Is Halloween a Christian holiday? What activities are there for Halloween?
The ninth month of the lunar calendar is coming to an end, and Halloween is coming to Western countries. Want more Halloween content? Time always flies fast, and in the blink of an eye it is already the ninth month of the lunar calendar. The ninth month of the lunar calendar is the last month of autumn. If you want to know more about the ninth month of the lunar calendar, please follow Mr. Shui Mo’s website!Is Halloween a Christian holiday?Halloween is a festival established by European Christianity more than two thousand years ago, but this festival was not originally a unique Christian festival.Halloween was originally a festival of the Celts living in Scotland and Ireland. Like Christmas, Halloween is one of the festivals created by European Christianity in order to expand its influence by Christianizing other festivals. More than two thousand years ago, the Christian Church in Europe designated November 1 as "All Hallows' Day." "Hallow" means saint. Legend has it that since 500 BC, the Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places moved the festival forward one day, to October 31st. They believe that this day is the official end of summer, the beginning of the new year, and the beginning of the harsh winter. People believed at that time that the ghosts of dead people would return to their former residences on this day to pursue the life on the living person body and be reborn, which was the only hope for the regeneration after death. The living were afraid that the souls of the dead would come to take their lives, so they extinguished the fire and candles on this day to prevent the souls of the dead from finding the living. They also dressed themselves up as monsters to scare away the souls of the dead. Afterwards, they will relight the fire and candles and start a new year of life. What activities are there for Halloween?Halloween is a Christian festival to commemorate "saints", and mass ceremonies are held in churches. But since Christianity itself is a fusion of other festivals, and with the evolution over the years, Halloween today is more like a "carnival" for young people.1. Dress up In Druidry, Halloween is a festival when evil spirits return to the human world. On Halloween Eve, people must light bonfires, dress up as monsters and ghosts and mingle among the evil spirits to avoid being harmed by them. This is the origin of Halloween costumes. Nowadays, people are no longer limited to dressing up as legendary ghosts, but also dress up as characters in animations, movies and TV dramas to hold parties and parades (just like China's Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts), which is also one of the most popular activities for Halloween. 2. Prank On Halloween, children will COS as cute little monsters and go door to door asking for candy. This activity requires parents to accompany their children, and they can only go to a house with a light on the door (indicating consent) and knock on the door. When the owner opens the door, the children will say "trick or treat". If they are given candy, the children will leave happily. If they are not given candy, the children will play pranks on the family. It is worth noting that in order to ensure the safety of children, the candy given on Halloween cannot be homemade and must be packaged. 3. Jack-o'-lantern Before Halloween, every household will put up pumpkin lanterns at home or in the yard. Because Halloween falls in late summer and early autumn, the customs of celebrating the harvest and warding off ghosts are combined with some folk legends to give rise to the custom of making pumpkin lanterns. Making a pumpkin lantern is very simple. You only need a pumpkin, carving tools and a candle. But please note that the Jack-O'-Lantern is made of a special pumpkin. Although it is edible, it does not taste very good. 4. Bite the apple On Halloween, people often dress up in costumes and hold parties at home or other places. In addition to bonfires, the most indispensable and popular activity is the "bite the apple" game. During the game, people let apples float in a basin full of water, and then let the children bite the apples with their mouths without using their hands. Whoever bites the apples first is the winner. Others choose to blindfold participants and place other round objects in the bucket to make the game more prank-like. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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