HalloweenHere's the historical significance, the etymological origins, geographical and Halloween's devotional
What are the historical origin of Halloween? We are right when we say that this is a party that doesn't concern us? The history of this ancient celebration has its origins in Europe, the founders of this Festival are the Celts, with migratory flows at a time the United States of those who are romantically called Pilgrim Fathers recurrence has simply moved to the new lands occupied by Europeans, mainly Anglo-Saxons who have simply transferred to their new address their own customs and traditions. Thus dispelling the first myth: Halloween is was born in the old continent.
In Irish the Hallow e'en form is nothing more than a contraction of All Hallows ' Eve, which is the eve of all Saints ' day. In addition, for the Celts, the new year began on November 1, Halloween was the Celtic new year marking the arrival of winter and a real social withdrawal and work. The Celts lived mainly by farming, animals with the arrival of the cold season were reported downstream and conducted heat, men closing in home building and drawing tools set aside provisions during the warm months. It was an important rite of passage, we delivered to the forces of nature, they surrendered us hoping for kindness.
The Celts believed that on the night of October 31 the spirits of the dead, who lived in a plain of eternal youth and happiness called Tir nan Oge, they wandered undisturbed trying a body which seize back to life. The living, to save their souls, had to scare the spirits through masks and scary. The fires were lit and animals sacrificed in order to appease the spirits; food, milk and basic necessities were left to each home inputs in order to feed the dead, evaded their needs would have perhaps saved the souls of the living.