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name:ryan indianto
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level:kom 3
date:28 mei 2009
Halloween falls on October 31st each year in North America and other parts of the world. What do you know about Halloween? do you celebrate it in your country? Here is a litter history about it.
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2.000
years ago people called the celts lived in what is now ireland, the UK, and parts of Northem France. November 1 was their New Years Day. They believed that the night before the New year (October31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saint Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that ther spirit fo the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. so onl that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. Thery thought it they dressed like that,the spirits would think they wre also dead and not harm them.
The tredition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Eurpeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lantems made fro tumips. In America,pumpkins wre more common. so people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterms. theat is why you see jack o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considred a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for childrn. Childrn drss up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil sprits, they go from haouse to house. They knock on doors and say trick or treat. The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2.000
years ago people called the celts lived in what is now ireland, the UK, and parts of Northem France. November 1 was their New Years Day. They believed that the night before the New year (October31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saint Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that ther spirit fo the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. so onl that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. Thery thought it they dressed like that,the spirits would think they wre also dead and not harm them.
The tredition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Eurpeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lantems made fro tumips. In America,pumpkins wre more common. so people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterms. theat is why you see jack o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considred a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for childrn. Childrn drss up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil sprits, they go from haouse to house. They knock on doors and say trick or treat. The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Happy Halloween friend ^_^
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