Although it
is not as popular as it is in the USA, Halloween has taken an important
role in many European cultures in the 1980s.
People celebrate this festival to give many offerings to the dead and the souls of the deceased, blackening their faces and dressing in white, as to appear like a ghost.
People celebrate this festival to give many offerings to the dead and the souls of the deceased, blackening their faces and dressing in white, as to appear like a ghost.
Children like carrying turnip lanterns while featuring
scary stories in their spooky costumes. They also perform tricks for treats, travelling from house to house in order to ask for treats
such as candy, or even money, with the question “Trick or treat?”
It is said that the lighting of turnip lanterns on gatepost was a traditional English custom carried by people between eleven and midnight just to ensure protection from spirits.
This custom is believed to be related to the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated on the Christian holy days of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2).
It is said that the lighting of turnip lanterns on gatepost was a traditional English custom carried by people between eleven and midnight just to ensure protection from spirits.
This custom is believed to be related to the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated on the Christian holy days of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2).