Halloween and Day of the Dead are thought to be similar because they’re around the same time of year, but when you look closer, the two holidays are very different. The Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives while Halloween celebrates the end of summer. The first difference is that the Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives; anyone who celebrates Day of the Dead sets up a shrine for their dead relative (or relatives) so that their spirit can find it’s way back to their family. Halloween celebrates the end of summer, and we can go trick or treating and get candy. Both holidays celebrate something around the same time of year.…
To many, the end of October is a time of corn mazes, costume parties, and haunted houses. Many cultures celebrate harvest festivals during October, though none are as well-known as Halloween. Because Halloween is primarily descended from the Celtic festival of Samhain, when some think of Halloween, they think of bats and cats and witches. However, although Halloween as it is currently know is a wholly American creation with regional rituals handed down by generations, it did not become a “full-blown American holiday” until the turn of the century (Bannatyne). Because of the contemporary nature of Halloween, without Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus”, and George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead, the holiday as we…
Why were millions of people scared on Halloween night in 1938.The radio drama war of the worlds produced by Orson Welles showed us how the people were scared. The radio drama war of the world produced by Orson Welles produced on Halloween night in 1938 which took place in New Jersey scaring the nation to the point cities were evacuating. Orson Welles created a radio drama that frightened listeners on Halloween night. Although the show created chaos,it wouldn’t have happened if the listeners listened more closely or listened to the whole broadcast .Listeners believed the war of the worlds was real because of the well trained actors,high quality sound effects,and may have not listened to the announcements.…
Dating back over 2,000 years ago, on November 1st, Celtic people celebrated their New Year. On the eve, it was believed spirits, fairies, demons, and other creatures walked among the living to get to the afterlife and so the Celtic’s wore costumes (likely of animal skins at the time) to avoid possession and to confuse the undead. Throughout time the holiday’s purpose has been changed from “appreciation of afterlife and survival after death” to “all in good fun” to accommodate religion and cultures of all kinds. Customs like carving Jack o’ Lanterns, decorating households for parties, door-to-door trick or treating in various themed costumes, apple-bobbing or haunted houses are common for both adults and children…
Halloween and prom, are both very important nights for young boys and girls. While both are extremely different, they share similarities as well. The attire, time of year, and the emotional atmosphere of the two events, all play into effect on both nights. Halloween is a night where kids of all ages get to be whatever they desire. Goblins, superheroes, witches, and ghosts are among some of the costumes worn on Halloween.…
Halloween is celebrated on October 31.Halloween was originated in Celtic festival in samhain. Halloween is an annual excuse to gorge on candy dress up in scandalous costumes or shut our porch lights off . As Halloween evolved, it began to lose its religious connections. Rigid Protestant beliefs limited the celebration in colonial New England, , according to History, and it was much more common in the southern colonies…
This article explains the struggle many families, including children went through, and the rise of kids excitement, Halloween. During World War II, many goods and services were unavailable or low in stock. one item that had to be used carefully was sugar, this meant many children would not be able to go Trick or Treating. After WW II, when many products were becoming available many candy companies and cartoon artists, or animators, took action. Many animators created their famous characters celebrating Halloween.…
The origins of Halloween date back to 500 B.C in the Celtic tribe. The Celts believed that the god of death overpowered the sun god and summoned spirits of the dead to visit the living. They also wore costumes to scare off the evil spirits. Those costumes caught on to today’s Halloween celebration.…
Halloween was extremely limited in colonial New England because of the rigid Protestant belief systems there. However, in the southern colonies, Halloween was more common since the beliefs and customs of European and Native Americans merged to what the American version of Halloween became. Soon, in the mid-1800s, immigrants from Ireland and Scotland brought their traditions that helped shape Halloween, including such traditions as bobbing for apples, telling ghost stories, and the early version of trick or treat which included people dressing up in costumes and going to house to house asking for food or money. By the late 1800s, the early version of Halloween was more about community and neighborly get-togethers than about ghosts, pranks, and witchcraft.…
The Irish word "Samhain" means the end of the summer, and they believe this is the time when the evil spirits appear. So in ancient time, people wear scary costumes to protect themselves from the evil spirits. Now, people participate in parades, decorate houses with stone-tombs,skeleton and spiders. We should all remember that Halloween is not only decorating, costumes. and celebrating, it has a very…
Every holiday is filled with their own unique traditions from the past and meaning, which is what makes each and every one special. Halloween originally known as ‘All Hallows Eve’, or ‘All Souls Days’ was the Pagan celebration of deceased loved ones. It was also known as the last day of the Celtic calendar-their holiday…
I do not celebrate Halloween but I now know more about its history and could be able to explain about it if…
This holiday is a combination of All soul’s day from the Aztecs and All saint’s day from the Catholics. Halloween was started by the celts over 2,000 years ago, it is celebrating the end of the harvest. Celebrations…
Halloween or formally known as Samhain was an ancient Celtic tradition that indicated the first of November and this tradition was started before the 14th century. The first people to officially celebrate this holiday were the Celts that was first spotted in the Iron Age and Middle Ages; they lived either in Ireland or Britain. They manipulated this tradition as a way celebrate a new year for harvesting, but considered during…
There was one problem, I was afraid of Halloween. Ever since I became aware of the nationwide tradition, it gave me an anxious jolt of emotions. Maybe it was because I hated the action of leaving the safe and private bubble of my very own home. Or maybe it was because I was just shy. My sister on the other hand, got into the…