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Halloween hype
Annual Halloween hype once again takes over the planet! And if the holiday of vampires, witches, ghosts and other evil spirits is traditional for the United States, recently the "dark" wave swept also Europe and Asia.
Our country also supported the worldwide mystical pumpkin flashmob decorating shop windows, cafes, bars and clubs with Halloween symbols and inviting visitors to special events in honor of the holiday. MOOW can’t stay indifferent to such a hype and has prepared a brief history of Halloween for you, as well as interesting facts about the most sinister feast of the year.
So Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with a millennial history. It originated from Celtic festival of Samhain (Samhain), which was celebrated on the night of 31nd of October to the 1st of November and was dedicated to the harvest and honoring the dead. Every year at this time the druids gather in oak groves on hilltops, lit bonfires and brought evil spirits sacrifices to appease them. It was believed that if you can kindle hearth coal from that fires in the morning, it would warm your house during the long winter and protects against evil forces. In addition, there is a legend that on this night Samhain opens the door to the past and future, so this time was very favorable for telling fortunes.
The modern version of the name is derived from «All Hallowed Souls Day» or All Hallow's. And the evening before became known as All Hallow's Evening, or - All Hallow's Eve. Later it reduced to Hallow E'en, or familiar to us the holiday Hallowe'en.
Today this ancient pagan festival adopted a more comic and carnival guise with funny traditions. On the night of November 1, people used to dress up in costumes of evil spirits, arrange masquerades "scaring off" evil spirits and collect candy. By the way, the tradition of going home with the phrase "trick or treat" also comes from the Celtic custom to spread refreshments and food outside to placate the spirits roaming the streets at Samhain.
By the way, did you know that:
• Halloween is the second most commercially lucrative holiday after Christmas.
• According to Irish legend festive lantern Jack O'Lantern it is named after a miserly man named Jack, who due to the fact that he cheated the devil many times, it was forbidden to go in paradise and hell. He was doomed to wander the earth, waving his flashlight to shoot down the people out of the way.
• Samhainophobia is an obsessive fear of Halloween.
• Black and orange colors are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is the symbol of strength and endurance, and with brown and gold symbolizes the fall and harvest. Black, as a rule, is considered to be the symbol of death and darkness, and serves as a reminder of what once was a Halloween festival, marks the boundary between life and death.
• The first Jack O’ Lanterns were actually made from turnips, not pumpkins. Folks in Ireland would place candles in hollowed-out turnips to ward off spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
• Salem (Massachusetts) and Anoka (Minnesota) are the self-proclaimed world capitals of Halloween.
• In Boston (MA) has been set a record for the largest number of simultaneously lit pumpkin lanterns "Jack O'Lantern" (30,128).
• Owl is also a popular symbol of Halloween. In medieval Europe owls personified witches, and hearing the hooting of an owl meant that soon someone will die.
• The word "witch" in English comes from the Old English word meaning "wise woman." In fact, the witches were very respected people in their times. According to popular belief, witches organised one of their major meetings - Sabbath and on Halloween night.
• The largest pumpkin ever measured, weighing in at a whopping 836 pounds, was grown by Norm Craven in 1993.
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Main page > All content > Halloween hype
Halloween hype
Annual Halloween hype once again takes over the planet! And if the holiday of vampires, witches, ghosts and other evil spirits is traditional for the United States, recently the "dark" wave swept also Europe and Asia.
Our country also supported the worldwide mystical pumpkin flashmob decorating shop windows, cafes, bars and clubs with Halloween symbols and inviting visitors to special events in honor of the holiday. MOOW can’t stay indifferent to such a hype and has prepared a brief history of Halloween for you, as well as interesting facts about the most sinister feast of the year.
So Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with a millennial history. It originated from Celtic festival of Samhain (Samhain), which was celebrated on the night of 31nd of October to the 1st of November and was dedicated to the harvest and honoring the dead. Every year at this time the druids gather in oak groves on hilltops, lit bonfires and brought evil spirits sacrifices to appease them. It was believed that if you can kindle hearth coal from that fires in the morning, it would warm your house during the long winter and protects against evil forces. In addition, there is a legend that on this night Samhain opens the door to the past and future, so this time was very favorable for telling fortunes.
The modern version of the name is derived from «All Hallowed Souls Day» or All Hallow's. And the evening before became known as All Hallow's Evening, or - All Hallow's Eve. Later it reduced to Hallow E'en, or familiar to us the holiday Hallowe'en.
Today this ancient pagan festival adopted a more comic and carnival guise with funny traditions. On the night of November 1, people used to dress up in costumes of evil spirits, arrange masquerades "scaring off" evil spirits and collect candy. By the way, the tradition of going home with the phrase "trick or treat" also comes from the Celtic custom to spread refreshments and food outside to placate the spirits roaming the streets at Samhain.
By the way, did you know that:
• Halloween is the second most commercially lucrative holiday after Christmas.
• According to Irish legend festive lantern Jack O'Lantern it is named after a miserly man named Jack, who due to the fact that he cheated the devil many times, it was forbidden to go in paradise and hell. He was doomed to wander the earth, waving his flashlight to shoot down the people out of the way.
• Samhainophobia is an obsessive fear of Halloween.
• Black and orange colors are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is the symbol of strength and endurance, and with brown and gold symbolizes the fall and harvest. Black, as a rule, is considered to be the symbol of death and darkness, and serves as a reminder of what once was a Halloween festival, marks the boundary between life and death.
• The first Jack O’ Lanterns were actually made from turnips, not pumpkins. Folks in Ireland would place candles in hollowed-out turnips to ward off spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
• Salem (Massachusetts) and Anoka (Minnesota) are the self-proclaimed world capitals of Halloween.
• In Boston (MA) has been set a record for the largest number of simultaneously lit pumpkin lanterns "Jack O'Lantern" (30,128).
• Owl is also a popular symbol of Halloween. In medieval Europe owls personified witches, and hearing the hooting of an owl meant that soon someone will die.
• The word "witch" in English comes from the Old English word meaning "wise woman." In fact, the witches were very respected people in their times. According to popular belief, witches organised one of their major meetings - Sabbath and on Halloween night.
• The largest pumpkin ever measured, weighing in at a whopping 836 pounds, was grown by Norm Craven in 1993.
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