HIPSTERCAST HALLOWEEN

Halloween - the eve of All Saints' Day. It is time for the masquerade and we have prepared for you in a great dark sound. Happy Halloween! Have you ever wondered what kind of Halloween? As noted in this day and where did these rituals and traditions? Why do adults and children dress up in various costumes and scare each other? If you do not know anything about this holiday, in this article you 'll find a lot of new and interesting for yourself. The roots of this wonderful holiday begins from the time of the pre-Christian era. The tribes of the Celts, who lived in England, Ireland and Northern France, divided the year into two parts - winter and summer. October 31 thought it had been the last day of the year. This day also marks the end of harvest and the transition to the new - winter season. Since that day, according to the giving of the tribe of Celts, winter began. New Year celebrations took place in the night on November 1. On this night, the ancient Celtic belief worlds of the living and the dead opened their doors, and the inhabitants of the other world made ​​their way to the ground. The Celts called it Samhain or Samhain night. In order to avoid becoming victims of spirits and ghosts, the Celts extinguished the fire in their homes, put yourself on animal skins to deter uninvited strangers. On the street the houses were left treats for the spirits, and the people gathered around the fires, bred by priests druids, and sacrificed animals. After the sacrifice of people took a holy fire to bring him to his house. The symbol of the holiday was a pumpkin. It not only means the end of summer and the harvest, but also scared away the evil spirits of the sacred fire, which was ignited inside her. This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation until the first century AD After the invasion of the Romans, the Celts, who live on the islands of Britain and Ireland were forced to abandon most of the pagan rites and customs, and embrace the Christian faith. However, the people remembered the stories of Samhain and passed it to their descendants. According to the order of Pope Gregory III in the ninth century the feast of All Saints Day was moved to November 1. This Christian Church wanted to eradicate pagan traditions, but the opposite happened - Samhain began to be celebrated again. Pre- Night in Old English, sounded like All Hallows Even (Evening all saints), or in short - Hallowe'en, is even shorter - Halloween. And there was the modern name of the holiday. Halloween is celebrated still in the tradition of Samhain. That night, people wear different costumes, masquerades and organize competitions. The main symbol of the holiday, as a century ago, is still scary-looking pumpkin head with a burning candle. That night, the children are knocking at the house and shout: "Treat or be sorry!". In order to protect themselves from these small "evil demons" should treat them what some sweets, which is a kind of victim. Otherwise their real counterparts for "legion of unclean" may well be cruel joke on you.