The origin of Halloween, why do foreigners celebrate Halloween?

In western countries, every year on1October 3 1 day, there is a Halloween, "Halloween".

People have a certain perceptual knowledge about Halloween: I know that during Halloween, many public places and even the yard at home will be covered with many decorations, such as various ghosts, pumpkin lanterns, black cats, witches' brooms, etc. Every year, children wear different Halloween costumes and carry baskets of pumpkin lanterns from door to door to beg for candy, saying it is "trick or treat". Besides, do you want to know more? Here we briefly introduce the origin and customs of Halloween.

First, the origin of Halloween:

Regarding the origin of Halloween, the most legendary version holds that it originated in ancient western European countries before the birth of Christ, mainly including Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The ancient Western Europeans in these places were called Drouth people. On New Year's Eve in Drouth, Drouth people will make young people gather in teams, put on all kinds of weird masks and carry carved radish lanterns (pumpkin lanterns are a late custom, and there were no pumpkins in ancient western Europe) and wander around the village. 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 give them rich hospitality. All bonfires and lights are used to scare away ghosts, but also to light their way and guide them back.

In medieval Central Europe, there was a history of Christianity destroying pagans. However, the ceremony before New Year's Eve never really disappeared, but only appeared in the form of witchcraft. This is why there are still traces of witches' brooms, black cats and spells on our Halloween.

Second, the generation of the word Halloween:

Many ethnic groups hold a celebration party on Halloween, which is also called Halloween, Halloween, Halloween or Halloween. Finally, this custom evolved into "Halloween", which is translated into Halloween night in Chinese.

Third, the legend of "trick or treat":

Today, the custom of children asking for candy from house to house is said to have originated in Ireland. In ancient western Europe, Irish pagans believed that on Halloween, ghosts would gather near their homes and receive banquets. So, after the "banquet", the villagers dressed themselves as ghosts and wandered outside the village to guide the ghosts away to avoid evil spirits and disasters. At the same time, the villagers also pay attention to manipulating some fruits and other food in the front yard and backyard of the house, which is enough to feed the ghosts.

As for the jack-o'-lantern, there are at least two versions. One is that people hollowed out pumpkins to carve faces and lit candles to disperse ghosts; The other is that the ghost lit a candle to trick people into following the ghost, so people carved a mocking face on the surface of the pumpkin to tease the ghost: Hum! Only a fool will be fooled by you. Legend has it that Jack, an Irishman, was the first person to use pumpkins, so people also call Jack-o-lantern a grimace pumpkin lantern.

Fourth, it's Halloween.

Today, Halloween has completely lost its religious superstition. It became a children's show, a masquerade for young people.

Society has always been a positive guide to festival activities: adults are required to educate their children not to do threatening pranks, and they are also required to take their children out (adults usually park their cars on the side of the road and children knock on the door for candy). Adults should let their children only go to houses with holiday decorations and lights at the door, otherwise they will not be disturbed. Besides, they must wait at the gate all the time while begging for candy, and are not allowed to enter the house. Recycled candy must be inspected by the public before eating.

Holiday decorations in public places and at home are voluntary. The pumpkin lantern with a grimace and the black spider with a white net are all holiday decorations, and there is no scary ghost color at all. Some lesbians learn to buy a pair of pumpkin or ghost skull earrings to wear at this time. If any decoration is too horrible, it will be stopped by the relevant parties, and the media will also expose it and let the public blame it.

Halloween costumes are full of people, not monotonous GREAT GHOST children. There are many channels to teach people how to make Halloween costumes. For example, make the simplest ghost suit, cover your head with a white sheet, and don't forget to buckle two holes to keep your eyes. If you want to play a magician, put on black pants and a black hat, and hide a fluffy rabbit between the hat and the top of your head. Also teach adults how to dress up their children as angels, white clothes and trousers, and then how to tie a flashlight to their heads from behind; They also teach children how to dress up as their favorite cartoon characters. Of course, businessmen in the clothing and props industries have more articles to do.

There is no holiday at school on Halloween. Sometimes the school organizes parties, and sometimes students who are unwilling to be lonely hold small parties themselves. Every October, friends and family send greeting cards to wish each other a happy Halloween, which is a popular custom. Now the development of Internet makes it more convenient and economical to send Halloween cards. Some websites have designed various Halloween cards with sound and animation effects, such as www.cardmaster.com, for free use.

In short, Halloween has become a very common seasonal festival in the West. Many people regard it as the end of autumn and the arrival of winter. After Halloween, people began to look forward to Thanksgiving, Christmas and even the New Year.