Trick of treat! Halloween is time of the year that all children anticipate. Dressed up in the most bizzare costumes, they run around the neighborhood at night, knocking on doors and overflow their buckets with candies. Some children even spend weeks on the preparation of their outfits.
Halloween may be children's favorite festival of the year, but don't forget that adults were also once children themselves. The old-fashioned treats may revive their nicest memories of that special night. Hundred of years have passed by since people first invented the concept of this festival. Back then, rituals of the pagans were still privately practiced and have not yet been tied to the Church.
Who knows when and where Halloween began exactly? Many different versions of its origin had been created over time, including one that is, surprisingly, to celebrate good harvest in an old Celtic festival. People believed that Halloween was a time when the dead would rise, instilling fear and spreading diseases to not only the living, but also to crops. One could say that this is where all those atypical Halloween scares came from!
When it comes to the tradition of trick-or-treating (the most enjoyable part of Halloween, really!), it is said that it has begun back in the Middle Ages. Back then, the poor would visit homes to pray for their deceased family and friends. In exchange, they would be given food.
If you think about it, we may possibly be able to see a shadow of those food in the sweet range of candies now given out to costumed children nowadays!
New stories about Halloween keep arising. Most of them believe that Halloween is a tradition originated from Ireland and England. However, the origin does not really matter now.
What is important today is that all people, including both children and adults, enjoy the festival. With a wide variety of costumes, you can be different types of scary characters such as ghosts, vampires, skeletons and even monsters. This makes the night more exciting.
After all, you will be delighted to see the smiling faces of little kids under the most horrendous outfits, and be reminded of the times when you were those who had a great time living out the tradition of Halloween. - 30224
Halloween may be children's favorite festival of the year, but don't forget that adults were also once children themselves. The old-fashioned treats may revive their nicest memories of that special night. Hundred of years have passed by since people first invented the concept of this festival. Back then, rituals of the pagans were still privately practiced and have not yet been tied to the Church.
Who knows when and where Halloween began exactly? Many different versions of its origin had been created over time, including one that is, surprisingly, to celebrate good harvest in an old Celtic festival. People believed that Halloween was a time when the dead would rise, instilling fear and spreading diseases to not only the living, but also to crops. One could say that this is where all those atypical Halloween scares came from!
When it comes to the tradition of trick-or-treating (the most enjoyable part of Halloween, really!), it is said that it has begun back in the Middle Ages. Back then, the poor would visit homes to pray for their deceased family and friends. In exchange, they would be given food.
If you think about it, we may possibly be able to see a shadow of those food in the sweet range of candies now given out to costumed children nowadays!
New stories about Halloween keep arising. Most of them believe that Halloween is a tradition originated from Ireland and England. However, the origin does not really matter now.
What is important today is that all people, including both children and adults, enjoy the festival. With a wide variety of costumes, you can be different types of scary characters such as ghosts, vampires, skeletons and even monsters. This makes the night more exciting.
After all, you will be delighted to see the smiling faces of little kids under the most horrendous outfits, and be reminded of the times when you were those who had a great time living out the tradition of Halloween. - 30224
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