( three) ancient Kelete people
After the introduction of Christianity, assimilation and pagan, put the original Halloween ( AllSaints'Day or AllHallows ) in the same day, November 1st, and October 31st will be Halloween ( Halloween ). Clutter is nomadic people. Yin Festival, on one hand they prepare for winter and welcome the New Year Festival; on the other hand is also a religious festival. Yin ( Samhain ) is one of their deity, the priest is to recruit Yat ( Druid ). Although no official historical record, but researchers think, they believe in Yin Festival, people can see the spirit of things, including regression dead soul and spirit of the demon. These spiritual individuals belong to the evil, to Yin day harm to others, so Kellert people to please ( Treat ) these ghost, lest they do evil. ( Trick ). For example, someone in the house before placing food, let the spirit to enjoy, and this is the origin of? TrickorTreat?. At the same time, the priests of religious ceremonies for dat. Almost all studies have pointed out, there will be slaughtered in the ceremony of sacrifice to livestock. As there is no human sacrifice, although differ but nobody denies. In addition, there is definitely a divination magic things. Halloween other customs also some magic and superstition, such as digging face of the great pumpkin ( Jack-O-Lantern ). It's a man called Jack ( Jack ), because the act of extreme, even after the death of heaven or hell are not accepted, had to wander around, find a radish ( Radish ), hollowed out the middle, put some red coals, but in the dark to find a way. In addition, the Halloween Costume originated in Yin Festival sacrifice, slaughter cattle and livestock participants put on the skin. Also, the participants wear all kinds of masks is to avoid evil spirits, also survived.
( four) the current situation
Halloween today has not spread to the religious superstition, it became a holiday for children, young people also masquerade festival. On the social activities of the festival has been doing positive guide: ask the adult education children threatening not to the practical joke, also ask the adult children go out together ( usually an adult car parked on the roadside, children knock on the door to discuss sugar ). Adults should ask their children only to have the gate layout of the festival of lights and point them, or do not bother. In addition to discuss sugar process must always stand at the gate waiting for, not inside, recover the sugar to pay only after the inspection must eat. Reception on the child's family also asked not to produce their own food, nor to the non-food packaging. Public places and home around the festival layout are voluntary. A jack-o-lantern, white net black spider, the white ghost, Halloween
All festivals decorated, have no shocking Halloween colors. Some girl students are this time will buy a pumpkin and ghost skull earrings to wear. If there is any home decorate do too scary, being related to stop, the media also can make its exposure, let the public criticism. Halloween costume, and thousand million, not monotonous large ghost soldier. There are many ways to teach people how to make Halloween costume. For example, making the most simple ghost costume with a white bed sheets at the top of his head, don't forget to buckle two holes for eyes is; if want to play the magician, wear black clothes black pants, wear black bowler hat, and in the topper and head between reservoir a downy Bunny standby; also taught adults how to make children dressed as angels, white pants, and again from behind how to tie a flashlight on the head; also teaches how to put children dress up like their favorite cartoon. Of course, clothing, props industry businessmen, more articles can be done. Schools in the Halloween is not a holiday. Sometimes the school to organize the party, sometimes unwilling to remain out of the limelight of the students will also own hosting small parties; friends, family and mutual send greeting cards Happy Halloween has become the year October popular custom. In conclusion, Halloween has become western a very ordinary seasonal festivals. There are many people see this as the end of autumn and winter. Halloween, people began to look forward to Christmas and the new year.