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HALLOWEEN

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:31:57 UTC

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:32:08 UTC

Acquaintance like Night of Bruges or Day of Bruges, is a modern holiday proved from the syncretism originated by the cristianización of the holidays of the summer end of Celtic origin.

DATE

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:35:00 UTC

On October 31

COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS CELEBRATED

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:37:02 UTC

Anglo-Saxon countries as Canada, The United States, Ireland or United Kingdom, and, in minor measure, in other places like Spain and Latin America. In spite of belonging to the Anglo-Saxon world, in Australia2 and New Zealand does not observe this custom so much like in other countries.

DECORATION

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:38:24 UTC

Usually things are in use with colors orange trees and black, also there use spiderwebs, sweets, disguises, and cotillion to decorate

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BRIEF HISTORY (ORIGIN)

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:44:34 UTC

Halloween has his origin in a Celtic festivity known as Samhain, which derives from the ancient Irish and means summer end. The former britanos had a similar festivity known since Gaeaf Sinks in. In the Samhain there was celebrated the end of the season of crops in the Celtic culture and was considered as the " new Celtic Year ", which began with the dark station.

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:47:44 UTC

FOOD

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:47:45 UTC

Provided that Halloween coincides with the season of the crop of the apples every year, the apples of candy (known as apples candied out of North America), and the sweet apples are common during the holidays. The apples of candy were given commonly to the children, but the practice vanished rapidly in the stela of widespread rumors with which some individuals were incrusting objects like nails and razor blades in the apples in the United States. Though there are tests of this type of incidents, they are very rare and they have never given place to serious injuries. Many parents suppose that these atrocious practices were exaggerated by the mass media. In the summit of the hysterics, some hospitals were offering free X-rays for the children in Halloween,

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:50:57 UTC

PERSONAL OPINION

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:54:04 UTC

Halloween is a festivity very entertained so much like for children and adults

VIDEO

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QUOTES

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"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween." - Douglas Coupland "If ever there was a holiday that deserves to be commercialized, it's Halloween. We haven't taken it away from kids. We've just expanded it so that the kid in adults can enjoy it, too." - Cassandra Peterson "But I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner." - Evan Peters

SUPERSTITIONS

golondrinadorada9 — 2015-11-04 15:59:58 UTC

Black cats: Black cats have often been identified as witches’ familiars. Crossing paths with a black cat on Halloween could be a sign of a witch nearby. If you hurt a black cat on Halloween and you'll have seven years of bad luck. If a black cat meows on your porch or near a window, a death will soon occur in the family. Cemeteries: You must hold your breath while you drive by a cemetery, evil spirits can't enter your body. When passing a graveyard or a house where someone has died,you must turn your pockets inside out to make sure you don't bring home ghost in your pocket. There is an old superstition that says the body which is put in the first grave dug in a new graveyard is always claimed by the devil. Coffins: It is said that anyone who lies in a coffin, even for fun, is inviting death, and that no item of clothing belonging to a living person must be placed on a corpse when it is placed in a coffin, for as it rots in the grave so will the rightful owner decline towards death. Footsteps: If you hear foot steps behind you on this night, you musn't look back. It may be the dead following you. Turning back could mean that you will soon join the dead. Ghosts: If you see a ghost, you must walk around it nine times, and it will disappear. Halloween birthdays: Children born on Halloween are said to have the gift of second sight, which includes the power to ward off evil spirits. Jack O Lanterns: A burning candle inside a jack-o-lantern on Halloween keeps evil spirits and demons at bay.

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