Halloween Festival (

Halloween)

Or "Ghost Release Day" falls on October 31 every year. Stories are told about its history. This tradition has been told and passed on every year. Let's review it one more time before joining in the celebration tonight. Do we know the festival "Halloween" well yet? Halloween falls every year on October 31st.

It is believed to have come from the Celts' New Year's celebration (

Celt)

On November 1st, called

Samhain

which is the name of the god of death. On October 31, the Celts (

Celt)

which is an indigenous tribe in Ireland It is considered to be the end of summer and the following day, November 1, is New Year's Day. Every year, Halloween falls on October 31. It is believed to have come from the New Year's celebration of the Celts (

Celt)

On November 1st, called

Samhain

which is the name of the god of death. On October 31, the Celts (

Celt)

which is an indigenous tribe in Ireland It is considered to be the end of summer and the following day, November 1, is New Year's Day.

The history of "Halloween"

The Celts believed that October 31st was the end of summer. It is a day where the dimensions of the dead and the living or the world of spirits and the world of humans will be linked together and the spirits of those who died in the past year They will search for the bodies of living people to possess. so that the soul can live again. For this reason, the living

Therefore, one must try to do everything possible to prevent spirits from entering one's body. The Celts turned off every light in the house. To make the weather cold and undesirable to the evil ghosts, they also try to dress and disguise themselves as evil ghosts. To make ghosts or spirits that are floating in the human world

I also mistook it for a ghost. So he won't be possessed.

This night is also a night to celebrate the end of the harvest season. ancient celts Animals or crops were also sacrificed to ghosts and spirits. After that night all lights will be turned off. and rekindled with holy fire

Time passes Belief in ghosts possessing human bodies gradually declined. Halloween has therefore become just a ritual of dressing up as ghosts, witches, and monsters as you create. Originally, the Halloween festival was only held in England, Ireland, Scotland, and neighboring countries. But when the Irish and Scots

Immigrants who settled in the United States in the 1840s brought this tradition with them. which appears to appeal to Americans of all nationalities Therefore, we have always followed it seriously. And since the middle of the 19th century, it has become a national festival until today.

In the past, the turnip head (

turnip)

Or take a turnip and scoop out the insides to put in lights to use as lanterns for illumination during the Halloween festival. But in the United States Pumpkin is a local plant that is easier to find and widely grown. So there was a change to using pumpkins as Halloween lanterns instead.

What do they do on Halloween?

Halloween celebrations are popular in the United States, Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada, and also in Australia. with New Zealand as well Including other countries in Europe, it is popular to organize Halloween events for fun. In western countries, children dress up as ghosts and invite their friends to a celebration called play.

Trick or Treat (

Trick or treat) involves going door-to-door and knocking on doors asking for snacks.

Why does it have to be a pumpkin lantern?

Another important element that is indispensable for the Halloween festival is the decoration of lights. and carving pumpkins into lanterns, with eyes, noses, and smiling mouths drilled into them, called Jack-O'-Lanterns (

jack-o'-lantern)

Legends about Halloween pumpkins It is an Irish folk legend that tells of Mr. Jack the Tickle. He is the village drunkard. One day he lured a devil up into a tree and wrote a cross on the base of the tree. Can't make the devil come down Then he made a deal with the devil. "Don't let bad things trick him again."

Then he would release the devil from the tree. When Jack died, he refused to go to heaven. because he has evil thoughts At the same time, he refused to go to hell. Because he made a deal with the devil. The devil then gave him burning coals. for him to lead the way through the dark and cold paths

And Jack put this charcoal in a hollowed-out turnip. To keep the fire burning longer

So the Irish carved turnips. and put a light inside which is another symbol of Halloween. to remember "stopping evil" and to bring merit to deceased relatives But when is Halloween celebrated in the United States? Americans found that pumpkins were much easier to find than turnips. So changed to using pumpkin instead.

However, legends and stories about Halloween are There may be some differences or differences in the details. But in essence this is a festival of stopping evil. Remembering the deceased and add merit to welcome the new year and the upcoming new season