Interesting facts from the history of Halloween. Photo

The holiday is becoming more popular.

Halloween is one of the most interesting holidays. It is a small celebration of immigrant origin is today a popular celebration in the United States, but where did he come from? Now learn.

1. Every year Americans spend about 7 billion dollars on Halloween.

2. Halloween — both ancient and modern holiday. Its roots can be traced to the Celtic Irish festival of Samhain.

3. “Samhain” means “end of summer”, it was celebrated from the evening of October 31.

4. It was believed that on this night, come evil spirits and fairies, and in order to fend them off, people lit huge bonfires.

5. Halloween is the abbreviation of “all Hallows eve”, is a Catholic holiday commemorating saints. On the photo: the lighting of candles in honor of all saints in Stockholm.

6. Many Halloween traditions are actually Catholic in origin. For example, pumpkin with slits symbolizes the soul in purgatory.

7. Walking on the neighbors for sweets and gifts is rooted in the Middle ages and occurred during most of the Christian holidays.

8. In Scotland the entertainers went on Christmas day, singing and asking presents. In new York city children dressed in costumes for thanksgiving and cyganie gifts from vendors up to 30 years.

9. The first printed mention of “trick or treat” dates back only to 1939 — American Home Magazine.

10. The tradition to dress up in costumes originates from medieval masquerades and masks of guy Fawkes (5 November).

11. In the poem “Halloween” (1785) Scottish poet Robert burns does not mention the costumes, but it popularized the festival outside Scotland.

12. Once Halloween was celebrated in the United States as a day of Scottish pride — similar to how the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

13. Halloween witches previously depicted in different colors. Black became the most popular after the success of “Wizard of Oz”.

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