Halloween come from?

Halloween is an annual 1 65438+1October1,which originated from the ancient Celtic New Year festival. This nation is mainly distributed in northern Europe, extending to southern Scotland, and later migrated to Africa and America with historical discovery. Their descendants and the remains of their ancient cities are all over Ireland, Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Balkans and Turkey today. At this time, it is also the time to worship the dead. While avoiding the interference of evil spirits, it is also a traditional festival in the west to worship ancestors and gods with food and pray for a safe winter. That night, children will put on makeup clothes and masks and collect candy from house to house. Mainly popular in the English-speaking world, such as the British Isles and North America, followed by Australia and New Zealand. Nowadays, the younger generation in some Asian countries tend to celebrate "foreign festivals". On Halloween, some large foreign supermarkets will set up counters to sell Halloween toys, and small vendors will also sell some dolls or models related to Halloween to attract young people's attention.

In ancient Celtic beliefs, the Celtic Savin Festival began in the New Year 1 1, or Savin Festival. Just as a shorter day symbolizes the beginning of a new year, so does a sunset. Therefore, the annual harvest festival begins on the evening of June 3 1.

The significance of Halloween representation

In western countries, there is a Halloween on June 3rd1every year, which is interpreted as "TheeveofAllSaints'Day" in the dictionary and translated as "Halloween Night" in Chinese. Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries. This night is the most haunted night of the year, so it is also called "Ghost Festival".

More than two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated 1 65438+1October1as "ALLHALLOWSDAY". "Saint" means saint. Legend has it that since 500 BC, Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places have moved this festival forward by one day, that is, 65438+1October 3 1. They think that this day is the day when summer officially ends, that is, the beginning of the new year and the beginning of the severe winter. At that time, people believed that on this day, the dead souls of the deceased would return to their former homes to look for all beings, so as to be reborn, which was the only hope of being reborn after death. Living people are afraid of dead souls to take life, so people put out fire and candlelight on this day, so that dead souls can't find living people and dress up as monsters to scare away dead souls. After that, they will rekindle the candlelight and start a new year's life. Legend has it that Celtic tribes also had the custom of killing the living to commemorate the dead on June 3 10.

Custom of Halloween

1, knocking at the door for candy:

Halloween night is the most "haunted" time of the year. The custom of that night is that children knock on the door and shout "TrickorTreat!" Trick or treat), the host's family (who may also wear scary clothes) will give some candy, chocolate or small gifts; If you don't give candy, the children will play all kinds of practical jokes, such as taking out the garbage in your house and so on.

2, "bite the apple" game:

Another custom of Halloween is the most popular "apple biting" game. In the game, people let the apples float in a basin filled with water, and then let the participants bite the apples with their mouths instead of their hands. Whoever bites first wins.

3. Zhanpu Game:

In Ireland, there is a traditional divination game in which participants blindfold and choose one from the table. For example, if the touched disk contains dirt, it means that people related to the participants will die in the coming year. For example, if there is water, it means that they will travel far, if there are coins, it means that they will be rich, and if there are beans, it means that they will be poor. In Ireland in the19th century, girls would put slugs on a plate sprinkled with flour, and the traces of slugs crawling would be like the girl's future husband.

4. Ghost Carnival:

New york also held a parade on Halloween night, where a group of vampires, zombies, witches and Frankenstein appeared in unison. Members of the public are also welcome to visit. Participants are not limited to age, sex, class or nationality. Even if you are a coward, you can join them and have a lively carnival. In fact, these ghosts are all dressed up by people, so they are not terrible. On the contrary, some little faces are more lovely, which makes people stay inside, just like attending a big fancy dress ball.