Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October. Talking about its history, it is related to the ancient traditions and religious beliefs of Western countries.
Halloween is a festival in which people come out to celebrate on the streets at night by becoming ghosts. Earlier this festival was limited to Western countries only. But now the craze of this festival is being seen in the metro cities of India as well. Especially among school children. Let us know today why this festival is celebrated and why people become ghosts on Halloween.
What is the history of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October. Talking about its history, it is related to the ancient traditions and religious beliefs of Western countries. Let us tell you, the original name of Halloween is Samhain, which comes from a festival of ancient Celtic tribes. In the initial period, this festival was celebrated for two reasons. First, the end of harvesting and second, the arrival of winter.
How did the role of ghosts come into being
Now let's come to our real question that why do people like to look like ghosts on Halloween festival. Actually, Celtic people believed that on the night of this festival, souls return to earth and want their share in the crops. This is the reason why people also keep pumpkins outside their houses on this day. Apart from this, people used to light fire on this occasion and wear scary masks so that they could avoid ghosts.
How did this festival spread all over the world
This is around the 20th century. In this century, the craze of Halloween started increasing. Especially in countries like America, the number of people celebrating it started increasing. Let us tell you that this festival was brought to America by Irish and Scottish immigrants. But, gradually it turned into a mass celebration. People started enjoying this day. On this day, where elders used to dress up as ghosts, spirits and other scary characters. Children used to go to the houses of their neighbours in ghost costumes and ask for sweets as part of the Halloween trick-or-treating tradition.
The trick-or-treating tradition has not yet started in India. But Halloween festival has started being celebrated in schools and colleges in metro cities. Especially in those schools or colleges which are run by Christian trusts. In cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Noida and Bangalore, you will find many people roaming around dressed as ghosts on October 31.
