Halloween

The word Halloween comes from the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of November 1, "All Day Holes" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But in the fifth century AD, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially concluded on October 31. The holiday was Samhain, the Celtic New Year.
Some witches believe that the origin of the name comes from the word hallowinas - name given to female guardians know the hidden land of the north (Scandinavia).
Halloween marks the official end of summer and the beginning of the new year. Also celebrates the end of the third and final harvest of the year, the beginning of the storage of provisions for the winter, the beginning of the return of herds from pasture and renewal of its laws. It was a party with several names: Samhain (end of summer), Samhein, La Samon, or even the Sun Feast But what was even the Scot was Hallowe'en.
One of the legends of Celtic origin says that the spirits of all who died during that year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year and use. The Celts believed to be the only hope of life after death. The Celts believed all laws of space and time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.
As the living would not be held on the evening of Oct. 31, extinguished the torches and bonfires of their home so that they become cold and unpleasant, costumes and noisily paraded placed around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible, to frighten looking for bodies to possess, (Panati).
The Romans adopted the Celtic practices, but in the first century after Christ, they abandoned them.
Halloween was brought to America in 1840 by Irish immigrants fleeing famine in which their country was and is known as the Day of Bruxas.A candle in the pumpkin probably has its origin in Irish folklore. A man named Jack, a surly alcoholic, in a 31 October drank excessively and the devil came to take his soul. Desperate, Jack begs for another glass of drink and the devil grants. Jack was broke for the last drink and asks the Devil to turn into a coin. The Devil agrees. Ill see the coin on the table, Jack saves it in the portfolio, which has a cross-shaped clasp. Desperate, the Devil begs Jack to leave and proposes a deal: free him in exchange for staying on Earth for one more year. Without option, the Devil agrees. Happy with the opportunity, Jack decides to change his ways and starts to treat well his wife and children, go to church and to charitable causes. But change does not last long, no.
Next year, on the night of October 31, Jack is going home when the Devil appears. Jack, clever as always, the devil convinces to pick an apple from a tree. The devil agrees and goes up when the first branch, Jack grabs a knife in his pocket and draws a cross in the trunk. The devil promises from for over ten years. Without accepting the proposal, Jack orders the devil never annoys. The devil agrees and Jack frees the tree.
To his misfortune, a year later, Jack died. Try to get into heaven, but its entry is denied. Without an alternative, go to hell. The devil, still suspicious and feeling humiliated, do not allow their entry. But pity the lost soul, the devil plays Jack an ember to light his way to the limbo. Jack put the ember in a turnip that lasts longer and goes wandering. The turnips were used in Ireland as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. Then Jack O'Lantern (Jack of the Lantern). America becomes a pumpkin, lit with an ember.
His ghost is now known as Jack O'Lantern (Jack of the Lantern). Who pays attention to see a little light in dim night of October 31. It's Jack, looking for a place.
Satan deceived by climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil, if he ever tried it again, he would leave the tree below.
According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied his entry in Heaven because of his evil ways of, but he was also denied access to Hell because he tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his passage into the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a turnip to keep longer.
The turnips were used in Ireland as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. Then the Jack O'Lantern (Jack of the Lantern), in America, was in a pumpkin, lit with an ember.

By: Jannifher Alberton