What is Halloween for? Which country did it originate from?

Halloween is commonly known as "Ghost Festival" in the west, and the time is 165438+ 10/0/every year. 65438+1October 3 1 Celebration began in the evening. People will wear masks and strange clothes as ghosts according to customs, and every household will carve pumpkins into lanterns.

There are two theories about the origin of Halloween. Common ones are from ancient western European countries before the birth of Christ. More than two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated 1 65438+1October1as "All Hallows' Day". The Celtics believe that this day is the official end of summer, that is, the beginning of a new year. 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.

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 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.

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The custom of Halloween:

On Halloween, children will carry pumpkin lanterns, wear all kinds of strange clothes and ask for candy from house to house, and keep saying "trick or treat" (meaning: "trick or treat." )。

If you refuse to give candy, the children will be very angry and punish you in various ways, such as taking out the garbage in your house until you are willing to give them candy.

Traditionally, people dress up as elves and beg for food from door to door. Their belief is to give fairy worship and food to please them, otherwise they will play tricks on them, such as: chimneys are blocked, cattle and sheep are lost, and yellow buds and white flowers are thrown at them. Another way to fool or scare away these evil spirits is to dress up like them, so that they believe that evil spirits will not hurt them.

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