What are the stories and legends about Halloween?

Halloween is a legendary traditional festival in western countries, and there are many stories and customs about Halloween among the people. In China, many people may regard Halloween as a masquerade program. So, what are the stories and legends about Halloween? The following are some stories and legends carefully recommended by Bian Xiao, hoping to help you.

Halloween story, legend, story one

Halloween on June 3 1 is actually a festival to praise autumn, just as May Day is a festival to praise spring. Druids, priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a grand festival to praise autumn, which started at midnight on June 3 1 and lasted all day the next day. They believe that on that night, their great death shamanism summoned all the ghosts of those who died that year, and these evil spirits would be punished for being born as animals. Of course, just thinking of such a ghostly party was enough to make those simple-minded fools at that time tremble with fear and can't believe it. So they lit a bonfire and watched these evil spirits closely.

That's how the saying that there are witches and ghosts everywhere on Halloween comes from. Until now, some people in some isolated areas of Europe still believe this is true. The ancient Romans also had a festival in 1 65438+1October1to pay tribute to their goddess Pomona. They roasted nuts and apples in front of Jin Xiong's bonfire. Our own Halloween seems to be a mixture of ancient Roman festivals and Druidic festivals. Halloween activities used to be very simple, and most of them were held in churches. But all over Europe, people regard Halloween as a good opportunity to have fun, tell ghost stories and scare each other. So people no longer use this festival to praise Qiu Guang, but turn it into a festival for elves, witches and ghosts.

Story 2

The Celts believed that the sun god helped them grow crops. However, the sun god is attacked by an evil force called Samhain every year and imprisoned for six months. Samhain, also known as "the king of death" and "the king of darkness", came to Celtic land in the cold and dark winter. The Celts were very afraid of the night of June 3 1 because they thought there were a group of evil spirits lurking anywhere. They make a fire at home to let the evil spirits leave their home. They believe that Samhain summons the dead, and they also believe that Samhain will turn the dead into something else, such as a cat. The Celts will put on terrible camouflage to drive away those evil souls. (This is the prototype of Halloween) After Rome occupied Celtic land, Roman festivals were combined with Celtic Samhain Festival on June 10 and June 3 1 day, which became the present Halloween.

Story 3:

Originally, Halloween originated from Samhaim (pronounced Sow-in) of ancient Croste (Celtic, the ancestor of Irish people). After _ _ _ _ _ was introduced, in order to assimilate paganism, the original Halloween (AllSaints'Day or AllHallows) was changed to the same day, that is, 1 1 month/day, and 1 October 3 1 day became Halloween.

Croste used to be a nomadic people. On the one hand, it is a festival for them to prepare for the arrival of winter and welcome the New Year. On the other hand, it is also a religious festival. Sam haim is one of the gods they believe in, and his priest is called Druid. Although there is no official historical record, most researchers believe that people can see things in the spiritual world, including the dead souls of the spiritual world and the return of evil spirits. These spiritual individuals are evil, and they want to hurt others on the lunar calendar. Therefore, Cloeter people should be kind to these ghosts and don't deceive them into the wrong way. For example, some people put food at their doorsteps for ghosts to enjoy. This is the origin of TrickorTreat. At the same time, Father Zhao Yi also held a religious ceremony that night. Almost all studies have pointed out that slaughtered livestock are also used for ritual sacrifices. As for whether there is murder or sacrifice, although opinions vary, no one denies it. Besides, there must be divination and witchcraft or something.

Other Halloween customs also have some origins of witchcraft and superstition, such as the jack-o-lantern with its face cut off. It is said that a man named Jack refused to accept heaven or hell after his death because of his extremely bad behavior, so he had to wander around, find a radish, hollow out the middle, put some red-hot coal on it and find his way in the dark. In addition, Halloween costumes originated from Yin Festival, where participants slaughtered livestock and put on skins. There are also masks worn by participants, which were originally meant to ward off evil spirits and were handed down.

Story 4:

There are many versions of legends about the origin of Halloween. It is generally believed that it originated in ancient western European countries before the birth of Christ, mainly including Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The ancient Western Europeans in these places were called Celts. Celtic New Year is on 1 1 month 1 day, New Year's Eve. The Celts brought young people together, wearing all kinds of weird masks and carrying carved radish lanterns (pumpkin lanterns are a late custom, and there were no pumpkins in ancient Western Europe). They wandered around the village. It was actually celebrating the autumn harvest; Some people say it is "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of those who died that year will visit the world on Halloween. It is said that people should let visiting ghosts see the harvest and show rich enthusiasm to them. All the bonfires and lights, in order to scare away ghosts, also illuminate the route for ghosts and guide them back.

In medieval Central Europe, there was a history of exterminating pagans. However, the sacrificial ceremony before New Year's Eve never really disappeared, but appeared in the form of witchcraft. That's why we have traces of witches' brooms, black cats, spells and so on on Halloween.

The reason for begging for candy on Halloween is "Trickortreat", but this custom did not originate in Ireland, but began in Europe in the 9th century. At that time,165438+1October 2nd was called "ALLSOULSDAY" by Christians.

On this day, believers trudged in the backcountry, begging from door to door for "soul bread" made of flour and raisins. It is said that people who donate cakes believe in the prayers of church monks, hoping to get God's protection and let their dead relatives enter heaven as soon as possible.

This tradition of begging from house to house has evolved into a game, in which children carry pumpkin lanterns and beg for candy from house to house. When they met, the children dressed as ghosts threatened to trick or treat without asking for dinner, but the host naturally dared not neglect and said, "Please eat!" Please eat! "At the same time, put the candy in the big pocket that the child carries with him.

Is Halloween an American holiday? Halloween is an American holiday, and it is a holiday of Catholicism, Anglican Catholicism and Orthodox Church. In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church, Halloween is held on 165438+ 10/month 1 every year. In the Orthodox Church, Halloween is the first Sunday after Pentecost, so it marks the end of the Easter season.

Unlike Christmas and a peaceful night, Halloween is no different from Halloween. People often regard Halloween in the west as Halloween, because a new day begins after 12 that night.

Halloween is a big festival in America, second only to Christmas, and it is the happiest festival for children. Most employees in this country have two days off. Usually, some busy people don't have time to arrange festivals in advance. On the day of the festival, the whole family hurried out to make the festival even crazier.

The federal holidays in the United States are only 10 days a year. The federal and state governments have holidays on the basis of federal holidays. Halloween is not a federal holiday, and there is no rest. But if there is a weekend, rest as usual.

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