One of the national festivals of English-speaking countries is Halloween. It takes place on October 31 on Allhallow’s Eve.
The pumpkin is a symbol of this festival in which offensive face is cut out. A lighted candle is put into the pumpkin. It was considered that pumpkin left about the house on All Saints’ Day drove off malignant demons.
On this day parties are held and people put on suits of the terrible creatures and monsters from films. Children go from house to house, sing songs and try to get sweeties. Besides that games and fortune-telling are widely spread on Halloween. At night children and teenagers tell each other horror stories and legends and the most popular legend is about Bloody Mary. She is said to appear in a mirror when her name is called three times.
Organization of attractions where visitors are got scared is also an important tradition. On this holiday television broadcasts a lot of horror films and animations. On this day we can show our fantasy and live in the world of dead for a little while.
Halloween’s history comes from the ancient religion of the Celtic tribes. The Celts had faith in the spirit world and worshipped nature. They believed that at the end of summer, Samhain, the god of death, becomes more powerful and overpowers the god of the sun, Belenus. This day, Samhain brings together all the undead and evil spirits by opening the gates between this world and other ones, much darker ones.
People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on this day to worship the Devil. Today, people do not believe in supernatural but like to have fun and celebrate .
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