About Halloween In the annual Nov. 1 of the Western tradition of "Gui Jie" - Halloween. Oct. 31 is the eve of Halloween. Is usually called the night before Halloween. But on this day the atmosphere was much like its name sounds like one of "horror." Every time the arrival of Halloween, the children will not wait to put on make-up of colorful costumes, unusual wear mask, carrying a lamp, "Jack Light," channeling families go home to the great people of the holiday gift requested. The most well-known symbol of Halloween is what both - fantastic, "Jack Light" and "performing magic or candies to the" prank. "Jack lights" look very cute, very simple approach. Pumpkin will be emptied, and then engraved on the outside of the smiling eyes and mouth, and then plug in a melon in the candle, lit it, people in faraway places will be able to see the smiling faces of this Hantaikeju. But this children's favorite plaything of. However, Halloween is the main event in the table, you should not only food ready to entertain those who come to make trouble "Home Alone", in this special day for a dress your table. Do not let your guests you Xiaoqiao Oh! One of the most "haunted" the night the day, all kinds of demons, pirates, witches and an extraterrestrial visitor who sent out one after another. In the era before Christ, the Celtics have not held a ceremony in the summer of gratitude to God and the grace of the sun. At the time of the fire and prognosticator witch is said to drive the demons of the strange wandering around. Later, the Romans used to celebrate the nuts and apples to the harvest festival with the Celtics on October 31 of the dissolve. In the Middle Ages, people put on costumes of animal shapes, and put on the mask is a terrible want to drive the night before Halloween night in the supernatural. Although a Christian place of Celtic and Roman religion, customs or early reservations down. Now, joking with the children's psychological wear on a variety of Halloween costumes and masks to participate in dance, they often dance around the walls hung with the papier witches, black cats, skeletons and ghosts, window and door were hanging bare teeth Liezui Mianmukezeng or the pumpkin lanterns. The children also often tried to bite the apple hanging.
Halloween is always celebrated on 31 October.
Halloween is one of the oldest celebrations in the world, dating back over 2000 years to the time of the Celts who lived in Britain
Halloween is also know by other names:
All Hallows Eve
Samhain
All Hallowtide
The Feast of the Dead
The Day of the Dead
Halloween in Welsh is 'Nos Calan Gaeaf'.
Halloween is correctly spelt as Hallowe’en.
When Christianity came to England and the rest of Europe, 1 November became All Saints Day - a day dedicated to all those saints who didn't have a special day of their own. They performed a mass called 'All hallows mass' and the night before became known as All Hallows E'en and eventually Hallowe’en or Halloween.
When the Romans conquered England, they merged Samhain with their own festivals, a harvest festival called Poloma, and a celebration for the dead called Feralia.
In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31.
It is thought that the colours orange and black became Halloween colours because orange is associated with harvests (Halloween marks the end of harvest) and black is associated with death.
Black cats were originally believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces.
A pumpkin is really a squash, and comes from the same family as the cucumber.
About 99% of pumpkins sold are used as Jack O' Lanterns at Halloween.
The biggest pumpkin in the world tipped the scales at a whopping 1,446 pounds. This gigantic gourd was weighed in October 2004 at a pumpkin festival in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada.
The record for the fastest pumpkin carver in the world is Jerry Ayers of Baltimore, Ohio. He carved a pumpkin in just 37 seconds!
The very first jack o' lantern was made out of hollowed out turnips.
Ringing a bell scares evil spirits away.
If you see a spider on this night, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you.
To meet a witch, put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night.
Top Tips for Halloween
If your pumpkin lantern shrivels up, you can restore it by soaking it overnight in water to re hydrate it.
Halloween is one of the oldest celebrations in the world, dating back over 2000 years to the time of the Celts who lived in Britain
Halloween is also know by other names:
All Hallows Eve
Samhain
All Hallowtide
The Feast of the Dead
The Day of the Dead
Halloween in Welsh is 'Nos Calan Gaeaf'.
Halloween is correctly spelt as Hallowe’en.
When Christianity came to England and the rest of Europe, 1 November became All Saints Day - a day dedicated to all those saints who didn't have a special day of their own. They performed a mass called 'All hallows mass' and the night before became known as All Hallows E'en and eventually Hallowe’en or Halloween.
When the Romans conquered England, they merged Samhain with their own festivals, a harvest festival called Poloma, and a celebration for the dead called Feralia.
In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31.
It is thought that the colours orange and black became Halloween colours because orange is associated with harvests (Halloween marks the end of harvest) and black is associated with death.
Black cats were originally believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces.
A pumpkin is really a squash, and comes from the same family as the cucumber.
About 99% of pumpkins sold are used as Jack O' Lanterns at Halloween.
The biggest pumpkin in the world tipped the scales at a whopping 1,446 pounds. This gigantic gourd was weighed in October 2004 at a pumpkin festival in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada.
The record for the fastest pumpkin carver in the world is Jerry Ayers of Baltimore, Ohio. He carved a pumpkin in just 37 seconds!
The very first jack o' lantern was made out of hollowed out turnips.
Ringing a bell scares evil spirits away.
If you see a spider on this night, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you.
To meet a witch, put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night.
Top Tips for Halloween
If your pumpkin lantern shrivels up, you can restore it by soaking it overnight in water to re hydrate it.
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