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Halloween Facts |
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Since the celebration of every festival has a reason that stands as its foundation, Halloween also has a solid ground, which let it emerge and evolve. The various facts related to the Halloween festival actually belongs to the 700 BC. It is a day that marked the celebrations of the Irish people, also called Celts, who were the followers of Durid religion. This religion gives a great importance to the eve of 31st October.
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This eve is religiously known as the All Hallows day. According to this religion, a lot many pagan and negative beliefs dominated this night. People believe that on the Halloween eve, the Darkness God, Samhain, captures the departed souls of the dead. In the present times, this has resulted in the assumption that Halloween stands for the time to say goodbye to the deceased. Since then, people prepare lots of food thinking that their close ones who died in the previous year would come to receive the food offerings from their family. Also a heard theory about costumes is that mark the fun factor that is used to scare the wandering spirits.
However, Christianity gave a new name called the 'All Saints day' to the concept of Halloween. This day falls on the very next day after the Halloween eve, the 1st November. Another Halloween fact is that Halloween festival welcomes the New Year along with the winter season. Also, the night of the 31st October says bye-bye to the Harvest season that finishes along with the Halloween. Therefore, the beginning of everything novel along with the new Harvest of the New Year can also be one of the interpretations that can be given to the Halloween festival.
Another thing that people usually encounter while getting themselves abreast with the facts associated with Halloween is the mention of pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns. And anyone would be amused to know that they are the things that are popular in all Halloween jubilations. Be it the recipes or decoration, pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns wear the crown of being the most exotic Halloween object. And the Halloween facts that popularized them inform us that a stingy Irish man called Jack gave birth to such conceptions. It is believed that Jack was disallowed from entering Heaven and used to roam around in dark space with his lantern made up of pumpkin.
Coming to the major Halloween hues, one can bring black and orange colors into the Halloween celebrations. The black color has the significance attached to death while the orange hue reflects Halloween's relation with the harvest season.
Halloween buffs would be extremely pleased to be acquainted with the Halloween fact, which states that Halloween earns second position after Christmas in terms of the fondness of the people to celebrate it. The way it involves the doling out and taking in of greeting cards and gifts, makes it an unmatched festivity.
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