Halloween is celebrated on October 31th every year. It is a traditional
festival in English-speaking countries like Australia, the Great Britain, the
New Zealand, Canada,etc. On that eve, children stroll about from door to door in
masks and are always given candies by householders. Halloween is short for "All
Hallow Mas". Two thousand years ago, an European pope established November 1st
as "All Hallow Day". "Hallow" means holy. It is said that 500 years B.C., Celts
who lived in Ireland and Scotland pushed the festival a day forward, namely
October 31st. They thought this day is the end of summer and the beginning of
winter and New Year. People believed that the dead would come back to their
hometown and hunt for souls on living people so that they could get new life,
which is the only way they can relive after death. The living people are scared
of being taken souls away, so they put off the lights and make the dead unable
to find a living person. They even made up to scare the dead away. Later on
people will relight the candles and start with the new year. It is said that the
Celts even kill some living people to hold a memorial ceremony for the dead. In
the first century A.D., the Romans who defeated the Celts gradually accepted the
Halloween Festival, but they abolished to kill the living people in order to
hold a memorial for the dead. The Romans wear scaring masks and make up as
animals and masters in order to expel the demon. That is also the reason why
most of the people today celebrate Halloween with strange make-ups. With time
going on, the significance of Halloween becomes happy and positive gradually.
The old saying that the dead hunt for souls to relive is abandoned and
forgotten. Till now, the symbols of Halloween like witch and back cat always
have kind and funny faces. After the Roman Empire Constantine had faith in God,
he set the Christianity as the national religion. The Empire asked all the
people to believe in Christianity. A lot of pagan joined in the church and bring
the pagan traditions in, as a result. As the church was not able to eliminate
all the pagan traditions, some were consecrated, especially the dying festival
on October 31st. In the 8th century, the Roman pope set November 1st as All
Saints' Day so as to commemorate all the sacrificed devotee in history. Thus,
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