Why We Celebrate Halloween?
October 20th 2008 16:58
We all have stories to tell of Halloween, but do you really know what it is all about? I grew up trick or treating like most kids in America and never knew what it was all about. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. There was a prevailing belief among all nations that at death the souls of the good men were taken possession of by good spirits and carried to paradise.The reason why the Halloween celebrates that the dead or disembodied spirits of all those who died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. All who were alive of course didn't want to be possessed by these lost souls so on the night of October 31st, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes to make them cold and inhospitable then dress up in ghoulish costumes and parade around the neighborhood making as much noise as possible to frighten away the spirits looking for a live body to possess. Therefore, Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, costume parties, bonfires, visiting "haunted houses".
The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside(lights represented the souls of the dead), is one of Halloween's most prominent symbols in United States called Jack-o-lanterns( came from Irish Folklore) The jack-o-lantern is a Halloween idol that keeps alive an ancient symbol of demonic superstition.. Orange, black, and red, the devil's colors, are the colors associated with Halloween.
To be Continued.................... ...
To be Continued.................... ...
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