American Halloween

Halloween in America is 165438+ 10/0/. Note: In Chinese, Halloween is often misunderstood as Halloween, which is wrong.

Halloween, also known as Halloween and Western Ghost Festival (similar to the Ghost Festival in China), is a traditional western festival every year1October1day. Halloween English is AllSaintsDay, also called "all saints' gifts". It is one of the festivals of Catholicism and Orthodox Church, and it is a traditional festival in western countries, which comes from religious sacrifices.

However, Halloween, namely 10 and 3 1, is the most lively moment of this festival. To celebrate Halloween, children usually put on make-up clothes and masks and collect candy from house to house. Young people will dress up as witches, clowns, zombies and other ghosts to attend masquerade parties or parade in the streets.

Halloween customs in various countries

1, American Halloween

Halloween was introduced to America in 1840. Due to the famine in Ireland at that time, a large number of Irish immigrated to the United States, and they also brought the custom of celebrating Halloween to the United States. On this day, all shops in America sell ghost-shaped food, candy, clothes and masks. Because the pumpkin lantern is the symbol of this festival.

Therefore, every household should buy pumpkins to make pumpkin lanterns and hold pumpkin lantern competitions. In the evening, children will take part in candy begging activities. They went door to door begging for candy with pumpkin lanterns. If the host doesn't give candy, the children will make trouble for the host in various ways, or throw garbage at the host's door, or step on the pumpkin at their door.

2. Halloween in Britain

Britain is the birthplace of Halloween. In the 5th century BC, the Celtics living in Ireland at that time designated 10 and 3 1 as the end of summer, symbolizing the end of the year. Afraid of being the target of ghosts, the Celts put out the fire at home that night, put on ferocious and terrible masks, and went to the street to parade as ghosts to drive away the wandering ghosts.

Gradually, these traditional customs have evolved into celebrations for young people today. Everyone plays the role of a ghost horse and have a nice holiday tonight. When Halloween comes, every place in Britain has its own special activities.

For example, in the middle and late period of 10 every year, the streets and alleys of London are filled with supernatural atmosphere. During Halloween, the Tower of London restored many execution scenes, and it seems that ghosts can be felt in the bloody tower. Seone is the largest nightclub in London, and its Halloween parties are held on the evenings of 10 and 3 1.