Halloween

Halloween is a holiday that especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada is celebrated.

On October 31, dressing up children and whistles when it gets dark in to homes in the neighborhood, decorated with pumpkins and slightly and shout trick or treat, the choice is between a plagerijtje rip it out or get something delicious (usually candy). The residents give the kids than sweets. Young adults sometimes go to Halloween parties.



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[hide] *Origin 1 
 * 2 Jack-o'-lantern
 * 3 Halloween in Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and Bonaire
 * 4 Controversies
 * 5 symbolism of the colors
 * 6 see also

Origin
The name "Halloween" derives from Hallow-e'en, or All Hallows Eve (all Saint's night), the night before All Saints ' day, 1 november. In the Celtic calendar year began on 1 november, so 31 October was new year's Eve. The harvest was in, the seeds for the following year was ready and so there was some time for a non-working day, the Celtic new year or Samhain (pronounced Sauna, the Irish word for the month of november).

Samhain was also very special for another reason. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of all dead of the past year came back to try to take possession of a living body for the coming year.

On the island of Great Britain was mainly by the Celts celebrated Halloween. The spirits that would arise from dead people, were attracted by food for them to put down for the doors. However, in order to ward off the evil spirits the Celts wore masks. When the Romans invaded Great Britain, they mixed the Celtic tradition with their own traditions, which, of course, the celebration of the harvest concerned at the end of October and also honouring the dead.

In the ninth century of the current era, puts out a European Christian use the sea and mixes with the Halloween party. On november 2, all souls ' day --went in ragged Christians in the villages around and begged souls cake (bread with currants). For each loaf they promised to say a prayer for the dead relatives of the donor, in order to get his release from the temporal punishment of the purgatory to accelerate and so its inclusion in heaven. The "Trick or Treat" may there takes its origin game.

In the United States makes the party especially in the second half of the 19th century, when large groups of Irish and Scottish immigrants entered the country. In the US dives than the familiar Jack-o'-lanternpumpkin, which may be the most famous face in the world of Halloween is.

Jack-o'-lantern
Best known for Halloween are hollowed-out pumpkins, which serve as Chinese lanterns. These are called Jack-o'-lanterns .

Halloween in Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and Bonaire
In Netherlands and Belgium more and more attention has been paid to the Halloween party/all Saint's night. [1]  this is usually done in the form of along the doors and get candy and more and more by Halloween-parties and decorating houses. Many primary schools organise a so-called trick-or-treat-tour, which the children (mostly under the guidance of older) dress up along the doors. The intention is to scare those who opens a little. Often, the occupant than candy in house, from which the children can choose. The houses that are ever more apparent by visible Halloween decorations. Since 1992, these articles more and more in the better party stores and in recent years it is impossible to imagine a trade for this group stores. In some parts of the Netherlands and Belgium is around this time (originally Catholic) St. Martin feast, where children with Chinese lanterns and with special St Martin's songs to appeal the doors to pick up candy, more popular among young people (of all denominations). Also In Belgium and Netherlands is Halloween celebrated in amusement parks.

Germany is also celebrated in Suriname and Halloween costumes. This tradition from the United States In this country is blown over. Halloween is popular especially among the youth.

On the island of Bonaire, all children of a village or town together, but instead of in people to go from door to door, they go at shops along.

Controversies
A girl sees the face of her beloved in the mirror during Halloween, see alsomirror in the superstitionOn Halloween is critical — as also on Valentine's day — because it would be discovered by Commerce as a suitable reason for consumers to more spacious entertainment to to put in the ' slack ' period between summer vacation and Saint Nicholas. The latter is widely contested. [source? ] What is clear is that Commerce increasingly interest shows for Halloween<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="307" style="line-height:1;">[source?]. There is also criticism<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="307" style="line-height:1;">[citation needed ] because the celebration of these holidays is seen as symptomatic of the Americanization of the society.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Different organizational and denominations have criticized on Halloween because of the "pagan" character that the party would have in many places, as well as the spiritualismthat it promoted would be. Calling up spirits is not allowed in the Bible. Although the original Irish use hung along with a Celtic Pagan tradition, but was essentially filled in on Christian way.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Only later came the demons disguise and horroroutfits on, in the United States. This sometimes the character on spiritualism and even the devil to the decorations. See for example the following color symbolism.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Because of the rejection of all saints and all souls and Purgatory by Protestantism, is often by reformatory societies objected to every expression of Halloween-it also can use as a Catholic Irish Christianized people use find no mercy in their eyes.<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="307" style="line-height:1;"> [source? ] Especially since 31 October for Protestants an important anniversary (reformation day) and is seen as the beginning of the reformation. On October 31, 1517, the German monk Martin Luther 95 theses to the door of a pamphlet with the Castle Church in Wittenberg as indictment of the doctrine and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.

Symbolism of the colors
Beater Clown & La Catrina, Mexico