Importance of Halloween
by Synapse India
Halloween is a holiday celebration with lots of fun, partying with mouth-watering candies, night-long parties dressed in different theme Costumes. But, do you what is the origin of this festival? In this write-up, we’ll try to highlight why do we celebrate Halloween?
The festival of Halloween is generally celebrated on October 31 every year. It is said that the origin of Halloween comes from imported immigrant traditions. It is believed that the festival has Celtic roots and related to ancient Celtic known as “Samhain,†most recognized in the parts of Ireland and Scotland. It is a harvest festival that announces beginning of a new year. To mark the celebration, Celts used to burn heaps of fruits, vegetables, grain, and animals as the gifts to gods for gaining their blessings for a productive and happy new year.
It was also believed that the dead could walk back to the life and people can actually enquire about their future year. To scare bad and evil spirits, people used to wore animal heads and other costumes, which has become an integral part of the festival.
After the popularity of Christianity to the Celtic lands the festival of Halloween was gracefully accepted. To memorize the spirits of saints and martyrs, “All Saints Day†or “All Hallow’s Day," hallow referring to sainted ones, taken up the place of old meaning.
Current Status of HalloweenHalloween is one of the widely celebrated in the US, Ireland, Scotland and other parts of the world. The day is commonly marked with carving out turnips and lighting them at homes and other party areas. People also like to dress differently and carefully chose their Halloween costumes. Besides scary dresses, people like to wear romantic, funny and other types of dresses and enjoy the festive season. Halloween costume can be designed and stitched as per desires.
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