Why Do We Celebrate Halloween Day on October 31st?

Why Do We Celebrate Halloween Day on October 31st?

Around 2000 years ago, Halloween had its roots in ancient times. It has celebrated by the Pre-Christian Celtic festival in Samhain on October 31st. The celebration mainly occurred in the areas of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern Frances. The people believed that Samhain had returned.

 

Now, people worldwide will celebrate the version of the Halloween festival. The day celebrating by the people like wearing the dress demonstrates the Devil and the Scary costume.

 

Carving pumpkins, trick-or-trending, and wearing scary and the devil costumes, these kinds of things follow on the day of Halloween. People would bonfires and wear ghost costumes, hanging and decorating the pumpkins and ghost-related atmospheric views around the home.

 

The Children wear dresses in Black or Orange colour with the hands of baskets. The children combined move near to their neighboured houses and collect the candies and chocolates.

 

Halloween Celebration Root

 

Halloween is the word drive from the contraction of "All Hallow's Eve." It would affirm in old English. The word Hallow comes from the Scottish Language All Hallow ‘Eve, which means the evening before the day of All Hallow's Day. In Scottish, the term "eve" or "evening" contracts e'en or een. Later it turns into Hallowe'en.

During the carnival, people believed that those who had died would return to their homes, who died in the year would travel to the other world. People bonfire the lights to freight away from evil and for the winter. Sometimes they will dress up like Ghosts and Devil. It called on those days Witches, Hobgoblins, Fairies, and Demons.

 

Halloween Symbols

Halloween Symbols represent Scarily, Thematic Costumes and Things that will be popular to create the attraction of Halloween. Exhibited. The people and children's costumes and decorations in the form of witches, mystery and superstition. Most popular symbols-

 

Halloween Pumpkins

The classic symbol of Halloween is carved Pumpkins. In ancient terms, Ireland people carved the turnips as a ghost. Because there are no Pumpkins in the countries, other countries cut Pumpkins and use the symbol of Ghosts.

In History, the person Stingy Jack played massive tricks in his lifetime and created anger for both God and Devil; based on this, he didn't accept Heaven and Hell after his death. Therefore, he was around the earth forever as a soul. The Devil gave him a lump of burning coal to light his way; Jack put inside an engraved turnip.

 

Witch

 

The Classic symbol on Halloween day is the "Witch." The ancient people believed women had some supernatural power, so they called as Witch. The Witch costume is like a large hat with a sharp edge, a hooked nose, and a long broomstick.

The Witch represents one of the Halloween symbols. First, it considers a mighty healer, and later it was defined as Black magic. The Witch might consider as they got the power in October because the month contains long-time darker after the evening and long nights.

 

Black Cats

The Black Cats are another symbol for Halloween Day. The black cat's character believes in the medieval period as a witch and evil magic. Because Black cats easily, hide in the dark.

In some countries, the symbol plays a good sign and a sign of bad omens. The Black cats consider a myth and superstition.

 

Ghosts

Spirit can be around on Halloween day at night, and the Spirit or Ghost refer to the dead person who cannot enter Heaven and Hell.

The day of Halloween is when the worlds of life and death are separated; people believe that spirits energetically try to find their path. The Ghosts resemble in many ways some of what we see in movies and representing the human soul after death should be like (ghosts) in this format.

 

Bat

Bat has associated with the Halloween symbol. The bat is more active at night and lives in the dark cave. Therefore, it has linked with darkness, evil, and death.

 

The bats closely connect with myth stories and evil symbols because they drink animal blood. Many stories and people say that bats are creepy animals and connect with horror situations. So only bats are a symbol of Halloween Day.

 

Halloween Foods

Halloween is Scary pants, but also, it is a time for Treats. The people share the food with family and friends. On the day of Halloween, some foods will follow as traditional foods and candy. In most countries, they eat food and candy from vegetarians on Halloween day.

 

Pumpkin Pie

It considers one of the traditional food on Halloween Day. The dessert pie contains spiced, filling with custard. Pumpkin Pie eats in the fall and winter seasons.

 

Barmbrack

It's like a soft bread made of yeast with the addition of sultanas and raisins. It has associated with one of the food on the day of Halloween. Barmbrack is a Centre Ireland Halloween Custom dish.

 

Bonfire Toffee

Bonfire toffee also considers "Treacle toffee and Plot toffee." Its taste is black treacle, quite bitter. It knows in Scotland as the treat of Claggum. The flavor is similar to butterscotch.

 

Halloween Candy

Candy Apples or Toffee Apples are whole apples covered with sugar coating. It's common to treat on Halloween Day, and some others candy also provided on this day: Candy Corn and Candy Pumpkin. Candy Corn divides into three layers of taste and colour, and the texture of honey, sugar, butter and vanilla flavours. Candy Pumpkin primarily makes with corn, honey, carnauba wax, chocolate, and sugar and the colour of orange and green candy with the shape of a Pumpkin.

 

Caramel Corn

Caramel corn or Popcorn made with corn and sugar syrup. The colour of corn is golden brown colour.

 

Halloween Cake

Halloween cake is a cake prepared with Halloween-themed decorations and symbols using traditional Halloween colours like black and orange with various themes. It's part of the Halloween decorations in families and friends celebrating the holiday.

 

Apple Bread

Apple Bread is another traditional Halloween Dish. It makes with wheat, sugar, milk, and more.

 

Wind Up

Halloween has associated with several activities, games and fun. It often includes games such as bobbing for apples derived from the Roman celebration, skeletons, bats and black cats, incorporating scary beings such as ghosts, witches, and vampires. The symbol is the jack-o'-lantern, a hollowed-out Pumpkin, originally a turnip, carved into a frightening face, mid-lights, and lit with a candle inside.

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