Ah
Halloween the time for the purchase of cheap spooky tat and the excuse for children and adults to consume far too much candy and sugar
But some may wonder how did this holiday come to be and how much has it changed as its first creation
What is the history behind?
Halloween in this video we'll be exploring at just that question
So as much of the history of Halloween was to Rin down until centuries after the fact
Some of the documentation is still sketchy and subject to debate
Irish mythology was originally a spoken tradition
But much of it was eventually written down in the Middle Ages by Christian monks
These monks had Christianized it to some extent
But the most possible theory is that Halloween originated in the British Isles out of the celtic celebration of saw one
Saman was a festival marking the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter
Celebrating October the 31st and it was widely observed in Gaelic cultures
It was seen as a lineal time when the boundary between this world and the other world thin
allowing Spears to cross over and be active
These spirits known as the Allison were both respected and feared with
Individuals invoking the protection of their God when approaching their dwellings at Salomon
It was believed that the spirits need to be propagated to ensure that the people and their livestock survived the winter
offerings of food and drink or portions of the crops
Were left outside for them and places at the dinner table or the hearth were left for them
druids built huge sacred bonfires were the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities during the
celebration the Celts wore costumes typically consisting of animal heads and skins and attended to tell each other's fortunes through various means
When the celebration was over, they relayed their hearth fires from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winters
By the first century AC II the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory in the British Isles
Over the course of four hundred years to roman festivals were combined with the celtic celebration. The first was fair
alia a day in late October when the Romans
Commemorated the passing of the dead the second was to honor pommel math
the Roman Gaza fruit and trees the symbol of Pomona was the Apple and the incorporation of the
Celebration is thought to explain the tradition of Baden for apples those practice wildly until recent years
With the expansion of Christianity the early church had numerous feasts and times of prayer such as at Christmas and at Easter
With the consecration of the Pantheon on May the 13th of 609
Pope been faced the fourth decree the day as one in honor of all Christian martyrs dubbed All Hallows
Which had been practiced by many churches prior?
Pope Gregory the 3rd later expand the festival to include All Saints as well as all martyrs and moved the
observation from May the 13th to November the 1st the same day as sow 1 and the feast
Landing the night prior by the late 12th century these days later referred to as all hell's tide
Had been treated as holy days of obligation where the faithful are expected to attend Mass and engage in rest from work and recreation
During this time cries parade the streets green a bell on calling on all good Christians to remember the poor souls in
Combination to this groups of poor people often children would go door to door turn on towels hide
collecting soul cakes in exchange for praying for the dead
Soul cakes would also be offered for the souls themselves to eat as a sacrifice to the dead with the children acting as representatives
the
Distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for Roman spirits
the practice was referred to as going a sowing and not only is this the pots ability for the ordinance of
Trick-or-treat but the cosmic tradition as well
It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed
Wander the earth until All Hallows Eve were provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies
Before moving on to the next world in order to avoid being recognised by any soul. That might be seeking vengeance
People would Don masks or costumes to disguise their identities by the 16th century
This practice became rather common on the British Isles outside of England as he was incorporated into sound to some degree
Mummies and guising involved people going from house to house in costume
Usually recited songs or verses in exchange for food burned from the tradition of the Alice II and AG dance representatives on the spirits behalf
Various other traditions were common all across Europe, but normally much more localized within the given area or country
following the settlement of the Americas
Celebration of Halloween wasn't common across what would be the United States?
The New England states were a much more stricken upon tis embody system. So celebration in the southern states of Maryland of our common
Colonial celebration and mixed to some degree with the native celebration as well making a more unique form of Halloween celebration
the first
Celebrations included public events to celebrate the harvest known as play parties where neighbors would share stories of the dead
Tell each other's fortunes dance scene and around cause mischief
Nationally an annual holiday in the autumn was the norm but Halloween itself wasn't widely practiced
normally, it was limited to placards of immigrants especially from the British Isles and Germany the massive amount of Irish immigration in the
1850s was one of the main drivers of Halloween being celebrated all across the country in the late 1800s
There was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers and about ghost pranks witchcraft
Etc and the turn of the century?
Halloween parties for both children and adults
Became the most common way to celebrate the day with much of the superstitions and religious imagery being removed
Leaned essentially to the Halloween celebration that we have today. I
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