The legend on Halloween

The legend on Halloween .

On Halloween (31 October) is the one festival . Of the West. Thailand at the time , we just go with it too. And when it comes to Halloween day then . Many people would think . Fancy dress mimic the ghost . Or the pumpkin carving. And fun. In the event, a Halloween party and I had to take this tradition . His ago. I listen to the story . About the origin of Halloween Day with me okay.

The word " Halloween 's " or "Halloween" , the cast of "All Hallows Eve" is the eve of "All Hallows Day" or "All Saint's Day" ( November 1 ), which is the day that Catholics are . came to commemorate saints for ministry .

The story about the Halloween season . It has many similar flows but it is the Halloween season . Occurred first , two thousand years ago. From the faith of Celtic . ( Indigenous people of northern Europe) , some people say is a festival to worship the god of the dead before entering the winter season (winter ) by the liquor and food laid out outside the house. The god of death drinking.

Some say that the ghost of October 31 as the release date ( I still like the day of the tenth month, Thailand ) to return to the spiritual world. To possess the bodies of the living . Villagers fear of being possessed by spirits . It will put the stove in the house. The house is cold. Spirit will not come . And then . I will go out together. Fire to the spirit of fear . They also dress up like a ghost . Protesters cry out to the surrounding villages to be mistaken as the same Spirit (the false spirit !) .
For the origin of Carved pumpkin (Jack-o-lantern) is a narrative of the Irish that In the past month skimpy cheating men get drunk named Jack on Halloween in one year . The day of his death. So Satan went to object to remove his soul to hell. Which at the time Jack was drinking . Therefore, Satan 's drink is finished . To hell with Satan. When it is finished baiting maneuver . If Satan is real magic . Try to see it transformed into a city . Satan believe . Follow the challenge of Jack . When Satan transformed into coins. Jack managed to keep the coin in his pocket next to the cross. Satan is not to be returned to the original draft . Later, Jack has made ​​an offer to Satan 's . If it comes back to double figures. Must promised . Not to interfere with another person for a period of one year, the Devil agreed .

A year . Satan was back again , this time for Jack Jack again tricked maneuver . Satan said to climb trees to gather fruit for me when Satan (the buyers) to climb Jack did manage ram bark. The cross . The devil could not climb down it. Jack is the condition that If Satan would fall from the tree. Must promised that within 10 years will not come to take Jack's soul . Satan , who was obliged to agree to the contract as it was.

But every human is inevitable death. Jack is the same. But when he died. Nowhere to accept his soul . Heaven is not welcome because he is cunning . The hell they do not want. Because Satan tricked them up twice . Jack is a wandering ghost . In the dark alone. But Satan is also generous . Charcoal throw a moth to Jack first two blocks of charcoal for illumination and to maintain as long as possible . Jack has also demon sheep yam balls into holes. Cobbles and put down. Jack up the ghost with lantern yam . Was drifting along the various Which the Irish call a ghost with jack lantern that Jack of Lantern later cast as Jack O'Lantern.

The people in Ireland and Scotland were made by carving a Jack O'Lantern . Yam or potato head to look horrible , then put it in the window. To Jack and other spirits Ghost fear and on the British. Immigrants travel to America. Brought this tradition to the next . But the America that pumpkins are easy to find . It is easier to carve the potatoes with yam . People can change . Carving a pumpkin, yam instead. ( Gutting the pumpkin flesh out. Was made ​​into pumpkin pie ) .

The history of The knock on the door asking for candy . Home or candy (Trick-or-Treat) also concluded that there did not come from. Some say it comes from the Celtic festival of Samhain ( the period between 31 October to 2 November, which is the harvesting of crops . And a New Year's Day ) will be knocked out by the house to ask for food . Some say it comes from Medieval Europe. These Christians to travel to the villages. For biscuits in All Saint's Day by promising to pray for the relatives of those who died for the biscuits .