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| Photo by Bo. W |
Today is Halloween. People like to make pumpkin lights
to catch
the ghost walk. It is said that Halloween is originated from the ancient
western European countries before the birth of Christ, the Western European
Celtics
believe that their New Year on November 1st.
On New Year's Eve, the Celtics let the young people
set the team, wearing all kinds of weird masks, carry carved turnip or pumpkin
lights, and they walk in the village. This was actually a kind of harvest
celebration; also said to be "Halloween", the legend who died that
year, the soul will visit the world on the eve of Halloween. It is said that
people are allowed to visit the ghost to see a successful harvest and the ghost
presents a hearty hospitality. All the bonfire and lights, first of all to
frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their
return.
With the passage of time, Halloween has become contained
the meaning of the festival, the custom of the festival is widely spread in
North America, become one of the most important in North America today, one of
the most distinctive folk festival, also become teenagers secular holiday.
Halloween is a good time for children to have fun. It
is in the eyes of the children, a festival full of mystery. Night falls, the
children cannot wait to put on colorful dress, wearing strange masks, take a
"pumpkin lights" ran out to play. "Pumpkin lights" look
very cute, the pumpkin is hollowed out from inside and outside engraved smiling
eyes and a big mouth, and then a candle plug in the melon, lit it, people in a very
far place will be able to see this charmingly naive smile.
After dinner, groups of
children dressed as demons and ghosts, they hold a "Pumpkin lights",
went to the neighbor's door, threatening like shouting: "to trick or
treat", "to money or to eat." If adults don't have candy, money
to treat for them trick, those naughty children is said: well, you don't treat,
I will make fun of you. Sometimes they painted the neighbor's door handle with
soap and sometimes painted the neighbor's cat. These children often makes the
trick to let adults to laugh. Of course, most of the neighbors are very happy
to treat the naivety of children. So the children always belly stuffed full,
pockets full of candy on Halloween.
Night come, lovely
children is coming, candy already ready, waiting for turn on the light.
Happy
Halloween!
