How to Celebrate Halloween Festivals?

A Halloween festival was originated from United Kingdom and was mostly acknowledged and celebrated in countries in the Western world. After this country celebrated this kind of festival, many other countries like Canada, Ireland, United States, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Japan, and Australia, were adopting it in their practices. Though it is not all the citizens that are following this celebration, but some ignite to do the same. It is originated from Celtic festival (Samhain) that is usually celebrated at harvest season’s end. Pagans were individuals who have this kind of festival. Now, many countries that are not pagans are also convinced to have a celebration like this. During the end of harvest season, they will get out the best livestock and slaughter it for the preparation of winter season.

Halloween festival is the modern term of the celebration. Pagans believe that when the night of October 31 falls, it is the time when dead people become dangerous and they will cause sickness. It is the name that comes from the old version “All Hallows Day” night. To acknowledge the spirit of evil spirits, the people who will celebrate will wear any mask that will look like the underworld creatures. One of the most common symbols they are using is a candle lit inside a carved pumpkin. It is made to frighten and to make the place to have the ambiance that is scary. They also have bonfire along with the celebration. They demonstrate the image of witches, ghost, ghouls, vultures; pumpkin men, owl, spiders, goblin, zombies, mummies, skeletons, black cats and demons look alike.

These will give the clear idea that the celebration is in honor of the bad spirits though it is not mention. The idea will tell us that dead are scary and they are not different from dead individuals. Quite simple, they are giving acknowledgement of the existence of these spirits that rule over in many places that brings destruction to the soul of many. The belief is a pagan way of living. Until this new generation, children think that dead are scary because in celebrating “Saints Day”, images and masks being used are very scary.