●Halloween
HalloelledHallowe’en)isanannualholidaycelebratedohasrootsiivalofSamhaiianholydayofAllSaints,butistelyasecularcelebration。
MostHalloweeiesarebasedonfolkbeliefsgsupernaturalfordspiritsofthedead。Halloweeionstypicallyfeatureimageryassociatedwithsupernaturalbeingssuchasolves,vampires,andghosts。Imagesthoughttosymbolizebadomens—suchasblackcats,bats,andspiders—arealsoourediions。
&celebratedHalloweeionistheJatern,traditionallyahollowed-outpumpkioresembleagrotesquefadilluminatedbyadleplaside。gpumpkinsintoJaternsisaHalloweendatingbacktoIreland。AlegendgrewupaboutamannamedJackwhowassostingythathewasoheavenwhenhedied,becausehewasamiser。He’teherbecausehehadplayedjokesonthedevil。Asaresult,JackhadtowalkohhislailJudgementDay。SoJadhislahesymbolofalostordamoscarethesesoulsawayoheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturat“JackoftheLantern,”orJaterheIrishbroughttheirstotheUes,theycarvedfapkiheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips。TodayJaternsinthewindowsofahouseoletedknowthattherearegoodieswaitingiftheyknodsay“Trick-or-Treat”!
DressingineisopopularHalloweens,especiallyamoionalesusuallyrepreses,andothersupernaturalbeiumesiemporarypopularculture,suchaspolitioviecharacters,havebeeinglyoyears。Adultsoftenfavoreswithsatiriorousovertones。
Trick-isanotherHalloweentradition,inwhiedgofromhousetohousesolidyorothertreatsfrhbtothis,greeteaeowhecry“Trick-gestingthatsomesortofprankwillbeplayedusareprovided。Formerly,trick-or-treatersvahehouseifswereproducedorifthetreatsmetwiththeirdisapproval。Sihtury,however,thethreatoftrickshasbeenlargelyial。Beginnihepracticeoftrick-wentintoasharpdeeafterunsubstantiatedrumorsspreadabouthomeowributingpoisonedHalloweendyto。Masalsobeedabouttheirwahroughtheneighborhoodafterdark。Today,masapaheyg。
Ihetry,epartieshavereplacedtrick-asthefavoredformofHallowee。HostsofthesepartiesoftenholdteststoselectthebestoraditionalHalloweendiversionshavealsoenjoyedreneartyactivities。Forexample,maiesfeaturetestsofbobbingforapples,aturies-oldgameinwhitestantstrytoretrieveapplesfloatinginatuboh。While’sHalloweenpartiesaregenerallyheldinprivatehomes,manybarsandnight-odifiedversionsofsuchfestivitiesforadults。