As one of the world's oldest holidays is Halloween celebrated in many ways, depending on where in the world is considered. The main language of the group in a specific country or culture seems to be an important clue to the nature of the festivities are also available.
Take an alphabet around the world:
AUSTRIA - on the bed for the night, will leave the Austrian bread, water and a lighted lamp, to visitors from the spirit world in the hope thatthese terms would be the hospitality of the dead souls back to earth at a time, give the Austrians with powerful cosmic energies crucial.
BELGIUM - Belgian blacks do not seem to care for cats around Halloween, they think it is extremely unlucky for a black cat cross your approach or if the cat should be sent on foot or in a home for a trip. The memory of dead relatives is honored with lit candles.
CANADA - Our neighbors to the north, in Canada, startedCelebrate Halloween with the arrival of Scottish and Irish settlers in 1800. Just as the celebrations in the United States, Canadians carve Jack O 'Lantern, parties, going trick-or-treat, and decorate their homes and farms in style, themes crop of pumpkins and corn.
Czechoslovakia - the night of Halloween, Czech chairs around the hearth of the family, so that each family member and every family member on depaetedSpirit.
ENGLAND - In times of elections past, large beets Punkie to provide children with the English, "Carving designs of them. The use of" Punkie "on the streets (like our plastic pumpkin lantern / flashlight combo?) Children singing the "Punkie Night Song" to knock on doors and ask for money. In the middle of the green lanterns from turnips were the goal posts so that homes are free-roaming ghost of Halloween is situated.
AnotherConsumption involved easily throw objects such as stones, vegetables and nuts scare in an open fire in an attempt to drive away evil spirits and also used as a tool for divination. If a stone was not visible in the morning when it is moved, it was believed that the stone would have been dead within a year.
Especially on Martin Luther's 95 theses of the publication of the Protestant revolution of Halloween, October 31, 1517, EnglandCelebrate Halloween leaked. The British saw no reason to celebrate the eve of All Saints, since they no longer believed in the Holy Catholic Church.
Recently, the English children with their American cousins in costume and go trick-or-treat from door to door is attached. Unfortunately, many older British adults do not understand this custom "new" and are often poorly prepared in their showers young visitors caught with candy.
France - theFrench do not celebrate Halloween with the goal of ancestor worship, especially in their heads. The holiday is an American hard and, as such, was virtually unknown in France until about 1996.
GERMANY - The Germans have put away their knives on Halloween night, so that the risks of accidents are not ghosts visit after returning home.
IRELAND - Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween and the festival is so popular in Ireland, as in the United States.Bonfires were lit up like in ancient times, and children go trick-or-treat in costume around their neighborhood. At the end of trick-or-treating, visiting friends and family parties where you play many games. The popular "Snap-Apple" includes an apple on a string, which in turn is tied to a tree or a door, party-goers try to bite an apple dangling. Some say the practice is unsanitary, but it's fun. Card games are very popular with hiding pricesChildren.
One of the most popular Irish traditional food eaten on Halloween is "Barnbrack" a kind of bread fruit, cooked at home can be turned on or bought at the supermarket. A pleasure that was wrapped in muslin, baked in the cake and says it is to predict the future of the person there. If treatment is a ring, a wedding to be held soon, and if small pieces of straw, a successful year is to visit the lucky winner.
SWEDEN - Sweden called TheHalloween "At Helgons Dag", and extending the celebration of October 31 to November 6. "At Helgons Dag" Eve is celebrated either at night or it was a shortened workday. The Friday before Halloween abbreviated day for universities and younger, the school children a day off.
Halloween practice only in Asia is the emphasis on ancestor worship.
CHINA - The Chinese celebrate the festival of Halloween "Teng Chieh. That night,Offers of food and water before photographs of deceased family members and bonfires and lanterns are lit and placed lit to mark the path s of ancestral spirits on their journey roaming the earth on Halloween night. Burn in Buddhist temples, the faithful form of paper "boats of the law", some of which are very large, and then during the evening. This practice serves two purposes: to remember the dead and the spirits of "Preta" free to get in a positionskyward. "Preta" are the spirits of those relatives who were killed with a blow because of an accident or drowning and whose bodies are still buried. The Chinese believe the presence of "Preta" among the living to be dangerous. Led by Buddhist temples, societies are created to perform the ceremonies for the "Preta", including lighting lanterns. sacred verses recited by the monks are made of fruit and offers.
HONG KONG - "Yue Lan" (Festival of the hungry ghosts) isthe name of Halloween in Hong Kong. The residents believe that ghosts Rove over the world for 24 hours. Images of fruit or money at this time in hopes of reaching the spiritual world and offers comfort to burn the spirits.
JAPAN - In lieu of Halloween, the Japanese celebrate the "Obon Festival" or "Urabon, celebrating) the ancestral spirits (also known as" Matsuri are red lanterns. It 's the special preparation of food and lightThey were everywhere. Candles in lanterns, which are then set afloat on rivers and seas place. During Obon Festival is a fire every night to illuminate the family "where their ancestors could see the dead. There are two occasions during the Japanese Halloween" Obon "is one of them if they believed the dead return to their birthplaces. Dances Community and license plates are made to be clean. The "Obon Festival" takes place in July orAugust in October.
KOREA - Korean celebrate "Chusok", a festival similar to Halloween. Families take the time to thank his deceased ancestors for the fruits of their labor. Families visit their graves, offerings of fruit and rice. "Chusok" takes place in August.
Spanish-speaking countries like Mexico, countries in Latin America and Spain celebrate "El Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead" Instead of a sad occasion.Family and friends gather to remember the dead. Although it is officially celebrated on November 2nd (All Saints), the celebrations last for three days, starting on the evening of October 31. the dead return to their homes believing that Halloween is a common practice for family altar to build a house and decorate it with water, candy, flowers, photos, fresh and in small portions of favorite foods and beverages died. Often, a wash basinand towels are left, that the mind can wash before the party. Incense and candles are burned to the party spirit can be found in the house. Fir families and the graves of the deceased by cutting weeds, painting and making repairs in general. Once set up, cleaned the grave with flowers, wreaths and garlands decorated. Often a person who lives in an otherwise empty coffin through the streets, vendors threw fruit growth is brought forward,The flowers and candies into the coffin. The two families meet in November at the tomb of a picnic, and remember the deceased. Some of these events are possibly involved with tequila and mariachi band. The autumn season in Mexico is the time when many take refuge monarch butterfly in Mexico oyamel fir trees, the Aztecs believed that these butterflies have brought the spirits of dead ancestors.
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