Halloween has origins in ancient Celtic harvest festivals and traditions surrounding death. The Celts celebrated Samhain on October 31st to mark the end of the harvest season and the Celtic new year, believing it was a time when spirits of the dead could easily cross over into the world of the living. As Christianity spread across Europe, the Catholic Church merged Samhain with All Saints' Day on November 1st and encouraged lighting bonfires to keep spirits away. Irish immigrants brought Halloween customs to North America in the 1840s, including bobbing for apples and playing tricks, though over time harmless pranks escalated into vandalism until storekeepers began offering treats to children as an alternative.
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Influenced by the ancient pagan traditions of Samhain, the holiday now known as Halloween is associated with costumes, candy, and all things spooky and scary. Occurring on October 31 each year in different nations, Halloween has some history with the occult, and celebrations vary based on location. Read the blog: http://www.psychic-chicago.com/Blog.html?entry=halloween-origins-and-practices
Halloween is one of the oldest celebrations in the world, dating back over 2000 years to the time of the Celts. Check some Interesting facts about Halloween from Blue Magik, The Best Online store for Alternative clothing for men and women. Check Our collection at https://www.bluemagik.co.uk/
Halloween Origins and Practices | Michigan Psychic RonnMichigan Psychics
Influenced by the ancient pagan traditions of Samhain, the holiday now known as Halloween is associated with costumes, candy, and all things spooky and scary. Occurring on October 31 each year in different nations, Halloween has some history with the occult, and celebrations vary based on location. Read the blog: http://www.psychic-chicago.com/Blog.html?entry=halloween-origins-and-practices
Texto sobre a origem do Halloween que serve de apoio à iniciativa desenvolvida na BE/CRE da Escola Secundária da Amadora (escola sede do Agrupamento de Escolas Pioneiros da Aviação Portuguesa).
Halloween a journey to a pagan ritual - by andréAndré Stanley
A Journey to a Pagan Ritual
Contents:
Introduction
Etymology
Pagan Origins
Samhain – the Celtic origins of Halloween
The Celtics
The Celtic Religion
The Celtic Calendar
Introduction
From Pagan Ritual to Party Night
Church against Paganism
Catholic Church condemns Halloween
Halloween comes to America
Halloween in America
A social Problem
October 31th “no order day”
Halloween Practices
Trick or treat
Jack O’ Lantern
The costumes
The end of innocence
poisoned candies
looking for a safety Halloween
Halloween at Home
Halloween goes to Hollywood
Final notes
Researches
1. Halloween History – from National Geographic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VRAemIvbI
Watch the documentary and answer the questions:
1. What does the narrator mean in the beginning, when he says:
“From communion with the dead to pumpkins and pranks, Halloween is a patched holiday….”
2. When did it all begin? What was the celebration for?
3. Why were bonfires lit?
4. Explain the meaning of “frown on” in this passage:
“… But, as the Catholic Church’s influence grew in Europe, it frowned on the pagan rituals like
´Samhain´”. …
5. Complete the gaps: (1’25)
“… Both ______ ____________ holidays had to ________ with the __________________ and about survival
after __________________.
… It was a calculated move on the part of the _______________ to __________ more people ___________
_________ fold.”
6. How and when did the holiday go to North America?
7. Which of the bellow were Irish customs mentioned by the narrator?
* bobbing for apples
* baking pumpkin pies
* playing pranks
* asking for candies
* playing soccer
* having costume parties
* hanging jack-o-lanterns
8. What happened to the tradition over the years?
What did store keepers and neighbours do to make the situation better?
9. What is the holiday greeting nowadays?
2. 10. Halloween History - Document Transcript
From communion with the dead to pumpkins and pranks, Halloween is a patchwork holiday, stitched
together with cultural, religious and occult traditions that span centuries. It all began with the Celts, a
people whose culture had spread across Europe, more than 2,000 years ago. October 31st was the day
they celebrated the end of the harvest season, in a festival called “Samhain”. That night also marked
the Celtic new year, it was considered a time “between years”, a magical time when the ghosts of the
dead watched the Earth. “It was the time when the veil between death and life was supposed to be at
its thinnest”. On “Samhain”, the villagers gathered and lit huge bonfires to drive the dead back to the
spirit world and keep them away from the living. But, as the Catholic Church’s influence grew in
Europe, it frowned on the pagan rituals like “Samhain”. In the 7th Century, the Vatican began to merge
it with the Church Sanctum holiday, so November 1st was designated “All Saints’ Day”, to honor
martyrs and the deceased faithful. “Both of these holidays had to do with the afterlife, and about
survival after death. It was a calculated move on the part of the Church, to bring more people into the
fold. All Saints’ Day was known then as “Hallowmas”. “Hallow” means “holy” or “saintly”, so the
translation is -roughly- “Mass of the Saints”. The night before October 31st was “All Hallows’ Eve”,
which gradually morphed into “Halloween”. The holiday came to America with the wave of Irish
immigrants during the potato famine of the 1840s. They brought several of their holiday customs with
them, including “bobbing for apples”, and playing tricks on neighbors, like removing gates from the
front of houses. The young pranksters were masked, so they wouldn’t be recognized. But over the
years, the tradition of harmless tricks grew into outright vandalism. “Back in the 1930s, it really
became a dangerous holiday, and there was such hooliganism and vandalism. “Trick-or-treating” was
originally an extortion deal: “Give us candy or we’ll trash your house”. Store keepers and neighbours
began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks, and children were encouraged to travel door to door
for treats, as an alternative to trouble-making. By the late thirties, “trick-or-treat” became a holiday
greeting.