Hundreds of people across the globe are already indulged in the festive mood of Halloween celebrations – one of the oldest and mystique holidays, celebrated on October 31, on the eve of All Saints Day. This world renowned event is a top draw for different nations with people enjoying the cheerful bustle, getting all costumes and ornaments prepared for this occasion with great enthusiasm and with merriment to the fullest up to midnight.
Halloween originated in ancient times from Great Britain(https://www.inlobby.com/r/great-britain.html) and northern France, which were inhabited by the Celts at that time. The latter used to divide the year into two periods, and the transition from summer to winter was marked by the end of harvesting on October 31 which symbolized the beginning of a new year.
Starting from the 20th century, Halloween also spread among non-English-speaking countries of the East, CIS andEastern Europe. The event is also non-officially celebrated in some other countries, likeJapan,South Korea,Singapore,Australia andNew Zealand.
Each nation has its unique and peculiar festive attribute of this event. For example, Germans display vital importance to Halloween. Specially on this day Frankenstein Castle in Darmstadt (https://www.inlobby.com/r/Darmstadt.html) turns into a spectacular show-point, alluring great many querky-looking people. The attendees seem to bear belief that the ghost of the castle lord appears on the roof at Halloween night.
In France(https://www.inlobby.com/r/france.html) the event mainly comes into focus among the residents ofParis suburbs, Disneyland andLimoges. Folks congregate in the streets to launch the impressive parades with abundance of evil spirits, vampires, ghosts, illuminating their path with pumpkins. Even local cafes get everything ready for this exciting event wih a special menu at order in the mood of the Halloween.
Teng Chieh is the name of the Halloween in Chinese which stands for “Memorial Day of Ancestors.” On this day the Chinese (https://www.inlobby.com/r/china.html) commemorate their departed beloved ones by putting in front of their photos water, food and lantern as a symbol of their spirit illumination. In Buddhist temples monks make the so-called “destiny boats” from paper and burn them in the evening, thus releasing the spirit of ancestors to reach heaven.
However United Stated and Canada (https://www.inlobby.com/r/toronto.html) top the rating of the most festive nations, celebrating Halloween overture. More than 65% of the Americans (https://www.inlobby.com/r/ny.html) decorate houses and offices specially on the occasion of the Halloween, as annual reports on statistics say. It is also noteworthy that Halloween is considered to be the second holiday after Christmas with the largest sales turnover with sweets, topping the sales.
Halloween facts:
- The results of polls showcase that 48% of adults believe in the existence of ghosts, 22% of the Americans have witnessed the ghosts, whereas 78% are convinced of the existence of posthuman life.
- The upcoming full moon in parallel with Halloween is expected to be on the 31st of October in 2020.
- · A number of historic events took place on the very day of Halloween, such as the ramper of the Bengal cyclone which took life of over 200.000 people, Mussolini‘s designation as PM of Italy, the death of Harry Houdini.
- As per the statistics data, 1/3 of all adults partake in the celebration of the most horrible night. In 2005, 4 mln people preferred to appear in the embodiment of a witch, whereas 1.4 mln got vampire costumes for this occasion.
- The initial lanterns were not pumpkin heads as generally thought, but grazed turnips.
