On november, Halloween is celebrated in whole world.
But actually, we don't know really its origins ?!
Halloween’s Origin:
The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which means "end of summer", the Celtic New year.
The Romans:
After the Romans conquered most of that territory, and they adopted the Celtic practices as their own and in the first century it was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honour Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees.
The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.
But, The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's famine.
Halloween’s customs:
Trick-or-treating is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candies, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treating?" , which means in French: “Bombons ou mauvais tours?” .
Jack - o - lantern: Who is it?
The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. Actullay, Jack is a pumpkin.
But actually, we don't know really its origins ?!
Halloween’s Origin:
The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which means "end of summer", the Celtic New year.
The Romans:
After the Romans conquered most of that territory, and they adopted the Celtic practices as their own and in the first century it was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honour Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees.
The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.
But, The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's famine.
Halloween’s customs:
Trick-or-treating is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candies, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treating?" , which means in French: “Bombons ou mauvais tours?” .
Jack - o - lantern: Who is it?
The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. Actullay, Jack is a pumpkin.
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