{"id":552,"date":"2023-10-29T08:02:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.english-tutor.at\/news\/?p=552"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:03:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:03:28","slug":"origins-of-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.english-tutor.at\/news\/origins-of-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins of Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Halloween is a tradition that comes from an <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"old\">ancient<\/a> Celtic festival called <i>Samhain<\/i>. It was celebrated on the <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"the day before\">eve<\/a> of November 1 as the beginning of a new year . People welcomed the <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"when crops are brought in from the fields\">harvest<\/a> and it marked the end of summer.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Celts lit <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"a large outdoor fire\">bonfires<\/a>, burned <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"plants that farmers grow for food\">crops<\/a> and animals as a <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"to kill an animal or person to show that you honour a god\">sacrifice<\/a> to their gods,  and dressed up in costumes to <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"drive away\">scare off<\/a> ghosts that were returning to earth.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Later on, Christians <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"take over\">adopted<\/a> the tradition. In the 7th <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"a hundred years\">century<\/a> <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"after the birth of Jesus Christ\">A.D.<\/a> Pope Gregory declared November 1 a day <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"to show how much you respect and love something\">in honour<\/a> of all saints. The evening before was called All Hallow&#8217;s Eve. &#8220;Hallow&#8221; was the old English word for <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"very religious\">holy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Halloween is a day full of activities, like <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"you play a trick on someone if they don't give you sweets\">trick-or-treating<\/a>, <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"here: to cut a face into\">carving<\/a> <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground\">pumpkins<\/a> and <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"you try to remove apples from water using only your mouth\">apple bobbing<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Even though Halloween <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"came from\">originated<\/a> in Europe, it has been most popular in the United States, from where it  <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"went\">spread<\/a> around the world. Today it is a <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"very\">highly<\/a> <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"here: to make money\">commercial<\/a> event. Every year people spend money buying Halloween costumes and <a href=\"#\/\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"candy, sweets and other small things you give\">treats<\/a> as well as organizing parties and other events.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.english-tutor.at\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trick-or-treat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.english-tutor.at\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trick-or-treat.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.english-tutor.at\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trick-or-treat-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Trick or treating in Sweden<\/strong><br>Image : <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Trick_or_treat_in_sweden.jpeg\">ToyahAnette B<\/a>, Public domain, <br>via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is a tradition that comes from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. It was celebrated on the eve of November 1 as the beginning of a new year . People welcomed the harvest and it marked the end of summer. 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