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Halloween

Given the abundance of pumpkins at the time of the party in the United States, they took over the decoration of the party.The main symbols associated with the celebration are the pumpkins with candles, witch costumes, skulls, mummies, ghosts, zombies, bats and cats. In addition, the most commonly used colors are black, purple and orange.Halloween Origin The origin of the Halloween party has a great trajectory, as it has been practiced for over 3,000 years.

She arose with the Celts, people who were polytheistic and believed in various animal-related gods and the forces of nature.

The Celts celebrated the 3-day Samhain festival, beginning October 31st. In addition to celebrating the end of summer, it celebrated the passage of the Celtic year, which began on November 1st.

It was believed that on this day the dead rose and took possession of the bodies of the living. For this reason, costumes were worn and the party was full of dark artifacts intended primarily to fend off these evil spirits.

Halloween History in the United States In the United States, the tradition of Halloween is very strong. It was brought by Irish immigrants in the 19th century. Since then, the party is the biggest hit.

Children wear costumes and knock on their doors by saying the traditional phrase, "trick or treat?" The game is to ask for sweets, threatening to mischief those who deny the goodies.

Houses and streets are decorated with dark themes (witches, skulls, mummies, vampires, ghosts, etc.). One of the most emblematic brands of the party are the large pumpkins with faces and candles inside.

Today, the celebration has great commercial value and the date is a holiday in the United States.

In addition to the United States, the party was spread by several countries around the world, having a strong tradition in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Traditions, Costumes & Symbols The children's request for sweets is related to the ancient Celtic tradition. As a way of appeasing the evil spirits people offered them food. Celtic women made a cake called a "soul cake."

Already the tradition of candle inside the pumpkin comes from Irish folklore and is related to the figure of "Jack of the lantern". However, in the original story the pumpkin was a turnip.

Jack was a drunkard who, fooling the devil, managed to escape hell. When Jack died, he was not accepted into the sky, so his soul began to wander through the night using a flashlight to light the way. The flashlight was made with a turnip.

Given the abundance of pumpkins at the time of the party in the United States, they took over the decoration of the party.

The main symbols associated with the celebration are the pumpkins with candles, witch costumes, skulls, mummies, ghosts, zombies, bats and cats. In addition, the most commonly used colors are black, purple and orange.

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Halloween/Dia das Bruxas

É comemorado anualmente em 31 de outubro.

A origem da festa do Halloween possui uma grande trajetória, visto ser praticada há mais de 3 mil anos.

Ela surgiu com os celtas, povo que era politeísta e acreditava em diversos deuses relacionados com os animais e as forças da natureza.

Os celtas celebravam o festival de Samhain, o qual tinha a duração de 3 dias, com início no dia 31 de outubro. Nela, além de se comemorar o fim do verão, comemorava-se a passagem do ano celta, que tinha início no dia 1 de novembro.

História do Halloween nos Estados Unidos

Nos Estados Unidos, a tradição do Halloween é muito forte. Foi trazida por imigrantes irlandeses no século XIX. Desde então, a festa é o maior sucesso.

As crianças usam fantasias e batem nas portas das casas dizendo a tradicional frase: “doce ou travessura?” (trick or treat, em inglês). A brincadeira consiste em pedir doces, ameaçando cometer uma travessura a quem negar as guloseimas.

As casas e as ruas ficam decoradas com temas sombrios (bruxas, caveiras, múmias, vampiros, fantasmas, etc.). Uma das marcas mais emblemáticas da festa são as grandes abóboras com rosto e com velas dentro.

Atualmente, a comemoração possui um grande valor comercial e a data é feriado nos Estados Unidos.

Além dos Estados Unidos, a festa foi difundida por diversos países do mundo, tendo forte tradição no Canadá e no Reino Unido.

Tradições, Fantasias e Símbolos

O pedido de doces realizado pelas crianças está relacionado com a antiga tradição celta. Como forma de apaziguar os espíritos mau as pessoas lhes ofereciam comida. As mulheres celtas faziam um bolo chamado de “bolo da alma”. Tendo em conta a abundância de abóboras na época da festa nos Estados Unidos, elas tomaram conta da decoração da festa.