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thought that the presence of the otherworldly
parades in England. During the festivities, poor
spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic
citizens would beg for food and families would
priests, to make predictions about the future.
give them pastries called "soul cakes" in return
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge
for their promise to pray for the family's dead
sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to
relatives. The distribution of soul cakes was
burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic
encouraged by the church as a way to replace
deities.
the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes,
roaming spirits. The practice, which was referred
typically consisting of animal heads and skins,
to as "going a-souling" was eventually taken up
and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. By
by children who would visit the houses in their
Parents were encouraged by newspapers and
A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority
neighborhood and be given ale, food, and money.
community leaders to take anything "frightening"
of Celtic territory. During the next 400 years
As Europeans immigrated to America, they
or "grotesque" out of Halloween celebrations.
that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of
took their varied Halloween customs with
Because of their efforts, Halloween lost most of
Roman origin were combined with the traditional
them. As the beliefs and customs of different
its superstitious and religious overtones by the
Celtic celebration of Samhain. In the seventh
European ethnic groups, as well as the American
beginning of the twentieth century.
century, Pope Boniface IV designated November
Indians, meshed, a distinctly American version
By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become
1 All Saints' Day, honoring saints and martyrs.
of Halloween began to emerge. The first
a secular, but community-centered holiday, with
The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-
celebrations included "play parties," public events
parades and town-wide parties as the featured
hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse
held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors
entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many
The History of
meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before
would share stories of the dead, tell each other's
schools and communities, vandalism began
it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-
fortunes, dance, and sing. Colonial Halloween
to plague Halloween celebrations in many
Halloween
hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Later, in
festivities also featured the telling of ghost stories
communities during this time. By the 1950s,
A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2
and mischief-making of all kinds. By the 1850s,
town leaders had successfully limited vandalism
All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead and was
annual autumn festivities were common, but
and Halloween had evolved into a holiday
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celebrated in a way similar to Samhain.
Halloween was not yet celebrated everywhere in
directed mainly at the young. Due to the high
The tradition of dressing in costume for
the country.
numbers of young children during the fifties baby
Halloween has both European and Celtic roots.
After 1850, America was flooded with new
boom, parties moved from town civic centers
On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts
immigrants, millions of whom were Irish, fleeing
into the classroom or home, where they could
Halloween, one of the world's oldest holidays, is
favorite foods and drinks, and fresh water.
with trick-or-treating, costume parties, and
came back to the earthly world, people thought
Ireland's potato famine of 1846. It was these
be more easily accommodated. Between 1920
still celebrated today in several countries around
Candles and incense are burned to help the
fun for all ages. In these countries, Halloween's
that they would encounter ghosts if they left
Irish immigrants who helped popularize the
and 1950, the centuries-old practice of trick-
the globe.
deceased find the way home. Relatives also tidy
origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival
their homes. To avoid being recognized by these
celebration of Halloween.
or-treating was also revived. Trick-or-treating
In Mexico, Latin America, and Spain, All Souls'
the gravesites of their departed family members.
of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts,
ghosts, people would wear masks when they left
Taking from Irish and English traditions,
was a relatively inexpensive way for an entire
Day on November 2nd, the third day of the
The grave is then decorated with flowers, wreaths,
who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now
their homes after dark so that the ghosts would
Americans began to dress up in costumes and
community to share the Halloween celebration.
three-day Hallowmas observance, is the most
or paper streamers. On November 2, relatives
Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern
mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween,
go house to house asking for food or money, a
In theory, families could also prevent tricks being
important part of the celebration for many
gather at the gravesite to picnic and reminisce.
France, celebrated their new year on November
to keep ghosts away from their houses, people
practice that eventually became today's "trick-or-
played on them by providing the neighborhood
people. The celebration is designed to honor the
Some gatherings even include tequila and a
1, which was the end of summer and the harvest
would place bowls of food outside their homes
treat" tradition.
children with small treats. A new American
dead who are believed to return to their earthly
mariachi band!
and the beginning of the dark, cold winter,
to appease the ghosts and prevent them from
Around 1900, Halloween parties for both
tradition was born, and it has continued to
homes on Halloween. Many families construct
a time of year that was often associated with
attempting to enter.
children and adults became the most common
grow. Today, Americans spend an estimated $6.9
an altar to the dead in their homes to honor
In Ireland and Canada, Halloween, which was
human death. On the night of October 31, they
The American tradition of "trick-or-treating"
way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on
billion annually on Halloween, making it the
deceased relatives and decorate it with candy,
once a frightening and superstitious time of year,
celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that
probably dates back to the early All Souls' Day
games, foods of the season, and festive costumes.
country's second largest commercial holiday.
flowers, photographs, samples of the deceased's
is celebrated much as it is in the United States,
the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Celts
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thought that the presence of the otherworldly
parades in England. During the festivities, poor
spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic
citizens would beg for food and families would
priests, to make predictions about the future.
give them pastries called "soul cakes" in return
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge
for their promise to pray for the family's dead
sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to
relatives. The distribution of soul cakes was
burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic
encouraged by the church as a way to replace
deities.
the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes,
roaming spirits. The practice, which was referred
typically consisting of animal heads and skins,
to as "going a-souling" was eventually taken up
and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. By
by children who would visit the houses in their
Parents were encouraged by newspapers and
A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority
neighborhood and be given ale, food, and money.
community leaders to take anything "frightening"
of Celtic territory. During the next 400 years
As Europeans immigrated to America, they
or "grotesque" out of Halloween celebrations.
that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of
took their varied Halloween customs with
Because of their efforts, Halloween lost most of
Roman origin were combined with the traditional
them. As the beliefs and customs of different
its superstitious and religious overtones by the
Celtic celebration of Samhain. In the seventh
European ethnic groups, as well as the American
beginning of the twentieth century.
century, Pope Boniface IV designated November
Indians, meshed, a distinctly American version
By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become
1 All Saints' Day, honoring saints and martyrs.
of Halloween began to emerge. The first
a secular, but community-centered holiday, with
The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-
celebrations included "play parties," public events
parades and town-wide parties as the featured
hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse
held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors
entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many
The History of
meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before
would share stories of the dead, tell each other's
schools and communities, vandalism began
it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-
fortunes, dance, and sing. Colonial Halloween
to plague Halloween celebrations in many
Halloween
hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Later, in
festivities also featured the telling of ghost stories
communities during this time. By the 1950s,
A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2
and mischief-making of all kinds. By the 1850s,
town leaders had successfully limited vandalism
All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead and was
annual autumn festivities were common, but
and Halloween had evolved into a holiday
글 Mariylyn Plumlee_영어학과 교수
celebrated in a way similar to Samhain.
Halloween was not yet celebrated everywhere in
directed mainly at the young. Due to the high
The tradition of dressing in costume for
the country.
numbers of young children during the fifties baby
Halloween has both European and Celtic roots.
After 1850, America was flooded with new
boom, parties moved from town civic centers
On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts
immigrants, millions of whom were Irish, fleeing
into the classroom or home, where they could
Halloween, one of the world's oldest holidays, is
favorite foods and drinks, and fresh water.
with trick-or-treating, costume parties, and
came back to the earthly world, people thought
Ireland's potato famine of 1846. It was these
be more easily accommodated. Between 1920
still celebrated today in several countries around
Candles and incense are burned to help the
fun for all ages. In these countries, Halloween's
that they would encounter ghosts if they left
Irish immigrants who helped popularize the
and 1950, the centuries-old practice of trick-
the globe.
deceased find the way home. Relatives also tidy
origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival
their homes. To avoid being recognized by these
celebration of Halloween.
or-treating was also revived. Trick-or-treating
In Mexico, Latin America, and Spain, All Souls'
the gravesites of their departed family members.
of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts,
ghosts, people would wear masks when they left
Taking from Irish and English traditions,
was a relatively inexpensive way for an entire
Day on November 2nd, the third day of the
The grave is then decorated with flowers, wreaths,
who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now
their homes after dark so that the ghosts would
Americans began to dress up in costumes and
community to share the Halloween celebration.
three-day Hallowmas observance, is the most
or paper streamers. On November 2, relatives
Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern
mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween,
go house to house asking for food or money, a
In theory, families could also prevent tricks being
important part of the celebration for many
gather at the gravesite to picnic and reminisce.
France, celebrated their new year on November
to keep ghosts away from their houses, people
practice that eventually became today's "trick-or-
played on them by providing the neighborhood
people. The celebration is designed to honor the
Some gatherings even include tequila and a
1, which was the end of summer and the harvest
would place bowls of food outside their homes
treat" tradition.
children with small treats. A new American
dead who are believed to return to their earthly
mariachi band!
and the beginning of the dark, cold winter,
to appease the ghosts and prevent them from
Around 1900, Halloween parties for both
tradition was born, and it has continued to
homes on Halloween. Many families construct
a time of year that was often associated with
attempting to enter.
children and adults became the most common
grow. Today, Americans spend an estimated $6.9
an altar to the dead in their homes to honor
In Ireland and Canada, Halloween, which was
human death. On the night of October 31, they
The American tradition of "trick-or-treating"
way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on
billion annually on Halloween, making it the
deceased relatives and decorate it with candy,
once a frightening and superstitious time of year,
celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that
probably dates back to the early All Souls' Day
games, foods of the season, and festive costumes.
country's second largest commercial holiday.
flowers, photographs, samples of the deceased's
is celebrated much as it is in the United States,
the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Celts
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